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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2481/97
of11December 1997
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertaincerealandrice-products
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
Whereas,nowthatasettlementhasbeenreachedbetween
theEuropeanCommunityandtheUnitedStatesof
AmericaonCommunityexportsofpastaproductstothe
UnitedStatesandhasbeenapprovedbyCouncilDecision
87/482/EEC(6),itisnecessarytodifferentiatetherefund
ongoodsfallingwithinCNcodes19021100and
190219accordingtotheirdestination;
WhereasArticle4(5)(b)ofRegulation(EC)No1222/94
providesthat,intheabsenceoftheproofreferredtoin
Article4(5)(a)ofthatRegulation,areducedrateofexport
refundhastobefixed,takingaccountoftheamountof
theproductionrefundapplicable,pursuanttoCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No1722/93(7),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EC)No1516/95(8),forthebasicproductin
question,usedduringtheassumedperiodofmanufacture
ofthegoods;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theratesoftherefundsapplicabletothebasicproducts
appearinginAnnexAtoRegulation(EC)No1222/94
andlistedeitherinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)
No1766/92orinArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EC)
No3072/95,exportedintheformofgoodslistedin
AnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No1766/92orinAnnexB
toRegulation(EC)No3072/95respectively ,arehereby
fixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon12December
1997.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle13
(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95of
22December1995onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),andinparticularArticle13(3)thereof,
WhereasArticle13(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
andArticle13(1)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95provide
thatthedifferencebetweenquotationsofpricesonthe
worldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofeach
ofthoseRegulationsandthepriceswithintheCommu­
nitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No1222/94of
30May1994layingdowncommonimplementing rules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncertainagricultural
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty,andthecriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No1909/97(*),specifiestheproductsforwhicha
rateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwherethese
productsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedin
AnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No1766/92orinAnnexB
toRegulation (EC)No3072/95asappropriate ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1222/94,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11December1997.
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL181,1.7.1992,p.21.0OJL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
(3)OJL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(4)OJL136,31.5.1994,p.5.
5OJL268,1.10.1997,p.20.(6)OJL275,29.9.1987,p.36.
0OJL159,1.7.1993,p.112.
(8)OJL147,30.6.1995,p.49.

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totheCommissionRegulationof11December1997fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicableto
certaincerealsandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty
CNcode Descriptionofproducts(')Rateofrefund
per100kgofbasic
product
10011000Durumwheat:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica
—inothercases—
10019099Commonwheatandmesiin:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica
—inothercases:
——wherepursuanttoArticle4(5)ofRegulation(EC)No
1222/940
——inothercases0,210
0,206
0,323
10020000Rye 3,204
10030090Barley 1,609
10040000Oats 1,648
10059000Maize(corn)usedintheformof:
—starch:
——wherepursuanttoArticle4(5)ofRegulation (EC)No
1222/940
——inothercases
—glucose,glucosesyrup,maltodextrine ,maltodextrine syrupof
CNcodes17023051,17023059,17023091,17023099,
17024090,17029050,17029075,17029079,21069055(3):
——wherepursuanttoArticle4(5)ofRegulation(EC)No
1222/94(2)
——inothercases
—other(includingunprocessed)
PotatostarchofCNcode11081300similartoaproductobtained
fromprocessedmaize:
—wherepursuanttoArticle4(5)ofRegulation (EC)No
1222/94(2)
—inothercases1,857
2,004
1,437
1,584
2,004
1,857
2,004
100620Huskedrice:
—roundgrain
—mediumgrain
—longgrain12,245
10,902
10,902
ex100630Wholly-milled rice:
—roundgrain
—mediumgrain
—longgrain15,800
15,800
15,800
10064000Brokenriceusedintheformof:
—starchofCNcode11081910:
——wherepursuanttoArticle4(5)ofRegulation (EC)No
1222/94P)
inothercases
—other(includingunprocessed )2,046
2,200
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CNcode Descriptionofproducts(')Rateofrefund
per100kgofbasic
product
10070090Sorghum 1,609
110100Wheatormesiinflour:
—onexportsofgoodsfalling
190219totheUnitedStateswithinCNcodes
ofAmerica190211and
0,258
—inothercases 0,397
11021000Ryeflour 3,650
11031110Groatsanddurumwheatmeal:
—onexportsofgoodsfalling
190219totheUnitedStateswithinCNcodes
ofAmerica190211and
—inothercases —
11031190Commonwheatgroatsandspelt:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica190211and
0,258
—inothercases 0,397
(')Asfarasagriculturalproductsobtainedfromtheprocessingofabasicproductor/andassimilatedproductsareconcerned,
thecoefficientsshowninAnnexEofamendedCommissionRegulation(EC)No1222/94shallbeapplied(OJL136,31.
5.1994,p.5).
(2)ThegoodsconcernedarelistedinAnnexIofamendedRegulation(EEC)No1722/93(OJL159,1.7.1993,p.112).
(3)ForsyrupsofCNcodes17023099,17024090and17026090,obtainedfrommixingglucoseandfructosesyrup,the
exportrefundmaybegrantedonlyfortheglucosesyrup.