NoL60/32EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.3.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No377/97
of28February1997
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle13
(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95of
22December1995onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),andinparticularArticle13(3)thereof,criteriatobetakenintoaccountwhentherefundon
theseproductsisbeingcalculated;
Whereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasisof
theash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatandstarch
contentoftheindividualproductconcerned,thiscontent
beingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthequantityofbasic
productactuallyincorporatedintheprocessedproduct;
Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspectof
potentialexportsandinparticularthenatureandorigin
oftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproductsprocessed
fromcereals,theinsignificance ofCommunityparticipa­
tioninworldtrademakesitunnecessarytofixanexport
refundatthepresenttime;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestina­
tion;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;whereas
itmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereascertainprocessedmaizeproductsmayundergoa
heattreatmentfollowingwhicharefundmightbegranted
thatdoesnotcorrespondtothequalityoftheproduct;
whereasitshouldthereforebespecifiedthatonthese
products,containingpregelatinized starch,noexport
refundistobegranted;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,WhereasArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92and
Article13ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95providethat
thedifferencebetweenquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthoseRegu­
lationsandpricesforthoseproductswithintheCommu­
nitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle13ofRegulation (EC)No3072/95
providesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixedaccountmust
betakenoftheexistingsituationandthefuturetrend
withregardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcereals,riceand
brokenriceontheCommunitymarketontheonehand
andpricesforcereals,rice,brokenriceandcereal
productsontheworldmarketontheother,whereasthe
sameArticlesprovidethatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesand
tradeonthemarketsincerealsandriceand,furthermore ,
totakeintoaccounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposed
exports,andtheneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarket;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
WhereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulation(EC)No
1518/95(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
2993/95(*),ontheimportandexportsystemforproducts
processedfromcerealsandfromricedefinesthespecificArticle1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92andinArticle1(1)
(c)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95andsubjecttoRegula­
tion(EC)No1518/95areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
(-1)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(*)OJNoL147,30.6.1995,p.55.
4OJNoL312,23.12.1995,p.25.

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Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28February1997fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund Productcode Refund
110220109200(') 48,17 110423109100 51,62
110220109400(') 41,29 110423109300 39,57
110220909200(') 41,29 110429119000 15,45
110290109100 28,79 110429519000 15,15
110290109900 19,57110429559000 15,15
110290309100 42,48110430109000 3,79
110312009100 42,48110430909000 8,60
110313109100(') 61,94110710119000 26,97
110313109300(') 48,17110710919000 34,16
110313109500(') 41,29110811009200 30,30
110313909100(') 41,29110811009300 30,30
110812009200 55,06110319109000 32,08110812009300 55,06110319309100 29,74110813009200 55,06110321009000 15,45110813009300 55,06110329209000 19,57110819109200 37,24
110411909100 28,79110819109300 37,24
110412909100 47,20110900009100 0,00
110412909300 37,76170230519000(2) 61,86
110419109000 15,45170230599000(*) 47,36
110419509110 55,06 170230919000 61,86
110419509130 44,73 170230999000 47,36
110421109100 28,79 170240909000 47,36
110421309100 28,79 170290509100 61,86
110421509100 38,38 170290509900 47,36
110421509300 30,70 170290759000 64,82
110422209100 37,76 170290799000 44,99
110422309100 40,12 210690559000 47,36
(')Norefundshallbegrantedonproductsgivenaheattreatmentresultinginpregelatinization ofthestarch.
(2)RefundsaregrantedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No2730/75(OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20),amended.
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1),
amended .