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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3353/85
of29November 1985
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,arebeingfixed,onlytheproductsnormallyusedinthe
manufactureofcompoundfeedingstuffsforwhicha
refundmaybefixedshouldbetakenintoaccount;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1018/84(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1913/69of
29September1969onthegrantingandtheadvance
fixingoftheexportrefundoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs (*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
537/83Q,providesthatcalculationoftheexportrefund
mustbebasedontheaverageoftherefundsgrantedon
themostcommonlyusedbasiccereals,adjustedonthe
basisofthethresholdpriceinforceduringthemonthof
exportationandonthelevyapplicabletomaize;whereas
thiscalculationmustalsotakeaccountofthecereal
productscontent;whereas,therefore,intheinterestof
simplification ,compoundfeedingstuffsshouldbeplaced
incategoriesandtherefundforeachcategoryshouldbe
fixedonthebasisofaquantityofmaizewhichisrepre­
sentativeoftheusualcerealproductscontentforthecate­
goryconcerned;whereas,furthermore ,theamountofthe
refundmustalsotakeintoaccountthepossibilitiesand
conditionsforthesaleofthoseproductsontheworld
market,theneedtoavoiddisturbancesontheCommu­
nitymarketandtheeconomicaspectoftheexport;WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexis­
tingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardtoprices
andavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunitymarketon
theonehandandpricesforcerealsandcerealproducts
ontheother;whereasthesameArticleprovidesthatitis
alsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthenatural
developmentofpricesandtradeonthecerealmarkets;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshouldbe
fixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;Whereas,however,infixingtherateofrefunditwould
seemadvisabletobaseitatthistimeonthedifferencein
thecostofrawinputswidelyusedincompoundfeeding­
stuffsasbetweentheCommunityandworldmarkets,allo­
wingmoreaccurateaccounttobetakenofthecommer­
cialconditionsunderwhichsuchproductsareexported;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcompoundfeedingstuffsaccordingto
compositionanddestination ;whereas,forpurposesof
varyingtherefund,thedestinationzoneslaiddownin
AnnexIItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/77
of27May1977redefiningthedestinationzonesfor
exportrefundsorleviesandforcertainexportlicencesfor
cerealsandrice(8),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
501/85(9),shouldbeused;WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobeapplied
tocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (4),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2560/77(*),providesthat,when
exportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
OOJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.1.
OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(<)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.
(4OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.(6)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.
OOJNoL63,9.3.1983,p.10.
(8)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.
'OJNoL60,28.2.1985,p.26.

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Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforin
Article2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No974/71(>),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No855/84(2),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andsubjectto
Regulation(EEC)No2743/75areherebyfixedasshown
intheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29November1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(2)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29November1985fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal­
basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
No.Special
specification
forrefundNomenclature insimplifiedwording Refund
23.07BI
0510
1010
2010
3010
4010
5010
6010
7010Preparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredbyRegulation
(EEC)No2743/75,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup
fallingwithinsubheadings17.02Band21.07FIIormilkproducts
(fallingwithinheadingNos04.01,04.02,04.03and04.04and
subheadings17.02Aand21.07FI):
Ofamilkpowdercontentoflessthan50%byweightandofa
cerealproducts(')contentbyweight:
—Exceeding5%butnotexceeding10%
—Exceeding10%butnotexceeding20%
—Exceeding20%butnotexceeding30%
—Exceeding30%butnotexceeding40%
—Exceeding40%butnotexceeding50%
—Exceeding50%butnotexceeding60%
—Exceeding60%butnotexceeding70%
—Exceeding70%4,7304,8400-C)
9,4709,6900—0
18,94019,3800—0
28,41(2)29,06(2)O—(4)
37,88038,750(3)—(<)
47,34(2)48,44(2)0—0
56,81(2)58,1300—0
61,98(2)63,41(2)0—(4)
(')'CerealproductsmeanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheading11.02G)of
theCommonCustomsTariff.
(2)ForexportstoZonesA,B,C,DandEspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No501/85.
(3)Minimumcontentofmaizeand/orsorghumexceeding :0510:5%;1010:10%;2010:20%;3010:30%;4010:40%;5010:
50%;6010:60%;7010:60%.
Insofarasthisminimumisobserved,theserefundsshall,attherequestofthepartyconcerned,alsoapplywherethecerealproducts'
contentexceedsthemaximumspecifiedonthesameline.
0Forexporttootherthirdcountries.