27.2.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL49/61
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No459/93
of26February1993
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
sectorf),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
refunds(*),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(10),andCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3665/87of27November1987laying
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofexportrefundsonagriculturalproducts(n),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1525/92(u),lay
downrulesontheadvancepaymentofexportrefunds
thatmustbeadheredtowhentheseareadjusted;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;Whereas,nowthatasettlementhasbeenreachedbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheUnited
StatesofAmericaonCommunityexportsofpasta
productstotheUnitedStatesandhasbeenapprovedby
CouncilDecision87/482/EEC(13),itisnecessarytodiffe­
rentiatetherefundongoodsfallingwithinCNcodes Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthatArticle,
thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticularreferenceto:
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL180,1.7.1992,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.0OJNoL73,19.3.1992,p.7.0OJNoL323,29.11.1980,p.27.0OJNoL94,9.4.1986,p.6.
(8)OJNoL139,22.5.1992,p.47.0OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.
(,0)OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.
(>')OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.
(12)OJNoL160,13.6.1992,p.7.OOJNoL275,29.9.1987,p.36. I6)OJNoL327,27.11.1990,p.4.

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Theproofreferredtointhefirstsubparagraphisprovided
bythepresentationbytheexporterofadeclarationfrom
theprocessorofthebasicproductinquestionattesting
thatthelatterproducthasnotbenefitedformaproduc­
tionrefundasprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)
No1009/86,andthatnoapplicationforsuchrefundwill
bemade.19021100and190219accordingtotheirdestination;
Whereas,fortheapplicationofArticle4(2)(b)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3035/80,itisnecessarytodifferentiatethe
refunds;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1432/92('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3534/92(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,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 .
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.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.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 .(■)OJNoL151,3.6.1992,p.4.0OJNoL358,8.12.1992,p.16.

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3.Forthepurposesofparagraph 1above,the
dryextractcontentofstarchesshallbedeterminedusing
themethodappliedtoflourinAnnexIItoCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1908/84('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2507/87(2).
4.Atthetimeofapplicationfortheexportrefundfor
thegoodstheapplicantmustdeclarethedry-extractcontentofthestarchesconcerned,unlessthisinformation
hasbeenrecordedbythecompetentauthoritiesreferred
toinArticle3(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,in
accordancewiththeprovisionsofthatparagraph.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1993.
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
MemberoftheCommission
oOJNoL178,5.7.1984,p.22.0OJNoL235,20.8.1987,p.10.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26February1993fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicableto
certaincerealsandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty
CNcode Descriptionofproducts(')Rateofrefund
per100kgofbasic
product(*)
10011000Durumwheat:
—usedunprocessed :
——onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 6,389
——inallothercases 11,616
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,orgrainsotherwiseworked(other
thanhulled,kibbled,orgerm)ofCNcode1104 4,300
——hulledgrainsofCNcode1104andstarchofCNcode1108 6,450
——germofCNcode1104 2,508
——glutenofCNcode1109 —
——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1101andgroatsandmealof
CNcode1103) 7,167
10019099Commonwheatandmeslin:
—usedunprocessed :
——onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcode190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 3,942
——inallothercases 7,167
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,orgrainsotherwiseworked(other
thanhulled,kibbled,orgerm)ofCNcode1104 4,300
——hulledgrainsofCNcode1104andstarchofCNcode1108 6,450
germofCNcode1104 2,508
——glutenofCNcode1109 —
——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1101,andgroatsandmealof
CNcode1103 7,167
10020000Rye:
—usedunprocessed 9,624
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,orpearledgrainsofCNcode1104 5,774
——rolledorflakedgrainsandhulledgrainsofCNcode1104 8,661
——germofCNcode1104 3,055
——starchofCNcode11081990 8,729
——glutenofCNcode23031090
——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1102) 9,624
10030080Barley:
—usedunprocessed 8,035
—usedintheformof:
——floursofCNcode1102,groatsandmealofCNcode1103,
orrolled,flakedorpearledgrainsofCNcode1104 5,625
——pelletsofCNcode1103 4,821
——germsofCNcode1104 3,055
——starchofCNcode11081990 8,729
——glutenofCNcode23031090 —
——other 8,035

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Rateofrefund
per100kgofbasic
product(*)CNcode Descriptionofproducts(')
10040000Oats:
—usedunprocessed 10,832
—usedintheformof:
pelletsofCNcode1103,andpearledgrainsofCNcode
1104 6,499
——rolledorflakedgrainsandhulledgrainsofCNcode1104 9,749
——germsofCNcode1104 3,055
starchofCNcode11081990 8,729
——glutenofCNcode23031090 —
——other 10,832
10059000Maize(Corn):
—usedunprocessed 8,729
—usedintheformof:
floursofCNcodes11022010and11022090 6,110
groatsandmealofCNcode1003androlledorflakedgrains
ofCNcode1104 6,983
——pelletsofCNcode1103 5,237
——hulledorperledgrainsofCNcode1104 7,856
germsofCNcode1104 3,055
—-starchofCNcode11081200 8,729
——glutenofCNcode23031011 3,491
——other 8,729
100620Roundgrainhuskedrice 21,229
Mediumgrainshuskedrice 22,010
Longgrainhuskedrice 22,010
ex100630Roundgrainwholly-milled rice 27,573
Mediumgrainwholly-milled rice 34,096
Longgrainwholly-milled rice 34,096
10064000Brokenrice:
—usedunprocessed 8,636,
—usedintheformof:
——flourofCNcode110230,groatsandmealorpelletsofCN
code1103 8,636
—-flakedgrainsofCN11041991 5,182
——starchofCNcode11081910 8,636
——other —
10070090Sorghum 5,814
11010000Wheatormeslinflour:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 4,634
—inallothercases 8,426
11021000 Ryeflour 19,231
11031130Durumwheatgroats:
11031150Durumwheatmeal:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 9,902
—inallothercases 18,004
11031190Commonwheatgroatsandspelt:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 4,634
—inallothercases 8,426
(')Thequantitiesofsemi-processed productsusedmustbemultiplied,asthecasemaybebythecoefficientsshownin
AnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No2744/75.
(*)RefundsforexportstotheRepublicsofSerbiaandMontenegromayonlybegrantedforhumanitarianaidsuppliedby
charitableorganizationsfulfillingtheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(a)andArticle3ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1432/92.