i.2.97IEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL31/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No175/97
of31January1997
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,theinsignificanceofCommunityparticipa­
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.
C-)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
(5)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(4)OJNoL147,30.6.1995,p.55.
OOJNoL312,23.12.1995,p.25.

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Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31January1997fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund Productcode Refund
110220109200(<) 50,48 110423109100 54,09
110220109400(') 43,27 110423109300 41,47
110220909200(') 43,27 110429119000 6,62
110290109100 33,11 110429519000 6,49
110290109900 22,51110429559000 6,49
110290309100 44,68110430109000 1,62
110312009100 44,68110430909000 9,02
110313109100(') 64,91110710119000 11,55
110313109300(') 50,48110710919000 39,28
110313109500(') 43,27110811009200 12,98
110313909100(') 43,27110811009300 12,98
110319109000110812009200 57,7032,42
110319309100110812009300 57,7034,21110813009200 57,70110321009000 6,62110813009300 57,70110329209000 22,51110819109200 34,49
110411909100 33,11110819109300 34,49
110412909100 49,64110900009100 0,00
110412909300 39,71170230519000(2) 59,92
110419109000 6,62170230599000(2) 45,87
110419509110 57,70 170230919000 59,92
110419509130 46,88 170230999000 45,87
110421109100 33,11 170240909000 45,87
110421309100 33,11 170290509100 59,92
110421509100 44,14 170290509900 45,87
110421509300 35,31 170290759000 62,79
110422209100 39,71 170290799000 43,58
110422309100 42,19 210690559000 45,87
(')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 .