CELEX: 31999R1900
Language: en
Date: 1999-09-02 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1900/1999 of 2 September 1999 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice& hyphen;products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

L 233/24                 EN                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                     3. 9. 1999
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1900/1999
                                                           of 2 September 1999
                 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-products exported in the form of
                                             goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                       tions without, however, preventing the conclusion of
                                                                                  long-term contracts; whereas the fixing of a specific
                                                                                  refund rate for the advance fixing of refunds is a
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                             measure which enables these various objectives to be
Community,                                                                        met;
                                                                          (5)     Whereas, now that a settlement has been reached
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30                        between the European Community and the United States
June 1992 on the common organization of the market in                             of America on Community exports of pasta products to
cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No                     the United States and has been approved by Council
1253/1999 (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,                           Decision 87/482/EEC (7), it is necessary to differentiate
                                                                                  the refund on goods falling within CN codes
                                                                                  1902 11 00 and 1902 19 according to their destination;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organization of the market in
rice (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (4), and in            (6)     Whereas Article 4(5)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94
particular Article 13(3) thereof,                                                 provides that, in the absence of the proof referred to in
                                                                                  Article 4(5)(a) of that Regulation, a reduced rate of
                                                                                  export refund has to be fixed, taking account of the
                                                                                  amount of the production refund applicable, pursuant to
(1)      Whereas Article 13(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92                     Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (8), as last
         and Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95                          amended by Regulation (EC) No 87/1999 (9), for the
         provide that the difference between quotations of prices                 basic product in question, used during the assumed
         on the world market for the products listed in Article 1                 period of manufacture of the goods;
         of each of those Regulations and the prices within the
         Community may be covered by an export refund;
                                                                          (7)     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
                                                                                  are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
(2)      Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 of                         Committee for Cereals,
         30 May 1994 laying down common implementing rules
         for granting export refunds on certain agricultural prod-
         ucts exported in the form of goods not covered by
         Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the
         amount of such refunds (5), as last amended by Regula-
         tion (EC) No 1702/1999 (6), specifies the products for           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
         which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied
         where these products are exported in the form of goods
         listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in
         Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as appropriate;                                          Article 1
(3)      Whereas, in accordance with the first subparagraph of            The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products
         Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94, the rate of          appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 and
         the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic               listed either in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in
         products in question must be fixed for each month;               Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, exported in the
                                                                          form of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                          1766/92 or in Annex B to amended Regulation (EC) No 3072/
                                                                          95 respectively, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this
(4)      Whereas the commitments entered into with regard to              Regulation.
         refunds which may be granted for the export of agricul-
         tural products contained in goods not covered by Annex
         I to the Treaty may be jeopardized by the fixing in
         advance of high refund rates; whereas it is therefore
         necessary to take precautionary measures in such situa-                                        Article 2
(1) OJ  L  181,  1.7.1992, p. 21.                                         This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 September 1999.
(2) OJ  L  160,  26.6.1999, p. 18.
(3) OJ  L  329,  30.12.1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ  L  265,  30.9.1998, p. 4.                                         (7) OJ L 275, 29.9.1987, p. 36.
(5) OJ  L  136,  31.5.1994, p. 5.                                         (8) OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112.
(6) OJ  L  201,  31.7.1999, p. 30.                                        (9) OJ L 9, 15.1.1999, p. 8.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
           Done at Brussels, 2 September 1999.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                             Neil KINNOCK
                                                                      Member of the Commission
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                                                                                   ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 2 September 1999 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereals
                              and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
                                                                                                                                                                  (EUR/100 kg)
                                                                                                                                         Rate of refund per 100 kg
                                                                                                                                               dof basic product
       CN code                                               Description of products (1)
                                                                                                                                       In case
                                                                                                                                     of advance                  Other
                                                                                                                                 fixing of refunds
     1001 10 00           Durum wheat:
                          – on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and 1902 19 to the United
                            States of America                                                                                            —                       0,650
                          – in other cases                                                                                               —                       1,000
     1001 90 99           Common wheat and meslin:
                          – on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and 1902 19 to the United
                            States of America                                                                                            —                       1,983
                          – in other cases:
                          – – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 (2)                                          —                       0,520
                          – – in other cases                                                                                             —                       3,050
     1002 00 00           Rye                                                                                                            —                       4,617
     1003 00 90           Barley                                                                                                         —                       3,656
     1004 00 00           Oats                                                                                                           —                       4,573
     1005 90 00           Maize (corn) used in the form of:
                          – starch:
                          – – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 (2)                                          —                       2,527
                          – – in other cases                                                                                             —                       5,689
                          – glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine, maltodextrine syrup of CN codes
                            1702 30 51, 1702 30 59, 1702 30 91, 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50,
                            1702 90 75, 1702 90 79, 2106 90 55 (3):
                          – – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 (2)                                          —                       1,867
                          – – in other cases                                                                                             —                       5,029
                          – other (including unprocessed)                                                                                —                       5,689
                          Potato starch of CN code 1108 13 00 similar to a product obtained from processed
                          maize:
                          – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 (2)                                            —                       2,527
                          – in other cases                                                                                               —                       5,689
ex 1006 30                Wholly-milled rice:
                          – round grain                                                                                                  —                       9,400
                          – medium grain                                                                                                 —                       9,400
                          – long grain                                                                                                   —                       9,400
     1006 40 00           Broken rice                                                                                                    —                       2,300
     1007 00 90           Sorghum                                                                                                        —                       3,656
(1) As far as agricultural products obtained from the processing of a basic product or/and assimilated products are concerned, the coefficients shown in Annex E οf amended
    Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 shall be applied (OJ L 136, 31.5.1994, p. 5).
(2) The goods concerned are listed in Annex I of amended Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112).
(3) For syrups of CN codes NC 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90 and 1702 60 90, obtained from mixing glucose and fructose syrup, the export refund may be granted only for the
    glucose syrup.