CELEX: 31981R0244
Language: en
Date: 1981-01-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 244/81 of 30 January 1981 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

31 . 1 . 81                                Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 27/9
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 244/81
                                                         of 30 January 1981
                     fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
COMMUNITIES,                                                          2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export
                                                                      system for products processed from cereals and from
                                                                      rice (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 2245/78 (7), defines the specific criteria to be taken
Economic Community,                                                   into account when the refund on these products is
                                                                     being calculated ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in cereals (*), as last amended by
                                                                      Whereas, on the basis of the criteria laid down in
the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular
the fourth subparagraph of Article 16 (2) thereof,                    Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75, particular account
                                                                      should be taken of the prices and quantities of basic
                                                                      products used to calculate the variable component of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          the levy ; whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                       2744/75 and Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No
tion of the market in rice (3), as last amended by the                1077/68 (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular the                     2764/71 (9), provide that the amount of the export
fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2) thereof,                        refund should, for certain products, be reduced by an
                                                                      amount equal to the production refund granted in
                                                                      respect of the basic product ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,
Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                     Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules
and Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76                        to the present situation on the market in products
provide that the difference between quotations or                     processed from cereals and rice that the export refund
                                                                      should be fixed at an amount which will cover the
prices on the world market for the products listed in
Article 1 of those Regulations and prices for those                   difference between Community prices and world
                                                                      market prices ;
products within the Community may be covered by
an export refund ;
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas when the refund is being calculated account
2746/75 of 29 October 1975 (4), and Article 2 of                      should be taken of the quantities of raw materials
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431 /76 of 21 June                       used to determine the variable component of the
 1976 (5) laying down general rules for granting export               levy ; whereas the quantities of raw materials used for
refunds on cereals and rice respectively and criteria for             certain processed products may vary according to the
fixing the amount of such refunds, provide that when                  end use of the product ; whereas, depending on the
refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the                  manufacturing process used, products other than the
existing situation and the future trend with regard to                main product are obtained, the quantity and value of
prices and availabilities of cereals, rice and broken rice            which may vary with the nature and quality of the
on the Community market on the one hand and                           main products being manufactured ; whereas cumula­
 prices for cereals, rice, broken rice and cereal products            tion of the refunds on the various products manufac­
 on the world market on the other ; whereas the same                   tured by a single process from the same basic product
Articles provide that it is also important to ensure                  may make it possible, in certain cases, to export to
 equilibrium and the natural development of prices                     third countries at prices which are lower than world
 and trade on the markets in cereals and rice and,                     market prices ; whereas the refund on certain products
 furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect                 should therefore be limited to an amount which,
 of the proposed exports, and the need to avoid distur­                while allowing access to the world market, will ensure
 bances on the Community market ;                                      that the aims of the common organization of the
                                                                       markets are respected ;
 (') OJ  No L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 1 .
 (2) OJ  No L  291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , p. 17 .                          (6) OJ  No L 281 ,  1 . 11 . 1975, p . 65 .
 (3) OJ  No L  166,  25. 6 . 1976 , p . 1 .                            (7) OJ  No L 273 ,  29 . 9 . 1978 , p. 1 .
 (4) OJ  No L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 78 .                           (8) OJ  No L  181 , 27. 7. 1968 , p . 1 .
 (5) OJ  No L  166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 36.                               (9) OJ  No L 283,   24. 12. 1971 , p. 30 .
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Whereas the refund to be granted in respect of certain                 a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
processed products should be graduated on the basis                    their effective parity ;
of the ash, crude fibre, tegument, protein , fat and            — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
starch content of the individual product concerned,                    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
this content being a particularly good indicator of the                of these currencies recorded for a given period in
quantity of basic product actually incorporated in the                 relation to the Community currencies referred to
processed product ;                                                    in the previous indent ;
Whereas there is no need at present to fix an export
refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or           Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ;
flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect            whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;
of potential exports and in particular the nature and           Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has
origin of these products ; whereas, for certain products         not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
processed from cereals, the insignificance of Commu­             its chairman ,
nity participation in world trade makes it unnecessary
to fix an export refund at the present time ;
                                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the world market situation or the specific
requirements of certain markets may make it neces­                                          Article 1
sary to vary the refund for certain products according
to destination ;                                                 The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1
                                                                 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in Article 1
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2806/71 ( 5 ) lays down              ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and subject to
additional rules for granting export refunds for certain         Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 are hereby fixed as
products processed from cereals and rice ;                       shown in the Annex to this Regulation .
Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
refunds should be calculated on the following basis :                                       Article 2
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February
     relation to each other at any given moment within            1981 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 30 January 1981 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Poul DALSAGER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
 (■) OJ No L 284, 28 . 12. 1971 , p . 9 .
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                                                               ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 30 January 1981 fixing the export refunds on products
                                                processed from cereals and nee
                                                                                                                      (ECU/tonne)
            Number
        in nomenclature                                Nomenclature in simplified wording                              Refund
       used for refunds
     11.01 C (I)             Barley flour, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0-9 % by            26-45
                             weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0-9 % by
                             weight
     11.01 C (II)            Barley flour not included under No 11.01 C (I)                                              —
     11.01 D (I)             Oat flour, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 2-3 % by weight,         0
                             of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 -8 % by weight, of a
                             moisture content not exceeding 1 1 % and of which the peroxydase is virtually
                             inactivated
     11.01 D (II)            Oat flour not included under No 11.01 D (I)                                                 —
     11.01 E (I)             Maize flour, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 -3 % by weight      79-63
                             and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0-8 % by weight
     11.01 E (II)            Maize flour, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, exceeding 1-3 % but not              —
                             exceeding 1 -7 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not
                             exceeding 1 % by weight
     11.01 E (III)           Maize flour not included under No 11.01 E (I) and (II)                                      —
     11.01 F                 Rice flour                                                                                  —
     1 1.02 A III (a)        Barley groats and meal, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding           27-33
                             1 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding
                             0-9 % by weight
     1 1.02 A III (b)        Barley groats and meal not included under No 1 1 .02 A III (a)                              —
     1 1.02 A IV (a)         Oat groats and meal, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 2-3 %          0
                             by weight, of a tegument content not exceeding 01 % , of a moisture content not
                             exceeding 1 1 % and of which the peroxydase is virtually inactivated
     11.02 A IV (b)          Oat groats and meal not included under No 1 1 .02 A IV (a)                                   —
     1 1.02 A V (a)          Maize groats and meal, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0-9 %      102-38
                             by weight and a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0-6 % by
                             weight (')
     1 1.02 A V (b)          Maize groats and meal, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 -3 %      79-63
                             by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0-8 %
                             by weight (')
      1 1.02 A V (c)         Maize groats and meal, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, exceeding 1 -3 % by        68-26
                             weight but not exceeding 1 -7 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to
                              dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by weight (')
      1 1.02 A VI             Rice groats and meal                                                                        —
      11.02 B I a) 1 (aa)     Hulled (shelled or husked) barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not          26-45
                              exceeding 1 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not
                              exceeding 0-9 % by weight (2)
      1 1.02 B I a) 1 (bb)    Hulled (shelled or husked) barley not included under No 1 1 .02 B I a) 1 (aa) (2)           —
      11.02 B I a) 2 (aa)     Clipped oats                                                                                —
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                                                                                                                   (ECU/tonne)
         Number
    in nomenclature                                      Nomenclature in simplified wording                         Refund
    used for refunds
  11.02 B I a) 2 bb) (1 1 )  Hulled (shelled or husked) oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not           0
                             exceeding 2-3 % by weight, of tegument content not exceeding 0-5 % of a
                             moisture content not exceeding 11 % and of which the peroxydase is virtually
                             inactivated (2)
  11.02 B I a) 2 bb) (22)   ■Hulled (shelled or husked) oats, not included under No 1 1.02 B I a) 2 bb) (1 1 ) (2)    —
  11.02 B I b) 1 (aa)        Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not     26-45
                             exceeding 1 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not
                             exceeding 0-9 % by weight ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)
  11.02 B I b) 1 (bb)        Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley, not included under No 1 1.02 B I b) 1 (aa)          —
                             ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)
  1 1 .02 B I b) 2 (aa)      Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not         0
                             exceeding 2-3 % by weight, of a tegument content not exceeding 0-1 % , of a
                             moisture content not exceeding 11 % and of which the peroxydase is virtually
                             inactivated ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)
  1 1.02 B I b) 2 (bb)       Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats not included under No 1 1.02 B I b) 2 (aa)             —
                             ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)
  1 1.02 B II a) ( 1 )       Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, not sliced or kibbled (2)                              —
  1 1.02 C III (a)           Pearled barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by         35-26
                             weight (without talc) — 1st category (3)
  1 1.02 C III (b)           Pearled barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by         28-21
                             weight (without talc) — 2nd category (3)
  11.02 C IV                 Pearled oats (3)                                                                         —
  11.02 D I                  Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled                                                  —
  11.02 D II                 Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled                                                   25-00
  11.02 E I b) 1 (aa)         Flaked oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by weight    26-45
                             and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0-9 % by weight
  11.02 E I b) 1 (bb)         Flaked barley not included under 1 1 .02 E I b) 1 (aa)                                  —
  1 1 .02 E I b) 2 (aa)       Flaked oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 2-3 % by           0
                             weight, of a tegument content not exceeding 0-1 % , of a moisture content not
                              exceeding 12 % and of which the peroxydase is virtually inactivated
  11.02 E I b) 2 (bb)        Flaked oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 2-3 % by             0
                             weight, of a tegument content exceeding 01 % but not exceeding 1-5 %, of a
                             moisture content not exceeding 12 % and of which the peroxydase is virtually
                             inactivated
  11.02 E I b) 2 (cc)         Flaked oats not included under Nos 1 1.02 E I b) 2 (aa) and 1 1.02 E I b) 2 (bb)        —
  ex 1 1.02 E II c) ( 1 )     Flaked maize, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0-9 % by         91-01
                             weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0-7 % by
                             weight
  ex 1 1.02 E II c) (2)       Flaked maize, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1-3 % by         73-94
                             weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0-8 % by
                             weight
  ex 1 1.02 E II c) (3)       Flaked maize, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, exceeding 1-3 % but not          —
                              exceeding 1-7 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not
                              exceeding 1 % by weight
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                                                                      ,                                     (ECU/tonne)
          Number
      in nomenclature                             Nomenclature in simplified wording                         Refund
      used for refunds
    11.02 E II d) 1    Flaked rice
    1 1.02 F III       Barley pellets                                                                          —
    1 1.02 F IV        Oat pellets                                                                             —
    11.02 F V          Maize pellets                                                                           —
    1 1.02 G I         Wheat germ, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                                            11-13
    1 1.02 G II        Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                      14-22
    1 1.07 A I a)      Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                              79-25
    1 1.07 A II a)     Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form of flour              31-38
    11.08 AI           Maize starch                                                                           63-84
    11.08 All          Rice starch (*)                                                                         —
    11.08 A III        Wheat starch (*)                                                                       43-67
    11.08 AIV          Potato starch (6)                                                                      63-84
    11.08 AV           Starches other than maize, rice, wheat, or potato starch i5)                            —
    11.09 A            Dried wheat gluten, of a protein content, referred to dry matter, of 82 % or more      53-20
                       by weight (N x 6-25)
     17.02 B II a)     Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 % or more by weight of     83-27
                       the pure product, in the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not
                       agglomerated (4)
     17.02 B II b)     Glucose and glucose syrup not containing, in the dry state, 99 % or more by            63-84
                       weight of the pure product, other than glucose in the form of white crystalline
                       powder, whether or not agglomerated (4)
    21.07 F II         Flavoured or coloured glucose and glucose syrup, other than in the form of white       63-84
                       crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
    23.02 A I a)       Brans sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of         9-52
                       maize or rice of a starch content not exceeding 35 % by weight
    23.02 A I b) 2     Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of        9-52
                       maize or rice, of a starch content exceeding 35 % by weight, and not having under­
                       gone a denaturing process, or of a starch content exceeding 45 % by weight and
                       having undergone denaturing process
    23.02 A II a)      Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of        9-52
                       maize or rice, of a starch content not exceeding 28 % by weight and of which the
                       percentage which passes through a sieve with an aperture of 0-2 mm does not
                       exceed 10 % by weight or of which the sifted product has an ash content, calcu­
                       lated on dry matter, not exceeding 1-5% by weight
    23.02 A II b)      Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of        9-52
                       cereals other than maize or rice, not included under No 23.02 A II a)
    23.03 A I          Residues from the manufacture of starch from maize (excluding concentrated             71-38
                       steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on dry matter, of 63 % or more
                       by weight (N x 6-25)
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(') The export refund is paid in respect of maize, groats and meal :
    — of which a percentage not exceeding 30% passes through a sieve with an aperture of 315 microns,
    — of which a percentage not exceeding 5 % passes through a sieve with an aperture of 1 50 microns.
(2) 'Hulled grains' are grains corresponding to the definition given in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 821 /68 (OJ No L 149,
    29 . 6. 1968 , p. 46).
(3) 'Pearled grains' are grains corresponding to the definition given in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 821 /68 (OJ No L 149,
    29 . 6 . 1968 , p. 46).
(4) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the product falling within subheading 17.02 B I enjoys the same export refund as the
    product falling within subheading 17.02 B II.
(*) The export refund is granted on products falling within this subheading which have a starch content of not less than 85 % by
    weight.
(6) The export refund is granted on products falling within this subheading which have a starch content of not less than 78 % by
    weight.