No L 189/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 7. 86 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2169/86 of 10 July 1986 laying down detailed rules for the control and payment of the production refunds in the cereals and rice aectors THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1579/86 (% ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (°) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1007/86 (%), Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1009/86 of 25 March 1986 establishing general rules applying to production refunds in the cereals and rice sector () and in particular Article 6 thereof, Whereas it is necessary to draw up detailed rules for the control and payment of production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors so that same rules are applied in all Member States ; Whereas it is necessary to define the method of calcula- tion and the periodicity of fixing of the production refund ; whereas the most satisfactory method of calcula- tion is at present based on the difference between the intervention price for maize and the price used for calcu- lation of the maize import levy; whereas for reasons of stability the production refund should be fixed every three months; whereas, as a means of checking that the production refund is of the correct value, the prices of maize and wheat should be monitored on the world and Community markets ; Whereas production refunds are to be paid for the use of starch and certain derived products in the maufacture of certain goods ; whereas detailed information is required to facilitate the appropriate control and payment of the production refunds to applicants ; whereas the competent authority in the Member State concerned should be empowered to require applicants to supply any informa- tion and allow any checks or inspections necessary to effect such controls; Whereas the maufacturer of the product may not necessa- rily use basic starch whereas it is therefore necessary to () OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () O] No L 139, 24. 5. 1986, p. 29. () O] No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 3. () O] No L 94, 9. 4. 1986, p. 3. () O] No L 94, 9. 4. 1986, p. 6. draw up a list of certain products derived from starch the use of which will give the maufacturer the right to receive the refund; : Whereas payment of the production refund should not be made until processing has taken place but must otherwise be made within 150 days of receipt by the competent authority of notification that the starch has been processed ; whereas, however, it should be possible for the maufacturer to receive an advance before completion of ths controls ; \ Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of securities for agricultural products (%) is applicable to the system laid down in this Regulation ; whereas in consequence it is necessary to define the primary requirements of the obligations incumbent upon manufactureres and guaranteed by the lodging of a security; Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion eithin the time limit set by its Chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 For the purposes of this Regulation the following defini- tions shall apply: — ‘starch’ shall mean basic starch or a product derived from starch as listed in the Annex, — ‘the approved products’ shall mean any of the products shown on the list in the Annex to Regula- tion (EEC) No 1009/86 and those added in accor- dance with the procedure laid down in Article 11a (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, — ‘the manufacturer’ shall mean the user of the starch for the production of the approved products. Article 2 1. The production refund shall be fixed for each of the three month periods beginning 1 July, 1 October, 1 January and 1 April. 2.  The production refund per tonne of basic starch shall be calculated on the basis of the difference between : () OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. S.