CELEX: 31998R2668
Language: en
Date: 1998-12-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2668/98 of 10 December 1998 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

L 336/30              EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 11. 12. 98
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2668/98
                                                    of 10 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,                                                         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
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
                                                                   potential exports and in particular the nature and origin
of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the
                                                                   of these products; whereas, for certain products processed
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission
                                                                   from cereals, the insignificance of Community participa-
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article
                                                                   tion in world trade makes it unnecessary to fix an export
13 (3) thereof,
                                                                   refund at the present time;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of             Whereas the world market situation or the specific
22 December 1995 on the common organization of the                 requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No          vary the refund for certain products according to destina-
2072/98 (4), and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,             tion;
Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and              Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month; whereas
Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provide that              it may be altered in the intervening period;
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                   Whereas certain processed maize products may undergo a
Community may be covered by an export refund;                      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
Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95                   products, containing pregelatinized starch, no export
provides that when refunds are being fixed account must            refund is to be granted;
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                Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/
and prices for cereals, rice, broken rice and cereal prod-         97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the
ucts on the world market on the other; whereas the same            introduction of the euro (7) provides that, as from 1
Articles provide that it is also important to ensure equilib-      January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru-
rium and the natural development of prices and trade on            ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at the
the markets in cereals and rice and, furthermore, to take          rate of EUR 1 to ECU 1;
into account the economic aspect of the proposed
exports, and the need to avoid disturbances on the                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
Community market;                                                  in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                   Committee for Cereals,
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         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
products is being calculated;
Whereas the refund to be granted in respect of certain                                        Article 1
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          The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (1)
                                                                   (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 1 (1)
(1) OJ  L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.                                  (c) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and subject to Regula-
(2) OJ  L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.                                 tion (EC) No 1518/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the
(3) OJ  L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.                                Annex to this Regulation.
(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.                                (7) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.
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                                                                    Article 2
                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 December 1998.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, 10 December 1998.
                                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                      Member of the Commission
                                                                     ANNEX
                    to the Commission Regulation of 10 December 1998 fixing the export refunds on products
                                                     processed from cereals and rice
                                                           (ECU/tonne)                                                          (ECU/tonne)
            Product code                         Refund                                    Product code                  Refund
        1102 20 10 9200 (1)                      75,45                                1104 23 10 9100                    80,84
        1102 20 10 9400 (1)                      64,67                                1104 23 10 9300                    61,97
        1102 20 90 9200 (1)                      64,67                                1104 29 11 9000                    29,57
        1102 90 10 9100                          75,35                                1104 29 51 9000                    28,99
        1102 90 10 9900                          51,23                                1104 29 55 9000                    28,99
        1102 90 30 9100                          80,91                                1104 30 10 9000                     7,25
        1103 12 00 9100                          80,91                                1104 30 90 9000                    13,47
        1103 13 10 9100 (1)                      97,00                                1107 10 11 9000                    51,60
        1103 13 10 9300 (1)                      75,45                                1107 10 91 9000                    89,41
        1103 13 10 9500 (1)                      64,67                                1108 11 00 9200                    57,98
        1103 13 90 9100 (1)                      64,67                                1108 11 00 9300                    57,98
                                                                                      1108 12 00 9200                    86,22
        1103 19 10 9000                          47,61
                                                                                      1108 12 00 9300                    86,22
        1103 19 30 9100                          77,86
                                                                                      1108 13 00 9200                    86,22
        1103 21 00 9000                          29,57
                                                                                      1108 13 00 9300                    86,22
        1103 29 20 9000                          51,23
                                                                                      1108 19 10 9200                    41,04
        1104 11 90 9100                          75,35
                                                                                      1108 19 10 9300                    41,04
        1104 12 90 9100                          89,90                                1109 00 00 9100                     0,00
        1104 12 90 9300                          71,92                                1702 30 51 9000 (2)                99,62
        1104 19 10 9000                          29,57                                1702 30 59 9000 (2)                76,26
        1104 19 50 9110                          86,22                                1702 30 91 9000                    99,62
        1104 19 50 9130                          70,06                                1702 30 99 9000                    76,26
        1104 21 10 9100                          75,35                                1702 40 90 9000                    76,26
        1104 21 30 9100                          75,35                                1702 90 50 9100                    99,62
        1104 21 50 9100                         100,46                                1702 90 50 9900                    76,26
        1104 21 50 9300                          80,37                                1702 90 75 9000                   104,39
        1104 22 20 9100                          71,92                                1702 90 79 9000                    72,45
        1104 22 30 9100                          76,42                                2106 90 55 9000                    76,26
(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.