30.4.94 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL111/39
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No988/94
of29April1994
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,criteriatobetakenintoaccountwhentherefundon
theseproductsisbeingcalculated;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community, Whereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasisof
theash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatandstarch
contentoftheindividualproductconcerned,thiscontent
beingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthequantityofbasic
productactuallyincorporatedintheprocessedproduct;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),asamendedbyCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No2193/93(2),andinparticularthethird
subparagraphofArticle13(2)thereof,
Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspectof
potentialexportsandinparticularthenatureandorigin
oftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproductsprocessed
fromcereals,theinsignificance ofCommunityparticipa­
tioninworldtrademakesitunnecessarytofixanexport
refundatthepresenttime;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1544/93(4),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle17(2)thereof,
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination;WhereasArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92and
Article17ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76providethat
thedifferencebetweenquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthoseRegu­
lationsandpricesforthoseproductswithintheCommu­
nitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3813/92Q,as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No3528/93(8),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93f),asamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No547/94(10);WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1431/76(*)layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsonriceandcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds,providethatwhenrefundsarebeingfixed
accountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationandthe
futuretrendwithregardtopricesandavailabilitiesof
cereals,riceandbrokenriceontheCommunitymarket
ontheonehandandpricesforcereals,rice,brokenrice
andcerealproductsontheworldmarketontheother;
whereasthesameArticlesprovidethatitisalsoimportant
toensureequilibriumandthenaturaldevelopmentof
pricesandtradeonthemarketsincerealsandriceand,
furthermore,totakeintoaccounttheeconomicaspectof
theproposedexports,andtheneedtoavoiddisturbances
ontheCommunitymarket;Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No990/93(")prohi­
bitstradebetweentheEuropeanCommunityandthe
FederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro);
whereasthisprohibitiondoesnotapplyincertainsitua­
tionsascomprehensively listedinArticles2,4,5and7
thereof;whereasaccountshouldbetakenofthisfact
whenfixingtherefunds;WhereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1620/93(6)ontheimportandexportsystemforproducts
processedfromcerealsandfromricedefinesthespecific
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.22.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(8)OJNoL320,22.12.1993,p.32.
(9)OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106. (4)OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.5.
OOJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
6)OJNoL155,26.6.1993,p.29.(10)OJNoL69,12.3.1994,p.1.
(")OJNoL102,28.4.1993,p.14.

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Whereascertainprocessedmaizeproductsmayundergoa
heattreatmentfollowingwhicharefundmightbegranted
thatdoesnotcorrespondtothequalityoftheproduct;
whereasitshouldthereforebespecifiedthatonthese
products,containingpregelatinized starch,noexport
refundistobegranted;
Whereas,pursuanttotheabovementioned provisions,the
refundsshouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TherefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d)of
Regulation(EEC)No1766/92andinArticle1(1)(c)of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76andsubjecttoRegulation
(EEC)No1620/93areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1994.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29April1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29April1994fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund(')
11022010100(2) 61,75
11022010300(2) 52,93
11022090100(2) 52,93
11029010100 118,07
11029010900 80,28
11029030100 79,45
11031200100 79,45
11031310100(2) 79,40
110313103000 61,75
11031310500(2) 52,93
11031390100(2) 52,93
11031910000 43,03
11031930100 122,00
11032100000 43,89
11032920000 80,28
11041190100 118,07
11041290100 88,28
11041290300 70,62
11041910000 43,89
11041950110 70,58
11041950130 57,34
11042110100 118,07
11042130100 118,07
11042150100 157,42
11042150300 125,94
11042210100 70,62
11042230100 75,04
11042310100 66,17Productcode Refund(')
11042310300 50,73
11042911000 43,89
11042991000 43,03
11042995000 43,03
11043010000 10,76
11043090000 11,03
11071011000 76,59
11071091000 140,10
11081100200 86,06
11081100300 86,06
11081200200 70,58
11081200300 70,58
11081300200 70,58
11081300300 70,58
11081910200 88,16
11081910300 88,16
11090000100 0,00
17023051000(3) 92,19
17023059000(3) 70,58
17023091000 92,19
17023099000 70,58
17024090000 70,58
17029050100 92,19
17029050900 70,58
17029075000 96,60
17029079000 67,05
21069055000 70,58
(')RefundsonexportstotheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro)maybegrantedonlywheretheconditionslaiddowninRegulation
(EEC)No990/93areobserved.
(:)Norefundshallbegrantedonproductsgivenaheattreatmentresultinginpregelatinization ofthestarch.
(3)RefundsaregrantedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No2730/75.
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No607/94(OJNoL77,19.3.1994,p.1).