Commission Regulation (EC) No 2731/98 of 17 December 1998 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
Date: 1998-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereal product, export refund, rice

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2731/98

of 17 December 1998

fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

being a particularly good indicator of the quantity of basic
product actually incorporated in the processed product;

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 organization of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article
13 (3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organization of the
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2072/98 (4), and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,

Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and
Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provide that
the difference between quotations or prices on the world
market for the products listed in Article 1 of those Regu-
lations
those products within the
Community may be covered by an export refund;

and prices

for

Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
provides that when refunds are being fixed account must
be taken of the existing situation and the future trend
with regard to prices and availabilities of cereals, rice and
broken rice on the Community market on the one hand
and prices for cereals, rice, broken rice and cereal prod-
ucts on the world market on the other; whereas the same
Articles provide that it is also important to ensure equilib-
rium and the natural development of prices and trade on
the markets in cereals and rice and, furthermore, to take
into account
the proposed
the economic aspect of
exports, and the need to avoid disturbances on the
Community market;

Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1518/95 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2993/
95 (6), on the import and export system for products
processed from cereals and from rice defines the specific
criteria to be taken into account when the refund on these
products is being calculated;

Whereas the refund to be granted in respect of certain
processed products should be graduated on the basis of
the ash, crude fibre, tegument, protein, fat and starch
content of the individual product concerned, this content

(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 265, 30. 9. 1998, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 55.
(6) OJ L 312, 23. 12. 1995, p. 25.

Whereas there is no need at present to fix an export
refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or
flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect of
potential exports and in particular the nature and origin
of these products; whereas, for certain products processed
from cereals, the insignificance of Community participa-
tion in world trade makes it unnecessary to fix an export
refund at the present time;

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 certain processed maize products may undergo a
heat treatment following which a refund might be granted
that does not correspond to the quality of the product;
whereas it should therefore be specified that on these
products, containing pregelatinized starch, no export
refund is to be granted;

Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/
97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the
introduction of
the euro (7) provides that, as from 1
January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru-
ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at the
rate of EUR 1 to ECU 1;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (1)
(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 1 (1)
(c) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and subject to Regula-
tion (EC) No 1518/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the
Annex to this Regulation.

(7) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.

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This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 December 1998.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1998.

For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

to the Commission Regulation of 17 December 1998 fixing the export refunds on products
processed from cereals and rice

ANNEX

Product code

Refund

Product code

Refund

(ECU/tonne)

(ECU/tonne)

1102 20 10 9200 (1)
1102 20 10 9400 (1)
1102 20 90 9200 (1)
1102 90 10 9100
1102 90 10 9900
1102 90 30 9100
1103 12 00 9100
1103 13 10 9100 (1)
1103 13 10 9300 (1)
1103 13 10 9500 (1)
1103 13 90 9100 (1)
1103 19 10 9000
1103 19 30 9100
1103 21 00 9000
1103 29 20 9000
1104 11 90 9100
1104 12 90 9100
1104 12 90 9300
1104 19 10 9000
1104 19 50 9110
1104 19 50 9130
1104 21 10 9100
1104 21 30 9100
1104 21 50 9100
1104 21 50 9300
1104 22 20 9100
1104 22 30 9100

77,66
66,56
66,56
73,35
49,88
77,90
77,90
99,85
77,66
66,56
66,56
51,70
75,80
30,99
49,88
73,35
86,56
69,25
30,99
88,75
72,11
73,35
73,35
97,80
78,24
69,25
73,58

1104 23 10 9100
1104 23 10 9300
1104 29 11 9000
1104 29 51 9000
1104 29 55 9000
1104 30 10 9000
1104 30 90 9000
1107 10 11 9000
1107 10 91 9000
1108 11 00 9200
1108 11 00 9300
1108 12 00 9200
1108 12 00 9300
1108 13 00 9200
1108 13 00 9300
1108 19 10 9200
1108 19 10 9300
1109 00 00 9100
1702 30 51 9000 (2)
1702 30 59 9000 (2)
1702 30 91 9000
1702 30 99 9000
1702 40 90 9000
1702 90 50 9100
1702 90 50 9900
1702 90 75 9000
1702 90 79 9000
2106 90 55 9000

83,21
63,79
30,99
30,38
30,38
7,60
13,87
54,08
87,04
60,76
60,76
88,75
88,75
88,75
88,75
42,56
42,56
0,00
102,82
78,72
102,82
78,72
78,72
102,82
78,72
107,74
74,78
78,72

(1) No refund shall be granted on products given a heat treatment resulting in pregelatinization of the starch.

(2) Refunds are granted in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 (OJ L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 20), amended.

NB: The product codes and the footnotes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1),

amended.