1.10.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL274/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2870/91
of30September1991
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,economicaspectoftheproposedexports,andtheneedto
avoiddisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,WhereasArticle6ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2744/75of29October1975ontheimportandexport
systemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfrom
riceQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1906/87(8),definesthespecificcriteriatobetakeninto
accountwhentherefundontheseproductsisbeing
calculated;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3577/90(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2)thereof,
Whereas,onthebasisofthecriterialaiddowninRegula­
tion(EEC)No2744/75,particularaccountshouldbe
takenofthepricesandquantitiesofbasicproductsused
tocalculatethevariablecomponentofthelevy;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(4),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle17(2)thereof, Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketinproductsprocessed
fromcerealsandricethattheexportrefundshouldbe
fixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices; HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75and
Article17ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76providethat
thedifferencebetweenquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthoseRegu­
lationsandpricesforthoseproductswithintheCommu­
nitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;Whereaswhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccount
shouldbetakenofthequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedto
determinethevariablecomponentofthelevy;whereas
thequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedforcertainprocessed
productsmayvaryaccordingtotheenduseofthe
product;whereas,dependingonthemanufacturing
processused,productsotherthanthemainproductare
obtained,thequantityandvalueofwhichmayvarywith
thenatureandqualityofthemainproductsbeingmanu­
factured;whereascumulationoftherefundsonthe
variousproductsmanufacturedbyasingleprocessfrom
thesamebasicproductmaymakeitpossible,incertain
cases,toexporttothirdcountriesatpriceswhichare
lowerthanworldmarketprices;whereastherefundon
certainproductsshouldthereforebelimitedtoanamount
which,whileallowingaccesstotheworldmarket,will
ensurethattheaimsofthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsarerespected;WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/750,andArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1431/76(6)layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsoncerealsandricerespectivelyandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,providethatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexis­
tingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardtoprices
andavailabilitiesofcereals,riceandbrokenriceonthe
Communitymarketontheonehandandpricesfor
cereals,rice,brokenriceandcerealproductsontheworld
marketontheother;whereasthesameArticlesprovide
thatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthe
naturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeonthemarketsin
cerealsandriceand,furthermore ,totakeintoaccountthe
('OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.Whereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasisof
theash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatandstarch
contentoftheindividualproductconcerned,thiscontent
beingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthequantityofbasic
productactuallyincorporatedintheprocessedproduct;
oOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.
(8)OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.0OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.
OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
Ì6)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.

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aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman.Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspectof
potentialexportsandinparticularthenatureandorigin
oftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproductsprocessed
fromcereals,theinsignificanceofCommunityparticipa­
tioninworldtrademakesitunnecessarytofixanexport
refundatthepresenttime;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination ;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(2),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,overHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andinArticle1(1)(c)of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/79andsubjecttoRegulation
(EEC)No2744/75areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1October1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30September1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30September1991fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund Productcode Refund
11022010100 104,33 11042310100 111,78
11022010300 89,42 11042310300 85,70
11022010900 — 11042310900 —
11022090100 89,42 11042911000 —
11022090900 — 11042915000 —
11023000000 — 11042919000 — .
11029010100 131,52 11042991000 92,71
11029010900 89,43 11042995000 97,18
11029030100 143,82 11043010000 23,18
11029030900— 11043090000 18,63
11031200100 143,82 11071011000 165,02
11031200900 — 11071091000 156,07
11031311100 134,14 11081100200 185,42
11031311300 104,33 11081100300 185,42
11031311500 89,42 11081100800—
11031311900 — 11081200200 119,23
11031319100 134,14 11081200300 119,23
11031319300 104,33 11081200800
11031319500 89,42 11081300200 119,23
11031319900 — 11081300300 119,23
11031390100 89,42 11081300800—
11031390900 — 11081400200—
11031400000 — 11081400300—
11031910000 97,18 11081400800—
11031930100 135,90 11081910200 191,22
11031930900 — 11081910300 191,22
11032100000 94,56 11081910800—
11032920000 89,43 11081990200—
11032930000■— 11081990300—
11032940000 76,01 11081990800—
11041190100 131,52 11090000100 0,00
11041190900— 11090000900— '
11041290100 159,80 17023051000 155,75
11041290300 127,84 17023059000 119,23
11041290900 — 17023091000 155,75
11041910000 94,56 17023099000 119,23
11041950110 119,23 17024090000 119,23
11041950130 96,88 17029050100 155,75
11041950150 — 17029050900 119,23
11041950190 — 17029075000 163,20
11041950900 — 17029079000 113,27
11041991000 — 21069055000 119,23
11042110100 131,52 23021010000 20,39
11042110900 — 23021090100 20,39
11042130100 131,52 23021090900 —
11042130900 — 23022010000 20,39
11042150100 175,36 23022090100 20,39
11042150300 140,29 23022090900—
11042150900 — 23023010000 20,39
11042210100 127,84 23023090000 20,39
11042210900 — 23024010000 20,39
11042230100 135,83 23024090000 20,39
11042230900 — 23031011100 59,62
11042250000 — 23031011900—
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.12.
1987,p.1).