CELEX: 31976R1562
Language: en
Date: 1976-07-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1562/76 of 30 June 1976 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 172/24                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                1 . 7. 76
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1562/76
                                                          of 30 June 1976
                      fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      rice (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
COMMUNITIES,                                                        832/76 (7), defines the specific criteria to be taken into
                                                                    account when the refund on these products is being
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               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 11 43/76 (2), and in particular the             products used to calculate the variable component of
first sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 16             the levy ; whereas, therefore, as is laid down for the
(2) thereof ;                                                       determination of the variable component, account
                                                                    should be taken of the average of the levies on the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        basic products concerned during a representative
 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                    period, namely the first 25 days of the month
tion of the market in rice (3), and in particular the               preceding the month of exportation ; whereas this
fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2) thereof,                      average should be adjusted for the threshold price for
                                                                    these basic products which will be in force during the
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                        month of exportation ; whereas Article 8 of Regula­
Committee,                                                          tion (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 1 of Regulation
                                                                    (EEC) No 1077/68 (8), as amended by Regulation
Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                   (EEC) No 2764/71 (9), provide that the amount of the
and Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                       export refund should, for certain products, be reduced
provide that the difference between quotations or                   by an amount equal to the production refund granted
prices on the world market for the products listed in               in respect of the basic product ;
Article 1 of those Regulations and prices for those
products within the Community may be covered by
an export refund ;                                                  Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
                                                                    criteria to the present situation on the market in
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                    products processed from cereals and rice that the
2746/75 of 29 October 1975 (4), and Article 2 of                    export refund should be fixed at an amount which
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431 /76 of 21 June                     will cover the difference between Community prices
 1 976 (5) laying down general rules for granting export            and world market prices ;
refunds on cereals and rice respectively and criteria for
fixing the amount of such refunds, provide that when
refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the                Whereas when the refund is being calculated account
existing situation and the future trend with regard to              should be taken of the quantities of raw materials
prices and availabilities of cereals, rice and broken rice          used to determine the variable component of the
on the Community market on the one hand and                         levy ; whereas the quantities of raw materials used for
prices for cereals, rice and broken rice on the world               certain processed products may vary according to the
market on the other ; whereas the same Articles                     end use of the product ; whereas, depending on the
provide that it is also important to ensure equilibrium             manufacturing process used, products other than the
and the natural development of prices and trade on                  main product are obtained, the quantity and value of
the markets in cereals and rice and, furthermore, to                which may vary with the nature and quality of the
take into account the economic aspect of the                         main products being manufactured ; whereas cumula­
proposed exports, and the need to avoid disturbances                tion of the refunds on the various products manufac­
on the Community market ;                                           tured by a single process from the same basic product
                                                                    may make it possible, in certain cases, to export to
Whereas Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                    third countries at prices which are lower than world
2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export                 market prices ; whereas the refund on certain products
system for products processed from cereals and from                 should therefore be limited to an amount which,
                                                                    while allowing access to the world market, will ensure
(>) OJ   No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1.
(2) OJ   No  L  130. 19. 5.   1976, p. 1.                           (6) OJ   No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.
(3) OJ   No  L  166, 25. 6.   1976, p. 1.                           (7) OJ   No L 100,  14. 4. 1976, p. 1 .
(«) OJ   No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78 .                         (8) OJ   No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968, p. 1 .
(5) OJ   No  L  166, 25. 6.   1976, p. 36.                          O   OJ   No L 283,  24. 12. 1971 , p. 30.
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 that the aims of the common organization of the                  — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
 markets are respected ;                                                 relation to each other, at any given moment,
                                                                         within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based
 Whereas the refund to be granted in respect of certain                  on their effective parity ;
 processed products should be graduated on the basis
 of the ash, crude fibre, tegument, protein, fat and              — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the
 starch content of the individual product concerned,                     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
 this content being a particularly good indicator of the                 of these currencies recorded for a given period, in
                                                                         relation to the Community currencies referred to
 quantity of basic product actually incorporated in the
 processed product ;                                                     in the previous subparagraph ;
                                                                  Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ;
 Whereas there is no need at present to fix an export             whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;
 refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or
 flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect             Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 of potential exports and in particular the nature and            are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
 origin of these products ; whereas, for certain products         ment Committee for Cereals,
 processed from cereals, the insignificance of Commu­
 nity participation in world trade makes it unnecessary           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 to fix an export refund at the present time ;
 Whereas the world market situation or the specific                                         Article 1
 requirements of certain markets may make it neces­
 sary to vary the refund for certain products according           The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1
 to destination ;                                                 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in Article 1
                                                                  ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and subject to
 Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2806/71 (') lays down                Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 are hereby fixed as
 additional rules for granting export refunds for certain         shown in the Annex to this Regulation .
 products processed from cereals and rice ;
                                                                                            Article 2
 Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
 refunds should be calculated on the following basis :            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1976.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 30 June 1976.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                           Member of the Commission
( i ) OJ No L 284, 28 . 12. 1971 , p. 9 .
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                                                            ANNEX
         Number                                                                                                     Refund in
     in nomenclature                                 Nomenclature in simplified wording                         u. a. /metric ton
     used for refunds                                                                                          (third countries)
1 1.01 C (I)              Barley flour, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0-9 % by              37.04
                          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                 36.02
                          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                38.33
                          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               32.86
                          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)                                       23.82
11.01 F                   Rice flour                                                                                   33.45
11.02 A III (a)           Barley groats and meal, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding             38.27
                          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                36.02
                          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)                                        0
U.02 A V (a)               Maize groats and meal, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding              49.28
                           0-9 % by weight and a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding
                          0-6 % by weight 0 )
11.02 A V (b)             Maize groats and meal, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding               38.33
                           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                  32.86
                           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                                                                         33.45
11.02 B I a) 1 ( aa)      Hulled (shelled or husked) barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not            37.04
                          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) (*)                 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              32.02
                           exceedin    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 (*)
11.02 B I a) 2 bb) (22)   Hulled (shelled or husked) oats, not included under No 11.02 B I a) 2 bb) ( 11 ) (a)            0
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         Number                                                                                                 Refund in
     in nomenclature                                Nomenclature in simplified wording                       u.a./metric ton
     used for refunds                                                                                       (third countries)
 11.02 Bib) 1 (aa)      Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not       37.04
                       exceeding 1 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter,
                       not exceeding 0*9 % by weight ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (*)
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') (*)
                        Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not         34.02
11.02 Bib) 2 (aa)
                       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') (l)
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') (')
11.02 B II a) ( 1 )    Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, not sliced or kibbled (*)                                   0
11.02 C III (a)         Pearled barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by           49.38
                       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          39.50
                       weight (without talc) — 2nd category (*)
11.02 C IV             Pearled oats (*)                                                                             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 */o by             37.04
                       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 I b) 2 (aa)    Flaked oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 2-3 •/« by           40.02
                       weight, of a tegument content not exceeding 0-1 %, of a moisture content not
                       exceeding 12 % and of which the peroxydase is virtually inactivated
11XX2 E I b) 2 (bb)    Flaked oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 2-3 */o by           32.02
                       weight, of a tegument content exceeding 0-1 % but not exceeding 1-5 %, of a
                       moisture content not exceeding 12°/o 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 II c) ( 1 ) Flaked maize, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0*9 % by             43.81
                       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           35.59
ex 11.02 E II c) (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
                       exceeding 1-7 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter,
                       not exceeding 1 % weight
11.02 E II e) I        Flaked rice                                                                               33.45
11.02 F III            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                                                 8.71
11.02 G II             Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                           6.85
11.07 A I a)           Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                                   —
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          Number                                                                                                                     Refund in
      in nomenclature                                        Nomenclature in simplified wording                                   u.a./metric ton
      used for refunds                                                                                                           (third countries)
11.07 A lb)                     Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of flour
11.07 A II a)                   Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                                —
11.07 A II b)                   Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, other than in the form                              —
                                of flour
11.07 B                         Roasted malt                                                                                             —
11.08 A I                       Maize starch                                                                                           27.98
11.08 A II                      Rice starch                                                                                            29.28
11.08 A III                     Wheat starch                                                                                           40.77
11.08 A IV                      Potato starch                                                                                          27.98
11.08 A V                       Starches other than maize, rice, wheat, or potato starch                                               27.98
11.09 A                         Dried wheat gluten, of a protein content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding                        74.12
                                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                       36.50
                                 of the pure product, in the form or white crystalline powder, whether or not
                                 agglomerated {*)
17.02 B II b)                    Glucose and glucose syrup not containing, in the dry state, 99 */o or more by                         27.98
                                 weight of the pure product, other than glucose in the form of white crystalline
                                 powder, whether or not agglomerated (4)
17.05 B I                        Flavoured or coloured glucose, in the form of white crystalline powder, whether                       36.50
                                or not agglomerated
17.05 B II                       Flavoured or coloured glucose and glucose syrup, other than in the form of                            27.98
                                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                        6.95
                                 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                         6.95
                                 maize or rice, of a starch content exceeding 35°/o 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                            6.95
                                 of 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                         6.95
                                 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                            34.76
                                 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 % of product passes through a sieve with an aperture of ISO microns.
(*) 'Hulled grains' are grains corresponding to the definition given in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 821/68 (OJ No L 149, 29. (. 1961,
     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. 1961,
     p. 46).
 (*) 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.