30.4.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL108/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No898/77
of29April1977
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3138/76(2),andinparticularthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(3),andinparticularthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle17(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75
andArticle17ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providethatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthoseRegulationsandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975(4),andArticle2of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1431/76of21June
1976(5)layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsoncerealsandricerespectivelyandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,providethatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenofthe
existingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardto
pricesandavailabilitiesofcereals,riceandbrokenrice
ontheCommunitymarketontheonehandand
pricesforcereals,riceandbrokenriceontheworld
marketontheother;whereasthesameArticles
providethatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibrium
andthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeon
themarketsincerealsandriceand,furthermore ,to
takeintoaccounttheeconomicaspectofthe
proposedexports,andtheneedtoavoiddisturbances
ontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle6ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2744/75of29October1975ontheimportandexport
systemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfrom
rice(6),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No832/76(7),definesthespecificcriteriatobetakeninto
accountwhentherefundontheseproductsisbeing
calculated ;
Whereas,onthebasisofthecriterialaiddownin
Regulation (EEC)No2744/75,particularaccount
shouldbetakenofthepricesandquantitiesofbasic
productsusedtocalculatethevariablecomponentof
thelevy;whereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No
2744/75andArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
1077/68(8),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2764/71(9),providethattheamountoftheexport
refundshould,forcertainproducts,bereducedbyan
amountequaltotheproductionrefundgrantedin
respectofthebasicproduct;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketin
productsprocessedfromcerealsandricethatthe
exportrefundshouldbefixedatanamountwhich
willcoverthedifferencebetweenCommunityprices
andworldmarketprices;
Whereaswhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccount
shouldbetakenofthequantitiesofrawmaterials
usedtodeterminethevariablecomponentofthe
levy;whereasthequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedfor
certainprocessedproductsmayvaryaccordingtothe
enduseoftheproduct;whereas,dependingonthe
manufacturing processused,productsotherthanthe
mainproductareobtained,thequantityandvalueof
whichmayvarywiththenatureandqualityofthe
mainproductsbeingmanufactured ;whereascumula­
tionoftherefundsonthevariousproductsmanufac­
turedbyasingleprocessfromthesamebasicproduct
maymakeitpossible,incertaincases,toexportto
thirdcountriesatpriceswhicharelowerthanworld
marketprices;whereastherefundoncertainproducts
shouldthereforebelimitedtoanamountwhich,
whileallowingaccesstotheworldmarket,willensure
thattheaimsofthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsarerespected;
Whereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasis
oftheash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatand
starchcontentoftheindividualproductconcerned,
thiscontentbeingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthe
quantityofbasicproductactuallyincorporatedinthe
processedproduct;(<)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
2)OJNoL354,24.12.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
<)OJNoL281,1.11.19/5,p.78. (7)OJNoL100,14.4.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
(6OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.(8)OJNoL181,27.7.1968,p.1.
(»)OJNoL283,24.12.1971,p.30.

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ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspect
ofpotentialexportsandinparticularthenatureand
originoftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproducts
processedfromcereals,theinsignificance ofCommu­
nityparticipationinworldtrademakesitunnecessary
tofixanexportrefundatthepresenttime;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No2806/71(')laysdown
additionalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsforcertain
productsprocessedfromcerealsandrice;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1
(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andinArticle1
(1)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76andsubjectto
Regulation(EEC)No2744/75areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29April1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDFLACH
Vice-President
(•)OJNoL284,28.12.1971,p.9.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29April1977fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(u.a./tonne)
Number
innomenclature
uledforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwording Refund
11.01C(I) Barleyflour,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding0-9*/oby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0·9e/oweight74-24
11.01C(II)BarleyflournotincludedunderNo11.01C(I) 0
11.01D(I)Oatflour,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3·/·by
weight,ofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-8·/#by
weight,ofamoisturecontentnotexceeding11°/oandofwhichtheperoxydase
isvirtuallyinactivated82-98
11.01D(II)OatflournotincludedunderNo11.01D(I) 0
11.01E(I) Maizeflour,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1·3·/·by
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0·8%byweight76-99
11.01E(II)Maizeflour,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding1-3·/·butnot
exceeding1·7%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding1°/obyweight65-99
11.01E(III)MaizeflournotincludedunderNo11.01E(I)and(II) 47-84
11.01F Riceflour 56-42
11.02AIII(a)Barleygroatsandmeal,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
1%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding0-9%byweight76-71
11.02AIII(b)BarleygroatsandmealnotincludedunderNo11.02AIII(a) 0
11.02AIV(a)Oatgroatsandmeal,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2·3/οbyweight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1%,ofamoisture
contentnotexceeding11%andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated82-98
11.02AIV(b)OatgroatsandmealnotincludedunderNo11.02AIV(a) 0
11.02AV(a)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0·9%byweightandacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0·6%byweight(*)109-98
11.02AV(b)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
13%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding0·8°/obyweight(1)76-99
11.02AV(c)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding
1*3%byweightbutnotexceeding1·7%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,
referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-0°/oweight(l)6599
11.02AVI Ricegroatsandmeal 56-42
11.01BIa)1(aa)Hulled(shelledorhusked)barley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding1%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding0-9%byweight(*)74-24
11.02BIa)1(bb)'Hulled(shelledorhusked)barleynotincludedunderNo11.02BIa)1(aa)(·) 0
11.02BIa)2(aa)Clippedoats—
11.02B1a)2bb)(U)Hulled(shelledorhusked)oats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding2-3%byweight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0*5®/oofa
moisturecontentnotexceeding11/»andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtually
inactivated(*)73-75
11.02BU)2bb)(22)Hulled(shelledorhusked)oats,notincludedunderNo11.02BIa)2bb)(U)(*) 0

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Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwording Refund
11.02BIb)1(aa)Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding1°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding0*9%byweight('Grütze*or'Grutten')(*)74-24
11.02BIb)1(bb)Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley,notincludedunderNo11.02BIb)1(aa)
('Grütze*or'Grutten')(*)0
11.02BIb)2(aa)Hulledandslicedorkibbledoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding2-3%weight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0*1e/o,ofamoisture
contentnotexceeding11/oandofwhichthePeroxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(')78-36
11.02BIb)2(bb)HulledandslicedorkibbledoatsnotincludedunderNo11.02BIb)2(aa)
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(')0
11.02BIIa)(1)Hulled(shelledorhusked)wheat,notslicedorkibbled(*) 0
11.02CIII(a)Pearledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1e/oby
weight(withouttalc)—1stcategory(·)98-98
11.02CIII(b)Pearledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1·/·by
weight(withouttalc)—2ndcategory(')79-18
11.02CIV Pearledoats(')0
11.02DII Ryenototherwiseworkedthankibbled—
11.02EIb)1(aa)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1*/eby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9°/obyweight74-24
11.02EIb)1(bb)Flakedbarleynotincludedunder11.02EIb)1(aa)—
11.02EIb)2(aa)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2·3/οby
weight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0·1°/o,ofamoisturecontentnot
exceeding12e/oandofwhichthePeroxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated92-20
11.012EIb)2(bb)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3·/«by
weight,ofategumentcontentexceeding0·1%butnotexceeding1*5e/o,ofa
moisturecontentnotexceeding12/oandofwhichthePeroxydaseisvirtually
inactivated73-75
11.02EIb)2(cc)FlakedoatsnotincludedunderNos11.02EIb)2(aa)and11.02EIb)2(bb) —
ex11.02EIIc)(1)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding0·9β/οby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-7°/obyweight87-98
ex11.02EIIc)(2)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-3%by
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0·8%byweight71-49
ex11.02EIIc)(3)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding1*3*/ebutnot
exceeding1·7%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding1·/·weight
11.02EIIe)1Flakedrice 56-42
11.02FIII Barleypellets—
11.02FIV Oatpellets—
11.02FV Maizepellets—
11.02GI Wheatgerm,whole,rolled,flakedorground 19-78
11.02GII Gemofcerealsotherthanwheat,whole,rolled,flakedorground 13-75

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Number
Innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwording Refund
11.08AI Maizestarch 75-83
11.08AII Ricestarch 6375
11.08AIII Wheatstarch 149-38
11.08AIV Potatostarch 75-83
11.08AV Starchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheat,orpotatostarch 75-83
11.09A Driedwheatgluten,ofaproteincontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
82%byweight(NX6-25)271-60
17.02BIIa)Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthedrystate,99e/oormorebyweight
ofthepureproduct,intheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated (*)98-91
17.02BIIb)Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,inthedrystate,99°/oormoreby
weightofthepureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheformofwhitecrystalline
powder,whetherornotagglomerated (4)75-83
17.05BIFlavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,whether
ornotagglomerated98-91
17.05BIIFlavouredorcolouredglucoseandglucosesyrup,otherthanintheformof
whitecrystallinepowder,whetherornotagglomerated75-83
23.02AIa)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
maizeorriceofastarchcontentnotexceeding35°/obyweight0
23.02AIb)2Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
maizeorrice,ofastarchcontentexceeding35%byweight,andnothaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess,orofastarchcontentexceeding45°/obyweight
andhavingundergonedenaturingprocess0
23.02AIIa)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworking
ofmaizeorrice,ofastarchcontentnotexceeding28%byweightandof
whichthepercentagewhichpassesthroughasievewithanapertureof0-2mm
doesnotexceed10°/obyweightorofwhichthesiftedproducthasanash
content,calculatedondrymatter,notexceeding1-5%byweight0
23.02AIIb)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
cerealsotherthanmaizeorrice,notincludedunderNo23.02AIIa)0
23.03AI Residuesfromthemanufactureofstarchfrommaize(excludingconcentrated
steepingliquors),ofaproteincontent,calculatedondrymatter,notexceeding63%byweight(NX6-25)94-20
(*)Theexportrefundispaidinrespectofmaize-groatsandmeal:
—ofwhichapercentagenotexceeding30%passesthroughasievewithanapertureof315microns,
—ofwhichapercentagenotexceeding5%ofproductpassesthroughasievewithanapertureof150microns.
n'Hulledgrains'aregrainscorresponding tothedefinitiongivenintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No821/68(OJNoL149,29.t.IMS,
p.46).
(•>'Pearledgrains'aregrainscorresponding tothedefinitiongivenintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No821/68(OJNoL149,29.t.1968,
p.46).
(')PursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No2730/75theproductfallingwithinsubheading17.02BIenjoysthesameexportrefundastheproductfallingwithinsubheading17.02BII.