NoL101/40EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.4.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No684/97
of17April1997
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
marketinriceP),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
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
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
2993/95Q,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.
OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
4)OJNoL147,30.6.1995,p.55.
OJNoL312,23.12.1995,p.25.

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Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon18April1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17April1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof17April1997fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund
110220109200(') 30,80
110220109400(■) 26,40
110220909200(') 26,40
110290109100 30,12
110290109900 20,48
110290309100 38,83
110312009100 38,83
110313109100(') 39,60
110313109300(') 30,80
110313109500(') 26,40
1103139091000 26,40
110319109000 36,07
110319309100 31,12
110321009000 0,00
110329209000 20,48
110411909100 30,12
110412909100 43,14
110412909300 34,51
110419109000 0,00
110419509110 35,20
110419509130 28,60
110421109100 30,12
110421309100 30,12
110421509100 40,16
110421509300 32,13
110422209100 34,51
110422309100 36,67Productcode Refund
110423109100 33,00
110423109300 25,30
110429119000 0,00
110429519000 0,00
110429559000 0,00
110430109000 0,00
110430909000 5,50
110710119000 0,00
110710919000 35,74
110811009200 0,00
110811009300 0,00
110812009200 35,20
110812009300 35,20
110813009200 35,20
110813009300 35,20
110819109200 42,56
110819109300 42,56
110900009100 0,00
1702305190000 34,49
1702305990000 26,40
170230919000 34,49
170230999000 26,40
170240909000 26,40
170290509100 34,49
170290509900 26,40
170290759000 36,14
170290799000 25,08
210690559000 26,40
(')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 .