NoL350/42 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1.12.92
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3455/92
of30November 1992
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertaincerealandrice-products
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustnesin
obtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinquestion
ontheCommunitymarketandthepricesrulingon
theworldmarkets: HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1738/92(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle16(2)thereof,(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessedagri­
culturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
whicharemanufactured undersimilarconditions:
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsandthose
whichusethird-country productsunderinward
processingarrangements ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No674/92(4),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle17(2)thereof,
Whereasintheabsenceofevidencethatnoproduction
refundwasgrantedpursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1009/86of25March1986establishinggeneralrules
applyingtoproductionrefundsinthecerealsandrice
sector0,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1309/92(8),theexportrefundshouldbereducedby
theamountoftheproductionrefundapplicableonthe
dayofacceptanceoftheexportdeclaration;whereasthis
systemistheonlyonewhichavoidstheriskoffraud;WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
andArticle17(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providethatthedifferencebetweenquotationsofprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
eachofthoseRegulationsandthepriceswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3035/80of
11November1980layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncertainagriculturalproductsexported
intheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty,andthecriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds(%aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No3381/90(*),specifiestheproductsforwhicharateof
refundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwherethese
productsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedin
AnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No2727/75orinAnnexB
toRegulation(EEC)No1418/76asappropriate ;WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No565/80of
4March1980ontheadvancepaymentofexportrefunds
inrespectofagriculturalproducts(9),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2026/83(l0),andCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3665/87of27November1987laying
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofexportrefundsonagriculturalproducts(u),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1525/92(l2),lay
downrulesontheadvancepaymentofexportrefunds
thatmustbeadheredtowhentheseareadjusted;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;Whereas,nowthatasettlementhasbeenreachedbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheUnited
StatesofAmericaonCommunityexportsofpasta
productstotheUnitedStatesandhasbeenapprovedby
CouncilDecision87/482/EEC(u),itisnecessarytodiffe­
rentiatetherefundongoodsfallingwithinCNcodes Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthatArticle,
thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticularreferenceto:
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL180,1.7.1992,p.1.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL73,19.3.1992,p.7.$OJNoL323,29.11.1980,p.27.
(«)OJNoL327,27.11.1990,p.4.OOJNoL94,9.4.1986,p.6.
(«)OJNoL139,22.5.1992,p.47.0OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.
(,0)OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.
(")OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.HOJNoL160,1.3.6.1992,p.7.
HOJNoL275,29.9.1987,p.36.

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Theproofreferredtointhefirstsubparagraphisprovided
bythepresentationbytheexporterofadeclarationfrom
theprocessorofthebasicproductinquestionattesting
thatthelatterproducthasnotbenefitedformaproduc­
tionrefundasprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)
No1009/86,andthatnoapplicationforsuchrefundwill
bemade.
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 .19021100and190219accordingtotheirdestination ;
Whereas,fortheapplicationofArticle4(2)(b)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3035/80,itisnecessarytodifferentiatethe
refunds;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1432/92('),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2015/92(2),prohibits
tradebetweentheCommunityandtheRepublicsof
SerbiaandMontenegro ;whereasthisprohibitiondoes
notapplytocertainsituationsasgiveninthelimitative
enumerationlaiddowninArticles2and3;whereasthis
shouldbetakenintoaccountwhenrefundsarefixed;
Whereasinparticulartheexportrefundforunprocessed
starchesfallingwithinCNcode1108isgrantedonlyif
thedrymattercontentisatleast77%inthecaseof
potatostarchandatleast84%inthecaseofcerealstar­
ches;
Whereaswithregardtopotatoes,onlypotatostarchesare
subjecttocommonorganizationofthemarket,conse­
quentlystepsshouldbetakentospecifythetermsthat
thesepotatostarchesshouldmeetinordertoqualifyfor
refunds;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,Article2
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION1.Therefundforstarchesandpotatostarchfalling
withinCNcode1108orproductsfallingwithinAnnexA
toRegulation(EEC)No2727/75resultingfromthe
processingofthesestarchesandpotatostarchisgranted
onlyonproductionofadeclarationfromthesuppliersof
thoseproductsattestingthattheyhavebeendirectly
producedfromcereals,potatoesorriceexcludingalluse
ofsubproductsobtainedintheproductionofotheragri­
culturalproductsorgoods.
Theabovedeclarationcanbeconsideredvalid,untilrevo­
cation,forallsuppliesfromthesameproducer;itshall
beverifiedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle8
(1)andthefirstindentofparagraph2ofRegulation(EEC)
No3035/80.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,attheaccep­
tanceoftheexportdeclarationandtherequestforobtai­
ningtheexportrefund,ofproofthatthebasicproducts
usedinthemanufactureoftheproductstobeexported
havenotbenefitedfromtheproductionrefundprovided
forinthatRegulation,andthatsuchrefundwillnotbe
appliedfor.2.Wherethedry-extractcontentofpotatostarchassi­
milatedtomaizestarchpursuanttoArticle1(2)(a)of
Regulation(EEC)No3035/80is80%orhigher,therate
oftheexportrefundshallbeaslaiddownintheAnnex;
wherethedry-extractcontentislessthan80%therateof
therefundshallbetheamountlaiddownintheAnnex
multipliedbyl/80thoftheactualdry-extractpercentage.
Forallotherstarcheswithadry-extractcontentof87%
ormore,therateoftheexportrefundshallbeaslaid
downintheAnnex;wherethedry-extractcontentisless
then87%theamountoftherefundshallbetheratelaid
downintheAnnexmultipliedbyl/87thoftheactual
dry-extractpercentage.(')OJNoL151,3.6.1992,p.4.0OJNoL205,22.7.1992,p.2.

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3.Forthepurposesofparagraph 1above,the
dryextractcontentofstarchesshallbedeterminedusing
themethodappliedtoflourinAnnexIItoCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1908/84(').
4.Atthetimeofapplicationfortheexportrefundfor
thegoodstheapplicantmustdeclarethedry-extract
contentofthestarchesconcerned,unlessthisinformationhasbeenrecordedbythecompetentauthoritiesreferred
toinArticle3(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,in
accordancewiththeprovisionsofthatparagraph.
ArticleJ
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30November1992.
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL178,5.7.1984,p.22.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30November1992fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicableto
certaincerealsandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty
CNcode Descriptionofproducts(')Rateofrefund
per100kgofbasic
productf)
10011090Durumwheat:
—usedunprocessed :
onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 5,903
——inallothercases 10,732
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,orgrainsotherwiseworked(other
thanhulled,kibbled,orgerm)ofCNcode1104 3,877
——hulledgrainsofCNcode1104andstarchofCNcode1108 5,816
germofCNcode1104 2,262
——glutenofCNcode1109 —
——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1101andgroatsandmealof
CNcode1103) 6,462
10019099Commonwheatandmeslin:
—usedunprocessed :
——onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcode190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 3,554
——inallothercases 6,462
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,orgrainsotherwiseworked(other
thanhulled,kibbled,orgerm)ofCNcode1104 3,877
——hulledgrainsofCNcode1104andstarchofCNcode1108 5,816
——germofCNcode1104 2,262
——glutenofCNcode1109 —
other(exceptfloursofCNcode1101,andgroatsandmealof
CNcode1103 6,462
10020000Rye:
—usedunprocessed 9,855
—usedintheformof:
pelletsofCNcode1103,orpearledgrainsofCNcode11045,913
——rolledorflakedgrainsandhulledgrainsofCNcode1104 8,870
——germofCNcode1104 2,994
starchofCNcode11081990 8,555
——glutenofCNcode23031090 —
——other(exceptfloursofCNcode1102) 9,855
10030090Barley:
—usedunprocessed 8,327
—usedintheformof:
——floursofCNcode1102,groatsandmealofCNcode1103,
orrolled,flakedorpearledgrainsofCNcode1104 5,829
——pelletsofCNcode1103 4,996
——germsofCNcode1104 2,994
——starchofCNcode11081990 8,555
——glutenofCNcode23031090 —
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CNcode Descriptionofproducts(')Rateofrefund
per100kgofbasic
product0
10040090Oats:
—usedunprocessed 10,876
—usedintheformof:
——pelletsofCNcode1103,andpearledgrainsofCNcode
1104 6,525
——rolledorflakedgrainsandhulledgrainsofCNcode1104 9,788
germsofCNcode1104 2,994
starchofCNcode11081990 8,555
glutenofCNcode23031090 —
other 10,876
10059000Maize(Corn):
—usedunprocessed 8,555
—usedintheformof:
floursofCNcodes11022010and11022090 5,988
——groatsandmealofCNcode1003androlledorflakedgrains
ofCNcode1104 6,844
——pelletsofCNcode1103 5,133
——hulledorperledgrainsofCNcode1104 7,699
——germsofCNcode1104 2,994
——starchofCNcode11081200 8,555
glutenofCNcode23031011 3,422
other 8,555
100620Roundgrainhuskedrice 20,383
Mediumgrainshuskedrice 18,860
Longgrainhuskedrice 18,860
:x100630Roundgrainwholly-milled rice 26,505
Mediumgrainwholly-milled rice 34,319
Longgrainwholly-milled rice 34,319
10064000Brokenrice:
—usedunprocessed 6,824
—usedintheformof:
flourofCNcode1102,groatsandmealorpelletsofCN
code1103 6,824
——flakedgrainsofCl^1104 4,094
——starchofCNcode11081910 6,824
——other —
10070090Sorghum 5,880
11010000Wheatormeslinflour:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 4,134
—inallothercases 7,516
11021000Ryeflour 19,550
11031110Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 9,149
—inallothercases 16,635
11031190Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211and
190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 4,134
—inallothercases 7,516
(')Thequantitiesofsemi-processed productsusedmustbemultiplied,asthecasemaybebythecoefficientsshownin
Annex1toRegulation(EEC)No2744/75.
(*)RefundsforexportstotheRepublicsofSerbiaandMontenegromayonlybegrantedforhumanitarianaidsuppliedby
charitableorganizationsfulfillingtheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(a)andArticle3ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1432/92.