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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2564/97
of18December 1997
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle
13(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95of
22December1995onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),andinparticularArticle13(3)thereof,whereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasisof
theash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatandstarch
contentoftheindividualproductconcerned,thiscontent
beingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthequantityof
basicproductactuallyincorporatedintheprocessed
product;
Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspectof
potentialexportsandinparticularthenatureandorigin
oftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproductsprocessed
fromcereals,theinsignificanceofCommunityparticipa­
tioninworldtrademakesitunnecessarytofixanexport
refundatthepresenttime;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestina­
tion;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;whereas
itmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereascertainprocessedmaizeproductsmayundergoa
heattreatmentfollowingwhicharefundmightbe
grantedthatdoesnotcorrespondtothequalityofthe
product;whereasitshouldthereforebespecifiedthaton
theseproducts,containingpregelatinized starch,no
exportrefundistobegranted;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,WhereasArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92and
Article13ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95providethat
thedifferencebetweenquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthoseRegu­
lationsandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle13ofRegulation (EC)No3072/95
providesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixedaccountmust
betakenoftheexistingsituationandthefuturetrend
withregardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcereals,riceand
brokenriceontheCommunitymarketontheonehand
andpricesforcereals,rice,brokenriceandcerealprod­
uctsontheworldmarketontheother;whereasthesame
Articlesprovidethatitisalsoimportanttoensureequi­
libriumandthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesandtrade
onthemarketsincerealsandriceand,furthermore ,to
takeintoaccounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposed
exports,andtheneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarket;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
WhereasArticle4ofCommissionRegulation(EC)No
1518/95(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
2993/95(*),ontheimportandexportsystemforproducts
processedfromcerealsandfromricedefinesthespecific
criteriatobetakenintoaccountwhentherefundon
theseproductsisbeingcalculated;Article1
(')OJL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
(3)OJL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(4)OJL147,30.6.1995,p.55.
Is)OJL312,23.12.1995,p.25.TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92andinArticle1(1)
(c)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95andsubjecttoRegula­
tion(EC)No1518/95areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .

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Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon19December1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof18December1997fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund Productcode Refund
110220109200(') 32,10 110423109100 34,40
110220109400(') 27,52 110423109300 26,37
110220909200(') 27,52 110429119000 6,79
110290109100 20,24 110429519000 6,66
110290109900 13,76 110429559000 6,66
110290309100 25,90 110430109000 1,67
110312009100 25,90110430909000 5,73
110313109100(') 41,27110710119000 11,85
110313109300(') 32,10110710919000 24,01
110313109500(') 27,52110811009200 13,32
110313909100(') 27,52110811009300 13,32
110319109000 34,01110812009200 36,69
110319309100 20,91110812009300 36,69
110321009000110813009200 36,696,79110813009300 36,69110329209000 13,76110819109200 33,44110411909100 20,24110819109300 33,44110412909100 28,78110900009100 0,00110412909300 23,02170230519000(2) 39,44110419109000 6,79170230599000(2) 30,19
110419509110 36,69170230919000 39,44
110419509130 29,81170230999000 30,19
110421109100 20,24 170240909000 30,19
110421309100 20,24 170290509100 39,44
110421509100 26,98 170290509900 30,19
110421509300 21,58 170290759000 41,33
110422209100 23,02 170290799000 28,68
110422309100 24,46 210690559000 30,19
(')Norefundshallbegrantedonproductsgivenaheattreatmentresultinginpregelatinization ofthestarch.
(2)RefundsaregrantedinaccordancewithCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2730/75(OJL281,1.11.1975,p.20),amended.
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJL366,24.12.1987,p.1),
amended .