CELEX: 32000R0573
Language: en
Date: 2000-03-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 573/2000 of 16 March 2000 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

17.3.2000                EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                      L 69/17
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 573/2000
                                                              of 16 March 2000
                              fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                 (4)   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 content being a
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                             particularly good indicator of the quantity of basic
Community,                                                                        product actually incorporated in the processed product.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30                  (5)   There is no need at present to fix an export refund for
June 1992 on the common organization of the market in                             manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or flours
cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No                     obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect of poten-
1253/1999 (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,                           tial exports and in particular the nature and origin of
                                                                                  these products. For certain products processed from
                                                                                  cereals, the insignificance of Community participation in
                                                                                  world trade makes it unnecessary to fix an export refund
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22                         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)   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.
Whereas:
                                                                            (7)   The refund must be fixed once a month; whereas it may
(1)      Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and Article                    be altered in the intervening period.
         13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provide that the
         difference between quotations or prices on the world
         market for the products listed in Article 1 of those               (8)   Certain processed maize products may undergo a heat
         Regulations and prices for those products within the                     treatment following which a refund might be granted
         Community may be covered by an export refund.                            that does not correspond to the quality of the product;
                                                                                  whereas it should therefore be specified that on these
                                                                                  products, containing pregelatinized starch, no export
                                                                                  refund is to be granted.
(2)      Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that
         when refunds are being fixed account must be taken of
         the existing situation and the future trend with regard to
         prices and availabilities of cereals, rice and broken rice         (9)   The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
         on the Community market on the one hand and prices                       accordance with the opinion of the Management
         for cereals, rice, broken rice and cereal products on the                Committee for Cereals,
         world market on the other. The same Articles provide
         that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the
         natural development of prices and trade on the markets
         in cereals and rice and, furthermore, 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)      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 prod-                                            Article 1
         ucts 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.
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                                                                       Article 2
                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 2000.
                         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                         Done at Brussels, 16 March 2000.
                                                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                                                        Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                                 Member of the Commission
                                                                             ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 16 March 2000 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)                          55,92                                     1104 23 10 9100            59,91
        1102 20 10 9400 (1)                          47,93                                     1104 23 10 9300            45,93
        1102 20 90 9200 (1)                          47,93                                     1104 29 11 9000            30,95
        1102 90 10 9100                              32,94                                     1104 29 51 9000            30,34
        1102 90 10 9900                              22,40                                     1104 29 55 9000            30,34
        1102 90 30 9100                              78,95                                     1104 30 10 9000             7,59
        1103 12 00 9100                              78,95                                     1104 30 90 9000             9,99
        1103 13 10 9100 (1)                          71,89                                     1107 10 11 9000            54,01
        1103 13 10 9300 (1)                          55,92                                     1107 10 91 9000            39,09
        1103 13 10 9500 (1)                          47,93                                     1108 11 00 9200            60,68
        1103 13 90 9100 (1)                          47,93                                     1108 11 00 9300            60,68
                                                                                               1108 12 00 9200            63,90
        1103 19 10 9000                              40,55
                                                                                               1108 12 00 9300            63,90
        1103 19 30 9100                              34,04
                                                                                               1108 13 00 9200            63,90
        1103 21 00 9000                              30,95
                                                                                               1108 13 00 9300            63,90
        1103 29 20 9000                              22,40
                                                                                               1108 19 10 9200            53,20
        1104 11 90 9100                              32,94
                                                                                               1108 19 10 9300            53,20
        1104 12 90 9100                              87,72                                     1109 00 00 9100             0,00
        1104 12 90 9300                              70,18                                     1702 30 51 9000 (2)        78,46
        1104 19 10 9000                              30,95                                     1702 30 59 9000 (2)        60,06
        1104 19 50 9110                              63,90                                     1702 30 91 9000            78,46
        1104 19 50 9130                              51,92                                     1702 30 99 9000            60,06
        1104 21 10 9100                              32,94                                     1702 40 90 9000            60,06
        1104 21 30 9100                              32,94                                     1702 90 50 9100            78,46
        1104 21 50 9100                              43,92                                     1702 90 50 9900            60,06
        1104 21 50 9300                              35,14                                     1702 90 75 9000            82,21
        1104 22 20 9100                              70,18                                     1702 90 79 9000            57,06
        1104 22 30 9100                              74,56                                     2106 90 55 9000            60,06
(1) No refund shall be granted on products given a heat treatment resulting in pregelatinisation 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.