31.12.82 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL373/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3557/82
of28December 1982
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiz­
ationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1451/82(2),andinparticularthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthat
whenrefundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenof
theexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregard
topricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommun­
itymarketontheonehandandpricesforcerealsand
cerealproductsontheother;whereasthesameArticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibrium
andthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeon
thecerealmarkets;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrules
tothepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshould
befixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobe
appliedtocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (4),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2560/77(*),provides
that,whenexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs arebeingfixed,onlytheproducts
normallyusedinthemanufacture ofcompound
feedingstuffsforwhicharefundmaybefixedshould
betakenintoaccount;WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1913/69
of29September1969onthegrantingandtheadvance
fixingoftheexportrefundoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs (6),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3102/80Q,providesthatcalculationoftheexport
refundmustbebasedonthelevyapplicabletomaize;
whereasthiscalculationmustalsotakeaccountofthe
cerealproductscontent;whereas,therefore,inthe
interestofsimplification ,compoundfeedingstuffs
shouldbeplacedincategoriesandtherefundforeach
categoryshouldbefixedonthebasisofaquantityof
maizewhichisrepresentative oftheusualcereal
productscontentforthecategoryconcerned;whereas,
furthermore ,theamountoftherefundmustalsotake
intoaccountthepossibilitiesandconditionsforthe
saleofthoseproductsontheworldmarket,theneed
toavoiddisturbancesontheCommunitymarketand
theeconomicaspectoftheexport;
Whereastheworld-marketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessary
tovarytherefundforcompoundfeedingstuffsaccord­
ingtocompositionanddestination ;whereas,for
purposesofvaryingtherefund,thedestinationzones
laiddowninAnnexIItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1124/77of27May1977redefiningthe
destinationzonesforexportrefundsorleviesandfor
certainexportlicencesforcerealsandrice(8)shouldbe
used;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL164,14.6.1982,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.
(5)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.(6)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.
OOJNoL324,29.11.1980,p.60.
8)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.

NoL373/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.82
toRegulation(EEC)No2743/75areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Article2
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andsubjectThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28December1982.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28December1982fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal­
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% 4-48(2)6-01oo-n
1010—Exceeding10%butnotexceeding20% 8-95(2)12Ό2(2)(3)—(4)
2010—Exceeding20%butnotexceeding30% 17-90(2)24-04(2)(3)—(4)
3010—Exceeding30%butnotexceeding40% 26-85(2)36-06(2)(3)-(4)
4010—Exceeding40%butnotexceeding50% 35-80(2)48-08(2)(3)—(4)
5010—Exceeding50%butnotexceeding60% 44-75(2)60-10(2)(3)—(4)
6010—Exceeding60%butnotexceeding70% 53-70(2)72-12(2)(3)-(4)
7010—Exceeding70% 58-59(2)78-68(2)(3)-(4)
(')'CerealproductsmeanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheading11.02
G)oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
(2)ForexportstoZonesA,B,C,DandEspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No1124/77.
(3)Minimumcontentofmaizeand/orsorghoexceeding :0510:5%;1010:10%;2010:20%;3010:30%;4010:40%;
5010:50%;6010:60%;7010:60%.
Insofarasthisminimumisobserved,theserefundsshall,attherequestofthepartyconcerned,alsoapplywherethecereal
products'contentexceedsthemaximumspecifiedonthesameline.
(4)Forexporttootherthirdcountries.