29.2.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL55/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No486/92
of28February1992
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,WhereasArticle6ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2744/75of29October1975ontheimportandexport
systemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfrom
riceQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1906/87(8),definesthespecificcriteriatobetakeninto
accountwhentherefundontheseproductsisbeing
calculated :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3577/90(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2)thereof,Whereas,onthebasisofthecriterialaiddowninRegula­
tion(EEC)No2744/75,particularaccountshouldbe
takenofthepricesandquantitiesofbasicproductsused
tocalculatethevariablecomponentofthelevy;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(4),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle17(2)thereof,Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketinproductsprocessed
fromcerealsandricethattheexportrefundshouldbe
fixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75and
Article17ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76providethat
thedifferencebetweenquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthoseRegu­
lationsandpricesforthoseproductswithintheCommu­
nitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;Whereaswhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccount
shouldbetakenofthequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedto
determinethevariablecomponentofthelevy;whereas
thequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedforcertainprocessed
productsmayvaryaccordingtotheenduseofthe
product;whereas,dependingonthemanufacturing
processused,productsotherthanthemainproductare
obtained,thequantityandvalueofwhichmayvarywith
thenatureandqualityofthemainproductsbeingmanu­
factured;whereascumulationoftherefundsonthe
variousproductsmanufactured byasingleprocessfrom
thesamebasicproductmaymakeitpossible,incertain
cases,toexporttothirdcountriesatpriceswhichare
lowerthanworldmarketprices;whereastherefundon
certainproductsshouldthereforebelimitedtoanamount
which,whileallowingaccesstotheworldmarket,will
ensurethattheaimsofthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsarerespected;WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75(*),andArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1431/76(6)layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsoncerealsandricerespectivelyandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,providethatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexis­
tingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardtoprices
andavailabilitiesofcereals,riceandbrokenriceonthe
Communitymarketontheonehandandpricesfor
cereals,rice,brokenriceandcerealproductsontheworld
marketontheother;whereasthesameArticlesprovide
thatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthe
naturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeonthemarketsin
cerealsandriceand,furthermore ,totakeintoaccountthe
economicaspectoftheproposedexports,andtheneedto
avoiddisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;Whereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasisof
theash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatandstarch
contentoftheindividualproductconcerned,thiscontent
beingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthequantityofbasic
productactuallyincorporatedintheprocessedproduct;0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(«)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.
(8)OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.

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aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspectof
potentialexportsandinparticularthenatureandorigin
oftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproductsprocessed
fromcereals,theinsignificanceofCommunityparticipa­
tioninworldtrademakesitunnecessarytofixanexport
refundatthepresenttime;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(2),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,overHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andinArticle1(1)(c)of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76andsubjecttoRegulation
(EEC)No2.744/75areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
oOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(2)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

29.2.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL55/23
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28February1992fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund
11022010100 117,71
11022010300 100,90
11022010900 —
11022090100 100,90
11022090900 —
11023000000 —
11029010100 134,03
11029010900 91,14
11029030100 182,05
11029030900 —
11031200100 182,05
11031200900 —
11031310100 151,34
11031310300 117,71
11031310500 100,90
11031310900 —
11031390100 100,90
11031390900 —
11031400000 —
11031910000 109,46
11031930100 138,49
11031930900 —
11032100000 79,25
11032920000 91,14
11032930000 —
11032940000 —
11041190100 134,03
11041190900 —
11041290100 202,28
11041290300 161,82
11041290900 —
11041910000 79,25
11041950110 134,53
11041950130 109,30
11041950150 —
11041950190 —
11041950900 —
11041991000 —
11042110100 134,03
11042110900 —
11042130100 134,03
11042130900 —
11042150100 178,70
11042150300 142,96
11042150900 —
11042210100 161,82
11042210900 —
11042230100 171,94
11042230900 —
11042250000 —
11042310100 126,12
11042310300 96,69Productcode Refund
11042310900 —
11042911000 79,25
11042915000 —
11042919000 —
11042991000 77,70
11042995000 109,46
11043010000 19,43
11043090000 21,02
11071011000 138,31
11071091000 159,04
11081100200 155,40
11081100300 155,40
11081100800 —
11081200200 134,53
11081200300 134,53
11081200800 —
11081300200 134,53
11081300300 134,53
11081300800 —
11081400200 —
11081400300 —
11081400800 —
11081910200 217,38
11081910300 217,38
11081910800 —
11081990200 —
11081990300 —
11081990800 —
11090000100 0,00
11090000900 —
17023051000 175,73
17023059000 134,53
17023091000 175,73
17023099000 134,53
17024090000 134,53
17029050100 175,73
17029050900 134,53
17029075000 184,14
17029079000 127,80
21069055000 134,53
23021010000 20,09
23021090100 20,09
23021090900 —
23022010000 20,09
23022090100 20,09
23022090900 —
23023010000 20,09
23023090000 20,09
23024010000 20,09
23024090000 20,09
23031011100 67,26
23031011900 —
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87.