31.8.96 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL221/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1708/96
of30August1996
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspectof
potentialexportsandinparticularthenatureandorigin
oftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproductsprocessed
fromcereals,theinsignificanceofCommunityparticipa­
tioninworldtrademakesitunnecessarytofixanexport
refundatthepresenttime;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestina­
tion;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;whereas
itmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No990/93(*),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1380/95Q,prohibits
tradebetweentheEuropeanCommunityandtheFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro);whereas
thisprohibitiondoesnotapplyincertainsituationsas
comprehensively listedinArticles2,4,5and7thereof
andinCouncilRegulation(EC)No462/96(8);whereas
accountshouldbetakenofthisfactwhenfixingthe
refunds;
Whereascertainprocessedmaizeproductsmayundergoa
heattreatmentfollowingwhicharefundmightbegranted
thatdoesnotcorrespondtothequalityoftheproduct;
whereasitshouldthereforebespecifiedthatonthese
products,containingpregelatinized starch,noexport
refundistobegranted;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle13
(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95of
22December1995onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),andinparticularArticle13(3)thereof,
WhereasArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92and
Article13ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95providethat
thedifferencebetweenquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthoseRegu­
lationsandpricesforthoseproductswithintheCommu­
nitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle13ofRegulation (EC)No3072/95
providesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixedaccountmust
betakenoftheexistingsituationandthefuturetrend
withregardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcereals,riceand
brokenriceontheCommunitymarketontheonehand
andpricesforcereals,rice,brokenriceandcereal
productsontheworldmarketontheother,whereasthe
sameArticlesprovidethatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopment ofpricesand
tradeonthemarketsincerealsandriceand,furthermore ,
totakeintoaccounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposed
exports,andtheneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarket;
WhereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulation (EC)No
1518/95(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
2993/95(*),ontheimportandexportsystemforproducts
processedfromcerealsandfromricedefinesthespecific
criteriatobetakenintoaccountwhentherefundon
theseproductsisbeingcalculated;
Whereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasisof
theash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatandstarch
contentoftheindividualproductconcerned,thiscontent
beingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthequantityofbasic
productactuallyincorporatedintheprocessedproduct;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92andinArticle1(1)
(c)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95andsubjecttoRegula­
tion(EC)No1518/95areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
(3)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(4)OJNoL147,30.6.1995,p.55.
(5)OJNoL312,23.12.1995,p.25.(6)OJNoL102,28.4.1993,p.14.0OJNoL138,21.6.1995,p.1.
(8)OJNoL65,15.3.1996,p.1.

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Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30August1996.
FortheCommission
KarelVANMIERT
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30August1996fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund(')
11022010200(2) 21,06
11022010400(2) 18,05
11022090200(2) 18,05
11029010100 4,31
11029010900 2,93
11029030100 10,80
11031200100 10,80
11031310 27,07
11031310300(2) 21,06
11031310500(2) 18,05
11031390100(2) 18,05
11031910000 21,60
11031930100 4,45
11032100000 0,00
11032920000 2,93
11041190100 4,31
11041290100 12,00
11041290300 9,60
11041910000 0,00
11041950110 24,06
11041950130 19,55
11042110100 4,31
11042130100 4,31
11042150100 5,74
11042150300 4,59
11042220100 9,60
11042230100 10,20Productcode Refund(l)
11042310100 22,56
11042310300 17,30
11042911000 0,00
11042951000 0,00
11042955000 0,00
11043010000 0,00
11043090000 3,76
11071011000 0,00
11071091000 5,11
11081100200 0,00
11081100300 0,00
11081200200 24,06
11081200300 24,06
11081300200 0,00
11081300300 0,00
11081910200 0,00
11081910300 0,00
11090000100 0,00
17023051000(3) 23,58
17023059000(3) 18,05
17023091000 23,58
17023099000 18,05
17024090000 18,05
17029050100 23,58
17029050900 18,05
17029075000 24,70
17029079000 17,15
21069055000 18,05
(')RefundsonexportstotheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro)maybegrantedonlywheretheconditionslaiddowninamended
Regulation(EEC)No990/93andRegulation(EC)No462/96areobserved.
(2)Norefundshallbegrantedonproductsgivenaheattreatmentresultinginpregelatinization ofthestarch.
(3)RefundsaregrantedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No2730/75(OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20),amended.
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1),
amended.