NoL172/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.7.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1562/76
of30June1976
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1143/76(2),andinparticularthe
firstsentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle16
(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(3),andinparticularthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle17(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
andArticle17ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providethatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthoseRegulationsandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975(4),andArticle2of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1431/76of21June
1976(5)layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsoncerealsandricerespectivelyandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,providethatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenofthe
existingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardto
pricesandavailabilitiesofcereals,riceandbrokenrice
ontheCommunitymarketontheonehandand
pricesforcereals,riceandbrokenriceontheworld
marketontheother;whereasthesameArticles
providethatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibrium
andthenaturaldevelopment ofpricesandtradeon
themarketsincerealsandriceand,furthermore ,to
takeintoaccounttheeconomicaspectofthe
proposedexports,andtheneedtoavoiddisturbances
ontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle6ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2744/75of29October1975ontheimportandexport
systemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfromrice(6),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
832/76(7),definesthespecificcriteriatobetakeninto
accountwhentherefundontheseproductsisbeing
calculated ;
Whereas,onthebasisofthecriterialaiddownin
Regulation (EEC)No2744/75,particularaccount
shouldbetakenofthepricesandquantitiesofbasic
productsusedtocalculatethevariablecomponentof
thelevy;whereas,therefore,asislaiddownforthe
determination ofthevariablecomponent,account
shouldbetakenoftheaverageoftheleviesonthe
basicproductsconcernedduringarepresentative
period,namelythefirst25daysofthemonth
precedingthemonthofexportation ;whereasthis
averageshouldbeadjustedforthethresholdpricefor
thesebasicproductswhichwillbeinforceduringthe
monthofexportation ;whereasArticle8ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2744/75andArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No1077/68(8),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2764/71(9),providethattheamountofthe
exportrefundshould,forcertainproducts,bereduced
byanamountequaltotheproductionrefundgranted
inrespectofthebasicproduct;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketin
productsprocessedfromcerealsandricethatthe
exportrefundshouldbefixedatanamountwhich
willcoverthedifferencebetweenCommunityprices
andworldmarketprices;
Whereaswhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccount
shouldbetakenofthequantitiesofrawmaterials
usedtodeterminethevariablecomponentofthe
levy;whereasthequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedfor
certainprocessedproductsmayvaryaccordingtothe
enduseoftheproduct;whereas,dependingonthe
manufacturing processused,productsotherthanthe
mainproductareobtained,thequantityandvalueof
whichmayvarywiththenatureandqualityofthe
mainproductsbeingmanufactured ;whereascumula­
tionoftherefundsonthevariousproductsmanufac­
turedbyasingleprocessfromthesamebasicproduct
maymakeitpossible,incertaincases,toexportto
thirdcountriesatpriceswhicharelowerthanworld
marketprices;whereastherefundoncertainproducts
shouldthereforebelimitedtoanamountwhich,
whileallowingaccesstotheworldmarket,willensure
(>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL130.19.5.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(«)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(5)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.(6)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.
(7)OJNoL100,14.4.1976,p.1.
(8)OJNoL181,27.7.1968,p.1.
OOJNoL283,24.12.1971,p.30.

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thattheaimsofthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsarerespected;
Whereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasis
oftheash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatand
starchcontentoftheindividualproductconcerned,
thiscontentbeingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthe
quantityofbasicproductactuallyincorporatedinthe
processedproduct;
Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspect
ofpotentialexportsandinparticularthenatureand
originoftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproducts
processedfromcereals,theinsignificance ofCommu­
nityparticipationinworldtrademakesitunnecessary
tofixanexportrefundatthepresenttime;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No2806/71(')laysdown
additionalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsforcertain
productsprocessedfromcerealsandrice;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1
(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andinArticle1
(1)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76andsubjectto
Regulation (EEC)No2744/75areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(i)OJNoL284,28.12.1971,p.9.

NoL172/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.7.76
ANNEX
Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./metricton
(thirdcountries)
11.01C(I) Barleyflour,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding0-9%by
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9%weight37.04
11.01C(II)BarleyflournotincludedunderNo11.01C(I) 0
11.01D(I)Oatflour,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3%by
weight,ofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-8%by
weight,ofamoisturecontentnotexceeding11%andofwhichtheperoxydase
isvirtuallyinactivated36.02
11.01D(II)OatflournotincludedunderNo11.01D(I) 0
11.01E(I) Maizeflour,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-3%by
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-8%byweight38.33
11.01E(II)Maizeflour,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding1-3%butnot
exceeding 1/7%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding1%>byweight32.86
11.01E(III)MaizeflournotincludedunderNo11.01E(I)and(II) 23.82
11.01F Riceflour 33.45
11.02AIII(a)Barleygroatsandmeal,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
1%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding0-9%byweight38.27
11.02AIII(b)BarleygroatsandmealnotincludedunderNo11.02AIII(a) 0
11.02AIV(a)Oatgroatsandmeal,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
2-3%byweight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1%,ofamoisture
contentnotexceeding11%andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated36.02
11.02AIV(b)OatgroatsandmealnotincludedunderNo11.02AIV(a) 0
U.02AV(a)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9%byweightandacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-6%byweight0)49.28
11.02AV(b)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
1-3%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding0-8%byweight(*)38.33
11.02AV(c)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding
1-3%byweightbutnotexceeding1-7%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,
referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-0%weight(*)32.86
11.02AVI Ricegroatsandmeal 33.45
11.02BIa)1(aa)Hulled(shelledorhusked)barley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding1%>byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding0-9%byweight(2)37.04
11.02Bla)1(bb)Hulled(shelledorhusked)barleynotincludedunderNo11.02BIa)1(aa)(*) 0
11.02BIa)2(aa)Clippedoats—
11.02BIa)2bb)(11)Hulled(shelledorhusked)oats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceedin2-3%>byweight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-5%ofa
moisturecontentnotexceeding11%andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtually
inactivated (*)32.02
11.02BIa)2bb)(22)Hulled(shelledorhusked)oats,notincludedunderNo11.02BIa)2bb)(11)(a)0

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Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./metricton
(thirdcountries)
11.02Bib)1(aa)Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding1%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding0*9%byweight('Grütze'or'Grutten')(*)37.04
11.02Bib)1(bb)Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley,notincludedunderNo11.02BIb)1(aa)
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(*)0
11.02Bib)2(aa)Hulledandslicedorkibbledoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding2-3%weight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1%,ofamoisture
contentnotexceeding11%andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(l)34.02
11.02Bib)2(bb)HulledandslicedorkibbledoatsnotincludedunderNo11.02BIb)2(aa)
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(')0
11.02BIIa)(1)Hulled(shelledorhusked)wheat,notslicedorkibbled(*) 0
11.02CIII(a)Pearledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1%by
weight(withouttalc)—1stcategory(3)49.38
11.02CIII(b)Pearledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1•/•by
weight(withouttalc)—2ndcategory(*)39.50
11.02CIV Pearledoats(*) 0
11.02DII Ryenototherwiseworkedthankibbled—
11.02Elb)1(aa)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1*/oby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9%byweight37.04
11.02Elb)1(bb)Flakedbarleynotincludedunder11.02EIb)1(aa) —
11.02EIb)2(aa)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3•/«by
weight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1%,ofamoisturecontentnot
exceeding12%andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated40.02
11XX2EIb)2(bb)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3*/oby
weight,ofategumentcontentexceeding0-1%butnotexceeding1-5%,ofa
moisturecontentnotexceeding12°/oandofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtually
inactivated32.02
11.02EIb)2(cc)FlakedoatsnotincludedunderNos11.02EIb)2(aa)and11.02EIb)2(bb) —
ex11.02EIIc)(1)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding0*9%by
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-7%byweight43.81
ex11.02EIIc)(2)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1*3•/«by
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0*8%byweight35.59
ex11.02Elie)(3)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding1-3%butnot
exceeding1-7%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding1%weight
11.02EIIe)IFlakedrice 33.45
11.02FIII Barleypellets—
11.02FIV Oatpellets—
11.02FV Maizepellets—
11.02GI Wheatgerm,whole,rolled,flakedorground 8.71
11.02GII Germofcerealsotherthanwheat,whole,rolled,flakedorground 6.85
11.07AIa)Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,intheformofflour—

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Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./metricton
(thirdcountries)
11.07Alb)Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,otherthanintheformofflour
11.07AIIa)Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfromwheat,intheformofflour —
11.07AIIb)Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfromwheat,otherthanintheform
offlour—
11.07B Roastedmalt —
11.08AI Maizestarch 27.98
11.08AII Ricestarch 29.28
11.08AIII Wheatstarch 40.77
11.08AIV Potatostarch 27.98
11.08AV Starchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheat,orpotatostarch 27.98
11.09A Driedwheatgluten,ofaproteincontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
82%byweight(NX6*25)74.12
17.02BIIa)Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthedrystate,99%ormorebyweight
ofthepureproduct,intheformorwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated {*)36.50
17.02BIIb)Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,inthedrystate,99*/oormoreby
weightofthepureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheformofwhitecrystalline
powder,whetherornotagglomerated (4)27.98
17.05BI Flavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,whether
ornotagglomerated36.50
17.05BII Flavouredorcolouredglucoseandglucosesyrup,otherthanintheformof
whitecrystallinepowder,whetherornotagglomerated27.98
23.02AIa)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
maizeorriceofastarchcontentnotexceeding35%byweight6.95
23.02AIb)2Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
maizeorrice,ofastarchcontentexceeding35°/obyweight,andnothaving
.:undergoneadenaturingprocess,orofastarchcontentexceeding45%byweight
andhavingundergonedenaturingprocess6.95
23.02AIIa)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworking
ofmaizeorrice,ofastarchcontentnotexceeding28%byweightandof
whichthepercentagewhichpassesthroughasievewithanapertureof0-2mm
doesnotexceed10%byweightorofwhichthesiftedproducthasanash
content,calculatedondrymatter,notexceeding1-5%byweight6.95
23.02AIIb)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
cerealsotherthanmaizeorrice,notincludedunderNo23.02AIIa)6.95
23.03AI Residuesfromthemanufactureofstarchfrommaize(excludingconcentrated
steepingliquors),ofaproteincontent,calculatedondrymatter,notexceeding63%byweight(NX6-25)34.76
(*)Theexportrefundispaidinrespectofmaize,groatsandmeal:
—ofwhichapercentagenotexceeding30%passesthroughasievewithanapertureof315microns,
—ofwhichapercentagenotexceeding5%ofproductpassesthroughasievewithanapertureofISOmicrons.
(*)'Hulledgrains'aregrainscorrespondingtothedefinitiongivenintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No821/68(OJNoL149,29.(.1961,p.46).
(•)'Pearledgrains'aregrainscorrespondingtothedefinitiongivenintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No821/68(OJNoL149,29.6.1961,p.46).
(*)PursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No2730/75theproductfallingwithinsubheading17.02BIenjoysthesameexportrefundastheproductfallingwithinsubheading17.02BII.