Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/98 of 5 November 1998 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
Date: 1998-11-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereal flour, cereals, export refund, groat, meal

L 297/24

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Official Journal of the European Communities

6. 11. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2400/98

of 5 November 1998

fixing 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 Article
13 (2) thereof,

Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
provides that the difference between quotations or prices
on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of
that Regulation and prices for those products in the
Community may be covered by an export refund;

Whereas the refunds must be fixed taking into account
the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down
certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No
1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and
the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on
the market for cereals (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2094/98 (4);

Whereas, as far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are
concerned, when the refund on these products is being
calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of
cereals required for their manufacture; whereas these
quantities were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95;

the world market

Whereas
the specific
requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to
vary the refund for certain products according to destina-
tion;

situation or

Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month; whereas
it may be altered in the intervening period;

Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules set
out above to the present situation on the market
in
cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these
products within the Community and on the world
market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex
hereto;

Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not
delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
chairman,

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, excluding
malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in
the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 November
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 November 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 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 266, 1. 10. 1998, p. 61.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 297/25

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 5 November 1998 fixing 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

—
01
—
03
02
03
02
—
03
02
—
—
—
03
02
—
—

—
0
—
18,50
0
50,00
0
—
51,00
0
—
—
—
35,00
0
—
—

(1) The destinations are identified as follows:

01 All third countries,
02 Other third countries,
03 Switzerland, Liechtenstein.

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

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

—
01
01
01
01
01
—
—
01
—
—
01
—
—
01
—

—
38,00
35,50
32,75
30,00
28,50
—
—
82,00
—
—

20,00 (2)
— (2)
—

20,00 (2)

—

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