16.5.97 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL124/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No873/97
of15May1997
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle13
(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95of
22December1995onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),andinparticularArticle13(3)thereof,criteriatobetakenintoaccountwhentherefundon
theseproductsisbeingcalculated;
Whereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasisof
theash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatandstarch
contentoftheindividualproductconcerned,thiscontent
beingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthequantityofbasic
productactuallyincorporatedintheprocessedproduct;
Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspectof
potentialexportsandinparticularthenatureandorigin
oftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproductsprocessed
fromcereals,theinsignificance ofCommunityparticipa­
tioninworldtrademakesitunnecessarytofixanexport
refundatthepresenttime;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestina­
tion;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;whereas
itmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereascertainprocessedmaizeproductsmayundergoa
heattreatmentfollowingwhicharefundmightbegranted
thatdoesnotcorrespondtothequalityoftheproduct;
whereasitshouldthereforebespecifiedthatonthese
products,containingpregelatinized starch,noexport
refundistobegranted;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,WhereasArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92and
Article13ofRegulation (EC)No3072/95providethat
thedifferencebetweenquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthoseRegu­
lationsandpricesforthoseproductswithintheCommu­
nitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle13ofRegulation (EC)No3072/95
providesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixedaccountmust
betakenoftheexistingsituationandthefuturetrend
withregardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcereals,riceand
brokenriceontheCommunitymarketontheonehand
andpricesforcereals,rice,brokenriceandcereal
productsontheworldmarketontheother;whereasthe
sameArticlesprovidethatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesand
tradeonthemarketsincerealsandriceand,furthermore ,
totakeintoaccounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposed
exports,andtheneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarket;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
WhereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulation (EC)No
1518/95(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
2993/95("),ontheimportandexportsystemforproducts
processedfromcerealsandfromricedefinesthespecificArticle1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92andinArticle1(1)
(c)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95andsubjecttoRegula­
tion(EC)No1518/95areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
1OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(♦)OJNoL147,30.6.1995,p.55.
HOfNoL312,23.12.1995,p.25.

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Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16May1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15May1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationofISMay1997fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund Productcode Refund
110220109200(') 49,70 110423109100 53,25
110220109400(') 42,60 110423109300 40,83
110220909200(') 42,60 110429119000 0,00
110290109100 30,47 110429519000 0,00
110290109900 20,72110429559000 0,00
110290309100 28,19110430109000 0,00
110312009100 28,19110430909000 8,88
110313109100(') 63,90110710119000 0,00
110313109300(') 49,70110710919000 36,15
110811009200 0,00110313109500(') 42,60110811009300 0,00110313909100(') 42,60110812009200 56,80110319109000 29,98110812009300 56,80110319309100 31,48110813009200 56,80
110321009000 0,00110813009300 56,80
110329209000 20,72110819109200 39,47
110411909100 30,47110819109300 39,47
110412909100 31,32110900009100 0,00
110412909300 25,06170230519000(2) 55,66
110419109000 0,00170230599000(2) 42,61
110419509110 56,80 170230919000 55,66
110419509130 46,15 170230999000 42,61
110421109100 30,47 170240909000 42,61
110421309100 30,47 170290509100 55,66
110421509100 40,62 170290509900 42,61
110421509300 32,50 170290759000 58,32
110422209100 25,06 170290799000 40,48
110422309100 26,62210690559000 42,61
(')Norefundshallbegrantedonproductsgivenaheattreatmentresultinginpregelatinization ofthestarch.
(2)RefundsaregrantedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No2730/75(OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20),amended.
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1),
amended.