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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1947/2000
of 14 September 2000
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-products exported in the form of
goods not covered by AnnexI to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92of30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December1995onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinrice(
3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No1667/2000(4),
and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 13(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and
Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 providethat the difference between quotations of prices on theworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofeachof those Regulations and the prices within theCommunity may be covered by an export refund.
(2)CommissionRegulation(EC)No1520/2000of13July2000 laying down common implementing rules forgrantingexportrefundsoncertainagriculturalproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIto the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount ofsuch refunds(
5), specifies the products for which a rate
of refund should be fixed, to be applied where theseproducts are exported in the form of goods listed inAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No1766/92orinAnnexBto Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as appropriate.
(3)InaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraphofArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1520/2000,therateoftherefundper 100 kilograms for each of the basic products inquestion must be fixed for each month.
(4)The commitments entered into with regard to refundswhich may be granted for the export of agriculturalproductscontainedingoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexItotheTreatymaybejeopardisedbythefixinginadvanceofhighrefundrates.Whereasitisthereforenecessarytotakeprecautionarymeasuresinsuchsituationswithout,however, preventing the conclusion of long-termcontracts.Whereasthefixingofaspecificrefundratefortheadvancefixingofrefundsisameasurewhichenablesthese various objectives to be met.(5)Now that a settlement has been reached between theEuropeanCommunityandtheUnitedStatesofAmericaonCommunityexportsofpastaproductstotheUnitedStates and has been approved by Council Decision87/482/EEC(
6),itisnecessarytodifferentiatetherefund
on goods falling within CN codes 19021100 and190219 according to their destination.
(6)Pursuant to Article 4(3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No1520/2000 provides that a reduced rate of exportrefundhastobefixed,takingaccountoftheamountofthe production refund applicable, pursuant to CouncilRegulation (EEC) No 1722/93(
7), as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 87/1999(8), for the
basic product in question, used during the assumedperiod of manufacture of the goods.
(7)Spirituousbeveragesareconsideredlesssensitivetothepriceofthecerealsusedintheirmanufacture.However,Protocol 19 of the Act of Accession of the UnitedKingdom,IrelandandDenmarkstipulatesthattheneces-sary measures must be decided to facilitate the use ofCommunity cereals in the manufacture of spirituousbeveragesobtainedfromcereals.Accordingly,itisneces-sary to adapt the refund rate applying to cerealsexported in the form of spirituous beverages.
(8)Itisnecessarytoensurecontinuityofstrictmanagementtakingaccountofexpenditureforecastsandfundsavail-able in the budget.
(9)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products
appearinginAnnexAtoRegulation(EC)No1520/2000andlistedeitherinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92orinArticle 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, exported in theform of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No1766/92orinAnnexBtoamendedRegulation(EC)No3072/95respectively,areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation.
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. (6) OJ L 275, 29.9.1987, p. 36.
(4) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 3. (7) OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112.
(5) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1. (8) OJ L 9, 15.1.1999, p. 8.
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Article 2
Wherearefundcertificateissuedbefore14July2000isused,
andwithregardtothegoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC) No 1722/1993, a reduced rate of refund which takesaccount of the amount of the production refund shall apply.
However,if,atthetimetheexportdeclarationisacceptedand,
insupportofhisapplicationforpaymentoftheexportrefund,the operator provides proof that, with regard to the basicproducts used to manufacture the goods to be exported, theproduction refund provided for under Regulation (EEC) No1722/93hasnotbeenandwillnotbeappliedfor,therateofrefund which does not take account of the amount of the
production refund shall apply.
Theproofreferredtointhepreviousparagraphshallconsistof
the presentation by the exporter of a declaration by theprocessor of the basic product in question which attests that,withregardtothisproduct,theproductionrefundprovidedforunderRegulation(EEC)No1722/93hasnotbeenandwillnotbeappliedfor.Thisdeclarationshallbeverifiedinaccordancewith Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000.
Article 3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15September2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 14 September 2000.
For the Commission
Erkki LIIKANEN
Member of the Commission
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(EUR/100 kg)
Rateofrefundper100 kg
ofbasicproduct
CNcode Descriptionofproducts(1)Incase
ofadvance
fixingofrefundsOtherANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 14 September 2000 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereals
and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
10011000 Durum wheat:
–onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and190219totheUnited
States of America ——
–in other cases ——
10019099 Common wheat and meslin:
–onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and190219totheUnited
States of America ——
–in other cases:
––where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies(2) ——
––where the first paragraph of Article 2 applies ——
––where goods falling within subheading 2208(3) are exported ——
––in other cases ——
10020000 Rye 3,898 3,898
10030090 Barley
–where goods falling within subheading 2208(3) are exported ——
–in other cases ——
10040000 Oats 3,654 3,654
10059000 Maize (corn) used in the form of:
–starch:
––where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies(2) 1,956 1,956
––where the first paragraph of Article 2 applies 1,956 1,956
––where goods falling within subheading 2208(3) are exported 1,206 1,206
––in other cases 3,256 3,256
–glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine, maltodextrine syrup of CN codes
17023051, 17023059, 17023091, 17023099, 17024090, 17029050,17029075, 17029079, 21069055(
4):
––where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies(2) 1,142 1,142
––where the first paragraph of Article 2 applies 1,142 1,142
––where goods falling within subheading 2208(3) are exported 0,905 0,905
––in other cases 2,442 2,442
–where goods falling within subheading 2208(3) are exported 1,206 1,206
–other (including unprocessed) 3,256 3,256
PotatostarchofCNcode11081300similartoaproductobtainedfromprocessedmaize:
–where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies(2) 1,956 1,956
––where the first paragraph of Article 2 applies 1,956 1,956
––where goods falling within subheading 2208(3) are exported 1,206 1,206
–in other cases 3,256 3,256
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(EUR/100 kg)
Rateofrefundper100 kg
ofbasicproduct
CNcode Descriptionofproducts(1)Incase
ofadvance
fixingofrefundsOther
ex 100630 Wholly-milled rice:
–round grain 12,500 12,500
–medium grain 12,500 12,500
–long grain 12,500 12,500
10064000 Broken rice 2,400 2,400
10070090 Sorghum — —
(1) Asfarasagriculturalproductsobtainedfromtheprocessingofabasicproductor/andassimilatedproductsareconcerned,thecoefficientsshowni nAnnexE οfamended
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 shall be applied (OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1).
(2) The goods concerned fall under CN code 35051050, unless Article 2 applies.
(3) Goods listed in Annex B of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93.
(4) ForsyrupsofCNcodesNC17023099,17024090and17026090,obtainedfrommixingglucoseandfructosesyrup,theexportrefundmaybegrantedonlyfort he
glucose syrup.