COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 437/98 of 24 February 1998 altering the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
Date: 1998-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereal flour, cereals, export refund, groat, meal

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Official Journal of the European Communities

25. 2. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 437/98

of 24 February 1998

altering the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular the
fourth subparagraph of Article 13 (2) thereof,

Whereas the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or
rye flour, groats and meal were fixed by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 397/98 (3);

Whereas it
follows from applying the detailed rules
contained in Regulation (EC) No 397/98 to the informa-
tion known to the Commission that the export refunds at
present in force should be altered to the amounts set out
in the Annex hereto;

Whereas possibilities exist
for a quantity of 100 000
tonnes of maize to be exported to certain destinations
under invitations to tender issued by the World Food
Programme; whereas the procedure laid down in Article 7
(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 (4), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 932/97 (5), should be
used; whereas account should be taken of this when the
refunds are fixed;

the representative market

Whereas
rates defined in
Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (6), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 (7), are used
to convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
conversion rates of
the Member States’ currencies;
whereas detailed rules on the application and determina-
tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu-
lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (8), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1482/96 (9),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (a),
(b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, exported in
the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC)
No 397/98 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex to
this Regulation in respect of the products set out therein.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 February
1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 24 February 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 50, 20. 2. 1998, p. 21.
(4) OJ L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
(5) OJ L 135, 27. 5. 1997, p. 2.

(6) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 106.
(9) OJ L 188, 27. 7. 1996, p. 22.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 24 February 1998 altering the export refunds on cereals and on
wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

Product code

Destination (1)

Amount of refund

Product code

Destination (1)

Amount of refund

(ECU / tonne)

(ECU / tonne)

1001 10 00 9200
1001 10 00 9400
1001 90 91 9000
1001 90 99 9000

1002 00 00 9000

1003 00 10 9000
1003 00 90 9000

1004 00 00 9200
1004 00 00 9400
1005 10 90 9000
1005 90 00 9000

1007 00 90 9000
1008 20 00 9000

(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
03
02
03
02
(cid:190)
03
02
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
04
03
02
(cid:190)
(cid:190)

(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
9,00
0
25,00
0
(cid:190)
21,00
0
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)

29,00 (3)
19,00
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)

1101 00 11 9000

1101 00 15 9100

1101 00 15 9130

1101 00 15 9150

1101 00 15 9170

1101 00 15 9180

1101 00 15 9190

1101 00 90 9000

1102 10 00 9500

1102 10 00 9700

1102 10 00 9900

1103 11 10 9200

1103 11 10 9400

1103 11 10 9900

1103 11 90 9200

1103 11 90 9800

(cid:190)

01

01

01

01

01

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

01

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

01

(cid:190)

(1) The destinations are identified as follows:

01 All third countries,
02 Other third countries,
03 Switzerland, Liechtenstein,
04 Tanzania, Burundi, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of Congo.

(2) No refund is granted when this product contains compressed meal.

(cid:190)

20,00

18,50

17,00

16,00

15,00

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

47,50

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190) (2)

(cid:190) (2)

(cid:190)

0 (2)

(cid:190)

(3) Refund fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 7 (4) of amended Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 in respect of a quantity of 100 000 tonnes of maize to
be exported to Tanzania, Burundi, the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) and the Democratic Republic of Congo, under invitations to tender issued by the
World Food Programme.

NB: The zones are those defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92 (OJ L 214, 30. 7. 1992, p. 20).