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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2459/85
of30August1985
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
feedingstuffsforwhicharefundmaybefixedshould
betakenintoaccount;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1913/69
of29September1969onthegrantingandtheadvance
fixingoftheexportrefundoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs (6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No537/830,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;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiz­
ationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1018/84(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
andthenaturaldevelopment ofpricesandtradeon
thecerealmarkets;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrules
tothepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshould
befixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobe
appliedtocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (4),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2560/77(5),provides
that,whenexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs arebeingfixed,onlytheproducts
normallyusedinthemanufacture ofcompoundWhereas,however,infixingtherateofrefunditwould
seemadvisabletobaseitatthistimeonthedifference
inthecostofrawinputswidelyusedincompound
feedingstuffs asbetweentheCommunityandworld
markets,allowingmoreaccurateaccounttobetaken
ofthecommercial conditionsunderwhichsuch
productsareexported;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessary
tovarytherefundforcompoundfeedingstuffsaccord­
ingtocompositionanddestination ;whereas,for
purposesofvaryingtherefund,thedestinationzones
laiddowninAnnexIItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1124/77of27May1977redefiningthe
destinationzonesforexportrefundsorleviesandfor
certainexportlicencesforcerealsandrice(8),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No501/85(9),should
beused;
(»)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.
OOJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.(6)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.
0OJNoL63,9.3.1983,p.10.
(8)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.
(>)OJNoL60,28.2.1985,p.26.

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WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No974/71('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No855/84(2),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent,andtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;Article1
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andsubject
toRegulation(EEC)No2743/75areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30August1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(>)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
OOJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30August1985fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoSpecial
specification
forrefundNomenclature insimplifiedwording Refund
23.07BI
0510Preparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredbyRegulation
(EEC)No2743/75,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup
fallingwithinsubheadings17.02Band21.07FIIormilkproducts
(fallingwithinheadingNos04.01,04.02,04.03and04.04and
subheadings17.02Aand21.07FI):
Ofamilkpowdercontentoflessthan50%byweightandofa
cerealproducts(')contentbyweight:
—Exceeding5%butnotexceeding10% 3,11(2)4,05(2)0—0
1010—Exceeding10%butnotexceeding20% 6,22(2)8,09(2)O-0
2010—Exceeding20%butnotexceeding30% 12,45(2)16,19(2)0—0
3010—Exceeding30%butnotexceeding40% 18,67(2)24,28(2)(3)—0 I 4010—Exceeding40%butnotexceeding50% 24,90(2)32,38(2)0—0
5010—Exceeding50%butnotexceeding60% 31,12(2)40,4700—0 l 6010—Exceeding60%butnotexceeding70% 37,34(2)48,57(2)0-0
7010—Exceeding70% 40,74(2)52,9800—0
(')'CerealproductsmeanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheading11.02
G)oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
(2)ForexportstoZonesA,B,C,DandEspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77,aslastamended,byRegulation
(EEC)No501/85.
(3)Minimumcontentofmaizeand/orsorghumexceeding :0510:5%;1010:10%;2010:20%;3010:30%;4010:40%;
5010:50%;6010:60%;7010:60%.
Insofarasthisminimumisobserved,theserefundsshall,attherequestofthepartyconcerned,alsoapplywherethecereal
products'contentexceedsthemaximumspecifiedonthesameline.
(*)Forexporttootherthirdcountries.