CELEX: 31995R0720
Language: en
Date: 1995-03-31
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 720/95 of 31 March 1995 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 73/30             EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  1 . 4 . 95
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 720/95
                                                         of 31 March 1995
                          fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         be taken into account when the refund on these products
                                                                     is being calculated ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Community,                                                          Whereas the refund to be granted in respect of certain
                                                                     processed products should be graduated on the basis of
                                                                     the ash, crude fibre, tegument, protein, fat and starch
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92                content of the individual product concerned, this content
 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the                   being a particularly good indicator of the quantity of basic
 market in cereals ('), as last amended the Act of Accession         product actually incorporated in the processed product ;
 of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular the
 third subparagraph of Article 1 3 (2) thereof,
                                                                     Whereas there is no need at present to fix an export
                                                                     refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect of
 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                   potential exports and in particular the nature and origin
 market in rice (2), as last amended by the Act of Accession         of these products ; whereas, for certain products processed
 of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular the               from cereals, the insignificance of Community participa­
 fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2) thereof,                      tion in world trade makes it unnecessary to fix an export
                                                                     refund at the present time ;
 Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and
 Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 provide that              Whereas the world market situation or the specific requi­
 the difference between quotations or prices on the world            rements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary
 market for the products listed in Article 1 of those Regu­          the refund for certain products according to destination ;
 lations and prices for those products within the Commu­
 nity may be covered by an export refund ;
                                                                     Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article
                                                                      1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (6), as last
 Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                    amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 f), are used to
 1431 /76 (3) laying down general rules for granting export          convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
 refunds on rice and criteria for fixing the amount of such          and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
 refunds, provide that when refunds are being fixed                  conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;
 account must be taken of the existing situation and the             whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­
 future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of            tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­
 cereals, rice and broken rice on the Community market               lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (8), as last amended by Regula­
 on the one hand and prices for cereals, rice, broken rice           tion (EC) No 157/95 (9);
 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 natural development of                 Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ;
prices and trade on the markets in cereals and rice and,             whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;
furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of
the proposed exports, and the need to avoid disturbances
on the Community market ;                                            Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (,0) prohi­
                                                                     bits trade between the European Community and the
                                                                     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) ;
Whereas Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                     whereas this prohibition does not apply in certain situa­
 1620/93 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 438/95 (5),           tions as comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7
on the import and export system for products processed               thereof ; whereas account should be taken of this fact
from cereals and from rice defines the specific criteria to          when fixing the refunds ;      4
(') OJ  No   L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .                            (6) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No   L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                              0 OJ No L 22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No   L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36.                              O OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
(4) OJ  No   L 155, 26. 6. 1993, p. 29.                              O OJ No L 24, 1 . 2. 1995, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No   L 45, 1 . 3. 1995, p. 32.                               O OJ No L 102, 28 . 4. 1993, p. 14.
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Whereas certain processed maize products may undergo a         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
heat treatment following which a refund might be granted
that does not correspond to the quality of the product ;                               Article 1
whereas it should therefore be specified that on these
products, containing pregelatinized starch, no export
refund is to be granted ;                                      The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (1 )
                                                               (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 1 (1 )
                                                               (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and subject to Regu­
Whereas, pursuant to the abovementioned provisions, the        lation (EEC) No 1620/93 are hereby fixed as shown in the
refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto ;             Annex to this Regulation .
Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not                                   Article 2
delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
chairman,                                                      This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1995.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 31 March 1995.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                          Franz FISCHLER
                                                                     Member of the Commission
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                                                                        ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation of 31 March 1995 fixing the export refunds on products
                                                        processed from cereals and rice
                                                             (ECU/tonne)                                                                  (ECU/tonne)
            Product code                          Refund (')                              Product code                         Refund (')
         1102 20 10 200 (2)                         97,06                              1104 23 10 300                             79,73
         1102 20 10 400 (*)                         83,20                              1104 29 11 000                             40,98
         1102 20 90 200 (2)                         83,20                              1104 29 51 000                             40,18
         1102 90 10 100                             92,42                              1104 29 55 000                             40,18
         1102 90 10 900                             62,84                              1104 30 10 000                             10,05
         1102 90 30 100                            116,10                              1104 30 90 000                             17,33
         1103 12 00 100                            116,10                              1107 10 11 000                             71,52
         1103  13 10  100 (2)                      124,79                              1107 10 91 000                            109,67
         1103  13 10  300 (2)                       97,06                              1108 11 00 200                             80,36
         1103  13 10  500 (2)                       83,20                              1108 11 00 300                             80,36
         1103  13 90  100 (2)                       83,20                              1108 12 00 200                            110,93
         1103 19 10 000                             73,24                              1108 12 00 300                            110,93
         1103 19 30 100                             95,50                              1108 13 00 200                            110,93
         1103 21 00 000                             40,98                              1108 13 00 300                            110,93
         1103 29 20 000                             62,84                              1108 19 10 200                             97,28
         1104 11 90 100                             92,42                              1108 19 10 300                             97,28
         1104 1290 100                             129,00
                                                                                       1109 00 00 100                              0,00
         1104 12 90 300                            103,20
                                                                                       1702 30 51 000 (3)                        144,90
         1104 19 10 000                             40,98
                                                                                       1702 30 59 000 (3)                        110,93
         1104 19 50 110                            110,93
                                                                                       1702 30 91 000                            144,90
         1104 19 50 130                             90,13
                                                                                       1702 30 99 000                            110,93
         1104 21 10 100                             92,42
         1104 21 30 100                             92,42
                                                                                       1702 40 90 000                            110,93
         1104 21 50 100                            123,22                              1702 90 50 100                            144,90
         1104 21 50 300                             98,58                              1702 90 50 900                            110,93
         1104 22 30 100                            109,65                              1702 90 75 000                            151,83
         1104 22 99 100                            103,20                              1702 90 79 000                            105,38
         1104 23 10 100                            104,00                              2106 90 55 000                            110,93
(') Refunds on exports to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) may be granted only where the conditions laid down in Regulation
    (EEC) No 990/93 are observed.
(2) No refund shall be granted on products given a heat treatment resulting in pregelatinization of the starch.
(') 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 .