CELEX: 31991R2279
Language: en
Date: 1991-07-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2279/91 of 29 July 1991 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 208 /50                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 30 . 7. 91
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2279/91
                                                            of 29 July 1991
                          fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            economic aspect of the proposed exports, and the need to
                                                                       avoid disturbances on the Community market ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                   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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                   1906/87 (8), defines the specific criteria to be taken into
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                   account when the refund on these products is being
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             calculated ;
No 3577/90 (2), and in particular the fourth subparagraph
of Article 16 (2) thereof,
                                                                      Whereas, on the basis of the criteria laid down in Regula­
                                                                       tion (EEC) No 2744/75, particular account should be
                                                                       taken of the prices and quantities of basic products used
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                   to calculate the variable component of the levy ;
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1806/89 (4), and in particular the fourth subparagraph
of Article 17 (2) thereof,                                            Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
                                                                       the present situation on the market in products processed
                                                                       from cereals and rice that the export refund should be
                                                                       fixed at an amount which will cover the difference
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,               between Community prices and world market prices ;
Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and                 Whereas when the refund is being calculated account
Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 provide that                 should be taken of the quantities of raw materials used to
the difference between quotations or prices on the world               determine the variable component of the levy ; whereas
market for the products listed in Article 1 of those Regu­             the quantities of raw materials used for certain processed
lations and prices for those products within the Commu­                products may vary according to the end use of the
nity may be covered by an export refund ;                              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
                                                                       the nature and quality of the main products being manu­
                                                                       factured ; whereas cumulation of the refunds on the
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2746/75 (*), and Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No             various products manufactured by a single process from
 1431 /76 (6) laying down general rules for granting export            the same basic product may make it possible, in certain
refunds on cereals and rice respectively and criteria for              cases, to export to third countries at prices which are
fixing the amount of such refunds, provide that when                   lower than world market prices ; whereas the refund on
refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the exis­             certain products should therefore be limited to an amount
ting situation and the future trend with regard to prices             which, while allowing access to the world market, will
and availabilities of cereals, rice and broken rice on the             ensure that the aims of the common organization of the
Community market on the one hand and prices for                        markets are respected ;
cereals, rice, broken rice 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               Whereas the refund to be granted in respect of certain
natural development of prices and trade on the markets in              processed products should be graduated on the basis of
cereals and rice and, furthermore, to take into account the            the ash, crude fibre, tegument, protein, fat and starch
                                                                       content of the individual product concerned, this content
(■) 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 .
(j 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 1418/79 and subject to Regulation
     the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­      (EEC) No 2744/75 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 August 1991 .
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 29 July 1991 .
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                            Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                       Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
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                                                            ANNEX
                   to the Commission Regulation of 29 July 1991 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                    163,46                              1104 23 10 100                175,14
        1102 20 10 300                   140,11                              1104 23 10 300                134,27
        1102 20 10 900                                                       1104 23 10 900
        1102 20 90 100                   140,11                              1104 29 11 000
        1102 20 90 900                                                       1104 29 15 000
        1102 30 00 000                                                       1104 29 19 000
       1102 90 10 100                    114,53                              1104 29 91 000                 88,02
        1102 90 10 900                    77,88                              1104 29 95 000                 94,62
        1102 90 30 100                   139,32                              1104 30 10 000                 22,01
        1102 90 30 900                                                       1104 30 90 000                 29,19
        1103 12 00 100                   139,32                              1107 10 11 000                156,68
        1103 12 00 900                                                       1107 10 91 000                135,90
        1103 13 11 100                  210,17                               1108 11 00 200                176,04
        1103 13 11 300                   163,46                              1108 11 00 300                176,04
        1103 13 11 500                   140,11                              1108 11 00 800
        1103 13 11 900                                                       1108 12 00 200                186,82
        1103 13 19 100                  210,17                               1108 12 00 300                186,82
        1103 13 19 300                   163,46                              1108 12 00 800
        1103 13 19 500                   140,11                              1108 13 00 200                186,82
        1103 13 19 900                                                       1108 13 00 300                186,82
        1103 13 90 100                   140,11                              1108 13 00 800
        1103 13 90 900                                                       1108 14 00 200
        1103 14 00 000                                                       1108 14 00 300
        1103 19 10 000                    94,62                              1108 14 00 800
        1103 19 30 100                   118,34                              1108 19 10 200                184,73
        1103 19 30 900                                                       1108 19 10 300                184,73
        1103 21 00 000                    89,78                              1108 19 10 800
        1103 29 20 000                    77,88                              1108 19 90 200
        1103 29 30 000                                                       1108 19 90 300
        1103 29 40 000                   119,10                              1108 19 90 800
        1104 11 90 100                   114,53                              1109 00 00 100                  0,00
        1104 11 90 900                                                       1109 00 00 900
        1104 12 90 100                   154,80                              1702 30 51 000                244,03
        1104 12 90 300                   123,84                              1702 30 59 000                186,82
        1104 12 90 900                                                       1702 30 91 000                244,03
        1104 19 10 000                    89,78                              1702 30 99 000                186,82
        1104 19 50 110                   186,82                              1702 40 90 000                186,82
        110419 50 130                    151,79                              1702 90 50 100                244,03
        1104 19 50 150                                                       1702 90 50 900                186,82
        1104 19 50 190                                                       1702 90 75 000                255,70
        110419 50 900                                                        170290 79 000                 177,48
        1104 19 91 000                                                       2106 90 55 000                186,82
        1104 21 10 100                   114,53                              2302 10 10 000                 22,49
        1104 21 10 900                                                       2302 10 90 100                 22,49
        1104 21 30 100                   114,53                              2302 10 90 900
        1104 21 30 900                                                       2302 20 10 000                 22,49
        1104 21 50 100                   152,70                              2302 20 90 100                 22,49
        1104 21 50 300                   122,16                              2302 20 90 900
        1104 21 50 900                                                       2302 30 10 000                 22,49
        1104 22 10 100                   123,84                              2302 30 90 000                 22,49
        1104 22 10 900                                                       2302 40 10 000                 22,49
        1104 22 30 100                   131,58                              2302 40 90 000                 22,49
        1104 22 30 900                                                       2303 10 11 100                 93,41
        1104 22 50 000                                                       2303 10 11 900
NB : The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ No L 366, 24. 12.
     1987, p. 1 ).