31982R2997

11 . 11 . 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 315/ 11

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2997/ 82 of 9 November 1982 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2897/82 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN lower refund fixed for the higher category ; whereas, COMMUNITIES, therefore, Regulation (EEC) No 2897/82 should be amended so as to avoid the said disadvantages ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Committee for Cereals, 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), and in particular the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : fourth subparagraph of Article 16 (2) thereof,

Article 1 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, The following sentence shall be added to footnote (3) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2897/82 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2897/82 : of 29 October 1982 (3) fixed the export refunds on ' In so far as this minimum is observed, these cereal-based compound feedingstuffs for product refunds shall, at the request of the party concerned, categories defined in terms of their cereal products also apply where the cereal products content content and provided for a larger refund for each cate­ exceeds the maximum specified on the same line.' gory if the maize and/or sorghum content reached a minimum percentage ; whereas unjustified disadvan­ Article 2 tages could result for operators from the fact that, under the said system, products containing the This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its minimum percentage of maize and/or sorghum publication in the Official Journal of the European required for one of the categories specified but ex­ Communities. ceeding the maximum cereal products content for the same category would sometimes qualify only for the It shall apply with effect from 1 November 1982.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 November 1982. For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

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