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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2535/1999
of 30 November 1999
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-products exported in the form of
goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals(
1),aslastamendedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No
1253/1999(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December1995onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinrice(
3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98(4), and in
particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 13(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and
Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 providethat the difference between quotations of prices on theworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofeachof those Regulations and the prices within theCommunity may be covered by an export refund.
(2)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 of 30 May1994 laying down common implementing rules forgranting export refunds on certain agricultural productsexported in the form of goods not covered by Annex Ito the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount ofsuch refunds(
5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1702/1999(6),specifiestheproductsforwhicharateof
refund should be fixed, to be applied where these prod-uctsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedinAnnexBto Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B toRegulation (EC) No 3072/95 as appropriate.
(3)InaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraphofArticle4(1)of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94, the rate of the refundper 100 kilograms for each of the basic products inquestion must be fixed for each month.
(4)The commitments entered into with regard to refundswhich may be granted for the export of agriculturalproducts contained in goods not covered by Annex I tothe Treaty may be jeopardised by the fixing in advanceofhighrefundrates.Whereasitisthereforenecessarytotake precautionary measures in such situations without,however, preventing the conclusion of long-termcontracts.Whereasthefixingofaspecificrefundratefortheadvancefixingofrefundsisameasurewhichenables
these various objectives to be met.
(5)Now that a settlement has been reached between theEuropean Community and the United States of Americaon Community exports of pasta products to the UnitedStates and has been approved by Council Decision 87/482/EEC(
7),itisnecessarytodifferentiatetherefundon
goodsfallingwithinCNcodes19021100and190219according to their destination.
(6)Article 4(5)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 providesthat, in the absence of the proof referred to in Article4(5)(a) of that Regulation, a reduced rate of exportrefundhastobefixed,takingaccountoftheamountofthe production refund applicable, pursuant to Commis-sion Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93(
8), as last amended
byRegulation(EC)No87/1999(9),forthebasicproduct
inquestion,usedduringtheassumedperiodofmanufac-ture of the goods.
(7)The measures provided for in this Regulation are not inline with the opinion delivered by the Cereals Manage-mentCommittee.Therefore,pursuanttoArticle23(3)ofRegulation (EEC) No 1766/92, they must be notifiedforthwith to the Council. They should nevertheless beapplied without delay, in view of the need to ensurecontinuity of strict management taking account ofexpenditure forecasts and funds available in the budget,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products
appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 andlistedeitherinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92orinArticle 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, exported in theform of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No1766/92orinAnnexBtoamendedRegulation(EC)No3072/95respectively,areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 1999.
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4. (7) OJ L 275, 29.9.1987, p. 36.
(5) OJ L 136, 31.5.1994, p. 5. (8) OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112.
(6) OJ L 201, 31.7.1999, p. 30. (9) OJ L 9, 15.1.1999, p. 8.
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 November 1999.
For the Commission
Erkki LIIKANEN
Member of the Commission
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(EUR/100 kg)
Rateofrefundper100 kg
ofbasicproduct
CNcode Descriptionofproducts(1)Incase
ofadvance
fixingofrefundsOtherANNEX
to the CommissionRegulationof 30 November 1999 fixin g the rates of the refun ds applicable to certaincereals
and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
10011000 Durum wheat:
–on exports of goods falling within CN codes 190211 and 190219 to the United
States of America 0,621 0,621
–in other cases 0,955 0,955
10019099 Common wheat and meslin:
–on exports of goods falling within CN codes 190211 and 190219 to the United
States of America 2,177 2,177
–in other cases:
––where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94(2) 1,075 1,075
––in other cases 3,349 3,349
10020000 Rye 5,424 5,424
10030090 Barley 2,671 2,671
10040000 Oats 4,688 4,688
10059000 Maize (corn) used in the form of:
–starch:
––where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94(2) 2,193 2,193
––in other cases 5,035 5,035
–glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine, maltodextrine syrup of CN codes
17023051, 17023059, 17023091, 17023099, 17024090, 17029050,17029075, 17029079, 21069055(
3):
––where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94(2) 1,772 1,772
––in other cases 4,614 4,614
–other (including unprocessed) 5,035 5,035
Potato starch of CN code 11081300 similar to a product obtained from processedmaize:
–where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94(2) 2,193 2,193
–in other cases 5,035 5,035
ex 100630 Wholly-milled rice:
–round grain 11,556 11,556
–medium grain 11,556 11,556
–long grain 11,556 11,556
10064000 Broken rice 2,674 2,674
10070090 Sorghum 2,671 2,671
(1) Asfarasagriculturalproductsobtainedfromtheprocessingofabasicproductor/andassimilatedproductsareconcerned,thecoefficientsshowni nAnnexE οfamended
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 shall be applied (OJ L 136, 31.5.1994, p. 5).
(2) The goods concerned are listed in Annex I of amended Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112).
(3) ForsyrupsofCNcodesNC17023099,17024090and17026090,obtainedfrommixingglucoseandfructosesyrup,theexportrefundmaybegrantedonlyfort he
glucose syrup.