Commission Regulation (EC) No 559/2004 of 25 March 2004 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs
Date: 2004-03-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, manufactured feedingstuffs

26.3.2004

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 559/2004

of 25 March 2004

fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs

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(3) 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 within the
Community may be covered by an export refund.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 of 29 June
1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of
Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the arrange-
ments for the export and import of compound feeding-
stuffs based on cereals and amending Regulation (EC) No
1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the appli-
cation of the system of import and export licences for
cereals and rice (2) in Article 2 lays down general rules
for fixing the amount of such refunds.

That calculation must also take account of the cereal
products content. In the interest of simplification, the
refund should be paid in respect of two categories of
‘cereal products’, namely for maize, the most commonly
in exported compound feeds and maize
used cereal
these being eligible
products, and for ‘other cereals’,

cereal products excluding maize and maize products. A
refund should be granted in respect of the quantity of
cereal products present in the compound feedingstuff.

Furthermore, the amount of the refund must also take
into account the possibilities and conditions for the sale
of those products on the world market, the need to
avoid disturbances on the Community market and the
economic aspect of the export.

The current situation on the cereals market and, in par-
ticular,
the export
refunds should be abolished.

the supply prospects mean that

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

(4)

(5)

(6)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refunds on the compound feedingstuffs covered by
Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and subject to Regulation (EC)
No 1517/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this
Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 March 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 March 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. 51.

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to the Commission Regulation of 25 March 2004 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound
feedingstuffs

ANNEX

Product codes benefiting from export refund:

2309 10 11 9000, 2309 10 13 9000, 2309 10 31 9000,
2309 10 33 9000, 2309 10 51 9000, 2309 10 53 9000,
2309 90 31 9000, 2309 90 33 9000, 2309 90 41 9000,
2309 90 43 9000, 2309 90 51 9000, 2309 90 53 9000

Cereal products

Destination

Unit of measurement

Amount of refunds

Maize and maize products:
CN codes 0709 90 60, 0712 90 19, 1005, 1102 20,
1103 13,
1104 23,
1904 10 10

1103 29 40,

1104 19 50,

C10

EUR/t

0,00

Cereal products excluding maize and maize products

C10

EUR/t

0,00

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.

C10

All destinations except for Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and
Slovakia.