CELEX: 31991R0724
Language: en
Date: 1991-03-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 724/91 of 25 March 1991 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

26. 3 . 91                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 78/ 17
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 724/91
                                                           of 25 March 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
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)              calculated ;
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 thierefore 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
0   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 .
(4) OJ  No   L  177,  24. 6. 1989, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No   L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78 .                            o OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.
M OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36.                                      (8) 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 Management Committee for Cereals has not
                                                                 delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
refund at the present time ;                                     chairman,
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 April 1991 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 25 March 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 25 March 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                 178,85                               1104 22 30 100                165,36
          1102 20 10 300                 153,30                               1104 22 30 900                   —
          1102 20 10 900                 .  —                                 1104 22 50 000                   —
          1102 20 90 100                 153,30                               1104 23 10 100                191,63
          1102 20 90 900                    —
                                                                              1104 23 10 300                146,91
          1102 30 00 000                    —
                                                                              1104 23 10 900                   —
          1102 90 10 100                 150,00                               1104 29 11 000
          1102 90 10 900                 102,00                               1104 29 15 000                   —
          1102 90 30 100                 175,08                               1104 29 19 000                   —
          1102 90 30 900                    —
                                                                              1104 29 91 000                120,00
          1103 12 00 100                 175,08                               1104 29 95 000                107,16
          1103 12 00 900                    —
                                                                              1104 30 10 000                 30,00
          1103 13 11 100                 229,95                               1104 30 90 000                 31,94
          1103 13 11 300                 178,85                               1107 10 11 000                213,60
          1103 13 11 500                 153,30                               1107 10 91 000                178,00
          1103 13 11 900                    —
                                                                              1108 11 00 100                240,00
          1103 13 19 100                 229,95                               1108 11 00 900                 '
          1103 13 19 300                 178,85                               1108 12 00 100               204,40
          1103 13 19 500                 153,30                               1108 12 00 900
          1103 13 19 900                    —
                                                                              1108 13 00 100               204,40
          1103 13 90 100                 153,30                               1108 13 00 900
          1103 13 90 900                    —
                                                                              1108 14 00 100
          1103 14 00 000                    —
                                                                              1108 14 00 900
          1103 19 10 000                 107,16                               1108 19 10 100               245,05
          1103 19 30 100                 155,00                               1108 19 10 900
          1103 19 30 900                    —
                                                                              1108 19 90 100
          1103 21 00 000                 122,40                               1108 19 90 900
          1103 29 20 000                 102,00                               1109 00 00 100                   0,00
          1103 29 30 000                    —
                                                                              1109 00 00 900
          1103 29 40 000                 130,31                               1702 30 51 000               267,00
          1104 11 90 100                 150,00                               1702 30 59 000               204,40
          1104 11 90 900                    —
                                                                              1702 30 91 000               267,00
          1104 12 90 100                 1 94,54                              1702 30 99 000               204,40
          1104 12 90 300                 155,63                               1702 40 90 000               204,40
          1104 12 90 900                    —
                                                                              1702 90 50 100               267,00
          1104 19 10 000                 1 22,40                              1702 90 50 900               204,40
          1104 19 50 110                 204,40                               1702 90 75 000               279,77
          1104 19 50 130                 166,08                               1702 90 79 000                194,18
          1104 19 50 150                    —
                                                                              2106 90 55 000               204,40
          1104 19 50 190                    —
                                                                              2302 10 10 000                 27,82
          1104 19 50 900                    —■
                                                                              2302 10 90 100                 27,82
          1104 19 91 000                    —
                                                                              2302 10 90 900
          1104 21 10 100                 150,00                               2302 20 10 000                 27,82
          1104 21 10 900                    —
                                                                              2302 20 90 100                 27,82
          1104 21 30 100                 150,00                               2302 20 90 900
          1104 21 30 900                   —
                                                                              2302 30 10 000                 27,82
          1104 21 50 100                200,00                                2302 30 90 000                 27,82
          1104 21 50 300                 160,00                               2302 40 10 000                 27,82
          1104 21 50 900                   —
                                                                              2302 40 90 000                 27,82
          1104 2210 100                  155,63                               2303 10 11 100               102,20
          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 ).