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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2122/93
of30July1993
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertaincerealandrice-products
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustriesin
obtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinquestion
ontheCommunitymarketandthepricesrulingon
theworldmarkets:HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessedagri­
culturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
whicharemanufactured undersimilarconditions ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),andinparticularthefirstsentenceof
thethirdsubparagraph ofArticle13thereof,
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsandthose
whichusethird-country productsunderinward
processingarrangements ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1544/93(3),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle17(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle13(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
andArticle17(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providethatthedifferencebetweenquotationsofprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
eachofthoseRegulationsandthepriceswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;Whereasintheabsenceofevidencethatnoproduction
refundwasgrantedpursuanttoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1722/93of30June1993layingdowndetailed
rulesforthearrangementsconcerningproductionrefunds
inthecerealsandricesectors(6),theexportrefundshould
■bereducedbytheamountoftheproductionrefundappli­
cableonthedayofacceptanceoftheexportdeclaration ;
whereasthissystemistheonlyonewhichavoidstherisk
offraud;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3035/80of
11November1980layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncertainagriculturalproductsexported
intheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty,andthecriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No3381/90(5),specifiestheproductsforwhicharateof
refundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwherethese
productsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedin
AnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No1766/92orinAnnexB
toRegulation(EEC)No1418/76asappropriate ;WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No565/80of
4March1980ontheadvancepaymentofexportrefunds
inrespectofagriculturalproducts(7),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2026/83(8),andCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3665/87of27November1987laying
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofexportrefundsonagriculturalproducts(9),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1708/93(l0),lay
downrulesontheadvancepaymentofexportrefunds
thatmustbeadheredtowhentheseareadjusted;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;Whereas,nowthatasettlementhasbeenreachedbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheUnited
StatesofAmericaonCommunityexportsofpasta
productstotheUnitedStatesandhasbeenapprovedby
CouncilDecision87/482/EEC("),itisnecessarytodiffe­
rentiatetherefundongoodsfallingwithinCNcodes Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthatArticle,
thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticularreferenceto:
(6)OJNoL159,1.7.1993,p.112.
OOJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.
(8)OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.
OOJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.
(,0)OJNoL159,1.7.1993,p.77.
(")OJNoL275,29.9.1987,p.36.(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.5.
(4)OJNoL323,29.11.1980,p.27.0OJNoL327,27.11.1990,p.4.

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forinthatRegulation,andthatsuchrefundwillnotbe
appliedfor.
Theproofreferredtointhefirstsubparagraphisprovided
bythepresentationbytheexporterofadeclarationfrom
theprocessorofthebasicproductinquestionattesting
thatthelatterproducthasnotbenefitedformaproduc­
tionrefundasprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)
No1722/93,andthatnoapplicationforsuchrefundwill
bemade.
3.Whentheproofreferredtoinparagraph2isnot
provided,theexportrefund:
(a)applicableonthedateofacceptanceoftheexport
declarationforthegoods,oronthedayspecifiedin
Article26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3665/87,where
therateisnotfixedinadvance;
(b)ofwhichtherateisfixedinadvance,
willbereducedbytheamountoftheproductionrefund
applicablepursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1722/93to
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)No990/93(')prohi­
bitstradebetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia (Serbiaand
Montenegro);whereasthisprohibitiondoesnotapplyin
certainsituationsascomprehensively listedinArticles2,
4,5and7thereof;whereasaccountshouldbetakenof
thisfactwhenfixingtherefunds;
Whereasinparticulartheexportrefundforunprocessed
starchesfallingwithinCNcode1108isgrantedonlyif
thedrymattercontentisatleast77%inthecaseof
potatostarchandatleast84%inthecaseofcerealstar­
ches;
Whereaswithregardtopotatoes,onlypotatostarchesare
subjecttocommonorganizationofthemarket,conse­
quentlystepsshouldbetakentospecifythetermsthat
thesepotatostarchesshouldmeetinordertoqualifyfor
refunds;
Whereas,inrespectofglucosesyrupandmaltodextrine
syrup,thedryextractcontentforwhichtherateofrefund
issetshouldbespecified;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :Article2
1.Therefundforstarchesandpotatostarchfalling
withinCNcode1108orproductsfallingwithinAnnexA
toRegulation (EEC)No1766/92resultingfromthe
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
multipliedby1/80thoftheactualdry-extractpercentage .
Forallotherstarcheswithadry-extractcontentof87%
ormore,therateoftheexportrefundshallbeaslaid
downintheAnnex;wherethedry-extractcontentisless
then87%theamountoftherefundshallbetheratelaid
downintheAnnexmultipliedby1/87thoftheactual
dry-extractpercentage .Article1
1.Withoutprejudicetoparagraphs2and3theratesof
therefundsapplicabletothebasicproductsappearingin
AnnexAtoRegulation (EEC)No3035/80andlisted
eitherinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92orin
Article1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76,exportedin
theformofgoodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)
No1766/92orinAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76respectively,areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
2.FortheproductslistedintheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1722/93therefundsgivenintheAnnextothis
Regulationshallbeappliedonpresentation ,attheaccep­
tanceoftheexportdeclarationandtherequestforobtai­
ningtheexportrefund,ofproofthatthebasicproducts
usedinthemanufactureoftheproductstobeexported
havenotbenefitedfromtheproductionrefundprovided
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3.Forthepurposesofparagraph 1above,the
dryextractcontentofstarchesshallbedeterminedusing
themethodappliedtoflourinAnnexIItoCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1908/84('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2507/87(2).
4.Atthetimeofapplicationfortheexportrefundfor
thegoodstheapplicantmustdeclarethedry-extract
contentofthestarchesconcerned,unlessthisinformation
hasbeenrecordedbythecompetentauthoritiesreferred
toinArticle3(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,in
accordancewiththeprovisionsofthatparagraph.
Article3
1.Ifthedryextractcontentofglucosesyrupormalto­
dextrinesyrupfallingwithinCNcode17023059,
17023099,17024090,17029050or21069055is
greaterthanorequalto78%,therateofrefundshallbe
thatsetinaccordancewiththeAnnex;ifthedryextract
contentofthesaidsyrupsislessthan78%,therateappliedshallbeequaltotherateofrefundsetinaccor­
dancewiththeAnnexmultipliedbytheactualpercentage
ofdryextractanddividedby78.
2.Forthepurposesoftheprecedingparagraph,thedry
mattercontentofglucosesyrupormaltodextrine syrup
shallbedetermined inaccordancewithMethod2
describedinAnnexIItoCouncilDirective79/796/EEC
(3),orinaccordancewithanyotherappropriatemethodof
analysiswhichofferatleastthesameguarantees.
3.Whenapplyingfortheexportrefund,theapplicant
muststatethedryextractcontentoftheglucosesyrup
andmaltodextrine syrupused,unlessthisinformationhas
beenrecordedbythecompetentbodyreferredtoin
Article3(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,asprovided
forinthatparagraph .
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August1993.
Article3shallapplyfrom1September1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30July1993.
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL178,5.7.1984,p.22.
(2)OJNoL235,20.8.1987,p.10. (3)OJNoL239,22.9.1979,p.24.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30July1993fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertain
cerealsandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
CNcode Descriptionofproducts(')Rateofrefund
per100kgofbasic
product(2)
10011000Durumwheat:
—usedunprocessed :
——onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 2,621
——inallothercases 4,766
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,orgrainsotherwiseworked(other
thanhulled,kibbled,orgerm)ofCNcode1104 2,510
——hulledgrainsofCNcode1104andstarchofCNcode1108 3,765
——germofCNcode1104 1,464
——glutenofCNcode1109 —
——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1101andgroatsandmealof
CNcode1103) 4,183
10019099Commonwheatandmeslin:
—usedunprocessed :
——onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcode190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 2,301
——inallothercases 4,183
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,orgrainsotherwiseworked(other
thanhulled,kibbled,orgerm)ofCNcode1104 2,510
——hulledgrainsofCNcode1104andstarchofCNcode1108 3,765
——germofCNcode1104 1,464
——glutenofCNcode1109 —
——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1101,andgroatsandmealof
CNcode1103 4,183
10020000Rye:
—usedunprocessed 4,183
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,orpearledgrainsofCNcode1104 2,510
——rolledorflakedgrainsandhulledgrainsofCNcode1104 3,765
——germofCNcode1104 3,101
——starchofCNcode11081990 8,859
——glutenofCNcode23031090 —
——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1102) 4,183
10030080Barley:
—usedunprocessed 5,383
—usedintheformof:
——floursofCNcode1102,groatsandmealofCNcode1103,
orrolled,flakedorpearledgrainsofCNcode1104 3,768
pelletsofCNcode1103 3,230
——germsofCNcode1104 3,101
starchofCNcode11081990 8,859
——glutenofCNcode23031090 —
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CNcode Descriptionofproducts(')Rateofrefund
per100kgofbasic
product(2)
10040000Oats:
—usedunprocessed 5,859
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,andpearledgrainsofCNcode
1104 3,515
——rolledorflakedgrainsandhulledgrainsofCNcode1104 5,273
——germsofCNcode1104 3,101
starchofCNcode11081990 8,859
——glutenofCNcode23031090 —
——other 5,859
10059000Maize(Corn):
—usedunprocessed 8,859
—usedintheformof:
——floursofCNcodes11022010and11022090 6,201
——groatsandmealofCNcode1003androlledorflakedgrains
ofCNcode1104 7,087
——pelletsofCNcode1103 5,315
——hulledorperledgrainsofCNcode1104 7,973
——germsofCNcode1104 3,101
——starchofCNcode11081200 8,859
——glutenofCNcode23031011 3,544
other 8,859(')
100620Roundgrainhuskedrice 24,723
Mediumgrainshuskedrice 22,011
Longgrainhuskedrice 22,011
ex100630Roundgrainwholly-milled rice 31,900
Mediumgrainwholly-milled rice 31,900
Longgrainwholly-milled rice 31,900
10064000Brokenrice:
—usedunprocessed 8,052
—usedintheformof:
——flourofCNcode110230,groatsandmealorpelletsofCN
code1103 8,052
——flakedgrainsofCN11041991 4,831
——starchofCNcode11081910 8,052
——other —
10070090Sorghum 4,983
11010000Wheatormeslinflour:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 2,830
—inallothercases 5,145
11021000Ryeflour 5,731
11031130Durumwheatgroats:
11031150Durumwheatmeal:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 3,722
—inallothercases 6,768
11031190Commonwheatgroatsandspelt:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 2,830
—inallothercases 5,145
(')Thequantitiesofsemi-processed productsusedmustbemultiplied,asthecasemaybe,bythecoefficientsshownin
AnnexItoRegulation (EEC)No1620/93(OJNoL155,26.6.1993,p.29).
(2)RefundsonexportstotheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro)maybegrantedonlywherethecondi­
tionslaiddowninRegulation (EEC)No990/93areobserved.
(3)ForsyrupsofCNcodes17023099,17024090and17026090,obtainedfrommixingglucoseandfructosesyrup,the
exportrefundmaybegrantedonlyfortheglucosesyrup.