CELEX: 31996R1708
Language: en
Date: 1996-08-30 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1708/96 of 30 August 1996 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

31 . 8 . 96             EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 221 /27
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1708/96
                                                           of 30 August 1996
                            fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
    THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          Whereas there is no need at present to fix an export
                                                                         refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or
    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect of
    Community,                                                           potential exports and in particular the nature and origin
                                                                         of these products; whereas, for certain products processed
                                                                         from cereals, the insignificance of Community participa­
    Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92                 tion in world trade makes it unnecessary to fix an export
    of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the                    refund at the present time;
    market in cereals ('), as last amended by Commission
    Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 13
   (3) thereof,                                                         Whereas the world market situation or the specific
                                                                        requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to
                                                                        vary the refund for certain products according to destina­
    Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of              tion;
   22 December 1995 on the common organization of the
   market in rice (3), and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,        Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month; whereas
                                                                        it may be altered in the intervening period;
   Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and
   Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provide that                Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (*), as
   the difference between quotations or prices on the world             amended by Regulation (EC) No 1380/95 Q, prohibits
   market for the products listed in Article 1 of those Regu­           trade between the European Community and the Federal
   lations and prices for those products within the Commu­              Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); whereas
   nity may be covered by an export refund;                            this prohibition does not apply in certain situations as
                                                                       comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7 thereof
  Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95                     and in Council Regulation (EC) No 462/96 (8); whereas
   provides that when refunds are being fixed account must             account should be taken of this fact when fixing the
  be taken of the existing situation and the future trend              refunds;
  with regard to prices and availabilities of cereals, rice and
  broken rice on the Community market on the one hand                  Whereas certain processed maize products may undergo a
  and prices for cereals, rice, broken rice and cereal                 heat treatment following which a refund might be granted
  products on the world market on the other, whereas the               that does not correspond to the quality of the product;
  same Articles provide that it is also important to ensure            whereas it should therefore be specified that on these
  equilibrium and the natural development of prices and                products, containing pregelatinized starch, no export
  trade on the markets in cereals and rice and, furthermore,           refund is to be granted;
  to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed
  exports, and the need to avoid disturbances on the
                                                                       Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not
  Community market;
                                                                       delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
                                                                       chairman ,
 Whereas Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No
  151 8/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
 2993/95 (*), on the import and export system for products
 processed from cereals and from rice defines the specific
 criteria to be taken into account when the refund on                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
 these products is being calculated;
 Whereas the refund to be granted in respect of certain                                         Article 1
 processed products should be graduated on the basis of
 the ash, crude fibre, tegument, protein, fat and starch
 content of the individual product concerned, this content            The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (1 )
being a particularly good indicator of the quantity of basic          (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 1 (1 )
 product actually incorporated in the processed product;             (c) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and subject to Regula­
                                                                      tion (EC) No 1518/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the
                                                                     Annex to this Regulation .
(')  OJ  No   L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .
(2   OJ  No   L 126,  24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3)  OJ  No   L 329,  30. 12. 1995, p. 18 .                          (6) OJ No L 102, 28. 4. 1993, p. 14.
(4)  OJ  No   L 147,  30 . 6. 1995, p. 55.                           0 OJ No L 138 , 21 . 6. 1 995, p. 1 .
(5)  OJ  No   L 312,  23. 12. 1995, p. 25.                           (8) OJ No L 65, 15. 3. 1996, p. 1 .
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                                                    Article 2
             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1996.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 30 August 1996.
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                     Karel VAN MIERT
                                                                Member of the Commission
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                                                                        ANNEX
                       to the Commission Regulation of 30 August 1996 fixing the export refunds on products
                                                          processed from cereals and rice
                                                             (ECU/tonne)                                                                  (ECU/tonne)
               Product code                       Refund (')                               Product code                        Refund (l)
            1102 20 10 200 (2)                      21,06                               1104 23 10 100                            22,56
            1102 20 10 400 (2)                      18,05                               1104 23 10 300                            17,30
            1102 20 90 200 (2)                      18,05                              1104 29 11 000                              0,00
            1102 90 10 100                            4,31                             1104 29 51 000                              0,00
            110290 10900                              2,93                             1104 29 55 000                              0,00
           1102 90 30 100                           10,80
                                                                                       110430 10000                                0,00
                                                                                       1104 30 90 000                              3,76
           1103 12 00 100                           10,80
                                                                                       1107 10 11 000                              0,00
           1103 13 10                               27,07
                                                                                       1107 10 91 000                              5,11
           1103 13 10 300 (2)                      21,06
                                                                                       1108 11 00200                               0,00
           1103 13 10 500 (2)                       18,05
                                                                                       1108 11 00300                               0,00
           1103 13 90 100 (2)                       18,05                              1108 12 00 200                            24,06
           1103 19 10 000                          21,60
                                                                                       1108 1200300                              24,06
           1103  19 30 100                           4,45
                                                                                       1108 1300200                                0,00
           1103  21 00 000                           0,00                              1108 1300300                                0,00
           1103  29 20 000                           2,93                              1108 19 10 200                              0,00
           1104  11 90 100                           4,31                              1108 19 10300                               0,00
           1104  12 90 100                         12,00                              1109 00 00 100                               0,00
           1104 1290 300                             9,60                             1702 30 51 000 (3)                         23,58
           1104 19 10 000                            0,00                             1702 30 59 000 (3)                         18,05
           1104 19 50 110                          24,06                              1702 30 91 000                            23,58
           1104 19  50 130                         19,55                              1702 30 99 000                             18,05
          1104 21   10 100                           4,31                             1702 40 90 000                             18,05
          110421    30 100                           4,31                             1702 90 50 100                            23,58
          110421    50 100                           5,74                             1702 90 50 900                            18,05
          110421    50300                           4,59                              1702 90 75 000                            24,70
          11042220 100                              9,60                              1702 90 79 000                            17,15
          1104 22 30 100                           10,20                              2106 90 55 000                            18,05
(') Refunds on exports to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) may be granted only where the conditions laid down in amended
    Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 and Regulation (EC) No 462/96 are observed.
(2) No refund shall be granted on products given a heat treatment resulting in pregelatinization of the starch.
(3) Refunds are granted in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 (OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20), amended.
NB: The product codes and the footnotes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 ),
       amended.