L341/52 IENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.12.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2480/97
of11December 1997
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
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
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 :
WhereasArticle4ofCommissionRegulation(EC)No
1518/95(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
2993/95ontheimportandexportsystemforproducts
processedfromcerealsandfromricedefinesthespecificArticle1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92andinArticle1(1)
(c)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95andsubjecttoRegula­
tion(EC)No1518/95areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .(')OJL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
(■')OJL329,30.12.1995,p.18.0OJL147,30.6.1995,p.55.
5OJL312,23.12.1995,p.25.

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Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon12December1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11December1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof11December1997fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund Productcode Refund
110220109200(■) 28,06 110423109100 30,06
110220109400(') 24,05 110423109300 23,05
110220909200(') 24,05 110429119000 3,29
110290109100 24,14 110429519000 3,23
110290109900 16,41110429559000 3,23
110290309100 29,66110430109000 0,81
110312009100 29,66110430909000 5,01
110313109100(') 36,07110710119000 5,75
110313109300(') 28,06110710919000 28,64
110313109500(') 24,05110811009200 6,46
110811009300 6,46110313909100(*) 24,05
110319109000110812009200 32,0632,04110812009300 32,06110319309100 24,94110813009200 32,06110321009000 3,29110813009300 32,06
110329209000 16,41110819109200 33,44
110411909100 24,14110819109300 33,44
110412909100 32,96110900009100 0,00
110412909300 26,37170230519000(2) 33,11
110419109000 3,291702305990000 25,34
110419509110 32,06 170230919000 33,11
110419509130 26,05 170230999000 25,34
110421109100 24,14 170240909000 25,34
110421309100 24,14 170290509100 33,11
110421509100 32,18 170290509900 25,34
110421509300 25,74 170290759000 34,69
110422209100 26,37 170290799000 24,08
110422309100 28,02 210690559000 25,34
(')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.