CELEX: 31998R0254
Language: en
Date: 1998-01-30 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 254/98 of 30 January 1998 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty

31. 1. 98           ¬ EN ¬            Official Journal of the European Communities                                     L 25/29
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 254/98
                                                   of 30 January 1998
                  fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-products
                      exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      Whereas, now that a settlement has been reached between
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            the European Community and the United States of
Community,                                                       America on Community exports of pasta products to the
                                                                 United States and has been approved by Council Decision
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92             87/482/EEC (7), it is necessary to differentiate the refund
of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the                on goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission             1902 19 according to their destination;
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 13
(3) thereof,                                                     Whereas Article 4 (5) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94
                                                                 provides that, in the absence of the proof referred to in
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of           Article 4 (5) (a) of that Regulation, a reduced rate of export
22 December 1995 on the common organization of the               refund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount of
market in rice (3), as amended by Regulation (EC)                the production refund applicable, pursuant to Commis-
No 192/98 (4), and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,         sion Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (8), as last amended by
Whereas Article 13 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92            Regulation (EC) No 1516/95 (9), for the basic product in
and Article 13 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provide         question, used during the assumed period of manufacture
that the difference between quotations of prices on the          of the goods;
world market for the products listed in Article 1 of each        Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not
of those Regulations and the prices within the Commu-            delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
nity may be covered by an export refund;                         chairman,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 of
30 May 1994 laying down common implementing rules                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
for granting export refunds on certain agricultural
products exported in the form of goods not covered by                                       Article 1
Annex II to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the          The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products
amount of such refunds (5), as last amended by Regulation        appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1222/94
(EC) No 1909/97 (6), specifies the products for which a          and listed either in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC)
rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these        No 1766/92 or in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EC)
products are exported in the form of goods listed in             No 3072/95, exported in the form of goods listed in
Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B             Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B
to Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as appropriate;                    to amended Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 respectively, are
Whereas, in accordance with the first subparagraph of            hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94, the rate of
                                                                                            Article 2
the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic
products in question must be fixed for each month;               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1998.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 30 January 1998.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                          Martin BANGEMANN
                                                                      Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L  181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L  126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L  329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L  20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16.                                (7) OJ L 275, 29. 9. 1987, p. 36.
(5) OJ L  136, 31. 5. 1994, p. 5.                                (8) OJ L 159, 1. 7. 1993, p. 112.
(6) OJ L  268, 1. 10. 1997, p. 20.                               (9) OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 49.
 ---pagebreak--- L 25/30      ¬ EN ¬              Official Journal of the European Communities                                    31. 1. 98
                                                        ANNEX
        to the Commission Regulation of 30 January 1998 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to
        certain cereals and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the
                                                         Treaty
                                                                                               Rate of refund
             CN code                           Description of products (1)                   per 100 kg of basic
                                                                                                  product
           1001 10 00     Durum wheat:
                          – on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and
                             1902 19 to the United States of America                                 —
                          – in other cases                                                           —
           1001 90 99     Common wheat and meslin:
                          – on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and
                             1902 19 to the United States of America                                0,521
                          – in other cases:
                          – – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No
                                1222/94 (2)                                                         0,455
                          – – in other cases                                                        0,801
           1002 00 00     Rye                                                                       3,219
           1003 00 90     Barley                                                                    1,785
           1004 00 00     Oats                                                                      1,622
           1005 90 00     Maize (corn) used in the form of:
                          – starch:
                          – – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No
                                1222/94 (2)                                                         1,871
                          – – in other cases                                                        2,304
                          – glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine, maltodextrine syrup of
                             CN codes 1702 30 51, 1702 30 59, 1702 30 91, 1702 30 99,
                             1702 40 90, 1702 90 50, 1702 90 75, 1702 90 79, 2106 90 55 (3):
                          – – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No
                                1222/94 (2)                                                         1,495
                          – – in other cases                                                        1,928
                          – other (including unprocessed)                                           2,304
                          Potato starch of CN code 1108 13 00 similar to a product obtained
                          from processed maize:
                          – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No
                             1222/94 (2)                                                            1,871
                          – in other cases                                                          2,304
           1006 20        Husked rice:
                          – round grain                                                           10,618
                          – medium grain                                                            9,453
                          – long grain                                                              9,453
        ex 1006 30        Wholly-milled rice:
                          – round grain                                                           13,700
                          – medium grain                                                          13,700
                          – long grain                                                            13,700
           1006 40 00     Broken rice used in the form of:
                          – starch of CN code 1108 19 10:
                          – – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No
                                1222/94 (2)                                                         1,744
                          – – in other cases                                                        2,200
                          – other (including unprocessed)                                           2,200
 ---pagebreak--- 31. 1. 98        ¬ EN ¬                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                                  L 25/31
                                                                                                                      Rate of refund
                 CN code                                   Description of products (1)                              per 100 kg of basic
                                                                                                                         product
               1007 00 90          Sorghum                                                                                 1,785
               1101 00             Wheat or meslin flour:
                                   – on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and
                                       1902 19 to the United States of America                                             0,640
                                   – in other cases                                                                        0,985
               1102 10 00          Rye flour                                                                               3,650
               1103 11 10          Groats and durum wheat meal:
                                   – on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and
                                       1902 19 to the United States of America                                              —
                                   – in other cases                                                                         —
               1103 11 90          Common wheat groats and spelt:
                                   – on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and
                                       1902 19 to the United States of America                                             0,640
                                   – in other cases                                                                        0,985
          (1) As far as agricultural products obtained from the processing of a basic product or/and assimilated products are concerned,
              the coefficients shown in Annex E of amended Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 shall be applied (OJ L 136, 31.
              5. 1994, p. 5).
          (2) The goods concerned are listed in Annex I of amended Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (OJ L 159, 1. 7. 1993, p. 112).
          (3) For syrups of CN codes 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90 and 1702 60 90, obtained from mixing glucose and fructose syrup, the
              export refund may be granted only for the glucose syrup.