NoL131/30EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.6.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No978/96
of31May1996
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertaincerealandrice-products
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
whereasArticle4(5)(b)ofRegulation(EC)No1222/94
providesthat,intheabsenceoftheproofreferredtoin
Article4(5)(a)ofthatRegulation,areducedrateofexport
refundhastobefixed,takingaccountoftheamountof
theproductionrefundapplicable,pursuanttoCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No1722/93(8),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EC)No1516/95(9),forthebasicproductin
question,usedduringtheassumedperiodofmanufacture
ofthegoods;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No990/93(10),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1380/95(u),prohibits
tradebetweentheEuropeanCommunityandtheFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro);whereas
thisprohibitiondoesnotapplyincertainsituationsas
comprehensively listedinArticles2,4,5and7thereof
andinCouncilRegulation(EC)No462/96(12);whereas
accountshouldbetakenofthisfactwhenfixingthe
refunds;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle13(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)
No3072/95(4),andinparticularArticle14(3)thereof,
WhereasArticle13(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
andArticle17(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providethatthedifferencebetweenquotationsofprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
eachofthoseRegulationsandthepriceswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No1222/94of
30May1994layingdowncommonimplementing rules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncertainagricultural
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty,andthecriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No229/96(%specifiestheproductsforwhicharate
ofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwherethese
productsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedin
AnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No1766/92orinAnnexB
toRegulation(EEC)No1418/76asappropriate;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1222/94,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
Whereas,nowthatasettlementhasbeenreachedbetween
theEuropeanCommunityandtheUnitedStatesof
AmericaonCommunityexportsofpastaproductstothe
UnitedStatesandhasbeenapprovedbyCouncilDecision
87/482/EEC(7),itisnecessarytodifferentiatetherefund
ongoodsfallingwithinCNcodes19021100and
190219accordingtotheirdestination;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicabletothebasic
productsappearinginAnnexAtoRegulation(EC)
No1222/94andlistedeitherinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No1766/92orinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1418/76,exportedintheformofgoodslistedin
AnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No1766/92orinAnnexB
toRegulation(EEC)No1418/76respectively ,arehereby
fixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation.
2.RefundsonexportstotheFederalRepublicof
Yugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro)maybegrantedonly
wheretheconditionslaiddowninamendedRegulation
(EEC)No990/93andRegulation(EC)No462/96are
observed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1996.
')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
2)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
<)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
5)OJNoL136,31.5.1994,p.5.
6)OJNoL30,8.2.1996,p.24.
^OJNoL275,29.9.1987,p.36.f)OJNoL159,1.7.1993,p.112.
(')OJNoL147,30.6.1995,p.49.
(10)OJNoL102,28.4.1993,p.14.
(")OJNoL138,21.6.1995,p.1.
(1JOJNoL65,15.3.1996,p.1.

1.6.96 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL131/31
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31May1996.
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
MemberoftheCommission

NoL131/32EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.6.96
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31May1996fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertain
cerealsandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
CNcode Descriptionofproducts(')Rateofrefund
per100kgofbasic
product
10011000Durumwheat:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica _
—inothercases —
10019099Commonwheatandmesiin:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica
—inothercases:
——wherepursuanttoArticle4(5)ofRegulation(EC)No
1222/940
——inothercases —
10020000Rye 3,000
10030090Barley 1,270
10040000Oats 0,500
10059000Maize(corn)usedintheformof:
—starch:
——wherepursuanttoArticle4(5)ofRegulation(EC)No
1222/94(2)
——inothercases —
—glucose,glucosesyrup,maltodextrine ,maltodextrine syrupof
CNcodes17023051,17023059,17023091,17023099,
17024090,17029050,17029075,17029079,21069055(3):
——wherepursuanttoArticle4(5)ofRegulation(EC)No
1222/94(2)
——inothercases —
—other(includingunprocessed)—
PotatostarchofCNcode11081300similartoaproductobtained
fromprocessedmaize:
—wherepursuanttoArticle4(5)ofRegulation (EC)No
1222/94(x)
—inothercases —
100620Huskedrice:
—roundgrain 21,700
—mediumgrain 19,320
—longgrain 19,320
ex100630Wholly-milled rice:
—roundgrain '28,000
—mediumgrain 28,000
—longgrain 28,000
10064000Brokenriceusedintheformof:
—starchofCNcode11081910:
——wherepursuanttoArticle4(5)ofRegulation (EC)No
1222/94(2)
——inothercases —
—other(includingunprocessed)—

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CNcode Descriptionofproducts(')Rateofrefund
per100kgofbasic
product
10070090Sorghum 1,270
110100Wheatormesiinflour:
—onexportsofgoodsfalling
190219totheUnitedStateswithinCNcodes
ofAmerica190211and
—inothercases —
11021000Ryeflour 4,110
11031110Groatsanddurumwheatmeal:
—onexportsofgoodsfalling
190219totheUnitedStateswithinCNcodes
ofAmerica190211and
—inothercases —
11031190Commonwheatgroatsandspelt:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica190211and
l—inothercases —
(')Asfarasagriculturalproductsobtainedfromtheprocessingofabasicproductor/andassimilatedproductsareconcerned,
thecoefficientsshowninAnnexEofamendedCommissionRegulation(EC)No1222/94shallbeapplied(OJNoL136,
31.5.1994,p.5).
(2)ThegoodsconcernedarelistedinAnnex1ofamendedRegulation(EEC)No1722/93(OJNoL159,1.7.1993,p.112).
(')ForsyrupsofCNcodes17023099,17024090and17026090,obtainedfrommixingglucoseandfructosesyrup,the
exportrefundmaybegrantedonlyfortheglucosesyrup.