EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 2. 98 L 50/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 397/98
of 19 February 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 1of that 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 Regu-lation (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 2052/97 (4);
Whereas possibilities exist for a quantity of 100 000
tonnes of maize to be exported to certain destinationsunder invitations to tender issued by the World FoodProgramme; whereas the procedure laid down in Article 7(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 (
5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 932/97 (6), should be
used; whereas account should be taken of this when therefunds are fixed;
Whereas, as far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal
are concerned, when the refund on these products isbeing calculated, account must be taken of the quantitiesof cereals required for their manufacture; whereas these
quantities 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 theAnnex hereto;
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 20 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 19 February 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 287, 21. 10. 1997, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
(6) OJ L 135, 27. 5. 1997, p. 2.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 2. 98 L 50/22
(ECU / tonne)
Product code Destination (1) Amount of refund(ECU / tonne)
Product code Destination (1) Amount of refundANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 19 February 1998 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on
wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
1001 10 00 9200 ¾¾
1001 10 00 9400 ¾¾
1001 90 91 9000 ¾¾
1001 90 99 9000 03 9,00
02 0
1002 00 00 9000 03 25,00
02 0
1003 00 10 9000 ¾¾
1003 00 90 9000 03 21,00
02 0
1004 00 00 9200 ¾¾
1004 00 00 9400 ¾¾
1005 10 90 9000 ¾¾
1005 90 00 9000 04 29,00 (3)
03 19,00
02 ¾
1007 00 90 9000 ¾¾
1008 20 00 9000 ¾¾1101 00 11 9000 ¾¾
1101 00 15 9100 01 26,00
1101 00 15 9130 01 24,25
1101 00 15 9150 01 22,50
1101 00 15 9170 01 20,75
1101 00 15 9180 01 19,50
1101 00 15 9190 ¾¾
1101 00 90 9000 ¾¾
1102 10 00 9500 01 47,50
1102 10 00 9700 ¾¾
1102 10 00 9900 ¾¾
1103 11 10 9200 ¾¾ (2)
1103 11 10 9400 ¾¾ (2)
1103 11 10 9900 ¾¾
1103 11 90 9200 01 0 (2)
1103 11 90 9800 ¾¾
(1) The destinations are identified as follows:
01 All third countries,02 Other third countries,03 Switzerland, Liechtenstein,04 Tanzania, Burundi, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of Congo.
(
2) No refund is granted when this product contains compressed meal.
(3) Refund fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 7 (4) of amended Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 in respect of a quantity of 100 000 tonnes of maize to
be exported to Tanzania, Burundi, the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) and the Democratic Republic of Congo, under invitations to tender issued by theWorld Food Programme.
NB: The zones are those defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92 (OJ L 214, 30. 7. 1992, p. 20).