Commission Regulation (EC) No 2772/98 of 21 December 1998 establishing the forecast supply balance and Community aid for the supply to French Guiana of products falling within CN codes 2309 90 31, 2309 90 33, 2309 90 41, 2309 90 43, 2309 90 51 and 2309 90 53 used in feedingstuffs for 1999
Date: 1998-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Guyana, aid system, animal nutrition, cereal product, supply balance sheet

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2772/98

of 21 December 1998

establishing the forecast supply balance and Community aid for the supply to
French Guiana of products falling within CN codes 2309 90 31, 2309 90 33,
2309 90 41, 2309 90 43, 2309 90 51 and 2309 90 53 used in feedingstuffs for 1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91
of 16 December 1991 introducing specific measures in
respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of
the French overseas departments (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 (2), and in particular Article
3(5) thereof,

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 relaced by references to the euro at the
rate of EUR 1 to ECU 1; whereas, for the sake of clarity,
the denomination ‘euro' should be used in this Regula-
tion since it is to apply from 1 January 1999;

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

Whereas Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91
introduces an exemption scheme for duties on imports
into French Guiana and aid for the supply by the rest of
the Community of certain cereal products used in
feedingstuffs;

Whereas the supply balance for these products for the
department of Guiana should be drawn up on the basis of
feedingstuffs requirements based on the notifications sent
by the competent authorities for the year 1999;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 388/92 (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2621/98 (4),
lays
down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific
arrangements for the supply of cereal products to the
French overseas departments; whereas those provisions,
which supplement Commission Regulation (EEC) No
131/92 (5) for the cereals sector, as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 1736/96 (6), apply to cereals used in
feedingstuffs as referred to in this Regulation;

Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 3763/
91, the amount of the aid for the supply of Community
products must be determined in such a way that users are
supplied on terms equivalent to exemption from levies on
imports from the world market; whereas fixing the aid at
an amount equal to the export refund plus a fixed com-
ponent to take account of conditions for deliveries of
small quantities will satisfy this aim;

Whereas this Regulation should apply from 1 January
1999;

(1) OJ L 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 267, 9. 11. 1995, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 43, 19. 2. 1992, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 329, 5. 12. 1998, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 15, 22. 1. 1992, p. 13.
(6) OJ L 225, 6. 9. 1996, p. 3.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Pursuant to Article 3(1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
3763/91, the forecast supply balance quantities of prod-
ucts falling within CN codes 2309 90 31, 2309 90 33,
2309 90 41, 2309 90 43, 2309 90 51 and 2309 90 53 used
in feedingstuffs eligible for exemption from import duties
or for Community aid shall be as specified in the Annex.

Article 2

The amount of the aid for the supply of feedingstuffs
referred to in Article 1 and manufactured from cereals
processed in the rest of the Community shall be equal to
the export refunds for those products, plus EUR 20 per
tonne.

Article 3

Article 1(2) and Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC) No
388/92 shall apply to the supply to French Guiana of the
products referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 1999.

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

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Supply balance for French Guiana of certain products used in feedingstuffs

(tonnes)

CN code

2309 90 31
2309 90 41
2309 90 51

2309 90 33
2309 90 43
2309 90 53

Total

Quantity for 1999

6 225

300

6 525