EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 12. 98 L 343/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2734/98
of 17 December 1998
fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article
13 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
provides that the difference between quotations or priceson the world market for the products listed in Article 1 ofthat Regulation and prices for those products in theCommunity may be covered by an export refund;
Whereas the refunds must be fixed taking into account
the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regula-tion (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying downcertain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals andthe measures to be taken in the event of disturbance onthe market for cereals (
3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2513/98 (4);
Whereas, as far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are
concerned, when the refund on these products is beingcalculated, account must be taken of the quantities ofcereals required for their manufacture; whereas thesequantities were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95;
Whereas the world market situation or the specific
requirements of certain markets may make it necessary tovary the refund for certain products according to destina-tion;Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month; whereas
it may be altered in the intervening period;
Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules set
out above to the present situation on the market incereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for theseproducts within the Community and on the worldmarket, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annexhereto;
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/
97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to theintroduction of the euro (
5) provides that, as from 1
January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru-ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at therate of EUR 1 to ECU 1;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (a),
(b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, excludingmalt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out inthe Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 December
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21. 11. 1998, p. 16. (5) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 12. 98 L 343/22
(ECU / tonne)
Product code Destination (1) Amount of refund(ECU / tonne)
Product code Destination (1) Amount of refundANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 17 December 1998 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on
wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
1001 10 00 9200 ——
1001 10 00 9400 01 0
1001 90 91 9000 ——
1001 90 99 9000 03 21,00
02 0
1002 00 00 9000 03 50,00
02 0
1003 00 10 9000 ——
1003 00 90 9000 03 48,00
02 0
1004 00 00 9200 ——
1004 00 00 9400 ——
1005 10 90 9000 ——
1005 90 00 9000 03 38,00
02 0
1007 00 90 9000 ——
1008 20 00 9000 ——1101 00 11 9000 ——
1101 00 15 9100 01 42,50
1101 00 15 9130 01 39,50
1101 00 15 9150 01 36,50
1101 00 15 9170 01 33,75
1101 00 15 9180 01 31,50
1101 00 15 9190 ——
1101 00 90 9000 ——
1102 10 00 9500 01 82,00
1102 10 00 9700 ——
1102 10 00 9900 ——
1103 11 10 9200 01 21,00 (2)
1103 11 10 9400 01 18,00 (2)
1103 11 10 9900 ——
1103 11 90 9200 01 21,00 (2)
1103 11 90 9800 ——
(1) The destinations are identified as follows:
01 All third countries,02 Other third countries,03 Switzerland, Liechtenstein.
(
2) No refund is granted when this product contains compressed meal.
NB: The zones are those defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92 (OJ L 214, 30. 7. 1992, p. 20).