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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)449final
Brussels,6September1979
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION
layingdowngeneralrulesforpayinginadvanceof
exportanamountequaltotheexportrefundsin
respectofagricultural products
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No441/69layingdownadditional generalrules
forgrantingexportrefundsprovidesthatanamountequaltotheexportrefund
maybepaidinadvanceofexportincertaincasesinrespectofproducts
tobeexportedeitherafterprocessing orintheirnaturalstate*
Thecriterialaiddownfortheselectionofproductswhichafterprocessing
maybenefitofthesystemhaveinpracticecreatedsomedifficulties because
thenecessarystatisticinformation isnotalwaysavailable andthecostinvolved
inmakingtheinformation availableisnotconsideredjustified.Therefore,
theproposedRegulation laysdownthatallproductsandgoodsmaybenefit
fromthearrangements unlesstheyareshownonalistadoptedbytheCommission
inaccordance withtheManagement Committeeprocedure*
Theproposalcontains,furthermore,minortechnical amendments comparedwith
thepresentsystem*

PROPOSAL
REGULATION (EEC ) OFTHE COUNCIL
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laying down general rules forpaying inadvance ofexport an
amount equal totheexport refunds inrespect ofagricultural
products .
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC )No2727 /75of29October 1975
(1)onthecommon organization ofthemarket incereals ,aslast amended by
(2)Regulation (EEC )No3138 /76 ,and inparticular
Article 16(5 )thereof andthecorresponding provisions oftheother Regulations
establishing acommon organization ofthemarket inrespect ofagricultural
products ,
I
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC )No441/69of4March 1969 laying down
additional general rules forgranting export refunds onproducts subject to
asingle price system ,exported unprocessed orintheform ofcertain goods
not covered byAnnex IItotheTreaty aslast amended byRegulation (EEC )
(4)No269/78 ,hasbeen amended several times ;whereas experience has shown
certain amendments tobedesirable ;.whereas inthe interest ofclarity itis
advisable toconsolidate the rules inquestion ;
Whereas theRegulations laying down general rules forgranting export refunds
onagricultural products andthecriteria forfixing the amount ofsuch refunds
provide that ,inorder fortheexport refund tobepaic^-'.^roof must befurnished
that such products have been exported from theCommunity ;
mOJNoL281,1.11.1975 ,p. 1
(2)OJNoL354,24.12.1976 ,p. 1
(3)OJNoL59,10.3.1969 ,p.1
(4)
OJNoL40,10.2.1978 ,p.7•«t/tat

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Whereas ,inorder toensure abalance between theuseofCommunity basic
products with aview toexporting processed products orgoods listed in
Annex BandCtoCouncil Regulation (EEC)No2682 /72^"^, aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No707/78^tothird countries andtheuseofbasic
products from such countries admitted under inward processing arrangements
pursuant toCouncil Directive 69/73of4March 1969 ontheharmonization of
provisions laid down bylaw,regulation oradministrative action inrespect
inward processing ^aslastamended bytheActofAccession ^anamount
equal totheexport refund should bepaid assoon astheCommunity basic
products from which processed products orgoods intended forexport are ",
obtained areplaced under customs control ;
Whereas products covered byacommon market organization and imported from
third countries may under certain conditions bebrought under abonded ware­
house orafree zone procedure ,collection ofthe import duties being
suspended ;whereas provision should bemade forpayment ofanamount equal
totheexport refund assoon asCommunity products orgoods intended for
export arebrought under such aprocedure ;
Whereas thepayment ofanamount equal totheexport refund does not inany
wayaffect theconditions under which theright toanexport refund is
established ;whereas asecurity should belodged toguarantee thereimburse­
ment ofasumnot less than theamount paid where noright totheexport
refund issubsequently established ortheproducts orgoods treated under
these arrangements arenotactually exported from theCommunity within the .
settime limits ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(5)0JNoL289,27.12.1972 ,p.13
(6)0JNoL94,8.04.1978 ,p.7
(7>0JNoL58,8.3.1969 ,p.1
(8)
0JNoL73,27.3.1972 ,p.14

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Article 1
ThisRegulation laysdowngeneralrulesforpayinginadvanceof
exportanamountequaltotheexportrefundsontheproducts
coveredbythefollowingRegulations establishing acommonorganization
ofthemarketinrespectofagricultural products:
Regulation N0136/66/EEC(oilsandfats)
Regulation (EEC)No804/68(milkandmilkproducts)
Regulation (EEC)No805/68(beefandveal)
Regulation (EEC)No727/70(rawtobacco)
Regulation (EEC)No337/79(wine)
Regulation (EEC)No1035/72(fruitandvegetables )
Regulation (EEC)No3330/74(sugar)
Regulation (EEC)No2727/75(cereals)
Regulation (EEC)No2759/75(pigmeat)
Regulation (EEC)No2771/75(eggs)
Regulation (EEC)No2777/75(poultrymeat)
Regulation (EEC)No100/76(fisheryproducts)
Regulation (EEC)No1418/76(rice)
Regulation (EEC)No516/77(productsprocessedfromfruitand
vegetables )
Article2
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation
a)-"products"meanstheproductsreferredtoinArticle 1
-"basicproducts"meanstheproductsintendedtobeexportedafter
processingintoprocessedproductsorintogoods
-"processedproducts"meanstheproductsobtainedfromthepro­
cessingofbasicproductsandforwhichanexportrefundis
applicable
b)-"goods"meansthegoodslistedinAnnexBandCtoRegulation (EEC)
No2682/72.

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Article3
1.ThebenefitofthearrangementprovidedforinthisArticleshallapplyto
processedproductsandgoodsobtainedfrombasicproductsforwhichinward
processingarrangements arenotprohibited *
However,thearrangementshallnotapplyinexceptional caseswherethe
processedproductsorthegoodsareobtainedfrombasicproductswhich
canbedisposedofwithoutdifficulty.
2.Anamountequaltotheexportrefundshall,attherequestoftheparty
concerned,bepaidassoonasthebasicproductsareplacedunderacustoms
controlensuringthattheprocessedproductsorthegoods,willbeexported
withinasettimelimit,
3.Asregardscontrolprocedures andtherateofyield,thebasicproducts
shallbesubjecttothesamerulesasapplyinrespectofinwardprocessing
toproductsofthesamenature.
4.Theexportrefundshallbe,inthecaseofexport
a)ofaprocessed product,therefundapplicabletotheprocessedproduct;
b)ofgoods,therefundapplicabletothebasicproductwhenexported
asaningredientofsuchgoods.
5.Therateoftheexportrefundshall,unlessitisfixedinadvance,bethat
inforceonthedayonwhichthebasicproductsarebroughtundercustoms
control.
6.Wheretheexportrefundisfixedinadvance,thedayonwhichthebasic
productsarebroughtundercustomscontrolshallbetheoperativedatefor
determining anyadjustmenttobemadetotherateapplicable.
7.Wheretheexportrefundvariesaccordingtouseordestination,theratetobe
appliedshallbethelowestrate.However,iftheuseordestinationis
declared,theratetobeappliedshallbethatfixedfortheuseor
destinationforwhichtheprocessedproductsorthegoodsareintended.

Article4
1.Thebenefitofthearrangement providedforinthisArticleshallapplyto
productsintendedforexportintheirnaturalstateorintheformofgoods
whentheproductsorthegoodsareofakindthatcanbestored.
However,thearrangements shallnotapplyinexceptional caseswherethe
productsorthegoodscanbedisposedofwithoutdifficulty.
2.Anamountequaltotheexportrefundshall,attherequestoftheparty
concerned,bepaidassoonastheproductsorgoodshavebeenbroughtunder
acustomswarehousing orafreezoneprocedurewithaviewtotheirbeing
exportedwithinasettimelimit.
3.Wheretheexportrefundvariesaccordingtouseordestination,therate
tobeappliedshallbethelowestrate.However,iftheuseordestination
isdeclared,theratetobeappliedshallbethatfixedfortheuseor
destination forwhichtheproductsorqoodsareintended.
Article 5
Thebenefitofthearrangements providedforinthisRegulationshallbesubject
tothelodgementofasecurityequaltotheamountpaidplusaspecifiedadditional
amount.Thissecurityshallbeforfeitedinwholeorinpartiftheexportrequire
mentsarenotmetornorighttotheexportrefundisestablished .
Article6
Thecompetentauthorities oftheMemberStatesmayrefusetograntthebenefit
ofthearrangements providedforinthisRegulation :
-ifthecharacterofthetransaction isnotsuchastoguaranteethatitwill
beeffectedinaccordance withtheprovisions inforce,
-toapplicants whohavecommittedseriousinfringements oftheprovisions
established underthecommonagricultural policy.
Article7
Thebasicproducts,.productsandgoodswhichshallnotbenefitfromthearrange
mentsprovidedforinthisRegulationshallbeshownonalisttobeestablished .

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Artiele8
Regulation (EEC)No441/69isherebyrepealedwitheffectfrom1January1980.
Itshall,however,remainapplicabletoproductsandgoodswhicharetaken
undercontrolbeforethatdate.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1January1980toproductsandgoodswhicharetaken
undercontrolfromthat-.date.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.onthethirddayfollowingits
theEuropeanCommunities .

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Da" :20-6.1979
i.BUDGET HEADING :Titles 6and 7(refunds ) APPROPRIATIONS '
2.TITLE :draft Council Regulation laying down general rules forthepayment
before export ofasumequal totheexport refund foragricultural products
3.LEGAL BASIS : Council R.2727 /75
«.AIMS OFPROJECT :replacement ofR.441/69which caused certain problems inpractice
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
5.0 EXPENDITURE
-CHARGED TOTHE ECBUDGET
(REFUNDS /XWXKKKWWX
-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
-OTHER
5.1 RECEIPTS
-OWN RESOURCES OFTHE EC
(LEVIES /CUSTOMS DUTIES )
-NATIONAL
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
5.2 METHOD OFCALCULATION
Assessment ofthefinancial impact isnotpossible intheabsence of
thenecessary statistical data (seeexplanatory memorandum ).
However ,there isarisk that theproposal would increase expenditure ,
since alltheproducts inquestion qualify forthesystem .PERIOD OF12MONTHS CURRENT FIFIIUNICIAL YEAR
1FOLLOWING
{FINANCIAL YEAR80 »
positive ,but
impossible
toassesspositive ,but
impossible
toassess
6.0CANTHEPROJECT BEFINANCED PRJATI NS^""^™E"ELEVANT CHAPTER 0FTHECURRENT BUDGET ?
I I
I6.1 CAN THEPROJECT BEFINANCED BYTRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OFTHE CURRENT BUDGET ?
YES /NO
ISASUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BENECESSARY ?
YES/NO
Iô.i WILL FUTURE BUDGET BENECESSARY ?
APPROPRIATIONS YES /NO
I 1
OBSERVATIONS :