1.9.82 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL255/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2374/82
of31August1982
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiz­
ationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1451/82(2),andinparticularthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthat
whenrefundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenof
theexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregard
topricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommun­
itymarketontheonehandandpricesforcerealsand
cerealproductsontheother;whereasthesameArticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibrium
andthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeon
thecerealmarkets;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrules
tothepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshould
befixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobe
appliedtocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (4),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2560/77(*),provides
that,whenexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs arebeingfixed,onlytheproducts
normallyusedinthemanufacture ofcompound
feedingstuffsforwhicharefundmaybefixedshould
betakenintoaccount;WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1913/69
of29September 1969onthegrantingandtheadvance
fixingoftheexportrefundoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs (*),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3102/80f),providesthatcalculationoftheexport
refundmustbebasedonthelevyapplicabletomaize;
whereasthiscalculationmustalsotakeaccountofthe
cerealproductscontent;whereas,therefore,inthe
interestofsimplification ,compoundfeedingstuffs
shouldbeplacedincategoriesandtherefundforeach
categoryshouldbefixedonthebasisofaquantityof
maizewhichisrepresentative oftheusualcereal
productscontentforthecategoryconcerned;whereas,
furthermore ,theamountoftherefundmustalsotake
intoaccountthepossibilitiesandconditionsforthe
saleofthoseproductsontheworldmarket,theneed
toavoiddisturbancesontheCommunitymarketand
theeconomicaspectoftheexport;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessary
tovarytherefundforcompoundfeedingstuffsaccord­
ingtodestination;whereas,forpurposesofvarying
therefund,thedestinationzoneslaiddowninAnnex
IItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/77of27
May1977redefiningthedestinationzonesforexport
refundsorleviesandforcertainexportlicencesfor
cerealsandrice(8)shouldbeused;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshas
notdeliveredanopinioninthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL164,14.6.1982,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.
(s)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.(«)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.f)OJNoL324,29.11.1980,p.60.
(8)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.

NoL255/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.9.82
toRegulation(EEC)No2743/75areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Article2
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andsubjectThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1982.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
todieCommissionRegulationof31August1982fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoSpecial
specification
forrefundNomenclature insimplifiedwording Refund
23.07BI Preparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredbyRegulation
(EEC)No2743/75,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup
fallingwithinsubheadings17.02Band21.07FIIormilkproducts
(fallingwithinheadingNos04.01,04.02,04.03and04.04and
subheadings17.02Aand21.07FI):
Ofamilkpowdercontentoflessthan50%byweightandofa
cerealproducts(')contentbyweight:
3010—Exceeding5%butnotexceeding 15% 6-60f)—o
4010—Exceeding 15%butnotexceeding30% 16-500-0
5010—Exceeding30%butnotexceeding50% 29-70(z)-o
6010—Exceeding50%butnotexceeding65% 39-60(2)-o
7010—Exceeding65% 49-50(2)-o
(')'CerealproductsmeanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheading11.02
G)oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
(2)ForexportstoZonesA,C,DandEspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77.
(3)Forexporttootherthirdcountries.