CELEX: 31991R0255
Language: en
Date: 1991-02-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 255/91 of 31 January 1991 fixing the export refunds on malt

1 . 2. 91                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 27/71
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 255/91
                                                         of 31 January 1991
                                                fixing the export refunds on malt
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          from cereals and rice that the export refund should be
                                                                     fixed at an amount which will cover the difference
                                                                     between Community prices and world market prices ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                  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 destin­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                  ation ;
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)            Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
No 3577/90 (2), and in particular the fourth subparagraph             refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
of Article 16 (2) thereof,
                                                                      — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
                                                                          tion to each other at any given moment within a band
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,                   of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
                                                                           rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
                                                                          the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regula­
Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                         tion (EEC) No 1676/ 85 (6), as last amended by Regula­
provides that the difference between quotations or prices                  tion (EEC) No 2205/90 0,
on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of
those Regulations and prices for those products within                — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
the Community may be covered by an export refund ;                         average of the ecu rates published in the Official
                                                                          Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
                                                                           a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
                                                                           cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for
granting export refunds on cereals and criteria for fixing            Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ;
the amount of such refunds (3) provides that when refunds             whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;
are being fixed account must be taken of the existing
situation and the future trend with regard to prices and
availabilities of cereals on the Community market on the              Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
one hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on                in accordance with the opinion of the Management
the world market on the other ; whereas the same Article              Committee for Cereals,
provides that it is also important to ensure equilibrium
and the natural development of prices and trade on cereal
markets and, furthermore, to take into account the
economic aspect of the proposed exports, and the need to
avoid disturbances on the Community market ;                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29
                                                                                                 Article 1
October 1975 on the import and export system for
products processed from cereals and from rice (4), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (*), defines the              The export refunds on malt listed in Article 1 (d) of Regu­
specific criteria to be taken into account when the refund            lation (EEC) No 2727/75 subject to Regulation (EEC) No
on these products is being calculated ;                               2744/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
the present situation on the market in products processed                                        Article 2
(') OJ  No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1991 .
(2) OJ  No  L  353,  17. 12. 1990, p. 23.
(3) OJ  No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78.
O   OJ  No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                           (6) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
O   OJ  No  L  182,  3 . 7. 1987, p. 49.                             Ç) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 31 January 1991 .
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                              Member of the Commission
                                                       ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 31 January 1991 fixing the export refunds on malt
                                                                             (ECU / tonne)
                                  Product code                      Refund
                                 1107 10 19 000                     125,00
                                 1107 10 99 000                     137,00
                                 1107 20 00 000                     160,00
                       NB : The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended
                            Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as amended (OJ No L
                            366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 ).