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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1704/2000
of 31 July 2000
fixingthe rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-products exported in the form of
goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals(
1),aslastamendedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No
1510/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December1995onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinrice(
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1528/2000(4),
and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 13(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and
Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 providethat the difference between quotations of prices on theworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofeachof those Regulations and the prices within theCommunity may be covered by an export refund.
(2)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July2000 laying down common implementing rules forgranting export refunds on certain agricultural productsexported in the form of goods not covered by Annex Ito the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount ofsuch refunds(
5), specifies the products for which a rate
of refund should be fixed, to be applied where theseproducts are exported in the form of goods listed inAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No1766/92orinAnnexBto Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as appropriate.
(3)InaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraphofArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1520/2000,therateoftherefundper 100 kilograms for each of the basic products inquestion must be fixed for each month.
(4)The commitments entered into with regard to refundswhich may be granted for the export of agriculturalproducts contained in goods not covered by Annex I tothe Treaty may be jeopardised by the fixing in advanceofhighrefundrates.Whereasitisthereforenecessarytotake precautionary measures in such situations without,however, preventing the conclusion of long-termcontracts.Whereasthefixingofaspecificrefundratefortheadvancefixingofrefundsisameasurewhichenablesthese various objectives to be met.(5)Now that a settlement has been reached between theEuropean Community and the United States of Americaon Community exports of pasta products to the UnitedStates and has been approved by Council Decision87/482/EEC(
6),itisnecessarytodifferentiatetherefund
on goods falling within CN codes 19021100 and190219 according to their destination.
(6)Pursuant to Article 4(3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No1520/2000 provides that a reduced rate of exportrefundhastobefixed,takingaccountoftheamountofthe production refund applicable, pursuant to CouncilRegulation (EEC) No 1722/93(
7), as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 87/1999(8), for the
basic product in question, used during the assumedperiod of manufacture of the goods.
(7)Spirituous beverages are considered less sensitive to theprice of the cereals used in their manufacture. However,Protocol 19 of the Act of Accession of the UnitedKingdom,IrelandandDenmarkstipulatesthattheneces-sary measures must be decided to facilitate the use ofCommunity cereals in the manufacture of spirituousbeveragesobtainedfromcereals.Accordingly,itisneces-sary to adapt the refund rate applying to cerealsexported in the form of spirituous beverages.
(8)Itisnecessarytoensurecontinuityofstrictmanagementtaking account of expenditure forecasts and funds avail-able in the budget.
(9)The Management Committee for Cereals has not deliv-ered an opinion within the time limit set by itschairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products
appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 andlistedeitherinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92orinArticle 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, exported in theform of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No1766/92orinAnnexBtoamendedRegulation(EC)No3072/95respectively,areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation.
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 174, 13.7.2000, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. (6) OJ L 275, 29.9.1987, p. 36.
(4) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 64. (7) OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112.
(5) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1. (8) OJ L 9, 15.1.1999, p. 8.
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Article 2
Where a refund certificate issued before 14 July 2000 is used,
andwithregardtothegoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC) No 1722/1993, a reduced rate of refund which takesaccount of the amount of the production refund shall apply.
However,if,atthetimetheexportdeclarationisacceptedand,
insupportofhisapplicationforpaymentoftheexportrefund,the operator provides proof that, with regard to the basicproducts used to manufacture the goods to be exported, theproduction refund provided for under Regulation (EEC) No1722/93 has not been and will not be applied for, the rate ofrefund which does not take account of the amount of the
production refund shall apply.
Theproofreferredtointhepreviousparagraphshallconsistof
the presentation by the exporter of a declaration by theprocessor of the basic product in question which attests that,withregardtothisproduct,theproductionrefundprovidedforunderRegulation(EEC)No1722/93hasnotbeenandwillnotbe applied for. This declaration shall be verified in accordancewith Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 July 2000.
For the Commission
Erkki LIIKANEN
Member of the Commission
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(EUR/100 kg)
Rateofrefundper100 kg
ofbasicproduct
CNcode Descriptionofproducts(1)Incase
ofadvance
fixingofrefundsOtherANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 31 July 2000 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereals and
rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
10011000 Durum wheat:
–on exports of goods falling within CN codes 190211 and 190219 to the United
States of America ——
–in other cases ——
10019099 Common wheat and meslin:
–on exports of goods falling within CN codes 190211 and 190219 to the United
States of America 0,554 0,554
–in other cases:
––where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies(2) ——
––where the first paragraph of Article 2 applies ——
––where goods falling within subheading 2208(3) are exported ——
––in other cases 0,853 0,853
10020000 Rye 4,292 4,292
10030090 Barley
–where goods falling within subheading 2208(3) are exported ——
–in other cases ——
10040000 Oats 2,080 2,080
10059000 Maize (corn) used in the form of:
–starch:
––where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies(2) 4,146 4,146
––where the first paragraph of Article 2 applies 4,146 4,146
––where goods falling within subheading 2208(3) are exported 4,362 4,362
––in other cases 6,155 6,155
–glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine, maltodextrine syrup of CN codes
17023051, 17023059, 17023091, 17023099, 17024090, 17029050,17029075, 17029079, 21069055(
4):
––where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies(2) 2,821 2,821
––where the first paragraph of Article 2 applies 2,821 2,821
––where goods falling within subheading 2208(3) are exported 3,272 3,272
––in other cases 4,830 4,830
–where goods falling within subheading 2208(3) are exported 4,362 4,362
–other (including unprocessed) 6,155 6,155
Potato starch of CN code 11081300 similar to a product obtained from processedmaize:
–where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies(2) 4,146 4,146
––where the first paragraph of Article 2 applies 4,146 4,146
––where goods falling within subheading 2208(3) are exported 4,362 4,362
–in other cases 6,155 6,155
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(EUR/100 kg)
Rateofrefundper100 kg
ofbasicproduct
CNcode Descriptionofproducts(1)Incase
ofadvance
fixingofrefundsOther
ex 100630 Wholly-milled rice:
–round grain 12,500 12,500
–medium grain 12,500 12,500
–long grain 12,500 12,500
10064000 Broken rice 2,900 2,900
10070090 Sorghum — —
(1) Asfarasagriculturalproductsobtainedfromtheprocessingofabasicproductor/andassimilatedproductsareconcerned,thecoefficientsshowni nAnnexE οfamended
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 shall be applied (OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1).
(2) The goods concerned fall under CN code 35051050, unless Article 2 applies.
(3) Goods listed in Annex B of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93.
(4) ForsyrupsofCNcodesNC17023099,17024090and17026090,obtainedfrommixingglucoseandfructosesyrup,theexportrefundmaybegrantedonlyfort he
glucose syrup.