23.8.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL225/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2397/85
of22August1985
fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessary
tovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingto
destination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No974/71(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No855/84f),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindentandtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthedetailedrulesset
outabovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,thattherefundsshouldbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1018/84(2),andinparticularthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle16(2),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productsintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthat
whenrefundsarebeingfixed,accountmustbetaken
oftheexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwith
regardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsonthe
Communitymarketontheonehand,andpricesfor
cerealsandcerealproductsofttheworldmarketon
theother;whereasthesameArticleprovidesthatitis
alsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthenatural
developmentofpricesandtradeoncerealmarkets
and,furthermore ,totakeintoaccounttheeconomic
aspectoftheproposedexportsandtheneedtoavoid
disturbancesontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccount
whentherefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaras
wheatandryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,in
Article4ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;whereas
furthermore,whentherefundontheseproductsis
beingcalculated,accountmustbetakenofthequanti­
tiesofcerealsrequiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereas
thesequantitieswerefixedinRegulationNo162/
67/EEC(4),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1607/710;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1
(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,
exportedinthenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23August
1985. 0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
OOJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.(«)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.0OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22August1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

23.8.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL225/27
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof22August1985fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
OCT
heading
No/
Description Refund
10.01BICommonwheatandmeslin
forexportsto:
—China 47,00
—Switzerland,AustriaandLiechtenstein 31,00 \ —TheIberianPeninsula 36,00
—otherthirdcountries 0
10.01BIIDurumwheat
forexportsto:
—Switzerland,AustriaandLiechtenstein 30,00
—otherthirdcountries 40,00
10.02 Rye
forexportsto:
—Switzerland,AustriaandLiechtenstein 0
—otherthirdcountries 0
10.03 Barley
forexportsto:
—Switzerland,AustriaandLiechtenstein 50,00
—ZoneIIb) 55,00
—Japan—I—otherthirdcountries 0
10.04 Oats
forexportsto:
—Switzerland,AustriaandLiechtenstein—
—otherthirdcountries—
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing—
10.07BMillet—
10.07CGrainsorghum—
ex11.01AWheatflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to520 53,00
—ofanashcontentof521to600 53,00
—ofanashcontentof601to900 47,00
—ofanashcontentof901to1100 43,00
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650 40,00
—ofanashcontentof1651to1900 36,00

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(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund
ex11.01BRyeflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to700 53,00
—ofanashcontentof701to1150 53,00
—ofanashcontentof1151to1600 53,00
—ofanashcontentof1601to2000 53,00
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to1300(') 196,00 l —ofanashcontentof0to1300(2) 185,00
—ofanashcontentof0to1300 165,00
—ofanashcontentofmorethan1300 156,00
11.02Alb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to520 53,00
(')Mealofwhichlessthan10%byweightiscapableofpassingthroughasieveof0,250mmmesh.
(2)Mealofwhichlessthan10%byweightiscapableofpassingthroughasieveof0,160mmmesh.
N.B.ThezonesarethosedefinedinRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.5.1977),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No501/85(OJNoL60,28.2.1985).