1.3.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL62/35
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No531/85
of28February1985
fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessary
tovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingto
destination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No974/71(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No855/840,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindentandtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthedetailedrulesset
outabovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,thattherefundsshouldbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1018/84(2),andinparticularthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productsintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthat
whenrefundsarebeingfixed,accountmustbetaken
oftheexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwith
regardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsonthe
Communitymarketontheonehand,andpricesfor
cerealsandcerealproductsontheworldmarketon
theother;whereasthesameArticleprovidesthatitis
alsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthenatural
development ofpricesandtradeoncerealmarkets
and,furthermore ,totakeintoaccounttheeconomic
aspectoftheproposedexportsandtheneedtoavoid
disturbancesontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccount
whentherefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaras
wheatandryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,in
Article4ofRegulation (EEC)No2746/75;whereas
furthermore ,whentherefundontheseproductsis
beingcalculated,accountmustbetakenofthequanti­
tiesofcerealsrequiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereas
thesequantitieswerefixedinRegulationNo162/
67/EEC(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1607/710;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1
(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75,
exportedinthenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March
1985. (')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
OOJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.(6)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.0OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28February1985fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund
10.01BICommonwheatandmeslin
'forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein 12,00
—Ethiopie(3)
—otherthirdcountries24,50
0
10.01BIIDurumwheat
forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein 10,00
—otherthirdcountries 20,00
10.02 Rye
forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein
—otherthirdcountries10,00
20,00
10.03 Barley
forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein
—ZoneIIb)
—Japan
—otherthirdcountries31,00
38,00
10,00
10.04 Oats
forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein
—otherthirdcountries—
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing—
10.07BMillet —
10.07CGrainsorghum—
ex11.01AWheatflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to520 24,00
—ofanashcontentof521to600 24,00
—ofanashcontentof601to900 22,00
—ofanashcontentof901to1100 20,00
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650 19,00
—ofanashcontentof1651to1900 18,00

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(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund
ex11.01BRyeflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to700 24,00
—ofanashcontentof701to1150 24,00
—ofanashcontentof1151to1600 24,00
—ofanashcontentof1601to2000 24,00
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to1300(') 108,00
—ofanashcontentof0to1300(2) 103,00
—ofanashcontentof0to1300 92,00
—ofanashcontentofmorethan1300 86,00
11.02AIb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to520 24,00
(')Mealofwhichlessthan10%byweightiscapableofpassingthroughasieveof0,250mmmesh.
(2)Mealofwhichless,than10%byweightiscapableofpassingthroughasieveof0,160mmmesh.
(3)Forexportstobemadeonthebasisofacontractawardedfollowinganinvitationtotenderforthesupplyof
cerealsinthecontextofanemergencyaidoperationundertheLoméConvention .
N.B.ThezonesarethosedefinedinRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.5.1977),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No501/85(OJNoL60,28.2.1985).