1.9.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL254/51
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2541/92
of31August1992
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertaincerealandrice-products
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustriesin
obtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinquestion
ontheCommunitymarketandthepricesrulingon
theworldmarkets: HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1738/92(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle16(2)thereof,(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessedagri­
culturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
whicharemanufactured undersimilarconditions ;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsandthose
whichusethird-country productsunderinward
processingarrangements ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No674/92(4),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle17(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
refunds0,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(l0),andCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3665/87of27November1987laying
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofexportrefundsonagriculturalproducts(''),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No887/92(l2),lay
downrulesontheadvance.paymentofexportrefunds
thatmustbeadheredtowhentheseareadjusted;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;Whereas,nowthatasettlementhasbeenreachedbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheUnited
StatesofAmericaonCommunityexportsofpasta
productstotheUnitedStatesandhasbeenapprovedby
CouncilDecision87/482/EEC(u),itisnecessarytodiffe­
rentiatetherefundongoodsfallingwithinCNcodes Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthatArticle,
thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticularreferenceto:
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL180,1.7.1992,p.1.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL73,19.3.1992,p.7.OOJNoL94,9.4.1986,p.6.
(8)OJNoL139,22.5.1992,p.47.
OOJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.
(,0)OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.
(")OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.HOJNoL95,9.4.1992,p.20.
HOJNoL275,29.9.1987,p.36.0OJNoL323,29.11.1980,p.27.
(«)OJNoL327,27.11.1990,p.4.

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Theproofreferredtointhefirstsubparagraphisprovided
bythepresentationbytheexporterofadeclarationfrom
theprocessorofthebasicproductinquestionattesting
thatthelatterproducthasnotbenefitedformaproduc­
tionrefundasprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)
No1009/86,andthatnoapplicationforsuchrefundwill
bemade.
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 .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,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
multipliedbyl/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
1418/76respectively,areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
2.FortheproductslistedintheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1009/86,therefundsgivenintheAnnextothis
Regulationshallbeappliedonpresentation ,attheaccep­
tanceoftheexportdeclarationandtherequestforobtai­
ningtheexportrefund,ofproofthatthebasicproducts
usedinthemanufactureoftheproductstobeexported
havenotbenefitedfromtheproductionrefundprovided
forinthatRegulation,andthatsuchrefundwillnotbe
appliedfor.
(')OJNoL151,3.6.1992,p.4.0OJNoL205,22.7.1992,p.2.

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hasbeenrecordedbythecompetentauthoritiesreferred
toinArticle3(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,in
accordancewiththeprovisionsofthatparagraph.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1992.3.Forthepurposesofparagraph 1above,the
dryextractcontentofstarchesshallbedeterminedusing
themethodappliedtoflourinAnnexIItoCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1908/84(').
4.Atthetimeofapplicationfortheexportrefundfor
thegoodstheapplicantmustdeclarethedry-extract
contentofthestarchesconcerned,unlessthisinformation
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1992.
FortheCommission
KarelVANMIERT
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL178,5.7.1984,p.22.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1992fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicableto
certaincerealsandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItodie
Treaty
CNcode Descriptionofproducts(')Rateofrefund
per100kgofbasic
product(*)
10011090Durumwheat:
—usedunprocessed :
\——onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 6,168
——inallothercases 11,214
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,orgrainsotherwiseworked(other
thanhulled,kibbled,orgerm)ofCNcode1104 4,920
——hulledgrainsofCNcode1104andstarchofCNcode1108 7,380
——germofCNcode1104 2,870
——glutenofCNcode1109—
——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1101andgroatsandmealof
CNcode1103) 8,200
10019099Commonwheatandmeslin:
—usedunprocessed :
——onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcode190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 4,510
——inallothercases 8,200
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,orgrainsotherwiseworked(other
thanhulled,kibbled,orgerm)ofCNcode1104 4,920
——hulledgrainsofCNcode1104andstarchofCNcode1108 7,380
——germofCNcode1104 2,870
——glutenofCNcode1109—
——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1101,andgroatsandmealof
CNcode1103 8,200
10020000Rye:
—usedunprocessed 10,143
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,orpearledgrainsofCNcode1104 6,086
——rolledorflakedgrainsandhulledgrainsofCNcode1104 9,129
——germofCNcode1104 3,079
——starchofCNcode11081990 8,797
——glutenofCNcode23031090—
——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1102) 10,143
10030090Barley:
—usedunprocessed 7,450
—usedintheformof:I
——floursofCNcode1102,groatsandmealofCNcode1103,
orrolled,flakedorpearledgrainsofCNcode1104 5,215
——pelletsofCNcode1103 4,470
——germsofCNcode1104 3,079
——starchofCNcode11081990 8,797
——glutenofCNcode23031090—
——other 7,450

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CNcode Descriptionofproducts(')Rateofrefund
per100kgofbasic
product(*)
10040090Oats:
—usedunprocessed 7,253
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,andpearledgrainsofCNcode
1104 4,352
——rolledorflakedgrainsandhulledgrainsofCNcode1104 6,528
——germsofCNcode1104 3,079
——starchofCNcode11081990 8,797
——glutenofCNcode23031090—
——other 7,253
10059000Maize(Corn):
—usedunprocessed 8,797
—usedintheformof:
——floursofCNcodes11022010and11022090 6,158
——groatsandmealofCNcode1003androlledorflakedgrains
ofCNcode1104 7,038
——pelletsofCNcode1103 5,278
——hulledorperledgrainsofCNcode1104 7,917
——germsofCNcode1104 3,079
——starchofCNcode11081200 8,797
——glutenofCNcode23031011 3,519
——other 8,797
100620Roundgrainhuskedrice 22,322
Mediumgrainshuskedrice 22,354
Longgrainhuskedrice 22,354
ex100630Roundgrainwholly-milled rice 29,095
Mediumgrainwholly-milled rice 35,556
Longgrainwholly-milled rice 35,556
10064000Brokenrice:
—usedunprocessed 11,946
—usedintheformof:
I ——flourofCNcode1102,groatsandmealorpelletsofCN
code1103 11,946
——flakedgrainsofCN1104 7,168
——starchofCNcode11081910 11,946
——other —
10070090Sorghum 6,568
11010000Wheatormeslinflour:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 5,377
—inallothercases 9,777
11021000Ryeflour 19,571
11031110Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 9,560
—inallothercases 17,381
11031190Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 5,377
l—inallothercases 9,777
(')Thequantitiesofsemi-processed productsusedmustbemultiplied,asthecasemaybebythecoefficientsshownin
AnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No2744/75.
(*)RefundsforexportstotheRepublicsofSerbiaandMontenegromayonlybegrantedforhumanitarian aidsuppliedby
charitableorganizationsfulfillingtheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(a)andArticle3ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1432/92.