CELEX: 31984R0820
Language: en
Date: 1984-03-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 820/84 of 30 March 1984 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 88 / 12                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                31 . 3 . 84
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 820/84
                                                       of 30 March 1984
                    fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
                                                                   Whereas Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
COMMUNITIES,                                                       2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export
                                                                   system for products processed from cereals and from
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              rice Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
Economic Community,                                                414/83 (8), defines the specific criteria to be taken into
                                                                   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 organ­
ization of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), and in particular the            Whereas, on the basis of the criteria laid down in
fourth subparagraph of Article 16 (2) thereof,                     Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75, particular account
                                                                   should be taken of the prices and quantities of basic
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       products used to calculate the variable component of
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                 the levy ; whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No
of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation           2744/75 and Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No
(EEC) No 1 74/84 (*), and in particular the fourth                 1077/68 (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
subparagraph of Article 17 (2) thereof,                            2764/71 (10), provide that the amount of the export
                                                                   refund should, for certain products, be reduced by an
                                                                   amount equal to the production refund granted in
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                       respect of the basic products ;
Committee,
Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                  Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules
and Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
provide that the difference between quotations or
                                                                   to the present situation on the market in products
                                                                   processed from cereals and rice that the export refund
prices on the world market for the products listed in              should be fixed at an amount which will cover the
Article 1 of those Regulations and prices for those                difference between Community prices and world
products within the Community may be covered by an                 market prices ;
export refund ;
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2746/75 of 29 October 1975 0, and Article 2 of                     Whereas when the refund is being calculated account
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431 /76 of 21 June                    should be taken of the quantities of raw materials used
1 976 (*) laying down general rules for granting export            to determine the variable component of the levy ;
refunds on cereals and rice respectively and criteria for          whereas the quantities of raw materials used for certain
fixing the amount of such refunds, provide that when               processed products may vary according to the end use
refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the               of the product ; whereas, depending on the manufac­
existing situation and the future trend with regard to             turing process used, products other than the main
prices and availabilities of cereals, rice and broken rice         product are obtained, the quantity and value of which
on the Community market on the one hand and                        may vary with the nature and quality of the main
prices for cereals, rice, broken rice and cereal products          products being manufactured ; whereas cumulation of
on the world market on the other ; whereas the same                the refunds on the various products manufactured by a
Articles provide that it is also important to ensure               single process from the same basic product may make
equilibrium and the natural development of prices and              it possible, in certain cases, to export to third countries
trade on the markets in cereals and rice and, further­             at prices which are lower than world market prices ;
more, to take into account the economic aspect of the              whereas the refund on certain products should there­
proposed exports, and the need to avoid disturbances               fore be limited to an amount which, while allowing
on the Community market ; ,                                        access to the world market, will ensure that the aims of
                                                                   the   common       organization    of  the    markets      are
                                                                   respected ;
(') OJ  No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L  164, 14. 6. 1982, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No  L  166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                            0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.
(4) OJ  No  L  21 , 26. 1 . 1984, p. 1 .                           (*) OJ No L 51 , 24. 2. 1983, p. 1 .
O   OJ  No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78.                         0 OJ No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968, p. 1 .
(Ó OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36.                                H OJ No L 283, 24. 12. 1971 , p. 30.
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Whereas the refund to be granted in respect of certain        — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
processed products should be graduated on the basis of               arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
the ash, crude fibre, tegument, protein, fat and starch              these currencies recorded for a given period in
content of the individual product concerned, this                    relation to the Community currencies referred to
content being a particularly good indicator of the                   in the previous indent ;
quantity of basic product actually incorporated in the
processed product ;                                           Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ;
                                                              whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;
Whereas there is no need at present to fix an export
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 Management
                                                              Committee for Cereals,
origin of these products ; whereas, for certain products
processed from cereals, the insignificance of Commu­
nity participation in world trade makes it unnecessary
to fix an export refund at the present time ;
                                                              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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
                                                                                        Article 1
destination ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2806/71 (') lays down             The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1
additional rules for granting export refunds for certain      (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in Article 1
products processed from cereals and rice ;                    ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and subject to
                                                              Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 are hereby fixed as
Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,         shown in the Annex to this Regulation .
refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
     relation to each other at any given moment within                                  Article 2
     a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on
     their central rate,                                      This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1 984.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 30 March 1984.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             Poul DALSAGER
                                                                      Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 284, 28 . 12. 1971 , p. 9 .
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                                                             ANNEX
                to the Commission Regulation of 30 March 1984 fixing the export refunds on products
                                              processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                                 (ECU/tonne)
          Number
     in nomenclature                                 Nomenclature in simplified wording                           Refund
     used for refunds
  11.01 C (I)              Barley flour, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0,9 % by         95,69
                           weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0,9 % by
                           weight
  11.01 C (II)             Barley flour not included under No 11.01 C (I)                                           —
  11.01 D (I)              Oat flour, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 2,3 % by weight,   140,76
                           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)                                              —
  11.01 E (I)              Maize flour, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1,3 % by weight    88,44
                           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           —
                           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)                                   —
  11.01 F                  Rice flour                                                                               —
  11.02 A III (a)          Barley groats and meal, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding        98,87
                           1 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding
                           0,9 % by weight
  11.02 A 111(b)           Barley groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A III (a)                             —
  11.02 A IV (a)           Oat groats and meal, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 2,3 %    140,76
                           by weight, of a tegument content not exceeding 0,1 % , of a moisture content not
                           exceeding 1 1 % 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)                                 —
  11.02 A V (a)            Maize groats and meal, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0,9 %   113,71
                           by weight and a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0,6 % by
                           weight (')
  11.02 A V (b)            Maize groats and meal, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1,3 %    88,44
                           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 1,3 % by     75,80
                           weight but not exceeding 1,7 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to
                           dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by weight (')
  11.02 A VI               Rice groats and meal                                                                     —
  11.02 B I a) 1 (aa)      Hulled (shelled or husked) barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not       95,69
                           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 1 1 .02 B I a) 1 (aa)(2)         —
  1 1 .02 B I a) 2 (aa)    Clipped oats                                                                             —
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                                                                                                                          (ECU/tonne)
             Number
        in nomenclature                                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                             Refund
        used for refunds
     1 1.02 B I a) 2 bb) (1 1 ) Hulled (shelled or husked) oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not            125,12
                                exceeding 2,3 % by weight, of tegument content not exceeding 0,5 % of a
                                moisture content not exceeding 11 % and of which the peroxydase is virtually
                                inactivated (2)
     1 1 .02 B I a) 2 bb) (22)  Hulled (shelled or husked) oats, not included under No 1 1.02 B I a) 2 bb) ( 11 ) (2)        —
     1 1 .02 B I b) 1 (aa)      Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not         95,69
                                exceeding 1 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not
                                exceeding 0,9 % by weight ('Grütze' or 'Grutten") (2)
     1 1 .02 B I b) 1 (bb)      Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley, not included under No 1 1.02 B I b) 1 (aa)              —
                                ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)
     1 1 .02 B I b) 2 (aa)      Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not          132^4
                                exceeding 2,3 % by weight, of a tegument content not exceeding 0,1 % , of a
                                moisture content not exceeding 1 1 % and of which the peroxydase is virtually
                                inactivated fGrütze' or 'Grutten*)^)
     11.02 Bib) 2 (bb)          Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats not included under No 1 1 .02 B I b) 2 (aa)                —
                                ('Grütze' or 'Grutten") (2)
     1 1.02 B II a) ( 1 )       Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, not sliced or kibbled (2)                                  —
     1 1.02 B II c) (1 )        Hulled and sliced or kibbled maize of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not            94,76
                                exceeding 0,9 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not
                                exceeding 0,6 % by weight ('gruetze' or 'grutten") (2)
     1 1.02 C III (a)           Pearled barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by            127,58
                                weight (without talc) — 1 st category (3)
     1 1.02 C III (b)           Pearled barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by            102,06
                                weight (without talc) — 2nd category (3)
     11.02 CIV                   Pearled oats (3)                                                                            —
     1 1 .02 D I                Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled                                                     39,00
     11.02 D II                  Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled                                                      37,00
      1 1.02 E lb) 1 (aa)        Flaked barley, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by             95,69
                                 weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0,9 % by
                                 weight
      1 1.02 E lb) 1 (bb)        Flaked barley not included under 1 1 .02 E I b) 1 (aa)                                      —
      1 1 .02 E I b) 2 (aa)      Flaked oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 2,3 % by            156,40
                                weight, of a tegument content not exceeding 0,1 % , of a moisture content not
                                 exceeding 1 2 % and of which the peroxydase is virtually inactivated
      11.02 E I b) 2 (bb)        Flaked oats, of an ash content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 2,3 % by            125,12
                                 weight, of a tegument content exceeding 0,1 % but not exceeding 1,5 % , of a
                                 moisture content not exceeding 12 % and of which the peroxydase is virtually
                                 inactivated
      11.02 E I b) 2 (cc)        Flaked oats not included under Nos 1 1 .02 E I b) 2 (aa) and 1 1 .02 E I b) 2 (bb)   ^      —
ex 1 1.02 E II c) ( 1 )          Flaked maize, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0,9 % by            101,07
                                weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0,7 % by
                                 weight
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                                                                                                           (ECU/tonne)
           Number
      in nomenclature                             Nomenclature in simplified wording                        Refund
      used for refunds
ex 11.02 E II c) (2)   Flaked maize, of a fat content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1,3 % by        82,12
                       weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0,8 % by
                       weight
ex 1 1.02 E II c) (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 % by weight
    11.02 E II d) 1    Flaked rice                                                                            —
    11.02 Fill         Barley pellets                                                                         —
    11.02 F IV         Oat pellets                                                                            —
    1 1.02 F V         Maize pellets                                                                          —
    11.02G I           Wheat germ, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                                           18,77
    1 1.02 G II        Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                     15,79
    1 1 .07 A I a)     Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                            133,61
    1 1 .07 A II a)    Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form of flour            113,55
    11.08 A I          Maize starch                                                                          70,45
    11.08 All          Rice starch (*)                                                                       65,47
    11.08 A III        Wheat starch (*)                                                                     103,99
    11 .08 A IV        Potato starch (6)                                                                     70,45
    11.08 A V          Starches other than maize, rice, wheat, or potato starch (*)                           —
    11.09 A            Dried wheat gluten, of a protein content, referred to dry matter, of 82 % or more    126,68
                       by weight (N x 6,25)
    17.02 B II a)      Glucose and malto-dextrine, other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 %     91,90
                       or more by weight of the pure product, in the form of white crystalline powder,
                       whether or not agglomerated (4)
    17.02 B II b)      Malto-dextrine and malto-dextrine syrup ; glucose and glucose syrup not contain­      70,45
                       ing, in the dry state, 99 % or more by weight of the pure product, other than
                       glucose in the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated (4)
    17.02 F II a)      Caramel, other than caramel containing 50 % or more by weight of sucrose in the       96,27
                       dry matter, in the form of powder, whether or not agglomerated
    17.02 F II b)      Caramel, other than caramel containing 50 % or more by weight of sucrose in the       66,95
                       dry matter, other than in the form of powder
    21.07 F II         Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, and malto-dextrine syrup                         70,45
    23.02 A I a)       Brans sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of       16,16
                       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       16,16
                       maize or rice, of a starch content exceeding 35 % by weight, and not having under­
                       gone 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 of       16,16
                       cereals other than 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 lib)       Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of       16,16
                       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            35,01
                       steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on dry matter, of 63 % or more
                       by weight (N x 6,25)
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(') 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 % passes through a sieve with an aperture of 150 microns.
(2) 'Hulled grains' are grains corresponding to the definition given in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 821 /68 (OJ No L 149,
    29. 6. 1968 , p. 46).
(3) 'Pearled grains' are grains corresponding to the definition given in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 821 /68 (OJ No L 149,
    29. 6. 1968 , p. 46).
(4) 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.
0 The export refund is granted on products falling within this subheading which have a starch content of not less than 85 % by
    weight.
(*) The export refund is granted on products falling within this subheading which have a starch content of not less than 78 % by
    weight.