CELEX: 31979R2671
Language: en
Date: 1979-12-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2671/79 of 30 November 1979 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

1 . 12. 79                             Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 305/ 17
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2671/79
                                                    of 30 November 1979
                   fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    rice (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
COMMUNITIES,                                                      2245/78 (8), defines the specific criteria to be taken
                                                                  into account when the refund on these products is
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             being calculated ;
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas, on the basis of the criteria laid down in
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75, particular account
tion of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by             should be taken of the prices and quantities of basic
Regulation (EEC) No 1 547/79 (2), and in particular the           products used to calculate the variable component of
fourth subparagraph of Article 16 (2) thereof,                    the levy ; whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                  2744/75 and Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      1 077/68 (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                  2764/71 (10), provide that the amount of the export
tion of |the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regu­         refund should, for certain products, be reduced by an
lation (EEC) No 1 552/79 (4), and in particular the               amount equal to the production refund granted in
fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2) thereof,                    respect of the basic product ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,                                                        Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules
                                                                  to the present situation on the market in products
Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                 processed from cereals and rice that the export refund
and Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                     should be fixed at an amount which will cover the
 provide that the difference between quotations or                difference between Community prices and world
 prices on the world market for the products listed in            market prices ;
Article 1 of those Regulations and prices for those
 products within the Community may be covered by
 an export refund ;                                               Whereas when the refund is being calculated account
                                                                  should be taken of the quantities of raw materials
 Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                 used to determine the variable component of the
 2746/75 of 29 October 1975 (5), and Article 2 of                  levy ; whereas the quantities of raw materials used for
 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431 /76 of 21 June                   certain processed products may vary according to the
 1976 (6) laying down general rules for granting export            end use of the product ; whereas, depending on the
 refunds on cereals and rice respectively and criteria for         manufacturing process used, products other than the
 fixing the amount of such refunds, provide that when              main product are obtained, the quantity and value of
 refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the             which may vary with the nature and quality of the
 existing situation and the future trend with regard to            main products being manufactured ; whereas cumula­
 prices and availabilities of cereals, rice and broken rice        tion of the refunds on the various products manufac­
 on the Community market on the one hand and                       tured by a single process from the same basic product
 prices for cereals, rice, broken rice and cereal products         may make it possible, in certain cases, to export to
 on the world market on the other ; whereas the same               third countries at prices which are lower than world
 Articles provide that it is also important to ensure              market prices ; whereas the refund on certain products
 equilibrium and the natural development of prices                 should therefore be limited to an amount which,
 and trade on the markets in cereals and rice and,                 while allowing access to the world market, will ensure
 furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect             that the aims of the common organization of the
 of the proposed exports, and the need to avoid distur­            markets are respected ;
 bances on the Community market ;
 Whereas Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                  Whereas the refund to be granted in respect of certain
 2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export                processed products should be graduated on the basis
 system for products processed from cereals and from               of the ash, crude fibre, tegument, protein, fat and
                                                                    starch content of the individual product concerned,
 (») OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                            this content being a particularly good indicator of the
 (') OJ No L 188, 26. 7. 1979 , p. 1 .
 (») OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1^76, p. 1 .                              (7) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65 .
 (<) OJ No L 188, 26. 7. 1979, p. 9.                                (8) OJ No L 273, 29 . 9 . 1978 , p. 1 .
 (») OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78 .                           (9) OJ No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968, p. 1 .
 (*) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36.                               ( ,0) OJ No L 283, 24. 12. 1971 , p. 30 .
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quantity of basic product actually incorporated in the              of these currencies recorded for a given period in
processed product ;                                                 relation to the Community currencies referred to
                                                                     in the previous indent ;
Whereas there is no need at present to fix an export
refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or
flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect           Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ;
of potential exports and in particular the nature and          whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;
origin of these products ; whereas, for certain products
processed from cereals, the insignificance of Commu­           Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
nity participation in world trade makes it unnecessary         are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
to fix an export refund at the present time ;                  ment Committee for Cereals,
Whereas the world market situation or the specific
requirements of certain markets may make it neces­
                                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
sary to vary the refund for certain products according
to destination ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2806/71 (J) lays down                                        Article 1
additional rules for granting export refunds for certain
products processed from cereals and rice ;                     The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1
                                                               (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in Article 1
Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,          (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and subject to
refunds should be calculated on the following basis :          Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be as set out in
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in             the Annex hereto.
    relation to each other at any given moment within
    a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on                                       Article 2
    their effective parity ;
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December
    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each            1979 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 30 November 1979.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                            Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                               Vice-President
(») OJ No L 284, 28 . 12. 1971 , p. 9 .
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                                                             ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 30 November 1979 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 °/o by         96.63
                          weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding
                          0.9 % 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             127·64
                          weight, 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            117.29
                          weight 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           100.54
                          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)                                    72.89
 11.01 F                  Rice flour                                                                                 59.93'
 11.02 A III (a)          Barley groats and meal, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding           99.85
                           1 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not
                           exceeding 0.9 % by weight
 11.02 A III (b)           Barley groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A III (a)                               —
 11.02 A IV (a)            Oat groats and meal, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding            127·64
                           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
  11.02 A IV (b)           Oat groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A IV (a)                                   —
  11.02 A V (a)            Maize groats and meal, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding          150.80
                           0.9 % by weight and a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding
                           0.6 % by weight (*)
  11.02 A V (b)            Maize groats and meal, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding           117.29
                            1.3 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not
                           exceeding 0.8 % by weight (*)
  11.02 A V (c)            Maize groats and meal, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, exceeding               100.54'
                            1.3 % by weight but not exceeding 1.7 % by weight and of a crude fibre content,
                           referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1.0 % weight (J)
  11.02 A VI                Rice groats and meal                                                                     59-93
  11.02 B I a) 1 (aa)      Hulled (shelled or husked) barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not         96.63
                            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 11.02 B I a) 1 (aa) (*)           —
   11.02 B I a) 2 (aa)      Clipped oats                                                                              —
  11.02 B 1 a) 2 bb) (11    Hulled (shelled or husked) oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not         113.46>
                            exceeding 2.3 % by weight, of a 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 11.02 B I a) 2 bb) (11) (*)        —
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                                                                                                           (ECU/tonne)
        Number
    in nomenclature                                  Nomenclature in simplified wording                     Refund
    used for refunds
11.02 Bib) 1 (aa)      Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not    96.63
                       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 11.02 B I b) 1 (aa)          —
                        ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)
11.02 B I b) 2 (aa)    Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not   120.55
                       exceeding 2.3 % 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') (*)
11.02 B l b) 2 (bb)    Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats not included under No 11.02 B I b) 2 (aa)             —
                        ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (l)
11.02 B II a) ( 1 )    Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, not sliced or kibbled (2)                             —
11.02 C III (a)        Pearled barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by     128.84
                       weight (without talc) — 1st category (*)
11.02 C III (b)        Pearled barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by     103.07
                       weight (without talc) — 2nd category (8)
11.02 C IV             Pearled oats (3)                                                                        —
11.02 D I              Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled                                                 0
11.02 D II             Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled                                                 42.00
11.02 E lb) 1 (aa)     Flaked oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by          96.93
                       weight 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 11.02 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      141.82
                       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      113.46
                       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
11.02 E I b) 2 (cc)    Flaked oats not included under Nos 11.02 E I b) 2 (aa) and 11.02 E I b) 2 (bb)         —
ex 11.02 E II c) ( 1 ) Flaked maize, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0.9 % by      134.05
                       weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding
                       0.7 % by weight
                                                                                                           108.91
ex 11.02 E II c) (2)   Flaked maize, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1.3 % by
                       weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding
                       0.8 % by weight
ex 11.02 E lie) (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 % weight
11.02 E II d) 1        Flaked rice                                                                          59.93
11.02 Fill             Barley pellets                                                                         —
11.02 F IV             Oat pellets                                                                            —
11.02 F V              Maize pellets                                                                          —
11.02 G I              Wheat germ, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                                          18.26
11.02 G II             Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                    20.95
                                                                                                                 •
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                                                                                                                                    (ECU/tonne)
          Number
      in nomenclature                                            Nomenclature in simplified wording                                 Refund
      used for refunds
11.07 A I a)                   Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                                              87.12
11.07 A II a)                  Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                              76.83'
11.08 A I                      Maize starch (6)                                                                                      134.89' («)
11.08 A II                     Rice starch (6)                                                                                        47.55
11.08 A III                    Wheat starch (6)                                                                                      160.71 (5)
11.08 A IV                     Potato starch (7)                                                                                    134.89 (5)
11.08 A V                      Starches other than maize, rice, wheat, or potato starch (6)                                            —
11.09 A                        Dried wheat gluten, of a protein content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding                       234.54 («)
                               82 % 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                       175.94 (5)
                               of 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                           134.89' (5)
                               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                            134.89 (5)
                               white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
 23.02 A I a)                  Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of                        17.70
                               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                        17.70
                               maize or rice, of a starch content exceeding 35 % by weight, and not having
                               undergone 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                        17.70
                               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,
                               calculated 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                        17.70
                               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                             167.56' (5)
                               steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on dry matter, not exceeding
                               63 % by weight (N X 6.25)
 (') The export refund is paid in respect of maize, groats and meal :
     — of which a percentage not exceeding 30 °/o 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 150 microns .
 (*) '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).
 (') '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.
 (5) The export refund to be granted shall be arrived at by first applying the monetary coefficient to the amount shown in this column
     and, thereafter, deducting a sum equal to the production refund per tonne of finished product as follows :
     — 11.08 A I , 11.08 A IV, 11.08 A V , 17.02 B II b) and 21.07 F : 33.09 ECU/tonne ,
     — 11.08 A III : 64.60 ECU/tonne ,
     — 11.09 A : 117.48 ECU/tonne,
     — 17.02 B II a) : 43-16 ECU/tonne,
     — 23.03 A I : 41.10 ECU/tonne .
 (•) The export refund is granted on products falling within this subheading which have a starch content of not less than 85 °/» by weight.
 (7) The export refund is granted on products falling within this subheading which have a starch content of not less than 78 °/o by weight.