28.12.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL357/75
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3818/91
of27December 1991
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, Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrylesto
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
1431/76f)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.23.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.
j5)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(6)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,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,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)No2205/900,
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,overHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andinArticle1(1)(c)of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76andsubjecttoRegulation
(EEC)No2744/75areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27December1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(2)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27December1991fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund
11022010100
11022010300118,54
101,60
11022010900
11022090100 101,60
11022090900
11023000000—
11029010100
11029010900131,48
89,40
11029030100
11029030900165,71
11031200100
11031200900165,71
11031311100
11031311300152,41
118,54
11031311500 101,60
11031311900
11031319100 152,41
11031319300
11031319500118,54
101,60
11031319900
11031390100 101,60
11031390900
11031400000—
11031910000
11031930100108,72
135,86
11031930900
11032100000 93,17
11032920000
1103293000089,40
11032940000
11041190100 131,48
11041190900
11041290100 184,12
11041290300
11041290900147,30
11041910000
1104195011093,17
135,47
11041950130
11041950150110,07
11041950190
11041950900—
11041991000
11042110100 131,48
11042110900
11042130100 131,48
11042130900
11042150100 175,30
11042150300
11042150900140,24
11042210100
11042210900147,30
11042230100
11042230900156,50
11042250000 —Productcode Refund
11042310100
11042310300127,01
97,37
11042310900
11042911000—
11042915C00
11042919000—
11042991000
1104299500091,34
108,72
11043010000
1104309000022,84
21,17
11071011000
11071091000162,59
156,02
11081100200
11081100300182,68
182,68
11081100800
11081200200 135,47
11081200300
11081200800135,47
11081300200
11081300300135,47
135,47
11081300800
11081400200—
11081400300
11081400800—
11081910200
11081910300189,33
189,33
11081910800
11081990200—
11081990300
11081990800—
11090000100
110900009000,00
17023051000
17023059000176,96
135,47
17023091000
17023099000176,96
135,47
17024090000
17029050100135,47
176,96
17029050900
17029075000135,47
185,43
17029079000
21069055000128,70
135,47
23021010000
2302109010021,09
21,09
23021090900
23022010000 21,09
23022090100
2302209090021,09
23023010000
2302309000021,09
21,09
23024010000
2302409000021,09
21,09
23031011100
2303101190067,74
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.12.
1987,p.1).