Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2003 of 27 March 2003 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
Date: 2003-03-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereal product, cereals, export refund, rice

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 552/2003

of 27 March 2003

fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

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 organization of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (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 Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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 and prices for those products within the Commu-
nity may be covered by an export refund.

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 products on the
world market on the other. The same Articles provide
that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the
natural development of prices and trade on the markets
in cereals and rice and, furthermore, to take into account
the economic aspect of the proposed exports, and the
need to avoid disturbances on the Community market.

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.

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

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(5) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 55.
(6) OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 25.

the individual product concerned, this content being a
particularly good indicator of
the quantity of basic
product actually incorporated in the processed product.

tropical

roots and tubers or

There is no need at present to fix an export refund for
manioc, other
flours
obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect of poten-
tial exports and in particular the nature and origin of
these products. For certain products processed from
cereals, the insignificance of Community participation in
world trade makes it unnecessary to fix an export refund
at the present time.

The world market situation or the specific requirements
of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the
refund for certain products according to destination.

The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be
altered in the intervening period.

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.

The Management Committee for Cereals has not deliv-
ered an opinion within the time limit
set by its
chairman,

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

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 Regula-
tion (EC) No 3072/95 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1518/
95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 March 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 March 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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to the Commission Regulation of 27 March 2003 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals
and rice

ANNEX

Product code

Destination

Unit of
measurement

Refunds

Product code

Destination

Unit of
measurement

Refunds

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 19 40 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 20 60 9000
1103 20 20 9000
1104 19 69 9100
1104 12 90 9100
1104 12 90 9300
1104 19 10 9000
1104 19 50 9110
1104 19 50 9130
1104 29 01 9100
1104 29 03 9100
1104 29 05 9100
1104 29 05 9300
1104 22 20 9100
1104 22 30 9100
1104 23 10 9100

C11
C11
C11
C17
C17
C18
C16
C19
C19
C19
C14
C16
C14
C20
C17
C14
C13
C13
C13
C14
C14
C14
C14
C14
C14
C13
C13
C14

EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t

28,74
24,64
24,64
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
36,95
28,74
24,64
24,64
26,34
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
32,85
26,69
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
30,80

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

C14
C13
C13
C13
C13
C14
C21
C21
C10
C10
C10
C10
C10
C10
C10
C10
C10
C10
C10
C10
C10
C10
C10
C10
C10
C10
C10

EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t
EUR/t

23,61
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
5,13
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
32,85
32,85
32,85
32,85
50,16
50,16
0,00
32,18
24,64
32,18
24,64
24,64
32,18
24,64
33,72
23,40
24,64

(1) No refund shall be granted on products given a heat treatment resulting in pregelatinisation of the starch.
(2) Refunds are granted in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 (OJ L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 20), as amended.

NB The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), as

amended.
The numeric destination codes are set out in Regulation (EC) No 2020/2001 (OJ L 273, 16.10.2001, p. 6).

The other destinations are as follows:
C10 All destinations except for Estonia,
C11 All destinations except for Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia,
C12 All destinations except for Estonia, Hungary, Latvia and Poland,
C13 All destinations except for Estonia, Hungary and Lithuania,
C14 All destinations except for Estonia and Hungary,
C15 All destinations except for Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland,
C16 All destinations except for Estonia, Hungary, Latvia and Lithuania,
C17 All destinations except for Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia,
C18 All destinations except for Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovenia,
C19 All destinations except for Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia,
C20 All destinations except for Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania,
C21 All destinations except for Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania and Slovenia.