31.10.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL317/53
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3177/92
of30October1992
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertaincerealandrice-products
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustriesin
obtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinquestion
ontheCommunitymarketandthepricesrulingon
theworldmarkets; HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessedagri­
culturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
whicharemanufactured undersimilarconditions ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1738/92(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)thereof,
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsandthose
whichusethird-country productsunderinward
processingarrangements ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No674/92(4),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle17(2)thereof,
Whereasintheabsenceofevidencethatnoproduction
refundwasgrantedpursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1009/86of25March1986establishinggeneralrules
applyingtoproductionrefundsinthecerealsandrice
sectorQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1309/92(8),theexportrefundshouldbereducedby
theamountoftheproductionrefundapplicableonthe
dayofacceptanceoftheexportdeclaration;whereasthis
systemistheonlyonewhichavoidstheriskoffraud;WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
andArticle17(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providethatthedifferencebetweenquotationsofprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
eachofthoseRegulationsandthepriceswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3035/80of
11November1980layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncertainagriculturalproductsexported
intheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty,andthecriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No3381/90(*),specifiestheproductsforwhicharateof
refundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwherethese
productsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedin
AnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No2727/75orinAnnexB
toRegulation(EEC)No1418/76asappropriate ;WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No565/80of
4March1980ontheadvancepaymentofexportrefunds
inrespectofagriculturalproducts(9),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2026/83(10),andCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3665/87of27November1987.laying
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofexportrefundsonagriculturalproducts("),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1525/92(12),lay
downrulesontheadvancepaymentofexportrefunds
thatmustbeadheredtowhentheseareadjusted;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthatArticle,
thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticularreferenceto:Whereas,nowthatasettlementhasbeenreachedbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheUnited
StatesofAmericaonCommunityexportsofpasta
productstotheUnitedStatesandhasbeenapprovedby
CouncilDecision87/482/EEC(n),itisnecessarytodiffe­
rentiatetherefundongoodsfallingwithinCNcodes
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2OJNoL180,1.7.1992,p.1.0OJNoL94,9.4.1986,p.6.
OOJNoL139,22.5.1992,p.47.
0OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.
(,0)OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.
(")OJNoL351,14.12..1987,p.1.
HOJNoL160,13.6.1992,p.7.
HOJNoL275,29.9.1987,p.36.(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.0OJNoL73,19.3.1992,p.7.«OINnL323.29.11.1980.n.27.
MOJNoL327,27.11.1990,p.4.

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Theproofreferredtointhefirstsubparagraph isprovided
bythepresentationbytheexporterofadeclarationfrom
theprocessorofthebasicproductinquestionattesting
thatthelatterproducthasnotbenefitedformaproduc­
tionrefundasprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)
No1009/86,andthatnoapplicationforsuchrefundwill
bemade.19021100and190219accordingtotheirdestination ;
Whereas,fortheapplicationofArticle4(2)(b)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3035/80,itisnecessarytodifferentiatethe
refunds;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1432/92('),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2015/92(2),prohibits
tradebetweentheCommunityandtheRepublicsof
SerbiaandMontenegro ;whereasthisprohibitiondoes
notapplytocertainsituationsasgiveninthelimitative
enumerationlaiddowninArticles2and3;whereasthis
shouldbetakenintoaccountwhenrefundsarefixed;
Whereasinparticulartheexportrefundforunprocessed
starchesfallingwithinCNcode1108isgrantedonlyif
thedrymattercontentisatleast77%inthecaseof
potatostarchandatleast84%inthecaseofcerealstar­
ches;
Whereaswithregardtopotatoes,onlypotatostarchesare
subjecttocommonorganizationofthemarket,conse­
quentlystepsshouldbetakentospecifythetermsthat
thesepotatostarchesshouldmeetinordertoqualifyfor
refunds;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,3.Whentheproofreferredtoinparagraph2isnot
provided,theexportrefund:
(a)applicableonthedateofacceptanceoftheexport
declarationforthegoods,oronthedayspecifiedin
Article26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3665/87,where
therateisnotfixedinadvance;
(b)ofwhichtherateisfixedinadvance,
willbereducedbytheamountoftheproductionrefund
applicablepursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1009/86to
thebasicproductinquestiononthedayofacceptanceof
theexportdeclarationforthegoods,oronthedayspeci­
fiedinArticle26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3665/87,if
thegoodshavebeenplacedundertheexportrefund
advancepaymentarrangements .
Article2
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :1.Therefundforstarchesandpotatostarchfalling
withinCNcode1108orproductsfallingwithinAnnexA
toRegulation(EEC)No2727/75resultingfromthe
processingofthesestarchesandpotatostarchisgranted
onlyonproductionofadeclarationfromthesuppliersof
thoseproductsattestingthattheyhavebeendirectly
producedfromcereals,potatoesorriceexcludingalluse
ofsubproductsobtainedintheproductionofotheragri­
culturalproductsorgoods.
Theabovedeclarationcanbeconsideredvalid,untilrevo­
cation,forallsuppliesfromthesameproducer;itshall
beverifiedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle8
(1)andthefirstindentofparagraph2ofRegulation(EEC)
No3035/80.
2.Wherethedry-extractcontentofpotatostarchassi­
milatedtomaizestarchpursuanttoArticle1(2)(a)of
Regulation(EEC)No3035/80is80%orhigher,therate
oftheexportrefundshallbeaslaiddownintheAnnex;
wherethedry-extractcontentislessthan80%therateof
therefundshallbetheamountlaiddownintheAnnex
multipliedby1/80thoftheactualdry-extractpercentage.
Forallotherstarcheswithadry-extractcontentof87%
ormore,therateoftheexportrefundshallbeaslaid
downintheAnnex;wherethedry-extractcontentisless
then87%theamountoftherefundshallbetheratelaid
downintheAnnexmultipliedbyl/87thoftheactual
dry-extractpercentage .Article1
1.Withoutprejudicetoparagraphs2and3theratesof
therefundsapplicabletothebasicproductsappearingin
AnnexAtoRegulation (EEC)No3035/80andlisted
eitherinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75orin
Article1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76,exportedin
theformofgoodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)
No2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No
141-8/76respectively,areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
2.FortheproductslistedintheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1009/86,therefundsgivenintheAnnextothis
Regulationshallbeappliedonpresentation ,attheaccep­
tanceoftheexportdeclarationandtherequestforobtai­
ningtheexportrefund,ofproofthatthebasicproducts
usedinthemanufactureoftheproductstobeexported
havenotbenefitedfromtheproductionrefundprovided
forinthatRegulation,andthatsuchrefundwillnotbe
appliedfor.
(')OJNoL151,3.6.1992,p.4.
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3.Forthepurposesofparagraph 1above,the
dryextractcontentofstarchesshallbedeterminedusing
themethodappliedtoflourinAnnexIItoCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1908/84(').
4.Atthetimeofapplicationfortheexportrefundfor
thegoodstheapplicantmustdeclarethedry-extract
contentofthestarchesconcerned,unlessthisinformationhasbeenrecordedbythecompetentauthoritiesreferred
toinArticle3(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,in
accordancewiththeprovisionsofthatparagraph.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30October1992.
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL178,5.7.1984,p.22.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30October1992fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicableto
certaincerealsandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty
Rateofrefund
per100kgofbasic
product(*)CNcode Descriptionofproducts(')
10011090Durumwheat:
—usedunprocessed :
——onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 6,110
——inallothercases 11,108
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,orgrainsotherwiseworked(other
thanhulled,kibbled,orgerm)ofCNcode1104 4,436
——hulledgrainsofCNcode1104andstarchofCNcode1108 6,654
——germofCNcode1104 2,588
——glutenofCNcode1109 —
——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1101andgroatsandmealof
CNcode1103) 7,393
10019099Commonwheatandmeslin:
—usedunprocessed :
——onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcode190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 4,066
——inallothercases 7,393
—usedintheformof: \
——pelletsofCNcode1103,orgrainsotherwiseworked(other
thanhulled,kibbled,orgerm)ofCNcode1104 4,436
——hulledgrainsofCNcode1104andstarchofCNcode1108 6,654
——germofCNcode1104 2,588
——glutenofCNcode1109 —
——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1101,andgroatsandmealof
CNcode1103 7,393
10020000Rye:
—usedunprocessed 10,086
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,orpearledgrainsofCNcode11046,052
rolledorflakedgrainsandhulledgrainsofCNcode1104 9,078
——germofCNcode1104f- 3,152
——starchofCNcode11081990 9,006
glutenofCNcode23031090 —
——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1102) 10,086
10030090Barley:
—usedunprocessed 8,729
—usedintheformof:
floursofCNcode1102,groatsandmeal!ofCNcode1103,
orrolled,flakedorpearledgrainsofCNcode1104 6,110
pelletsofCNcode1103 5,237
——germsofCNcode1104 3,152
——starchofCNcode11081990 9,006
—*-glutenofCNcode23031090 —
——other 8,729

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CNcode Descriptionofproducts(')Rateofrefund
per100kgofbasic
product(")
10040090Oats:
—usedunprocessed 11,758
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,andpearledgrainsofCNcode
1104 7,055
——rolledorflakedgrainsandhulledgrainsofCNcode1104 10,582
germsofCNcode1104 3,152
——starchofCNcode11081990 9,006
——glutenofCNcode23031090 —
other t 11,758
10059000Maize(Corn):
—usedunprocessed 9,006
—usedintheformof:
——floursofCNcodes11022010and11022090 6,304
groatsandmealofCNcode1003androlledorflakedgrains
ofCNcode1104 7,205
——pelletsofCNcode1103 5,404
——hulledorperledgrainsofCNcode1104 8,105
——germsofCNcode1104 3,152
starchofCN'code11081200 9,006
——glutenofCNcode23031011 3,602
——other 9,006
100620Roundgrainhuskedrice 19,907
Mediumgrainshuskedrice 18,292
Longgrainhuskedrice 18,292
ex100630Roundgrainwholly-milled rice 25,972
Mediumgrainwholly-milled rice 33,082
Longgrainwholly-milled rice 33,082
10064000Brokenrice:
—usedunprocessed 8,238
—usedintheformof:
——flourofCNcode1102,groatsandmealorpelletsofCN
code1103 8,238
——flakedgrainsofCN1104 4,943
——starchofCNcode11081910 8,238
——other —
10070090Sorghum 5,978
11010000Wheatormeslinflour:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 4,769
—inallothercases 8,672
11021000Ryeflour 19,827
11031110Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 9,470
—inallothercases 17,218
11031190Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 4,769
,—inallothercases 8,672
(')Thequantitiesofsemi-processed productsusedmustbemultiplied,asthecasemaybebythecoefficientsshownin
AnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No2744/75.
(*)RefundsforexportstotheRepublicsofSerbiaandMontenegromayonlybegrantedforhumanitarianaidsuppliedby
charitableorganizationsfulfillingtheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(a)andArticle3ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1432/92.