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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 34/98
of 8 January 1998
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-products
exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 13
(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organization of themarket in rice (
3), and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,
Whereas 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 theworld market for the products listed in Article 1 of eachof those Regulations and the prices within the Commu-nity may be covered by an export refund;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 of
30 May 1994 laying down common implementing rulesfor granting export refunds on certain agriculturalproducts exported in the form of goods not covered byAnnex II to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing theamount of such refunds (
4), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1909/97 (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 inAnnex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex Bto Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as appropriate;
Whereas, in accordance with the first subparagraph of
Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94, the rate ofthe refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basicproducts in question must be fixed for each month;Whereas, now that a settlement has been reached between
the European Community and the United States ofAmerica on Community exports of pasta products to theUnited States and has been approved by Council Decision87/482/EEC (
6), it is necessary to differentiate the refund
on goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and1902 19 according to their destination;
Whereas Article 4 (5) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94
provides that, in the absence of the proof referred to inArticle 4 (5) (a) of that Regulation, a reduced rate of exportrefund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount ofthe production refund applicable, pursuant to Commis-sion Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (
7), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1516/95 (8), for the basic product in
question, used during the assumed period of manufactureof the goods;
Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not
delivered an opinion within the time limit set by itschairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products
appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1222/94and listed either in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC)No 1766/92 or in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EC)No 3072/95, exported in the form of goods listed inAnnex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex Bto Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 respectively, are herebyfixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 January 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 8 January 1998.
For the Commission
Martin BANGEMANN
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 136, 31. 5. 1994, p. 5.
(5) OJ L 268, 1. 10. 1997, p. 20.(6) OJ L 275, 29. 9. 1987, p. 36.
(7) OJ L 159, 1. 7. 1993, p. 112.
(8) OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 49.
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ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 8 January 1998 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to
certain cereals and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the
Treaty
CN code Description of products (1)Rate of refund
per 100 kg of basic
product
1001 10 00 Durum wheat:
– on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and
1902 19 to the United States of America —
– in other cases —
1001 90 99 Common wheat and meslin:
– on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and
1902 19 to the United States of America 0,818
– in other cases:
– – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No
1222/94 (2) 0,704
– – in other cases 1,258
1002 00 00 Rye 3,401
1003 00 90 Barley 1,349
1004 00 00 Oats 1,439
1005 90 00 Maize (corn) used in the form of:
– starch:
– – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No
1222/94 (2) 1,600
– – in other cases 2,293
– glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine, maltodextrine syrup of
CN codes 1702 30 51, 1702 30 59, 1702 30 91, 1702 30 99,
1702 40 90, 1702 90 50, 1702 90 75, 1702 90 79, 2106 90 55 (3):
– – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No
1222/94 (2) 1,341
– – in other cases 2,034
– other (including unprocessed) 2,293
Potato starch of CN code 1108 13 00 similar to a product obtained
from processed maize:
– where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No
1222/94 (2) 1,600
– in other cases 2,293
1006 20 Husked rice:
– round grain 12,245
– medium grain 10,902
– long grain 10,902
ex 1006 30 Wholly-milled rice:
– round grain 15,800
– medium grain 15,800
– long grain 15,800
1006 40 00 Broken rice used in the form of:
– starch of CN code 1108 19 10:
– – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No
1222/94 (2) 1,471
– – in other cases 2,200
– other (including unprocessed) 2,200
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CN code Description of products (1)Rate of refund
per 100 kg of basic
product
1007 00 90 Sorghum 1,349
1101 00 Wheat or meslin flour:
– on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and
1902 19 to the United States of America 1,006
– in other cases 1,547
1102 10 00 Rye flour 3,650
1103 11 10 Groats and durum wheat meal:
– on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and
1902 19 to the United States of America —
– in other cases —
1103 11 90 Common wheat groats and spelt:
– on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and
1902 19 to the United States of America 1,006
– in other cases 1,547
(1) As far as agricultural products obtained from the processing of a basic product or/and assimilated products are concerned,
the coefficients shown in Annex E of amended Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 shall be applied (OJ L 136, 31.5. 1994, p. 5).
(
2) The goods concerned are listed in Annex I of amended Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (OJ L 159, 1. 7. 1993, p. 112).
(3) For syrups of CN codes 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90 and 1702 60 90, obtained from mixing glucose and fructose syrup, the
export refund may be granted only for the glucose syrup.