CELEX: 31992R0486
Language: en
Date: 1992-02-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 486/92 of 28 February 1992 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

29. 2. 92                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 55/21
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 486/92
                                                         of 28 February 1992
                         fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           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 the Treaty establishing the European                 1906/87 (8), defines the specific  criteria to be taken into
Economic Community,                                                   account when the refund on        these products is being
                                                                      calculated :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                  Whereas, on the basis of the criteria laid down in Regula­
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)            tion (EEC) No 2744/75, particular account should be
 No 3577/90 (2), and in particular the fourth subparagraph            taken of the prices and quantities of basic products used
of Article 16 (2) thereof,                                            to calculate the variable component of the levy ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                 Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                     the present situation on the market in products processed
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)               from cereals and rice that the export refund should be
 No 1 806/89 (4), and in particular the fourth subparagraph           fixed at an amount which will cover the difference
of Article 17 (2) thereof,
                                                                      between Community prices and world market prices ;
Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 provide that                Whereas when the refund is being calculated account
the difference between quotations or prices on the world              should be taken of the quantities of raw materials used to
market for the products listed in Article 1 of those Regu­            determine the variable component of the levy ; whereas
lations and prices for those products within the Commu­                the quantities of raw materials used for certain processed
nity may be covered by an export refund ;                              products may vary according to the end use of the
                                                                       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
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                       the nature and quality of the main products being manu­
                                                                       factured ; whereas cumulation of the refunds on the
2746/75 (*), and Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1431 /76 (6) laying down general rules for granting export           various products manufactured by a single process from
refunds on cereals and rice respectively and criteria for              the same basic product may make it possible, in certain
fixing the amount of such refunds, provide that when                   cases, to export to third countries at prices which are
refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the exis­             lower than world market prices ; whereas the refund on
ting situation and the future trend with regard to prices              certain products should therefore be limited to an amount
and availabilities of cereals, rice and broken rice on the            which, while allowing access to the world market, will
Community market on the one hand and prices for                       ensure that the aims of the common organization of the
cereals, rice, broken rice and cereal products on the world            markets are respected ;
market on the other ; whereas the same Articles provide
that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the
natural development of prices and trade on the markets in
cereals and rice and, furthermore, to take into account the           Whereas the refund to be granted in respect of certain
economic aspect of the proposed exports, and the need to               processed products should be graduated on the basis of
avoid disturbances on the Community market ;                           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 ;
0   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 .                           0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.
(«) 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
refund at the present time ;                                      delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
                                                                  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 1418/76 and subject to Regulation
     the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­      (EEC) No 2.744/75 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 March 1992.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 28 February 1992.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                       Member of the Commission
o 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 28 February 1992 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                  117,71                              1104 23 10 900                 —
        1102 20 10 300                  100,90                              110429 11 000                 79,25
        1102 20 10 900                    —                                 1104 29 15 000                 —
        1102 20 90 100                  100,90                              1104 29 19 000                 —
        1102 20 90 900                    —                                 1104 29  91 000               77,70
        1102 30 00 000                    —                                 1104 29  95 000              109,46
        1102 90 10 100                  134,03                              1104 30  10 000               19,43
        1102 90 10 900                   91,14                              1104 30  90 000               21,02
        1102 90 30 100                  182,05                              1107 10  11 000              138,31
        1102 90 30 900                    —                                 1107 10  91 000              159,04
        1103 12 00 100                  182,05                              1108 11  00 200              155,40
        1103 12 00 900                    —                                 1108 11  00 300              155,40
        1103 13 10 100                  151,34                              1108 11 00 800                 —
        1103 13 10 300                  117,71                              1108 12 00 200               134,53
        1103 13 10 500                  100,90                              1108 1200 300                134,53
        1103 13 10 900                    —                                 1108 12 00 800                 —
        1103 13 90 100                  100,90                              1108 13 00 200               134,53
        1103 13 90 900                    —                                 1108 1300 300                134,53
        1103 14 00 000                    —                                 1108 13 00 800                 —
        1103 19 10 000                  109,46                              1108 14 00 200                 —
        1103 19 30 100                  138,49                              1108 14 00 300                 —
        1103 19 30 900                    —                                 1108 14 00 800                 —
        1103 21 00 000                   79,25                              1108 19 10 200               217,38
        1103 29 20 000                   91,14                              1108 19 10 300               217,38
        1103 29 30 000                    —                                 1108 19 10 800                 —
        1103 29 40 000                    —                                 1108 19 90 200                 —
        110411 90 100                   134,03                              1108 19 90 300                 —
        1104 11 90 900                    —                                 1108 19 90 800                 —
        1104 12 90 100                  202,28                              11090000 100                   0,00
        1104 12 90 300                  161,82                              1109 00 00 900                 —
        1104 12 90 900                    —                                 1702 30 51 000               175,73
        1104 19 10 000                   79,25                              1702 30 59 000               134,53
        1104 19 50 110                  134,53                              1702 30 91 000               175,73
        1104 19 50 130                  109,30                              1702 30 99 000               134,53
        110419 50 150                     —                                 1702 40 90 000               134,53
        1104 19 50 190                    —                                 1702 90 50 100               175,73
        1104 19 50 900                    —                                 1702 90 50 900               134,53
        110419 91 000                     —                                 1702 90 75 000               184,14
        1104 21 10 100                  134,03                              1702 90 79 000               127,80
        1104 21 10 900                    —                                 2106 90 55 000               134,53
        1104 21 30 100                  134,03                              2302 10 10 000                20,09
        1104 21 30 900                    —                                 2302 10 90 100                20,09
        1104 21 50 100                  178,70                              2302 10 90 900                 —
        1104 21 50 300                  142,96                              2302 20 10 000                20,09
        1104 21 50 900                    —                                 2302 20 90 100                20,09
        1104 22 10 100                  161,82                              2302 20 90 900                 —
        1104 22 10 900                    —                                 2302 30  10 000               20,09
        1104 22 30 100                  171,94                              2302 30  90 000               20,09
        1104 22 30 900                    —                                 2302 40  10 000               20,09
        1104 22 50 000                    —                                 2302 40  90 000               20,09
        1104 23 10 100                  126,12                              2303 10  11100                67,26
        110423 10300                     96,69                              2303 10 11 900                 —
NB : The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87.