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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No603/85
of7March1985
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
feedingstuffsforwhicharefundmaybefixedshould
betakenintoaccount;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1913/69
of29September1969onthegrantingandtheadvance
fixingoftheexportrefundoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs (6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No537/83Q,providesthatcalculationoftheexport
refundmustbebasedontheaverageoftherefunds
grantedonthemostcommonlyusedbasiccereals,
adjustedonthebasisofthethresholdpriceinforce
duringthemonthofexportationandonthelevy
applicabletomaize;whereasthiscalculationmustalso
takeaccountofthecerealproductscontent;whereas,
therefore,intheinterestofsimplification ,compound
feedingstuffsshouldbeplacedincategoriesandthe
refundforeachcategoryshouldbefixedonthebasis
ofaquantityofmaizewhichisrepresentative ofthe
usualcerealproductscontentforthecategory
concerned ;whereas,furthermore ,theamountofthe
refundmustalsotakeintoaccountthepossibilities
andconditionsforthesaleofthoseproductsonthe
worldmarket,theneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarketandtheeconomicaspectofthe
export;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiz­
ationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1018/84(2),andinparticularthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthat
whenrefundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenof
theexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregard
topricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommun­
itymarketontheonehandandpricesforcerealsand
cerealproductsontheother;whereasthesameArticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibrium
andthenaturaldevelopment ofpricesandtradeon
thecerealmarkets;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrules
tothepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshould
befixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobe
appliedtocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (4),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2560/770,provides
that,whenexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs arebeingfixed,onlytheproducts
normallyusedinthemanufacture ofcompoundWhereas,however,infixingtherateofrefunditwould
seemadvisabletobaseitatthistimeonthedifference
inthecostofrawinputswidelyusedincompound
feedingstuffs asbetween,theCommunityandworld
markets,allowingmoreaccurateaccounttobetaken
ofthecommercial conditionsunderwhich'such
productsareexported;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessary
tovarytherefundforcompoundfeedingstuffsaccord­
ingtocompositionanddestination ;whereas,for
purposesofvaryingtherefund,thedestinationzones
laiddowninAnnexIItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1124/77of27May1977redefiningthe
destinationzonesforexportrefundsorleviesandfor
certainexportlicencesforcerealsandrice(8),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3634/83Q,should
beused;
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.(")OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.0OJNoL63,9.3.1983,p.10.
OOJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.
OOJNoL360,23.12.1983,p.21.(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.
0OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.

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WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No974/71('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No855/84(2),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent,andtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexport.refundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andsubject
toRegulation(EEC)No2743/75areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon8March
1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7March1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(2)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof7March1985fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs
(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% 1,7002,9700-0
1010—Exceeding10%butnotexceeding20% 3,4005,9300—(4)
2010—Exceeding20%butnotexceeding30% 6,80(2)H.8700—0
3010—Exceeding30%butnotexceeding40% 10,20017,80(2)(3)—0
4010—Exceeding40%butnotexceeding50% 13,60023,7400—0
5010—Exceeding50%butnotexceeding60% 17,00(2)29,67(2)0—0
6010—Exceeding60%butnotexceeding70% 20,39(2)35,61(2)0—0 \7010—Exceeding70% 22,25(2)38,84(2)0—0
(')'CerealproductsmeanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheading11.02
G)oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
0ForexportstoZonesA,B,C,DandEspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No501/85.
0Minimumcontentofmaizeand/orsorghumexceeding :0510:5%;1010:10%;2010:20%;3010:30%;4010:40%;
5010:50%;6010:60%;7010:60%.
Insofarasthisminimumisobserved,theserefundsshall,attherequestofthepartyconcerned,alsoapplywherethecereal
products'contentexceedsthemaximumspecifiedonthesameline.
(4)Forexporttootherthirdcountries.