EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 2. 98 L 27/45
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 278/98
of 2 February 1998
altering the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular the
fourth subparagraph of Article 13 (2) thereof,
Whereas the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or
rye flour, groats and meal were fixed by CommissionRegulation (EC) No 222/98 (
3);
Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
contained in Regulation (EC) No 222/98 to the informa-tion known to the Commission that the export refunds atpresent in force should be altered to the amounts set outin the Annex hereto;
Whereas possibilities exist for a quantity of 100 000
tonnes of maize to be exported to certain destinationsunder invitations to tender issued by the World FoodProgramme; whereas the procedure laid down in Article 7(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 (
4), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 932/97 (5), should be
used; whereas account should be taken of this when therefunds are fixed;Whereas the representative market rates defined in
Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (
6), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 (7), are used
to convert amounts expressed in third country currenciesand are used as the basis for determining the agriculturalconversion rates of the Member States’ currencies;whereas detailed rules on the application and determina-tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu-lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (
8), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1482/96 (9),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (a),
(b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, exported inthe natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC)No 222/98 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex tothis Regulation in respect of the products set out therein.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37. (6) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 23, 30. 1. 1998, p. 11. (7) OJ L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2. (8) OJ L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 106.
(5) OJ L 135, 27. 5. 1997, p. 2. (9) OJ L 188, 27. 7. 1996, p. 22.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 2. 98 L 27/46
(ECU / tonne)
Product code Destination (1) Amount of refund(ECU / tonne)
Product code Destination (1) Amount of refundANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 2 February 1998 altering the export refunds on cereals and on
wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
1001 10 00 9200 ¾¾
1001 10 00 9400 ¾¾
1001 90 91 9000 ¾¾
1001 90 99 9000 03 5,50
02 0
1002 00 00 9000 03 25,00
02 0
1003 00 10 9000 ¾¾
1003 00 90 9000 03 13,00
02 0
1004 00 00 9200 ¾¾
1004 00 00 9400 ¾¾
1005 10 90 9000 ¾¾
1005 90 00 9000 04 25,00 (3)
03 15,00
02 ¾
1007 00 90 9000 ¾¾
1008 20 00 9000 ¾¾1101 00 11 9000 ¾¾
1101 00 15 9100 01 18,00
1101 00 15 9130 01 17,00
1101 00 15 9150 01 15,50
1101 00 15 9170 01 14,50
1101 00 15 9180 01 13,50
1101 00 15 9190 ¾¾
1101 00 90 9000 ¾¾
1102 10 00 9500 01 36,50
1102 10 00 9700 ¾¾
1102 10 00 9900 ¾¾
1103 11 10 9200 ¾¾ (2)
1103 11 10 9400 ¾¾ (2)
1103 11 10 9900 ¾¾
1103 11 90 9200 01 0 (2)
1103 11 90 9800 ¾¾
(1) The destinations are identified as follows:
01 All third countries,02 Other third countries,03 Switzerland, Liechtenstein,04 Tanzania, Burundi, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of Congo.
(
2) No refund is granted when this product contains compressed meal.
(3) Refund fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 7 (4) of amended Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 in respect of a quantity of 100 000 tonnes of maize to
be exported to Tanzania, Burundi, the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) and the Democratic Republic of Congo, under invitations to tender issued by theWorld Food Programme.
NB: The zones are those defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92 (OJ L 214, 30. 7. 1992, p. 20).