CELEX: 31991R0232
Language: en
Date: 1991-02-01
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 232/91 of 31 January 1991 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

1 . 2. 91                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 27/9
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 232/91
                                                         of 31 January 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 Q, 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
                                                                      calculated :
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
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 0, 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 ;
(3) OJ  No   L  166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No   L  177, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 .
 Ó OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78.                                0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.
(*) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36.                                  0 OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.
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Whereas there is no need at present to fix an export                  a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or                 cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect of
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       whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;
from cereals, the insignificance of Community participa­
tion in world trade makes it unnecessary to fix an export         Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
refund at the present time ;                                      in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                  Committee for Cereals,
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,
refunds should be calculated on the following basis :                                      Article 1
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band         The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (d)
     of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central        of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of
     rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in    Regulation (EEC) No 1418/79 and subject to Regulation
     the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­      (EEC) No 2744/75 are hereby fixed as shown in the
     tion (EEC) No 1676/85 ('), as last amended by Regula­        Annex to this Regulation.
     tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (2),
— for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an                                   Article 2
     average of the ecu rates published in the Official
    Journal of the European Communities, C series, over           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1991 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 31 January 1991 .
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                       Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
 2 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
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                                                             ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation of 31 January 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                 168,00                              1104 22 30 100                165,97
          1102 20 10 300                 144,00                              1104 22 30 900                   —
          1102 20 10 900                    —                                1104 22 50 000                   —
          1102 20 90 100                 144,00                              1104 23 10 100                180,00
          1102 20 90 900                    —                                1104 23 10 300                138,00
          1102 30 00 000                    —    .                           1104 23 10 900                   —
          1102 90 10 100                 147,00                              1104 29 11 000                   —
          1102 90 10 900                   99,96                             1104 29 15 000                   — ■
          1102 90 30 100                 175,74                              1104 29 19 000                   —
          1102 90 30 900                    —                                1104 29 91 000                126,68
          1103 12 00 100                 175,74                              11042995 000                  105,37
          1103 12 00 900                    — '                              1104 30 10 000                  31,67
          1103 13 11 100                 216,00                              1104 30 90 000                  30,00
          1103 13 11 300                 168,00                              1107 10 11 000                225,49
          1103 13 11 500                 144,00                              1107 10 91 000                 174,44
          1103 13 11 900                    —                                1108 11 00 100                253,36
          1103 13 19 100                 216,00                              1108 11 00 900                   —
          1103 13 19 300                 168,00                              1108 12 00 100                192,00
          1103 13 19 500                 144,00                              1108 12 00 900                   —
          1103 13 19 900                    —                                1108 13 00 100                192,00
          1103 13 90 100                 144,00                              1108 13 00 900                   —
          1103 13 90 900                    —                                 1108 14 00 100                  —
          1103 14 00 000                    —                                 1108 14 00 900                  —
          1103 19 10 000                  105,37                              1108 19 10 100               253,25
          1103 19 30 100                 151,90                               1108 19 10 900                  —
          1103 19 30 900                    —
                                                                             1108 19 90 100                   —
          1103 21 00 000                 129,21                              1108 19 90 900                   —
          1103 29 20 000                   99,96                              1109 00 00 100                  0,00
          1103 29 30 000                    —
                                                                              1109 00 00 900                  —
          1103 29 40 000                 122,40                               1702 30 51 000               250,80
          1104 11 90 100                 147,00                               1702 30 59 000                192,00
          1104 11 90 900                    —
                                                                              1702 30 91 000               250,80
          1104 12 90 100                 195,26                              1702 30 99 000                 192,00
          1104 12 90 300                 156,21                              1702 40 90 000                192,00
          1104 12 90 900                    —
                                                                             1702 90 50 100                250,80
          1104 19 10 000                 129,21                              1702 90 50 900                192,00
          1104 19 50 110                 192,00                              1702 90 75 000                262,80
          1104 19 50 130                 156,00                              1702 90 79 000                 182,40
          1104 19 50 150                    —
                                                                             2106 90 55 000                 192,00
          1104 19 50 190                    —
                                                                             2302 10 10 000                  27,57
          1104 19 50 900                    —
                                                                             2302 10 90 100                  27,57
          1104 19 91 000                    —
                                                                             2302 10 90 900                   —
          1104 21 10 100                 147,00                              2302 20 10 000                  27,57
          1104 21 10 900                    —
                                                                             2302 20 90 100                  27,57
          1104 21 30 100                 147,00                              2302 20 90 900                   —
          1104 21 30 900                    —
                                                                             2302 30 10 000                  27,57
          1104 21 50 100                 196,00                              2302 30 90 000                  27,57
          1104 21 50 300                 156,80                              2302 40 10 000                  27,57
          1104 21 50 900                    —                                2302 40 90 000                  27,57
          1104 22 10 100                 156,21                              2303 10 11 100                  96,00
          1104 22 10 900                   —
                                                                             2303 10 11 900                   —
NB : The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ No L 366, 24. 12.
       1987, p. 1 ).