30.7.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL206/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2144/83
of29July1983
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiz­
ationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1451/82(2),andinparticularthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthat
whenrefundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenof
theexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregard
topricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommun­
itymarketontheonehandandpricesforcerealsand
cerealproductsontheother;whereasthesameArticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibrium
andthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeon
thecerealmarkets;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrules
tothepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshould
befixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobe
appliedtocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs(4);as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2560/77(*),provides
that,whenexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffsarebeingfixed,onlytheproducts
normallyusedinthemanufactureofcompound
feedingstuffsforwhicharefundmaybefixedshould
betakenintoaccount;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1913/69
of29September1969onthegrantingandtheadvancefixingoftheexportrefundoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs (6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No537/83O,providesthatcalculationoftheexport
refundmustbebasedontheaverageoftherefunds
grantedonthemostcommonlyusedbasiccereals,
adjustedonthebasisofthethresholdpriceinforce
duringthemonthofexportationandonthelevy
applicabletomaize;whereasthiscalculationmustalso
takeaccountofthecerealproductscontent;whereas,
therefore,intheinterestofsimplification ,compound
feedingstuffsshouldbeplacedincategoriesandthe
refundforeachcategoryshouldbefixedonthebasis
ofaquantityofmaizewhichisrepresentative ofthe
usualcerealproductscontentforthecategory
concerned ;whereas,furthermore ,theamountofthe
refundmustalsotakeintoaccountthepossibilities
andconditionsforthesaleofthoseproductsonthe
worldmarket,theneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarketandtheeconomicaspectofthe
export;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessary
tovarytherefundforcompoundfeedingstuffsaccord­
ingtocompositionanddestination ;whereas,for
purposesofvaryingtherefund,thedestinationzones
laiddowninAnnexIItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1124/77of27May1977redefiningthe
destinationzonesforexportrefundsorleviesandfor
certainexportlicencesforcerealsandrice(8)shouldbe
used;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.h)OJNoL164,14.6.1982,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.0OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.(«)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.0OJNoL63,9.3.1983,p.10.
(8)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.

NoL206/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.7.83
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andsubjecttoRegulation(EEC)No2743/75areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29July1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29July1983fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoSpecial
specification
forrefundNomenclature insimplifiedwording Refund
23.07BI Preparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredbyRegulation
(EEC)No2743/75,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup
fallingwithinsubheadings17.02Band21.07FIIormilkproducts
(fallingwithinheadingNos04.01,04.02,04.03and04.04and
subheadings17.02Aand21.07FI):
Ofamilkpowdercontentoflessthan50%byweightandofa
cerealproducts(')contentbyweight:
0510—Exceeding5%butnotexceeding10% 3,01(2)3,3800-0
1010—Exceeding10%butnotexceeding20% 6,01(2)6,76(2)0-0
2010—Exceeding20%butnotexceeding30% 12,03(2)13,51(2)0-0
3010—Exceeding30%butnotexceeding40% 18,04(2)20,27(2)O—O
4010—Exceeding40%butnotexceeding50% 24,06(2)27,0200—0
5010—Exceeding50%butnotexceeding60% 30,07(2)33,7800—(4)
6010—Exceeding60%butnotexceeding70% 36,09(2)40,53O0—0
7010—Exceeding70% 39,37(2)44,2200—O
(')'Cerealproducts'meanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheading11.02
G)oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
(2)ForexportstoZonesA,B,C,DandEspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77.
0Minimumcontentofmaizeand/orsorghoexceeding:0510:5%;1010:10%;2010:20%;3010:30%;4010:40%;
5010:50%;6010:60%;7010:60%.
Insofarasthisminimumisobserved,theserefundsshall,attherequestofthepartyconcerned,alsoapplywherethecereal
products'contentexceedsthemaximumspecifiedonthesameline.
0Forexporttootherthirdcountries.