CELEX: 31999R1348
Language: en
Date: 1999-06-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1348/1999 of 24 June 1999 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

25. 6. 1999           EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  L 159/49
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1348/1999
                                                      of 24 June 1999
                  fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice-products
                        exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        take precautionary measures in such situations without,
                                                                   however, preventing the conclusion of long-term
                                                                   contracts; whereas the fixing of a specific refund rate for
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              the advance fixing of refunds is a measure which enables
Community,                                                         these various objectives to be met;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92               Whereas, now that a settlement has been reached between
of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the                  the European Community and the United States of
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission               America on Community exports of pasta products to the
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article           United States and has been approved by Council Decision
13(3) thereof,                                                     87/482/EEC (7), it is necessary to differentiate the refund
                                                                   on goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and
                                                                   1902 19 according to their destination;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organization of the                 Whereas Article 4(5)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94
market in rice (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No               provides that, in the absence of the proof referred to in
2072/98 (4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,              Article 4(5)(a) of that Regulation, a reduced rate of export
                                                                   refund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount of
                                                                   the production refund applicable, pursuant to Commis-
Whereas Article 13(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
                                                                   sion Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (8), as last amended by
and Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provide
                                                                   Regulation (EC) No 87/1999 (9), for the basic product in
that the difference between quotations of prices on the
                                                                   question, used during the assumed period of manufacture
world market for the products listed in Article 1 of each
                                                                   of the goods;
of those Regulations and the prices within the
Community may be covered by an export refund;
                                                                   Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not
                                                                   delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 of 30                chairman,
May 1994 laying down common implementing rules for
granting export refunds on certain agricultural products
exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to
the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such
refunds (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1352/           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
98 (6), specifies the products for which a rate of refund
should be fixed, to be applied where these products are
exported in the form of goods listed in Annex B to
Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B to Regula-                                          Article 1
tion (EC) No 3072/95 as appropriate;
                                                                   The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products
Whereas, in accordance with the first subparagraph of              appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1222/94
Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94, the rate of the        and listed either in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No
refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in         1766/92 or in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95,
question must be fixed for each month;                             exported in the form of goods listed in Annex B to
                                                                   Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B to amended
                                                                   Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 respectively, are hereby fixed
Whereas the commitments entered into with regard to                as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
refunds which may be granted for the export of agricul-
tural products contained in goods not covered by Annex I
to the Treaty may be jeopardized by the fixing in advance
of high refund rates; whereas it is therefore necessary to                                    Article 2
(1)  OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 June 1999.
(2)  OJ L 126, 24.5.1996, p. 37.
(3)  OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(4)  OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.                                    (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 184, 27.6.1998, p. 25.                                   (9) OJ L 9, 15.1.1999, p. 8.
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         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
         States.
         Done at Brussels, 24 June 1999.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                 Martin BANGEMANN
                                                               Member of the Commission
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                                                                             ANNEX
                       to the Commission Regulation of 24 June 1999 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to
                       certain cereals and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to
                                                                            the Treaty
                                                                                                                                                     (EUR/100 kg)
                                                                                                                              Rate of refund per 100 kg
                                                                                                                                    of basic product
       CN code                                          Description of products (1)
                                                                                                                      In case of advance
                                                                                                                                                     Other
                                                                                                                       fixing of refunds
     1001 10 00           Durum wheat:
                          – on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and 1902 19 to the
                              United States of America                                                                      0,910                    1,365
                          – in other cases                                                                                  1,400                    2,100
     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                                                                      2,448                    2,448
                          – in other cases:
                          – – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 (2)                             0,420                    0,420
                          – – in other cases                                                                                3,766                    3,766
     1002 00 00           Rye                                                                                               5,107                    5,107
     1003 00 90           Barley                                                                                            5,134                    5,134
     1004 00 00           Oats                                                                                              4,761                    4,761
     1005 90 00           Maize (corn) used in the form of:
                          – starch:
                          – – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 (2)                                                     1,633
                          – – in other cases                                                                                3,148                    5,816
                          – 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)                                                     1,121
                          – – in other cases                                                                                3,303                    5,304
                          – other (including unprocessed)                                                                   3,148                    5,816
                          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)                                                       1,633
                          – in other cases                                                                                  3,148                    5,816
ex 1006 30                Wholly-milled rice:
                          – round grain                                                                                     8,000                    8,000
                          – medium grain                                                                                    8,000                    8,000
                          – long grain                                                                                      8,000                    8,000
     1006 40 00           Broken rice                                                                                       3,200                    3,200
     1007 00 90           Sorghum                                                                                           5,134                    5,134
(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
    οf 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 NC 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.