Commission Regulation (EC) No 344/2004 of 26 February 2004 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
Date: 2004-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereal flour, cereals, export refund, groat, meal, rye, wheat

27.2.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 344/2004

of 26 February 2004

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), and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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 Com-
munity may be covered by an export refund.

The refunds must be fixed taking into account
the
factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regu-
lation (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 (2).

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. These quantities
were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

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.

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.

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(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.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 26 February 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1431/2003 (OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 16).

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to the Commission Regulation of 26 February 2004 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye
flour, groats and meal

ANNEX

Product code

Destination

Unit of
measurement

Amount of
refunds

Product code

Destination

Unit of
measurement

Amount of
refunds

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

A00

1005 10 90 9000

1005 90 00 9000

1007 00 90 9000

1008 20 00 9000

1101 00 11 9000

—

—

—

—

—

1101 00 15 9100

A00

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

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

0

—

—

—

—

—

0

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

A00

A00

A00

A00

—

—

A00

A00

—

A00

A00

—

A00

—

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

0

0

0

0

—

—

0

0

—

0 (1)

0 (1)

—

0 (1)

—

(1) No refund is granted when this product contains compressed meal.
NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.