NoL233/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.8.84
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2494/84
of30August1984
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobe
appliedtocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (4),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2560/77(*),provides
that,whenexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffsarebeingfixed,onlytheproducts
normallyusedinthemanufactureofcompound
feedingstuffsforwhicharefundmaybefixedshould
betakenintoaccount:HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiz­
ationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1018/84(2),andinparticularthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1913/69
of29September1969onthegrantingandtheadvance
fixingoftheexportrefundoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs (6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No537/83Q,providesthatcalculationoftheexport
refundmustbebasedontheaverageoftherefunds
grantedonthemostcommonlyusedbasiccereals,
adjustedonthebasisofthethresholdpriceinforce
duringthemonthofexportationandonthelevy
applicabletomaize;whereasthiscalculationmustalso
takeaccountofthecerealproductscontent;whereas,
therefore,intheinterestofsimplification ,compound
feedingstuffsshouldbeplacedincategoriesandthe
refundforeachcategoryshouldbefixedonthebasis
ofaquantityofmaizewhichisrepresentative ofthe
usualcerealproductscontentforthecategory
concerned ;whereas,furthermore ,theamountofthe
refundmustalsotakeintoaccountthepossibilities
andconditionsforthesaleofthoseproductsonthe
worldmarket,theneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarketandtheeconomicaspectofthe
export;WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds('),providesthat
whenrefundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenof
theexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregard
topricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommun­
itymarketontheonehandandpricesforcerealsand
cerealproductsontheother;whereasthesameArticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibrium
andthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeon
thecerealmarkets:Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessary
tovarytherefundforcompoundfeedingstuffsaccord­
ingtocompositionanddestination ;whereas,for
purposesofvaryingtherefund,thedestinationzones
laiddowninAnnexIItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1124/77of27May1977redefiningthe
destinationzonesforexportrefundsorleviesandfor
certainexportlicencesforcerealsandrice(8),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3634/83(9),should
beused;Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrules
tothepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshould
befixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.0OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
OOJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.0OJNoL63,9.3.1983,p.10.
(*)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.
OOJNoL360,23.12.1983,p.21(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.1.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.

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WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No974/71,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No855/84,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindentandtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;Article1
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andsubject
toRegulation(EEC)No2743/75areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon31August
1984.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30August1984.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30August1984fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs '
(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% 1,2602,1600-0
1010—Exceeding10%butnotexceeding20% 2,51(2)4,3300-0
2010—Exceeding20%butnotexceeding30% 5,0308,6500-0
3010—Exceeding30%butnotexceeding40% 7,54012,98(2)(3)-0
4010—Exceeding40%butnotexceeding50% 10,06017,31(2)0—0
5010—Exceeding50%butnotexceeding60% 12,57(2)21,64(2)(3)-0
6010—Exceeding60%butnotexceeding70% 15,09025,96(2)0—0
7010—Exceeding70% 16,46(2)28,32(2)0—0
(')'CerealproductsmeanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheading11.02
G)oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
(2)ForexportstoZonesA,B,C,DandEspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77,asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3634/83.
(')Minimumcontentofmaizeand/orsorghumexceeding :0510:5%;1010:10%;2010:20%;3010:30%;4010:40%;
5010:50%;6010:60%;7010:60%.
Insofarasthisminimumisobserved,theserefundsshall,attherequestofthepartyconcerned,alsoapplywherethecereal
products'contentexceedsthemaximumspecifiedonthesameline.
(4)Forexporttootherthirdcountries.