NoL55/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1.3.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No480/91
of28February1991
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,economicaspectoftheproposedexports,andtheneedto
avoiddisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity , WhereasArticle6ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2744/75of29October1975ontheimportandexport
systemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfrom
riceQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1906/87(8),definesthespecificcriteriatobetakeninto
accountwhentherefundontheseproductsisbeing
calculated;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3577/90(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2)thereof,
Whereas,onthebasisofthecriterialaiddowninRegula­
tion(EEC)No2744/75,particularaccountshouldbe
takenofthepricesandquantitiesofbasicproductsused
tocalculatethevariablecomponentofthelevy;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(4),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle17(2)thereof, Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketinproductsprocessed
fromcerealsandricethattheexportrefundshouldbe
fixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices; HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75and
Article17ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76providethat
thedifferencebetweenquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthoseRegu­
lationsandpricesforthoseproductswithintheCommu­
nitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;Whereaswhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccount
shouldbetakenofthequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedto
determinethevariablecomponentofthelevy;whereas
thequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedforcertainprocessed
productsmayvaryaccordingtotheenduseofthe
product;whereas,dependingonthemanufacturing
processused,productsotherthanthemainproductare
obtained,thequantityandvalueofwhichmayvarywith
thenatureandqualityofthemainproductsbeingmanu­
factured;whereascumulationoftherefundsonthe
variousproductsmanufacturedbyasingleprocessfrom
thesamebasicproductmaymakeitpossible,incertain
cases,toexporttothirdcountriesatpriceswhichare
lowerthanworldmarketprices;whereastherefundon
certainproductsshouldthereforebelimitedtoanamount
which,whileallowingaccesstotheworldmarket,will
ensurethattheaimsofthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsarerespected;WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75(*),andArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1431/76(6)layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsoncerealsandricerespectivelyandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,providethatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexis­
tingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardtoprices
andavailabilitiesofcereals,riceandbrokenriceonthe
Communitymarketontheonehandandpricesfor
cereals,rice,brokenriceandcerealproductsontheworld
marketontheother;whereasthesameArticlesprovide
thatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthe
naturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeonthemarketsin
cerealsandriceand,furthermore ,totakeintoaccounttheWhereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasisof
theash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatandstarch
contentoftheindividualproductconcerned,thiscontent
beingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthequantityofbasic
productactuallyincorporatedintheprocessedproduct;(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.
OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(6)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.
(8)OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.

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aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspectof
potentialexportsandinparticularthenatureandorigin
oftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproductsprocessed
fromcereals,theinsignificance ofCommunityparticipa­
tioninworldtrademakesitunnecessarytofixanexport
refundatthepresenttime;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination ;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(2),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,overHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andinArticle1(1)(c)of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/79andsubjecttoRegulation
(EEC)No2744/75areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

NoL55/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.3.91
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28February1991fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund Productcode Refund
11022010100 178,85 11042230100 171,32
11022010300 153,30 11042230900 —
11022010900 — 11042250000
11022090100 153,30 11042310100 191,63
11022090900 — 11042310300 146,91
11023000000 — 11042310900
11029010100 150,00 11042911000
11029010900 102,00 11042915000
11029030100 181,40 11042919000 —
11029030900 — 11042991000 120,00
11031200100 181,40 11042995000 108,89
11031200900 — 11043010000 30,00
11031311100 229,95 11043090000 31,94
11031311300 178,85 11071011000 213,60
11031311500 153,30 11071091000 178,00
11031311900 — 11081100100 240,00
.11031319100 229,95 11081100900
11031319300 178,85 11081200100 204,40
11031319500 153,30 11081200900
11031319900 — 11081300100 204,40
11031390100 153,30 11081300900
11031390900 — 11081400100
11031400000 — 11081400900
11031910000 108,89 11081910100 270,54
11031930100 155,00 11081910900
11031930900 — 11081990100
11032100000 122,40 11081990900
11032920000 102,00 11090000100 0,00
11032930000 — 11090000900
11032940000 130,31 17023051000 267,00
11041190100 150,00 17023059000 204,40
11041190900 — 17023091000 267,00
11041290100 201,55 17023099000 204,40
11041290300 161,24 17024090000 204,40
11041290900 — 17029050100 267,00
11041910000 122,40 17029050900 204,40
11041950110 204,40 17029075000 279,77
11041950130 166,08 17029079000 194,18
11041950150 — 21069055000 204,40
11041950190 — 23021010000 27,82
11041950900 — 23021090100 27,82
11041991000 — 23021090900
11042110100 150,00 23022010000 27,82
11042110900 — 23022090100 27,82
11042130100 150,00 23022090900
11042130900 — 23023010000 27,82
11042150100 200,00 23023090000 27,82
11042150300 160,00 23024010000 27,82
11042150900 — 23024090000 27,82
11042210100 161,24 23031011100 102,20
11042210900 — 23031011900 —
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OINoL366,24.12.
1987,p.1). f