CELEX: 31981R0511
Language: en
Date: 1981-02-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 511/81 of 27 February 1981 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

28 . 2. 81                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 54/9
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 511 /81
                                                        of 27 February 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 ciereals ( J), as last amended by              Whereas , on the basis of the criteria laid down in
 the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular
                                                                     Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75, particular account
 the fourth subparagraph of Article 16 (2) thereof,
                                                                     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 .                        (o) 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 .
(") 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.                            O   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 fate 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 (•) 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 March
     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, 27 February 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 27 February 1981 fixing the export refunds on products
                                                processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                                        (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              18-95
                             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 11 % 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        8315
                             and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0-8 % by weight
     1 1.01 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             19-58
                              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 0-1% , of a moisture content not
                             exceeding 11 % and of which the peroxydase is virtually inactivated
     1 1.02 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 %        106-90
                             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 %        83-15
                             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          71-27
                             weight but not exceeding 1 -7 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to
                             dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by weight (')                                            x
     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            18-95
                             exceeding 1 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not
                             exceeding 0-9 % by weight (2)
      11.02 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) bats, 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     18-95
                            exceeding 1 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not
                            exceeding 0-9 % by weight ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)
  1 1.02 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 diy 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 B II c) ( 1 )      (1 ) Hulled and sliced or kibbled maize of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not
                            exceeding 0-9 0/0 by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter,
                            not exceeding 0-6 % by weight fgruetze' or 'grutten') (2)                               8909
  1 1.02 C III (a)          Pearled barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by         25-26
                            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         20-21
                            weight (without talc) — 2nd category (3)
  1 1 .02 C IV              Pearled oats (3)                                                                         —
  11.02 D I                 Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled                                                  τ­
  1 1.02 D II               Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled                                                   1 8-00
  1 1.02 E I b) 1 (aa)      Flaked oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by weight     18-95
                            and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0-9 % by weight
  1 1.02 E I b) 1 (bb)      Flaked barley not included under 1 1 .02 E I b) 1 (aa)                                   —
  11.02 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
  1 1.02 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 0-1 % but not exceeding 1-5 %, of a
                            moisture content not exceeding 12% and of which the peroxydase is virtually
                            inactivated
  1 1.02 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          95-02
                            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          77-21
                            weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0-8 % by
                            weight
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                                                                                                                (ECU/tonne)
            Number
       in nomenclature                               Nomenclature in simplified wording                          Refund
       used for refunds
    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
    11.02 E II d) 1       Flaked rice                                                                              —
     1 1.02 F III         Barley pellets                                                                           —
     1 1.02 F IV          Oat pellets                                                                              —
     1 1.02 F V           Maize pellets                                                                            —
     1 1 .02 G I          Wheat germ, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                                             1003
     1 1.02 G II          Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                       14-85
     1 1.07 A I a)        Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                               71-43
     1 1.07 A II a)       Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form of flour               22-48
     11.08 AI             Maize starch (*)                                                                        67-88
     11.08 AH             Rice starch (*)                                                                          —
     11.08 A III          Wheat starch (*)                                                                        3401
     11.08 AIV            Potato starch (6)                                                                       67-88
     11.08 AV             Starches other than maize, rice, wheat, or potato starch (*)                             —
     11.09 A              Dried wheat gluten, of a protein content, referred to dry matter, of 82 % or more       41-44
                          by weight (N x 6-25)
     1 7.02 B II a)       Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 % or more by weight of      88-54
                          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             67-88
                          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        67-88
                          crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
     23.02 A I a)         Brans sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of          8-97
                          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         8-97
                          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         8-97
                          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          8-97
                          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              67-46
                          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.
(*) The export refund is granted on products falling within this subheading which have a starch content of not less than 78 % by
    weight.