31980R0932

No L 101 /8 18 . 4 . 80 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 932/80 of 17 April 1980 fixing the export refunds on malt

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules COMMUNITIES, to the present situation on the market in products processed from cereals and rice that the export refund should be fixed at an amount which will cover the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European difference between Community prices and world Economic Community, market prices ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the world market situation or the specific 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ requirements of certain markets may make it neces­ tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by sary to vary the refund for certain products according Regulation (EEC) No 1 547/79 (2), and in particular the to destination ; fourth subparagraph of Article 16 (2) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 652/79 of 29 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary March 1979 on the impact of the European monetary Committee, system on the common agricultural policy (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 264/79 (7), intro­ Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 duced the ECU into the common agricultural policy ; provides that the difference between quotations or whereas, since that time, pursuant to existing provi­ sions, the ECU has been taken into account in the prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of those Regulations and prices for those fixing of amounts relating to : products within the Community may be covered by an export refund ; — the application of the common agricultural policy,

— the special trade arrangements for goods resulting Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No from the processing of agricultural products ; 2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on cereals and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), Whereas the period of validity of the aforesaid Regula­ provides that when refunds are being fixed account tion was limited to 31 March 1980 ; whereas it has not must be taken of the existing situation and the future been possible for a prolongation of those arrange­ trend with regard to prices and availabilities of cereals ments, proposed by the Commission, to be adopted in on the Community market on the one hand and time by the Council ; whereas, in order to avoid a prices for cereals and cereal products on the world break in the arrangements resulting, in particular, in market on the other ; whereas the same Article alterations in the level of prices and of other amounts provides that it is also important to ensure equili­ in national currency, it appears necessary, in the brium and the natural development of prices and manifest public interest, as a precautionary measure trade on cereal markets and, furthermore, to take into and pending a final decision on the matter by the account the economic aspect of the proposed exports, Council, to continue the application of the arrange­ and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­ ments in their present form ; nity market ;

Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 refunds should be calculated on the following basis : October 1975 on the import and export system for products processed from cereals and from rice (4), as — in the case of currencies which are maintained in last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2245/78 (5), relation to each other at any given moment within defines the specific criteria to be taken into account a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on when the refund on these products is being calcu­ their effective parity ; lated ; — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each (2) OJ No L 188, 26. 7. 1979, p. 1 . (J) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78 . («) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65. (b) OJ No L 84, 4. 4. 1979, p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 273, 29. 9. 1978 . p. 1 . (7) OJ No L 161 , 29 . 6. 1979, p. 1 .

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of these currencies recorded for a given period in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : relation to the Community currencies referred to Article 1 in the previous indent ; The export refunds on malt listed in Article 1 (d) of Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ; Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be as set out in the Annex whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ; hereto.

Article 2 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 April ment Committee for Cereals, 1980 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 April 1980.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 17 April 1980 fixing the export refunds on malt

(ECU / tonne)

CCT heading No Refund

11.07 A I b) 6118 86-84 11.07 A II b) 11.07 B 101-20