31983R1699

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1699/83 of 23 June 1983 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN 67/EEC (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No COMMUNITIES, 1607/71 (5);

Whereas the world market situation or the specific Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ; zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ; Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, refunds should be calculated on the following basis : Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee , — in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other at any given moment within Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on provides that the difference between quotations or their central rate, prices on the world market for the products listed in — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of products in the Community may be covered by an these currencies recorded for a given period in export refund ; relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent ; Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules set for granting export refunds on cereals and criteria for out above to the present situation on the market in fixing the amount of such refunds (3), provides that cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the when refunds are being fixed, account must be taken world market, that the refunds should be as set out in of the existing situation and the future trend with the Annex hereto ; regard to prices and availabilities of cereals on the Community market on the one hand, and prices for cereals and cereal products on the world market on Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has the other ; whereas the same Article provides that it is not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman , 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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : disturbances on the Community market ;

Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 Article 1 defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when the refund on cereals is being calculated ; The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Whereas these specific criteria are defined, as far as Annex hereto . wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 ; whereas furthermore, when the refund on these products is Article 2 being calculated, account must be taken of the quanti­ ties of cereals required for their manufacture ; whereas This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 June these quantities were fixed in Regulation No 162/ 1983 . (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 164, 14. 6 . 1982, p . 1 . (4) OJ No 128 , 27 . 6 . 1967, p. 2574/67 (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p . 78 . 5) OJ No L 168 , 27 . 7. 1971 , p. 16 .

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

Done at Brussels, 23 June 1983 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 23 June 1983 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU / tonne) CCT heading Description Refund No

10.01 B I Common wheat and meslin

for exports to : — Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein 18,00 — Zone II b) 25,00 — Zone IV — other third countries 0

10.01 B II Durum wheat 15,00

10.02 Rye

for exports to : — Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein 48,00 — Zones II b) and I a) 73,00 — other third countries 0

10.03 Barley for exports to : — Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein 56,00 — Zone II b) 63,00 — Japan — other third countries 15,00

10.04 Oats

for exports to : — Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein 50,00 — other third countries

— 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing

— 10.07 C Grain sorghum

ex 1 1 .0 1 A Wheat flour : — of an ash content of 0 to 520 0 — of an ash content of 521 to 600 0 — of an ash content of 601 to 900 0 — of an ash content of 901 to 1 100 0 — of an ash content of 1 101 to 1 650 0 — of an ash content of 1 651 to 1 900 0

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(ECU / tonne) CCT heading Description Refund No

ex 11.01 B Rye flour : — of an ash content of 0 to 700 100,00 — of an ash content of 701 to 1 150 100,00 — of an ash content of 1 151 to 1 600 100,00 — of an ash content of 1 601 to 2 000 100,00 11.02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal : I

— of an ash content of 0 to 950 200,00 — of an ash content of 951 to 1 300 200,00 — of an ash content of 1 301 to 1 500 200,00

11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal : I

— of an ash content of 0 to 520 0

N.B. The zones are those defined in Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 (OJ No L 134, 28 . 5 . 1977).