CELEX: 31999R2491
Language: en
Date: 1999-11-25
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2491/1999 of 25 November 1999 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

L 303/20                 EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                 26. 11. 1999
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2491/1999
                                                           of 25 November 1999
                               fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                (4)   Whereas 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 the individual product concerned, this
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                            content being a particularly good indicator of the
Community,                                                                       quantity of basic product actually incorporated in the
                                                                                 processed product;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30                 (5)   Whereas there is no need at present to fix an export
June 1992 on the common organization of the market in                            refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or
cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No                    flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect of
1253/1999 (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,                          potential exports and in particular the nature and origin
                                                                                 of these products; whereas, for certain products
                                                                                 processed from cereals, the insignificance of Community
                                                                                 participation in world trade makes it unnecessary to fix
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22                        an export refund at the present time;
December 1995 on the common organization of the market in
rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (4), and
in particular Article 13(3) thereof,                                       (6)   Whereas 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;
(1)      Whereas 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           (7)   Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month;
         world market for the products listed in Article 1 of                    whereas it may be altered in the intervening period;
         those Regulations and prices for those products within
         the Community may be covered by an export refund;
                                                                           (8)   Whereas 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
(2)      Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95                        product; whereas it should therefore be specified that on
         provides that when refunds are being fixed account must                 these products, containing pregelatinized starch, no
         be taken of the existing situation and the future trend                 export refund is to be granted;
         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         (9)   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
         products on the world market on the other; whereas the                  are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
         same Articles provide that it is also important to ensure               Committee for Cereals,
         equilibrium and the natural development of prices and
         trade on the markets in cereals and rice and, further-
         more, to take into account the economic aspect of the
         proposed exports, and the need to avoid disturbances on
         the Community market;
                                                                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(3)      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                                         Article 1
         these products is being calculated;
(1) OJ  L  181,  1.7.1992, p. 21.                                          The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(d) of
(2) OJ  L  160,  26.6.1999, p. 18.                                         Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 1(1)(c) of Regula-
(3) OJ  L  329,  30.12.1995, p. 18.                                        tion (EC) No 3072/95 and subject to Regulation (EC) No
(4) OJ  L  265,  30.9.1998, p. 4.
(5) OJ  L  147,  30.6.1995, p. 55.                                         1518/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this
(6) OJ  L  312,  23.12.1995, p. 25.                                        Regulation.
 ---pagebreak--- 26. 11. 1999              EN                        Official Journal of the European Communities                                 L 303/21
                                                                       Article 2
                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 November 1999.
                         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                         Done at Brussels, 25 November 1999.
                                                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                                                        Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                                Member of the Commission
                                                                             ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 25 November 1999 fixing the export refunds on products processed from
                                                                       cereals and rice
                                                                 (EUR/tonne)                                                     (EUR/tonne)
              Product code                           Refund                                         Product code          Refund
        1102 20 10 9200 (1)                          73,81                                    1104 23 10 9100             79,08
        1102 20 10 9400 (1)                          63,26                                    1104 23 10 9300             60,63
        1102 20 90 9200 (1)                          63,26                                    1104 29 11 9000             35,77
        1102 90 10 9100                              42,17                                    1104 29 51 9000             35,07
        1102 90 10 9900                              28,67                                    1104 29 55 9000             35,07
        1102 90 30 9100                              88,36                                    1104 30 10 9000              8,77
        1103 12 00 9100                              88,36                                    1104 30 90 9000             13,18
        1103 13 10 9100 (1)                          94,90                                    1107 10 11 9000             62,42
        1103 13 10 9300 (1)                          73,81                                    1107 10 91 9000             50,04
        1103 13 10 9500 (1)                          63,26                                    1108 11 00 9200             70,14
        1103 13 90 9100 (1)                          63,26                                    1108 11 00 9300             70,14
                                                                                              1108 12 00 9200             84,35
        1103 19 10 9000                              56,80
                                                                                              1108 12 00 9300             84,35
        1103 19 30 9100                              43,57
                                                                                              1108 13 00 9200             84,35
        1103 21 00 9000                              35,77
                                                                                              1108 13 00 9300             84,35
        1103 29 20 9000                              28,67
                                                                                              1108 19 10 9200             42,56
        1104 11 90 9100                              42,17
                                                                                              1108 19 10 9300             42,56
        1104 12 90 9100                              98,18                                    1109 00 00 9100              0,00
        1104 12 90 9300                              78,54                                    1702 30 51 9000 (2)        100,96
        1104 19 10 9000                              35,77                                    1702 30 59 9000 (2)         77,29
        1104 19 50 9110                              84,35                                    1702 30 91 9000            100,96
        1104 19 50 9130                              68,54                                    1702 30 99 9000             77,29
        1104 21 10 9100                              42,17                                    1702 40 90 9000             77,29
        1104 21 30 9100                              42,17                                    1702 90 50 9100            100,96
        1104 21 50 9100                              56,22                                    1702 90 50 9900             77,29
        1104 21 50 9300                              44,98                                    1702 90 75 9000            105,79
        1104 22 20 9100                              78,54                                    1702 90 79 9000             73,43
        1104 22 30 9100                              83,45                                    2106 90 55 9000             77,29
(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.