30.11.91 NoL328/74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3490/91
of29November 1991
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertaincerealandriceproducts
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3577/90(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle16(2)thereof,(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustriesin
obtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinquestion
ontheCommunitymarketandthepricesrulingon
theworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessedagri­
culturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
whicharemanufactured undersimilarconditions ;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsandthose
whichusethird-country productsunderinward
processingarrangements ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(4),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle17(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
andArticle17.(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsofprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
eachofthoseRegulationsandthepriceswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;Whereasintheabsenceofevidencethatnoproduction
refundwasgrantedpursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1009/86of25March1986establishinggeneralrules
applyingtoproductionrefundsinthecerealsandrice
sectorQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3655/90(8),theexportrefundshouldbereducedbythe
amountoftheproductionrefundapplicableonthedayof
acceptanceoftheexportdeclaration;whereasthissystem
istheonlyonewichavoidstheriskoffraud;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3035/80of11
November1980layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncertainagriculturalproductsexported
intheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty,andthecriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds^,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3381/90(6),specifiestheproductsforwhicharateof
refundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwherethese
productsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedin
AnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No2727/75orinAnnexB
toRegulation (EEC)No1418/76asappropriate ;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No565/80of4
March1980ontheadvancepaymentofexportrefundsin
respectofagriculturalproducts(9),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2026/83(10),andCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3665/87of27November1987layingdown
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
ofexportrefundsonagriculturalproducts(n),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1615/90(u),laydown
rulesontheadvancepaymentofexportrefundsthatmust
beadheredtowhentheseareadjusted;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;Whereas,nowthatasettlementhasbeenreachedbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheUnited
StatesofAmericaonCommunityexportsofpasta
productstotheUnitedStatesandhasbeenapprovedby
CouncilDecision87/482/EEC(13),itisnecessarytodiffer­
entiatetherefundongoodsfallingwithinCNcodes
19021100and190219accordingtotheirdestination ; Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthatArticle,
thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticularreferenceto:
0OJNoL94,9.4.1986,p.6.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1. (8)OJNoL362,27.12.1990,p.33.0OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5. (2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
OOJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.(10)OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.
(")OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.
(,2)OJNoL152,16.6.1990,p.33.HOJNoL275,29.9.1987,p.36.(*)OJNoL323,29.11.1980,p.27.
(4OJNoL327,27.11.1990,p.4.

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Whereas,fortheapplicationofArticle4(2)(b)ofRegula­
tion((EEC)No3035/80,itisnecessarytodifferentiatethe
refunds;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,forinthatRegulation,andthatsuchrefundwillnotbe
appliedfor.
Theproofreferredtointhefirstsubparagraph isprovided
bythepresentationbytheexporterofadeclarationfrom
theprocessorofthebasicproductinquestionattesting
thatthelatterproducthasnotbenefitedfromaproduc­
tionrefundasprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No
1009/86,andthatnoapplicationforsuchrefundwillbe
made.
3.Whentheproofreferredtoinparagraph2isnot
provided,theexportrefund:
(a)applicableonthedateofacceptanceoftheexport
declarationforthegoods,oronthedayspecifiedin
Article26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3665/87,where
therateisnotfixedinadvance;
(b)ofwhichtherateisfixedinadvance,
willbereducedbytheamountoftheproductionrefund
applicablepursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1009/86to
thebasicproductinquestiononthedayofacceptanceof
theexportdeclarationforthegoods,oronthedayspeci­
fiedinArticle26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3665/87,if
thegoodshavebeenplacedundertheexportrefund
advancepaymentarrangements .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1991.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Withoutprejudicetoparagraphs2and3theratesof
therefundsapplicabletothebasicproductsappearingin
AnnexAtoRegulation(EEC)No3035/80andlisted
eitherinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75orin
Article1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76,exportedin
theformofgoodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)
No2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76respectively,areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
2.FortheproductslistedintheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1009/86,therefundsgivenintheAnnextothis
Regulationshallbeappliedonpresentation,attheaccept­
anceoftheexportdeclarationandtherequestforobtain­
ingtheexportrefund,ofproofthatthebasicproducts
usedinthemanufactureoftheproductstobeexported
havenotbenefitedfromtheproductionrefundprovided
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29November1991.
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
Vice-President

NoL328/76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.11.91
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29November1991fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1November1991tocertaincerealsandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnot
coveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
CNcode Descriptionofproducts(')Rateofrefund
per100kgofbasic
product
10011090Durumwheat:
—usedunprocessed :
——onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 6,576
——inallothercases 11,957
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,orgrainsotherwiseworked(other
thanhulled,kibbled,orgerm)ofCNcode1104 5,225
——hulledgrainsofCNcode1104andstarchofCNcode1108 7,837
l ——germofCNcode1104 3,048
——glutenofCNcode1109—
——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1101andgroatsandmealof
CNcode1103) 8,708
10019099Commonwheatandmeslin:
—usedunprocessed :
l ——onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcode190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 4,789
\ ——inallothercases 8,708
\ —usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,orgrainsotherwiseworked(other
thanhulled,kibbled,orgerm)ofCNcode1104 5,225
——hulledgrainsofCNcode1104andstarchofCNcode1108 7,837
——germofCNcode1104 3,048
——glutenofCNcode1109—
——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1101,andgroatsandmealof
CNcode1103 8,708
10020000Rye:
—usedunprocessed 10,744
—usedintheformof:
pelletsofCNcode1103,orpearledgrainsofCNcode1104 6,446
——rolledorflakedgrainsandhulledgrainsofCNcode1104 9,669
——germofCNcode1104 2,808;
——starchofCNcode11081990 8,024
——glutenofCNcode23031090—
\——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1102) 10,744
10030090Barley:
\ —usedunprocessed 8,987
—usedintheformof:\
——floursofCNcode1102,groatsandmealofCNcode'1103,l
orrolled,flakedorpearledgrainsofCNcode1104 6,291
——pelletsofCNcode1103 5,392
——germsofCNcode1104 2,808
l——starchofCNcode11081990 8,024
——glutenofCNcode23031090—
——other 8,987

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CNcode Descriptionofproducts(')Rateofrefund
per100kgofbasic
product
10040090Oats:
—usedunprocessed 8,853
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,andpearledgrainsofCNcode
1104 5,312
——rolledorflakedgrainsandhulledgrainsofCNcode1104 7,968
——germsofCNcode1104 2,808
\ ——starchofCNcode11081990 8,024'
——glutenofCNcode23031090—
l——other 8,853
10059000Maize(Corn):
—usedunprocessed 8,024
—usedintheformof:
——floursofCNcodes11022010and11022090 5,617
——groatsandmealofCNcode1003androlledorflakedgrains
ofCNcode1104 6,419
——pelletsofCNcode1103 4,814
——hulledorperledgrainsofCNcode1104 7,221
——germsofCNcode1104 2,808
\ ——starchofCNcode11081200 8,024
——glutenofCNcode23031011 3,209
——other 8,024
100620Roundgrainhuskedrice 22,708
Mediumgrainshuskedrice 17,537
Longgrainhuskedrice 17,537
ex100630Roundgrainwholly-milled rice 29,391
Mediumgrainwholly-milled rice 33,818
Longgrainwholly-milled rice 33,818
10064000Brokenrice:
—usedunprocessed 12,379
—usedintheformof:I
'——flourofCNcode1102,groatsandmealorpelletsofCN
code1103 12,379
——flakedgrainsofCN1104 7,428
——starchofCNcode11081910 12,379
——other—
10070090Sorghum 5,938
11010000Wheatormeslinflour: l
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 5,716
—inallothercases 10,393
11021000Ryeflour 20,780
11031110Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 10,193
—inallothercases 18,533
11031190Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 5,716
—inallothercases 10,393
(')Thequantitiesofsemi-processed productsusedmustbemultiplied,asthecasemaybebythecoefficientsshownin
AnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No2744/75.