NoL320/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.11.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3401/91
of21November 1991
fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
werefixedinCommissionRegulationNo162/67/EEC(%
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2849/91Q;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestina­
tion;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
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;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3577/90(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductsinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
Whereasexportpossibilitiesexistforaquantityof
750000tonnesofsoftwheatflourtocertaindestinations ;
whereastheprocedurelaiddowninArticle9(4)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No891/89(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No675/91(4),shouldbeused;whereasaccount
shouldbetakenofthiswhentherefundsarefixed;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(*)providesthatwhenrefunds
arebeingfixed,accountmustbetakenoftheexisting
situationandthefuturetrendwithregardtopricesand
availabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunitymarketonthe
onehand,andpricesforcerealsandcerealproductson
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesameArticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibrium
andthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeoncereal
marketsand,furthermore ,totakeintoaccountthe
economicaspectoftheproposedexportsandtheneedto
avoiddisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
therefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaraswheat
andryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,inArticle4
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;whereasfurthermore ,
whentherefundontheseproductsisbeingcalculated,
accountmustbetakenofthequantitiesofcereals
requiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereasthesequantitiesHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),
(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,exportedin
thenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon22November
1991.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23. p)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(3)OJNoL94,7.4.1989,p.13. 0OJNoL272,28.9.1991,p.62.
(4)OJNoL75,21.3.1991,p.30.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.(8)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21November1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof21November1991fixingtheexportrefundsoncereals
andonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(') Amountofrefund
07099060000 — —
07129019000 — —
10011010000 — —
10011090000 04 120,00
05 40,00
06 35,00
02 0
10019091000 — —
10019099000 04 77,00
05 32,00
09 99,00(2)
02 20,00
10020000000 03 31,00
07 85,00
02 30,00
10030010000 08 80,00
02 0
10030090000 04 31,00
05 32,00
02 30,00
10040010000 — —
10040090000 — —
10051090000 — —
10059000000 04 60,00
02 0
10070090000 — —
10082000000 — —
11010000100 01 122,00
11010000130 01 114,00
11010000150 01 105,00
11010000170 01 97,00
11010000180 01 91,00
11010000190 — —
11010000900 — —
11021000600 01 122,00
11021000900 — '—
11031110100 01 200,00
11031110200 01 200,00
11031110500 01 0
11031110900 01 0
11031190100 01 122,00
11031190900 — —

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(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Allthirdcountries,
02Otherthirdcountries,
03Switzerland,AustriaandLiechtenstein ,
04Switzerland,Austria,Liechtenstein ,CeutaandMelilla,
05TheSovietUnion,
06Algeria,
07ZoneIIb),
08Turkey,
09People'sRepublicofChina.
(2)RefundfixedundertheprocedurelaiddowninArticle9(4)ofamendedRegulation(EEC)No891/89inrespect
ofaquantityof750000tonnesofsoftwheatflourdestinedforthePeople'sRepublicofChina.
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,
28.5.1977,p.53),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3049/89(OJNoL292,11.10.
1989,p.10).