27.11.92 NoL346/52 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3409/92
of26November 1992
fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaraswheat
andryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,inArticle4
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;whereasfurthermore,
whentherefundontheseproductsisbeingcalculated,
accountmustbetakenofthequantitiesofcereals
requiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereasthesequantities
werefixedinCommissionRegulationNo162/67/EEC(*),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No468/92P);HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1738/92(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2)thereof,Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestina­
tion:
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;WhereasArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductsinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(3)providesthatwhenrefunds
arebeingfixed,accountmustbetakenoftheexisting
situationandthefuturetrendwithregardtopricesand
availabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunitymarketonthe
onehand,andpricesforcerealsandcerealproductson
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesameArticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibrium
andthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeoncereal
marketsand,furthermore ,totakeintoaccountthe
economicaspectoftheproposedexportsandtheneedto
avoiddisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(8),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(9),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthedetailedrulesset
outabovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandontheworld
market,thattherefundsshouldbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto:Whereasexportpossibilitiesexistforaquantityof50000
tonnesofryeflourtocertaindestinations ;whereasthe
procedurelaiddowninArticle9(4)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No891/89(4),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2804/92(*),shouldbeused;whereas
accountshouldbetakenofthiswhentherefundsare
fixed;
>
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2746/75
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
therefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1432/92(10)as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2015/92("),prohibits
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL171,26.6.1992,p.47.(6)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
OOJNoL53,28.2.1992,p.15.
(8)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.
(10)OJNoL151,3.6.1992,p.4.
("OJNoL205,22.7.1992,p.2.(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.0OJNoL94,7.4.1989,p.13.0OJNoL282,26.9.1992,p.40.

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tradebetweentheCommunityandtheRepublicsof
SerbiaandMontenegro ;whereasthisprohibitiondoes
notapplytocertainsituationsasgiveninthelimitative
enumerationlaiddowninArticles2and3;whereasthis
shouldbetakenintoaccountwhenrefundsarefixed;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),
(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,exportedin
thenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon27November
1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26November1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

NoL346/54 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.11.92
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26November1992fixingexportrefundsoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(') Amountofrefund(2)
07099060000 — —
07129019000 — —
10011010000 — —
10011090000 04 50,00
02 20,00
10019091000 01 0
10019099000 04 60,00
05 21,00
02 20,00
10020000000 03 21,00
02 20,00
10030010000 06 63,00
02 0
10030090000 04 63,00
02 20,00
10040010000 — —
10040090000 — —
10051090000 — —
10059000000 04 80,00
02 0
10070090000 — —
10082000000 — —
11010000100 01 96,00
11010000130 01 90,00
11010000150 01 83,00
11010000170 01 77,00
11010000180 01 72,00
11010000190 — —
11010000900 — —
11021000500 01 123,50(J)
11021000700 — —
11021000900 — —
11031110200 01 140,00
11031110400 01 120,00
11031110900 01 0
11031190200 01 96,00
11031190800 — —

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(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Allthirdcountries,
02Otherthirdcountries,
03Switzerland,AustriaandLiechtenstein ,
04Switzerland,Austria,Liechtenstein ,CeiitaandMelilla,.
05Poland,
06zoneIIc).
(2)RefundsforexportstotheRepublicsofSerbiaandMontenegromayonlybegrantedforhumanitarianaid
suppliedbycharitableorganizationsfulfillingtheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(a)andArticle3ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1432/92.
(3)RefundfixedundertheprocedurelaiddowninArticle9(4)ofamendedRegulation(EEC)No891/89inrespect
ofaquantityof50000tonnesofryeflourdestinedforallthirdcountries.
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2145/92(OJNoL214,
30.7.1992,p.20).