CELEX: 31991R3155
Language: en
Date: 1991-10-30
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3155/91 of 29 October 1991 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

30 . 10 . 91                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 299/37
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3155/91
                                                          of 29 October 1991
                         fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            economic aspect of the proposed exports, and the need to
                                                                       avoid disturbances on the Community market ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                    Whereas Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                       2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export
                                                                       system for products processed from cereals and from
                                                                       rice 0, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                   1906/87 (8), defines the specific criteria to be taken into
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                   account when the refund on these products is being
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             calculated ;
No 3577/90 (2), and in particular the fourth subparagraph
of Article 16 (2) thereof,
                                                                       Whereas, on the basis of the criteria laid down in Regula­
                                                                       tion (EEC) No 2744/75, particular account should be
                                                                       taken of the prices and quantities of basic products used
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                   to calculate the variable component of the levy ;
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1806/89 (4), and in particular the fourth subparagraph
of Article 17 (2) thereof,                                             Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
                                                                       the present situation on the market in products processed
                                                                       from cereals and rice that the export refund should be
                                                                       fixed at an amount which will cover the difference
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,               between Community prices and world market prices ;
Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and                  Whereas when the refund is being calculated account
Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 provide that                 should be taken of the quantities of raw materials used to
the difference between quotations or prices on the world               determine the variable component of the levy ; whereas
market for the products listed in Article 1 of those Regu­             the quantities of raw materials used for certain processed
 lations and prices for those products within the Commu­               products may vary according to the end use of the
 nity may be covered by an export refund ;                             product ; whereas, depending on the manufacturing
                                                                       process used, products other than the main product are
                                                                       obtained, the quantity and value of which may vary with
                                                                       the nature and quality of the main products being manu­
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                       factured ; whereas cumulation of the refunds on the
2746/75 (*), and Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No              various products manufactured by a single process from
 1431 /76 (6) laying down general rules for granting export            the same basic product may make it possible, in certain
 refunds on cereals and rice respectively and criteria for             cases, to export to third countries at prices which are
 fixing the amount of such refunds, provide that when                  lower than world market prices ; whereas the refund on
 refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the exis­            certain products should therefore be limited to an amount
 ting situation and the future trend with regard to prices             which, while allowing access to the world market, will
 and availabilities of cereals, rice and broken rice on the            ensure that the aims of the common organization of the
 Community market on the one hand and prices for                       markets are respected ;
 cereals, rice, broken rice and cereal products on the world
 market on the other ; whereas the same Articles provide
 that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the               Whereas the refund to be granted in respect of certain
 natural development of prices and trade on the markets in             processed products should be graduated, on the basis of
 cereals and rice and, furthermore, to take into account the           the ash, crude fibre, tegument, protein, fat and starch
                                                                       content of the individual product concerned, this content
 (') OJ  No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                            being a particularly good indicator of the quantity of basic
 (2) OJ  No  L  353,  17. 12. 1990, p. 23.                             product actually incorporated in the processed product ;
 0   OJ  No  L  166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
 (4) OJ  No  L  177,  24. 6. 1989, p. 1 .
 (0  OJ  No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78.                            O OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.
 (Ó OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36.                                   (8) OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.
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Whereas there is no need at present to fix an export                  Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or                 a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect of               cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
potential exports and in particular the nature and origin        Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ;
of these products ; whereas, for certain products processed
from cereals, the insignificance of Community participa­          whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;
tion in world trade makes it unnecessary to fix an export         Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not
refund at the present time ;                                      delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
                                                                  chairman,
Whereas the world market situation or the specific requi­
rements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary
the refund for certain products according to destination ;        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,                                      Article 1
refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­         The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (d)
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band         of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in Article 1 (1 ) (c) of
     of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central        Regulation (EEC) No 1418/79 and subject to Regulation
     rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in    (EEC) No 2744/75 are hereby fixed as shown in the
     the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­      Annex to this Regulation.
     tion (EEC) No 1676/85 ('), as last amended by Regula­
     tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (2),                                                            Article 2
— for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
     average of the ecu rates published in the Official           1991 .
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 29 October 1991 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                        Member of the Commission
 (') OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
 f) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
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                                                            ANNEX
                    to the Commission Regulation of 29 October 1991 fixing the export refunds on products
                                                processed from cereals and rice
                                                (ECU/tonne)                                                         (ECU/tonne)
            Product code                 Refund                                Product code                Refund
          1102 20 10 100                 108,15                               1104 23 10 100                115,88
          1102  20 10 300                 92,70                               1104 23 10 300                  88,84
          1102  20 10 900                                                     1104 23 10 900
          1102  20 90 100                 92,70                               1104 29 11 000
          1102  20 90 900                                                     1104 29 15 000
          1102  30 00 000                                                     1104 29 19 000
          1102 90 10  100                126.48                               1104 29 91 000                 84,65
          1102 90 10  900                 86,01                               1104 29 95 000                107,49
          1102 90 30  100                152^6                                1104 30 10 000                 21,16
          1102 90 30  900                                                     1104 30 90 000                  19,31
          1103 12 00  100                152,96                               1107 10 11 000                150,68
          1103 12 00  900                                                     1107 10 91 000                150,09
          1103 13 11  100                139,05                               1108 11 00 200                169,30
          1103 13 11  300                108,15                               1108 11 00 300                169.30
          1103 13 11  500                 92,70                               1108 11 00 800
          1103 13 11  900                                                    1108 12 00 200                 123,60
          1103 13 19  100                139,05                              1108 12 00 300                 123,60
          1103 13 19  300                108,15                              1108 12 00 800
          1103 13 19  500                 92,70                              1108 13 00 200                 123,60
          1103 13 19  900                                                    1108 13 00 300                 123,60
          1103 13 90  100                 92,70                              1108 13 00 800
          1103 13 90  900                                                    1108 14 00 200
          1103 14 00  000                                                    1108 14 00 300
          1103 19 10  000                107.49                              1108 14 00 800
          1103 19 30  100                130,70                              1108 19 10 200                 198.31
          1103 19 30  900                                                    1108 19 10 300                 198,31
          1103 21 00  000                 86,34                              1108 19 10 800
          1103 29 20  000                 86,01                              1108 19 90 200
          1 103 29 30 000                                                    1108 19 90 300
          1103 29 40 000                  78,80                              1108 19 90 800
          1104 11 90 100                 126,48                              1109 00 00 100                    0,00
          110411 90 900                                                      1109 00 00 900
          110412 90 100                  169.96                              1702 30 51 000                 161,45
          1104 12 90 300                 135.97                              1702 30 59 000                 123,60
          110412 90 900                                                      1702 30 91 000                 161,45
          1104 19 10 000                  86,34                              1702 30 99 000                 123,60
          1104 19 50 110                 123,60                              1702 40 90 000                123,60
          110419 50 130                  100,43                              1702 90 50 100                 161,45
          110419 50 150                                                      1702 90 50 900                123,60
          1104 19 50 190                                                     1702 90 75 000                169,18
          1104 19 50 900                                                     1702 90 79 000                117,42
          1104 19 91 000                                                     2106 90 55 000                123,60
          1104 21 10 100                 126,48                              2302 10 10 000                  19,70
          1104 21 10 900                                                     2302 10 90 100                  19,70
          1104 21 30 100                 126,48                              2302 10 90 900
          1104 21 30 900                                                     2302 20 10 000                  19,70
          1104 21 50 100                 168,64                              2302 20 90 100                  19,70
          1104 21 50 300                 134,91                              2302 20 90 900
          1104 21 50 900                                                     2302 30 10 000                  19,70
          1104 22 10 100                 135,97                              2302 30 90 000                  19,70
          1104 22 10 900                                                     2302  40 10 000                 19,70
          1104 22 30 100                 144,47                              2302  40 90 000                 19,70
          1104 22 30 900                                                     2303  10 11 100                 61,80
          1104 22 50 000                                                     2303  10 11 900
NB : The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OF No L 366, 24. 12
      1987, p. 1 ).                                                                    ,