NoL91/68HENI OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.4.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No661/96
of11April1996
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1863/95(2),andinparticularArticle13(4)thereof,avoiddisturbancesontheCommunitymarketandthe
economicaspectoftheexport;
Whereas,however,infixingtherateofrefunditwould
seemadvisabletobaseitatthistimeonthedifferencein
thecostofrawinputswidelyusedincompoundfeeding­
stuffsastheCommunityandworldmarkets,allowing
moreaccurateaccounttobetakenofthecommercial
conditionsunderwhichsuchproductsareexported;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;whereas
itmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No990/93(4),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1380/95(^prohibits
tradebetweentheEuropeanCommunityandtheFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro);whereas
thisprohibitiondoesnotapplyincertainsituationsas
comprehensively listedinArticles2,4,5and7thereof
andinCouncilRegulation(EC)No462/96(*);whereas
accountshouldbetakenofthisfactwhenfixingthe
refunds;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,WhereasArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasRegulation(EC)No1517/95of29June1995
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1766/92asregardsthearrangementsfor
theexportandimportofcompoundfeedingstuffsbased
oncerealsandamendingRegulation(EC)No1162/95
layingdownspecialdetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesystemofimportandexportlicencesforcerealsand
rice(3)inArticle2laysdowngeneralrulesforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereasthatcalculationmustalsotakeaccountofthe
cerealproductscontent;whereasintheinterestofsimpli­
fication,therefundshouldbepaidinrespectoftwocate­
goriesof'cerealproducts',namelyformaize,themost
commonlyusedcerealinexportedcompoundfeedsand
maizeproducts,andfor'othercereals',thesebeing
eligiblecerealproductsexcludingmaizeandmaize
products;whereasarefundshouldbegrantedinrespectof
thequantityofcerealproductspresentinthecompound
feedingstuff ;Article1
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No1766/92andsubjectto
Regulation(EC)No1517/95areherebyfixedasshownin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
Whereasfurthermore ,theamountoftherefundmustalso
takeintoaccountthepossibilitiesandconditionsforthe
saleofthoseproductsontheworldmarket,theneedtoArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon12April1996.
(<)OJNoL102,28.4.1993,p.14.0OJNoL138,21.6.1995,p.1.
6OJNoL65,15.3.1996,p.1.(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
I1)OJNoL179,29.7.1995,p.1.
3OJNoL147,30.6.1995,p.51.

12.4.96 EN NoL91/69 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11April1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof11April1996fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs
Productcodebenefittingfromexportrefund('):
23091011000,23091013000,23091031000,
23091033000,23091051000,23091053000,
23099031000,23099033000,23099041000,
23099043000,23099051000,23099053000.
(ECU/tonne)
Cerealproducts(2) Amountofrefund(3)
Maizeandmaizeproducts:
CNcodes07099060,07129019,1005,110220,
110313,11032940,11041950,110423,
19041010 15,00
Cerealproducts(2)excludingmaizeandmaize
products 0,00
(')TheproductcodesaredefinedinSector5oftheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.
12.1987,pi),amended.
(2)Forthepurposesoftherefundonlythestarchcomingfromcerealproductsistakenintoaccount
Cerealproductsmeanstheproductsfallingwithinsubheadings07099060and07129019,Chapter10,andheadings
Nos1101,1102,1103and1104(excludingsubheading110430)andthecerealscontentoftheproductsfallingwithin
subheadings19041010and19041090ofthecombinednomenclature .Thecerealscontentinproductsunder
subheadings19041010and19041090ofthecombinednomenclatureisconsideredtobeequaltotheweightofthis
finalproduct.
Norefundispaidforcerealswheretheoriginofthestarchcannotbeclearlyestablishedbyanalysis.
(3)RefundsonexportstotheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro)maybegrantedonlywherethe
conditionslaiddowninamendedRegulations (EEC)No990/93and(EC)No462/96areobserved.