CELEX: 31998R0034
Language: en
Date: 1998-01-08 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 34/98 of 8 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

9. 1. 98            ¬ EN ¬             Official Journal of the European Communities                                       L 5/7
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 34/98
                                                       of 8 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
                                                                  the European Community and the United States of
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             America on Community exports of pasta products to the
Community,                                                        United States and has been approved by Council Decision
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92              87/482/EEC (6), 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       Whereas Article 4 (5) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94
(3) thereof,                                                      provides that, in the absence of the proof referred to in
                                                                  Article 4 (5) (a) of that Regulation, a reduced rate of export
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of            refund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount of
22 December 1995 on the common organization of the                the production refund applicable, pursuant to Commis-
market in rice (3), and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,     sion Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (7), as last amended by
                                                                  Regulation (EC) No 1516/95 (8), for the basic product in
Whereas Article 13 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
                                                                  question, used during the assumed period of manufacture
and Article 13 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provide
                                                                  of the goods;
that the difference between quotations of prices on the
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 (4), as last amended by Regulation         appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1222/94
(EC) No 1909/97 (5), 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 Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 respectively, are hereby
                                                                  fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
Whereas, in accordance with the first subparagraph of
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 9 January 1998.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 8 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.                               (6) OJ L 275, 29. 9. 1987, p. 36.
(4) OJ L  136, 31. 5. 1994, p. 5.                                 (7) OJ L 159, 1. 7. 1993, p. 112.
(5) OJ L  268, 1. 10. 1997, p. 20.                                (8) OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 49.
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                                                      ANNEX
      to the Commission Regulation of 8 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                                0,818
                        – in other cases:
                        – – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No
                              1222/94 (2)                                                         0,704
                        – – in other cases                                                        1,258
         1002 00 00     Rye                                                                       3,401
         1003 00 90     Barley                                                                    1,349
         1004 00 00     Oats                                                                      1,439
         1005 90 00     Maize (corn) used in the form of:
                        – starch:
                        – – where pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EC) No
                              1222/94 (2)                                                         1,600
                        – – in other cases                                                        2,293
                        – 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)                                                         1,341
                        – – in other cases                                                        2,034
                        – other (including unprocessed)                                           2,293
                        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)                                                            1,600
                        – in other cases                                                          2,293
         1006 20        Husked rice:
                        – round grain                                                           12,245
                        – medium grain                                                          10,902
                        – long grain                                                            10,902
      ex 1006 30        Wholly-milled rice:
                        – round grain                                                           15,800
                        – medium grain                                                          15,800
                        – long grain                                                            15,800
         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)                                                         1,471
                        – – in other cases                                                        2,200
                        – other (including unprocessed)                                           2,200
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                                                                                                                     Rate of refund
                CN code                                   Description of products (1)                              per 100 kg of basic
                                                                                                                        product
              1007 00 90          Sorghum                                                                                 1,349
              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                                             1,006
                                  – in other cases                                                                        1,547
              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                                             1,006
                                  – in other cases                                                                        1,547
         (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.