CELEX: 31996R0978
Language: en
Date: 1996-05-31 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 978/96 of 31 May 1996 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

No L 131 /30             EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                     1 . 6. 96
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 978/96
                                                            of 31 May 1996
                   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 Article 4 (5) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94
                                                                       provides that, in the absence of the proof referred to in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  Article 4 (5) (a) of that Regulation, a reduced rate of export
Community,
                                                                       refund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount of
                                                                       the production refund applicable, pursuant to Commis­
                                                                       sion Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (8), as last amended by
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92                   Regulation (EC) No 1 51 6/95 (9), for the basic product in
of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the                      question, used during the assumed period of manufacture
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC)              of the goods;
No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,
                                                                       Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (10), as
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                   amended by Regulation (EC) No 1380/95 (u), prohibits
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                      trade between the European Community and the Federal
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)                 Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); whereas
No 3072/95 (4), and in particular Article 14 (3) thereof,              this prohibition does not apply in certain situations as
                                                                       comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7 thereof
                                                                       and in Council Regulation (EC) No 462/96 (12); whereas
Whereas Article 13 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92                account should be taken of this fact when fixing the
and Article 17 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                    refunds;
provide that the difference between quotations of prices
on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of            Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not
each of those Regulations and the prices within the                    delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
Community may be covered by an export refund;                          chairman,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 of
30 May 1994 laying down common implementing rules
for granting export refunds on certain agricultural                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
products exported in the form of goods not covered by
Annex II to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the
amount of such refunds (5), as last amended by Regulation                                           Article 1
(EC) No 229/96 (% specifies the products for which a rate
of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these                   1 . The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic
products are exported in the form of goods listed in                   products appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC)
Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B                   No 1222/94 and listed either in Article 1 of Regulation
to Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 as appropriate;                        (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                       No 1418/76, exported in the form of goods listed in
Whereas, in accordance with the first subparagraph of                 Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or in Annex B
Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94, the rate of             to Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 respectively, are hereby
the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic                     fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
products in question must be fixed for each month;
                                                                      2. Refunds on exports to the Federal Republic of
                                                                      Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) may be granted only
Whereas, now that a settlement has been reached between               where the conditions laid down in amended Regulation
the European Community and the United States of                       (EEC) No 990/93 and Regulation (EC) No 462/96 are
America on Community exports of pasta products to the                 observed .
United States and has been approved by Council Decision
87/482/EEC (7), it is necessary to differentiate the refund
on goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and                                                     Article 2
1902 19 according to their destination;
                                                                      This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1996.
 ') OJ No L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .
 2) OJ No  L   126, 24.    5. 1996, p. 37.
 ') OJ No  L   166, 25.    6. 1976, p. 1 .                            f) OJ No L     159, 1 . 7. 1993, p. 112.
<)  OJ No  L   329, 30.    12. 1995, p. 18.                           (') OJ No L    147, 30 . 6. 1995, p. 49.
 5) OJ No  L   136, 31 .   5. 1994, p. 5.                             (10) OJ No L    102, 28 . 4. 1993, p. 14.
 6) OJ No  L   30, 8 . 2.   1996, p. 24.                              (") OJ No L     138 , 21 . 6. 1995, p. 1 .
^ OJ No L 275, 29. 9. 1987, p. 36.                                    ( 1J OJ No L    65, 15. 3. 1996, p. 1 .
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States .
          Done at Brussels, 31 May 1996.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                Martin BANGEMANN
                                                             Member of the Commission
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                                                              ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 31 May 1996 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 (')                   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 mesiin:
                               — on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and
                                 1902 19 to the United States of America
                               — in other cases:
                               — — where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No
                                     1222/94 0
                               — — in other cases                                                          —
                1002 00 00    Rye                                                                         3,000
                1003 00 90    Barley                                                                      1,270
                1004 00 00    Oats                                                                        0,500
                1005 90 00    Maize (corn) used in the form of:
                               — starch :
                               — — where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No
                                     1 222/94 (2)
                               — — in other cases                                                          —
                               — 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
                                     1 222/94 (2)
                              — — in other cases                                                           —
                              — other (including unprocessed)                                              —
                              Potato starch of CN code 1 108 13 00 similar to a product obtained
                              from processed maize:
                              — where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No
                                 1222/94 (x)
                              — in other cases                                                             —
               1006 20        Husked rice :
                              — round grain                                                             21,700
                              — medium grain                                                            19,320
                              — long grain                                                              19,320
           ex 1006 30         Wholly-milled rice:
                              — round grain                                                         '   28,000
                              — medium grain                                                            28,000
                              — long grain                                                              28,000
               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
                                    1 222/94 (2)
                              — — in other cases                                                           —
                              — other (including unprocessed)                                              —
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                                                                                                                       Rate of refund
                   CN code                                  Description of products (')                              per 1 00 kg of basic
                                                                                                                           product
                 1007 00 90         Sorghum                                                                                  1,270
                 1101 00            Wheat or mesiin flour:
                                     — on exports of goods falling        within CN codes 1902 11 and
                                        1902 19 to the United States of America
                                     — in other cases                                                                         —
                 1102 10 00          Rye flour                                                                               4,110
                 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
                                        190219 to the United States of America
           l                         — in other cases                                                                         —
           (') 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 No L 136,
               31 . 5. 1994, p. 5).
           (2) The goods concerned are listed in Annex 1 of amended Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (OJ No L 159, 1 . 7. 1993, p. 112).
           (') 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.