30.10.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL299/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3155/91
of29October1991
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,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
variousproductsmanufacturedbyasingleprocessfrom
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
processedproductsshouldbegraduated ,onthebasisof
theash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatandstarch
contentoftheindividualproductconcerned,thiscontent
beingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthequantityofbasic
productactuallyincorporatedintheprocessedproduct;(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.
(0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(ÓOJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.
(8)OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.

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Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspectof
potentialexportsandinparticularthenatureandorigin
oftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproductsprocessed
fromcereals,theinsignificance ofCommunityparticipa­
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
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andinArticle1(1)(c)of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/79andsubjecttoRegulation
(EEC)No2744/75areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29October1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.f)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29October1991fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund Productcode Refund
11022010100
11022010300
11022010900
11022090100
11022090900
11023000000
11029010100
11029010900
11029030100
11029030900
11031200100
11031200900
11031311100
11031311300
11031311500
11031311900
11031319100
11031319300
11031319500
11031319900
11031390100
11031390900
11031400000
11031910000
11031930100
11031930900
11032100000
11032920000
11032930000
11032940000
11041190100
11041190900
11041290100
11041290300
11041290900
11041910000
11041950110
11041950130
11041950150
11041950190
11041950900
11041991000
11042110100
11042110900
11042130100
11042130900
11042150100
11042150300
11042150900
11042210100
11042210900
11042230100
11042230900
11042250000108,15
92,70
92,70
126.48
86,01
152^6
152,96
139,05
108,15
92,70
139,05
108,15
92,70
92,70
107.49
130,70
86,34
86,01
78,80
126,48
169.96
135.97
86,34
123,60
100,43
126,48
126,48
168,64
134,91
135,97
144,4711042310100
11042310300
11042310900
11042911000
11042915000
11042919000
11042991000
11042995000
11043010000
11043090000
11071011000
11071091000
11081100200
11081100300
11081100800
11081200200
11081200300
11081200800
11081300200
11081300300
11081300800
11081400200
11081400300
11081400800
11081910200
11081910300
11081910800
11081990200
11081990300
11081990800
11090000100
11090000900
17023051000
17023059000
17023091000
17023099000
17024090000
17029050100
17029050900
17029075000
17029079000
21069055000
23021010000
23021090100
23021090900
23022010000
23022090100
23022090900
23023010000
23023090000
23024010000
23024090000
23031011100
23031011900115,88
88,84
84,65
107,49
21,16
19,31
150,68
150,09
169,30
169.30
123,60
123,60
123,60
123,60
198.31
198,31
0,00
161,45
123,60
161,45
123,60
123,60
161,45
123,60
169,18
117,42
123,60
19,70
19,70
19,70
19,70
19,70
19,70
19,70
19,70
61,80
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OFNoL366,24.12
1987,p.1). ,