13.2.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL43/39
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No445/87
of12February1987
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Regulation (EEC)No2560/77(*),providesthat,when
exportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
arebeingfixed,onlytheproductsnormallyusedinthe
manufactureofcompoundfeedingstuffsforwhicha
refundmaybefixedshouldbetakenintoaccount;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal, WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1913/69of
29September1969onthegrantingandtheadvance
fixingoftheexportrefundoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs (6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
537/83Q,providesthatcalculationoftheexportrefund
mustbebasedontheaverageoftherefundsgrantedon
themostcommonlyusedbasiccereals,adjustedonthe
basisofthethresholdpriceinforceduringthemonthof
exportationandonthelevyapplicabletomaize;whereas
thiscalculationmustalsotakeaccountofthecereal
productscontent;whereas,therefore,intheinterestof
simplification ,compoundfeedingstuffsshouldbeplaced
incategoriesandtherefundforeachcategoryshouldbe
fixedonthebasisofaquantityofmaizewhichisrepre­
sentativeoftheusualcerealproductscontentforthecate­
goryconcerned ;whereas,furthermore,theamountofthe
refundmustalsotakeintoaccountthepossibilitiesand
conditionsforthesaleofthoseproductsontheworld
market,theneedtoavoiddisturbancesontheCommu­
nitymarketandtheeconomicaspectoftheexport;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1579/86(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexis­
tingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardtoprices
andavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunitymarketon
theonehandandpricesforcerealsandcerealproducts
ontheother;whereasthesameArticleprovidesthatitis
alsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthenatural
developmentofpricesandtradeonthecerealmarkets;
i
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshouldbe
fixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobeapplied
tocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (4),asamendedbyWhereas,however,infixingtherateofrefunditwould
seemadvisabletobaseitatthistimeonthedifferencein
thecostofrawinputswidelyusedincompoundfeeding­
stuffsasbetweentheCommunityandworldmarkets,allo­
wingmoreaccurateaccounttobetakenofthecommer­
cialconditionsunderwhichsuchproductsareexported;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcompoundfeedingstuffsaccordingto
compositionanddestination ;whereas,forpurposesof
varyingtherefund,thedestinationzoneslaiddownin
AnnexIItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/77
of27May1977redefiningthedestinationzonesfor
exportrefundsorleviesandforcertainexportlicencesfor
cerealsandrice(8),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3817/85(9),shouldbeused;
(*)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
(«)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.
OOJNoL63,9.3.1983,p.10.
(8)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL139,24.5.1986,p.29.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60. 0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.16.

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Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/850,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,refundsmaybegrantedinthecaseofexportstoPortugal;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
thecaseofexportstoPortugal;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andsubjectto
Regulation(EEC)No2743/75areherebyfixedasshown
intheAnnextothisRegulation .
TherefundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon13February
1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12February1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.

13.2.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL43/41
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof12February1987fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal­
basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoSpecial
specification
forrefundNomenclature insimplifiedwording Refund
23.07BI Preparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredbyRegulation
(EEC)No2743/75,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup
fallingwithinsubheadings17.02Band21.07FIIormilkproducts
(fallingwithinheadingNos04.01,04.02,04.03and04.04and
subheadings17.02Aand21.07FI):
Ofamilkpowdercontentoflessthan50%byweightandofa
cerealproducts(')contentbyweight:
0510—Exceeding5%butnotexceeding10% 7,9307,9600-0
1010—Exceeding10%butnotexceeding20% 15,87(2)15,91(2)(3)-0
2010—Exceeding20%butnotexceeding30% 31,74(2)31,82(2)(3)-O
3010—Exceeding30%butnotexceeding40% 47,61(2)47,7300-n
4010—Exceeding40%butnotexceeding50% 63,47063,6400-o
5010—Exceeding50%butnotexceeding60% 79,34(2)79,5500-o
6010—Exceeding60%butnotexceeding70% 95,21095,4600-0
7010—Exceeding70% 103,87(2)104,1400-C)
(')'Cerealproducts'meanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheading11.02G)of
theCommonCustomsTariff.
0ForexportstoZonesA,B,C,DandEspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No501/85.
(3)Minimumcontentofmaizeand/orsorghumexceeding:0510:5%;1010:10%;2010:20%;3010:30%;4010:40%;5010:
50%;6010:60%;7010:60%.
Insofarasthisminimumisobserved,theserefundsshall,attherequestofthepartyconcerned,alsoapplywherethecerealproducts'
contentexceedsthemaximumspecifiedonthesameline.
(4)Forexporttootherthirdcountries.