NoL356/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3741/85
of27December 1985
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,arebeingfixed,onlytheproductsnormallyusedinthe
manufacture ofcompoundfeedingstuffs forwhicha
refundmaybefixedshouldbetakenintoaccount;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1018/84(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee ,WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1913/69of
29September1969onthegrantingandtheadvance
fixingoftheexportrefundoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs (6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
537/83(J),providesthatcalculationoftheexportrefund
mustbebasedontheaverageoftherefundsgrantedon
themostcommonlyusedbasiccereals,adjustedonthe
basisofthethresholdpriceinforceduringthemonthof
exportationandonthelevyapplicabletomaize;whereas
thiscalculationmustalsotakeaccountofthecereal
productscontent;whereas,therefore,intheinterestof
simplification ,compoundfeedingstuffsshouldbeplaced
incategoriesandtherefundforeachcategoryshouldbe
fixedonthebasisofaquantityofmaizewhichisrepre­
sentativeoftheusualcerealproductscontentforthecate­
goryconcerned ;whereas,furthermore ,theamountofthe
refundmustalsotakeintoaccountthepossibilitiesand
conditionsforthesaleofthoseproductsontheworld
market,theneedtoavoiddisturbancesontheCommu­
nitymarketandtheeconomicaspectoftheexport;WhereasArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexis­
tingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardtoprices
andavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunitymarketon
theonehandandpricesforcerealsandcerealproducts
ontheother;whereasthesameArticleprovidesthatitis
alsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthenatural
developmentofpricesandtradeonthecerealmarkets;Whereas,however,infixingtherateofrefunditwould
seemadvisabletobaseitatthistimeonthedifferencein
thecostofrawinputswidelyusedincompoundfeeding­
stuffsasbetweentheCommunityandworldmarkets,allo­
wingmoreaccurateaccounttobetakenofthecommer­
cialconditionsunderwhichsuchproductsareexported;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshouldbe
fixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcompoundfeedingstuffsaccordingto
compositionanddestination ;whereas,forpurposesof
varyingtherefund,thedestinationzoneslaiddownin
AnnexIItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1124/77
of27May1977redefiningthedestinationzonesfor
exportrefundsorleviesandforcertainexportlicencesfor
cerealsandrice(8),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
501/85(9),shouldbeused;WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobeapplied
tocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (4),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2560/77(*),providesthat,when
exportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,19.4-1984,p.1. (6)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.
OOJNoL63,9.3.1983,p.10.
(8)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.
9OJNoL60,28.2.1985,p.26.(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.0OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.

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Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1676/85('),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andsubjectto
Regulation (EEC)No2743/75areherebyfixedasshown
intheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27December1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27December1985fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal­
basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
(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% 4,8905,2500-0
1010—Exceeding10%butnotexceeding20% 9,79(2)10,4900—0
2010—Exceeding20%butnotexceeding30% 19,58(2)20,98(2)O—(4)
3010—Exceeding30%butnotexceeding40% 29,36031,4800—(4)
4010—Exceeding40%butnotexceeding50% 39,15041,970(3)—0
5010,—Exceeding50%butnotexceeding60% 48,94052,46(2)(3)—(4)
6010—Exceeding60%butnotexceeding70% 58,73062,95(2)(})—(4)
7010—Exceeding70% 64,07(2)68,67(2)0—(4)
(')'CerealproductsmeanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheading11.02G)of
theCommonCustomsTariff.
(2)ForexportstoZonesA,B,C,DandEspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No501/85.
(3)Minimumcontentofmaizeand/orsorghumexceeding :0510:5%;1010:10%;2010:20%;3010:30%;4010:40%;5010:
50%;6010:60%;7010:60%.
Insofarasthisminimumisobserved,theserefundsshall,attherequestofthepartyconcerned,alsoapplywherethecerealproducts'
contentexceedsthemaximumspecifiedonthesameline.
0Forexporttootherthirdcountries.