CELEX: 31978R2065
Language: en
Date: 1978-09-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2065/78 of 31 August 1978 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

1 . 9 . 78                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 240 / 19
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2065/78
                                                         of 31 August 1978
                      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,                                                          1 603/78 (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 ('), as last amended by                should be taken of the prices and quantities of basic
Regulation (EEC) No 1254/78 (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                          1077/68 (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 1 260/78 (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 rules and
                                                                     criteria to the present situation on the market in
Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                    products processed from cereals and rice that the
and Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76                       export refund should be fixed at an amount which
provide that the difference between quotations or                    will cover the difference between Community prices
prices on the world market for the products listed in                and world 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 and broken rice on the world                 may make it possible, in certain cases, to export to
market on the other ; whereas the same Articles                      third countries at prices which are lower than world
provide that it is also important to ensure equilibrium               market prices ; whereas the refund on certain products
and the natural development of prices and trade on                   should therefore be limited to an amount which ,
the markets in cereals and rice and, furthermore, to                 while allowing access to the world market, will ensure
take into account the economic aspect of the                         that the aims of the common organization of the
proposed exports, and the need to avoid disturbances                 markets are respected ;
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
(2)  OJ   No L 156,  14 . 6.  1978 , p. 1.
(3)  OJ   No L 166,  25. 6.   1976,  p. 1.                           ( 7) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65 .
(4)  OJ   No L 156,  14. 6.   1978 , p. 11 .                         (8) OJ No L 188 , 11 . 7 . 1978 , p. 1 .
(5)  OJ   No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975,  p. 78 .                         (9) OJ No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968 , p. 1 .
(6)  OJ   No L 166,  25. 6.   1976,  p. 36.                          ( 10) OI No L 283 , 24. 12. 1971 , p. 30 .
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quantity of basic product actually incorporated in the         — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
processed product ;                                                   arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
                                                                      of these currencies recorded for a given period in
Whereas there is no need at present to fix an export                  relation to the Community currencies referred to
refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or                 in the previous subparagraph ;
flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect
of potential exports and in particular the nature and          Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ;
prigin of these products ; whereas, for certain products       whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;
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 ;                                                                          Article 1
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2806/71 ( !) lays down             The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1
additional rules for granting export refunds for certain       (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in Article 1
products processed from cereals and rice ;                     ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76 and subject to
Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,          Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 are hereby fixed as
refunds should be calculated on the following basis :          shown in the Annex to this Regulation .
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                                          Article 2
     relation to each other at any given moment within
     a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September
     their effective parity ;                                   1978 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 31 August 1978 .
                                                                            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 31 August 1978 fixing the export refunds on products
                                                     processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                                     (u . a . /tonne)
           Number
       in nomenclature                                   Nomenclature in simplified wording                          Refund        ■
      used for refunds
                                                                                                               i
 11.01 C (I )                Barley flour, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0.9 % by        111.59
                             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)                                               0
 11.01 D ( I)               Oat flour, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 2.3 % by            116.07
                            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)                                                0
 11.01 E (I )               Maize flour, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1.3 % by             98-73
                            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            84.63
                            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)                                   61.35
 11.01 F                   Rice flour                                                                                48.28
 11.02 A III ( a)          Barley groats and meal, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding         115.31
                            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)                                0
11.02 A IV ( a)            Oat groats and meal, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding           116.07
                           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)                                    C
11.02 A V ( a)             Maize groats and meal, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding          126.95
                           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            98.73
                           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                84.63
                           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 (*)
11.02 A VI                Rice groats and meal                                                                       48-28
11.02 B I a ) 1 ( aa )    Hulled (shelled or husked) barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not        111-59
                          exceeding 1 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter,
                          not exceeding 0.9 % by weight (2)
11.02 B la ) 1 ( bb )     Hulled (shelled or husked) barley not included under No 11.02 B I a) 1 (aa) (2)              0
11.02 B I a) 2 ( aa)      Clipped oats                                                                                —
11.02 B I a) 2 bb) ( 11 ) Hulled (shelled or husked) oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not          103.18
                          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)
 1.02 B I a) 2 bb ) (22)  Hulled (shelled or husked) oats, not included under No 11.02 B I a) 2 bb) ( 11 ) (2)        0
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                                                                                                          ( u.a. /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 111.59
                      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 Bib ) 1 ( bb )  Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley, not included under No 11.02 B I b) 1 (aa )         0
                       (' Grütze' or ' Grutten') ( 2 )
11.02 B lb ) 2 ( aa ) Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not   109.63
                      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') (2 )
11.02 Bib) 2 (bb)     Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats not included under No 11.02 B I b) 2 ( aa)            0
                       (' Grütze' or ' Grutten') ( 2 )
11.02 B II a) ( 1 )   Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, not sliced or kibbled (2)                             0
11.02 C III ( a )     Pearled barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by     148.79
                      weight (without talc) — 1st category (3)
11.02 C III (b )      Pearled barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by     119.03 ,
                      weight (without talc) — 2nd category (3)
11.02 CIV             Pearled oats (3)                                                                        0
11.02 D II            Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled
11.02 E lb ) 1 ( aa)  Flaked oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by        111-59
                      weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding
                      0.9 % by weight
11.02 E lb ) 1 ( bb ) Flaked barley not included under 11.02 E I b) 1 (aa)
11.02 E lb ) 2 (aa)   Flaked oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 2-3 % by      128.97
                      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 lb) 2 (bb)    Flaked oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 2-3 % by      103.18
                      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 lie) ( 1 ) Flaked maize, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0-9 % by      112.84
                      weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding
                      0-7 % by weight
                      Flaked maize, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1.3 % by        91.68
ex 11.02 E lie) ( 2 )
                      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      77.58
                      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                                                                          48-28
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                                          19.15
11.02 G II            Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                    17.63
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                                                                                                                                     ( u.a. / 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                                             101.53
11.07 A II a )                Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                                98.58
11.08 A I                     Maize starch                                                                                             98.79
11.08 All                     Rice starch                                                                                              45.16
11.08 A III                   Wheat starch                                                                                           133.85
11.08 A IV                    Potato starch                                                                                            98.79
11.08 A V                     Starches other than maize, rice, wheat, or potato starch                                                  98.79
11.09 A                       Dried wheat gluten, of a protein content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding                        121.68
                               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                       128.86
                              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                              98.79
                               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                               98.79
                               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                         17.72
                               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                         17.72
                               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                         17.72
                               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                         17-72
                               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                             122.72
                               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 % 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 .