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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 937/2000
of 4 May 2000
fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92of30
June 1992 on the common organization of the market incereals(
1),aslastamendedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No
1253/1999(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December1995onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinrice(
3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No2072/98(4),and
in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article13ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92andArticle
13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provide that thedifference between quotations or prices on the worldmarket for the products listed in Article 1 of thoseRegulations and prices for those products within theCommunity may be covered by an export refund.
(2)Article13ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95providesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardtoprices and availabilities of cereals, rice and broken riceontheCommunitymarketontheonehandandpricesforcereals,rice,brokenriceandcerealproductsontheworld market on the other. The same Articles providethat it is also important to ensure equilibrium and thenaturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeonthemarketsincerealsandriceand,furthermore,totakeintoaccountthe economic aspect of the proposed exports, and theneed to avoid disturbances on the Community market.
(3)Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/95(
5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2993/95(6),
ontheimportandexportsystemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfromricedefinesthespecificcriteriatobe taken into account when the refund on these prod-ucts is being calculated.(4)Therefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertainprocessedproducts should be graduated on the basis of the ash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatandstarchcontentofthe individual product concerned, this content being aparticularly good indicator of the quantity of basicproductactuallyincorporatedintheprocessedproduct.
(5)Thereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexportrefundformanioc, other tropical roots and tubers or floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspectofpoten-tial exports and in particular the nature and origin ofthese products. For certain products processed fromcereals,theinsignificanceofCommunityparticipationinworldtrademakesitunnecessarytofixanexportrefundat the present time.
(6)Theworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequirementsof certain markets may make it necessary to vary therefund for certain products according to destination.
(7)Therefundmustbefixedonceamonth;whereasitmaybe altered in the intervening period.
(8)Certain processed maize products may undergo a heattreatment following which a refund might be grantedthatdoesnotcorrespondtothequalityoftheproduct;whereas it should therefore be specified that on theseproducts, containing pregelatinized starch, no exportrefund is to be granted.
(9)The Management Committee for Cereals has not deliv-ered an opinion within the time limit set by itschairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d)of
Regulation(EEC)No1766/92andinArticle1(1)(c)ofRegula-tion (EC) No 3072/95 and subject to Regulation (EC) No1518/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to thisRegulation.(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 55.
(6) OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 25.
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 May 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.Done at Brussels, 4 May 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(EUR/tonne)
Productcode Refund(EUR/tonne)
Productcode RefundANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 4 May 2000 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and
rice
110220109200(1) 41,75
110220109400(1) 35,78
110220909200(1) 35,78
110290109100 25,95
110290109900 17,65
110290309100 45,72
110312009100 45,72
110313109100(1) 53,68
110313109300(1) 41,75
110313109500(1) 35,78
110313909100(1) 35,78
110319109000 34,69
110319309100 26,82
110321009000 24,55
110329209000 17,65
110411909100 25,95
110412909100 50,80
110412909300 40,64
110419109000 24,55
110419509110 47,71
110419509130 38,77
110421109100 25,95
110421309100 25,95
110421509100 34,60
110421509300 27,68
110422209100 40,64
110422309100 43,18110423109100 44,73
110423109300 34,29
110429119000 24,55
110429519000 24,07
110429559000 24,07
110430109000 6,02
110430909000 7,46
110710119000 42,84
110710919000 30,79
110811009200 48,14
110811009300 48,14
110812009200 47,71
110812009300 47,71
110813009200 47,71
110813009300 47,71
110819109200 50,16
110819109300 50,16
110900009100 0,00
170230519000(2) 59,32
170230599000(2) 45,41
170230919000 59,32
170230999000 45,41
170240909000 45,41
170290509100 59,32
170290509900 45,41
170290759000 62,16
170290799000 43,14
210690559000 45,41
(1) No refund shall be granted on products given a heat treatment resulting in pregelatinisation of the starch.
(2) Refunds are granted in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 (OJ L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 20), amended.
NB:The product codes and the footnotes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), amended.