1.6.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL138/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1461/91
of31May1991
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,economicaspectoftheproposedexports,andtheneedto
avoiddisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity, WhereasArticle6ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2744/75of29October1975ontheimportandexport
systemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfrom
rice0,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
variousproductsmanufactured byasingleprocessfrom
thesamebasicproductmaymakeitpossible,incertain
cases,toexporttothirdcountriesatpriceswhichare
lowerthanworldmarketprices;whereastherefundon
certainproductsshouldthereforebelimitedtoanamount
which,whileallowingaccesstotheworldmarket,will
ensurethattheaimsofthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsarerespected;WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75(*),andArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1431/76(6)layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsoncerealsandricerespectivelyandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,providethatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexis­
tingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardtoprices
andavailabilitiesofcereals,riceandbrokenriceonthe
Communitymarketontheonehandandpricesfor
cereals,rice,brokenriceandcerealproductsontheworld
marketontheother;whereasthesameArticlesprovide
thatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthe
naturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeonthemarketsin
cerealsandriceand,furthermore ,totakeintoaccounttheWhereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasisof
theash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatandstarch
contentoftheindividualproductconcerned,thiscontent
beingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthequantityofbasic
productactuallyincorporatedintheprocessedproduct;(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.
P)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
K)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.
8)OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.

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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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31May1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31May1991fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund Productcode Refund
11022010100 178,46 11042230100 141,19
11022010300 152,96 11042230900 —
11022010900 — 11042250000 —
11022090100 152,96 11042310100 191,21
11022090900 — 11042310300 146,59
11023000000 — 11042310900 —
11029010100 135,33 11042911000 —
11029010900 92,02 11042915000 —
11029030100 149,49 11042919000 —
11029030900 — 11042991000 102,93
11031200100 149,49 11042995000 96,27
11031200900 — 11043010000 25,73
11031311100 229,45 11043090000 31,87
11031311300 178,46 11071011000 183,22
11031311500 152,96 11071091000 160,59
11031311900 — 11081100200 205,86
11031319100 229,45 11081100800 —
11031319300 178,46 11081200200 203,95
11031319500 152,96 11081200800 —
11031319900 — 11081300200 203,95
11031390100 152,96 11081300800 —
11031390900 — 11081400200 —
11031400000 — 11081400800 —
11031910000 96,27 11081910200 203,91
11031930100 139,84 11081910800 —
11031930900 — 11081990200 —
11032100000 104,99 11081990800 —
11032920000 92,02 11090000100 0,00
11032930000 — 11090000900 —
11032940000 130,02 17023051000 266,41
11041190100 135,33 17023059000 203,95
11041190900 — 17023091000 266,41
11041290100 166,10 17023099000 203,95
11041290300 132,88 17024090000 203,95
11041290900 — 17029050100 266,41
11041910000 104,99 17029050900 203,95
11041950110 203,95 17029075000 279,16
11041950130 165,71 17029079000 193,75
11041950150 — 21069055000 203,95
11041950190 — 23021010000 25,65
11041950900 — 23021090100 25,65
11041991000 — 23021090900 —
11042110100 135,33 23022010000 25,65
11042110900 — 23022090100 25,65
11042130100 135,33 23022090900 —
11042130900 — 23023010000 25,65
11042150100 180,44 23023090000 25,65
11042150300 144,35 23024010000 25,65
11042150900 — 23024090000 25,65
11042210100 132,88 23031011100 101,98
11042210900 — 23031011900 —
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.12.
1987,p.1).