28.li.97HEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L326/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2359/97
of27November 1997
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 :
WhereasArticle4ofCommissionRegulation(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 .(')OJL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
(3)OJL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(4)OJL147,30.6.1995,p.55.
MOJL312,23.12.1995,p.25.

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Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon28November1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27November1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27November1997fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund Productcode Refund
110220109200(') 28,06 110423109100 30,06
110220109400(■) 24,05 110423109300 23,05
110220909200(') 24,05 110429119000 8,69
110290109100 24,14 110429519000 8,52
110290109900 16,41110429559000 8,52
110290309100 29,66110430109000 2,13
110312009100 29,66110430909000 5,01
110313109100(') 36,07110710119000 15,17
110313109300(') 28,06110710919000 28,64
110313109500(') 24,05110811009200 17,04
110811009300 17,04110313909100(') 24,05
110319109000110812009200 32,0632,04110812009300 32,06110319309100 24,94110813009200 32,06110321009000 8,69110813009300 32,06110329209000 16,41110819109200 63,84
110411909100 24,14110819109300' 63,84
110412909100 32,96110900009100 0,00
110412909300 26,37170230519000(2) 35,86
110419109000 8,69 170230599000j2) 27,46
110419509110 32,06 170230919000 35,86
110419509130 26,05 170230999000 27,46
110421109100 24,14 170240909000 27,46
110421309100 24,14 170290509100 35,86
110421509100 32,18 170290509900 27,46
110421509300 25,74 170290759000 37,58
110422209100 26,37 170290799000 26,08
110422309100 28,02 210690559000 27,46
(')Norefundshallbegrantedonproductsgivenaheattreatmentresultinginpregelatinization ofthestarch.
(2)RefundsaregrantedinaccordancewithCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2730/75(OJL281,1.11.1975,p.20),amended.
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJL366,24.12.1987,p.1),
amended .