31992R0051

No L 5/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 10 . 1 . 92

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 51/92 of 9 January 1992 fixing die export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, were fixed in Commission Regulation No 162/67/EEC (% as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2849/91 f) ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 vary the refund for certain products according to destina­ of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the tion ; market in cereals (l), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ; No 3577/90 (2), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 16 (2) thereof, whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;

Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, refunds should be calculated on the following basis : Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ provides that the difference between quotations or prices tion to each other at any given moment within a band on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of of 2,25 % a rate of exchange based on their central that Regulation and prices for those products in the rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in Community may be covered by an export refund ; the last paragraph of Article 3 (1) of Council Regula­ tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (8), as last amended by Regula­ Whereas export possibilities exist for a quantity of tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (9), 250 000 tonnes of soft wheat flour to certain destinations ; whereas the procedure laid down in Article 9 (4) of — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an Commission Regulation (EEC) No 891 /89 (3), as last average of the ecu rates published in the Official amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3562/91 (4), should be Journal of the European Communities, C series, over used ; whereas account should be taken of this when the a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ refunds are fixed ; cient referred to in the preceding indent ;

Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules set 2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for out above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these granting export refunds on cereals and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (*) provides that when refunds products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the are being fixed, account must be taken of the existing Annex hereto ; situation and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of cereals on the Community market on the Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are one hand, and prices for cereals and cereal products on in accordance with the opinion of the Management the world market on the other ; whereas the same Article Committee for Cereals, provides that it is 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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : avoid 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 Whereas these specific criteria are defined, as far as wheat the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 ; whereas furthermore, Article 2 when the refund on these products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture ; whereas these quantities This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 January 1992.

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. (6) OJ No 128, 27. 6. 1967, p. 2574/67. (3) OJ No L 94, 7. 4. 1989, p. 13. O OJ No L 272, 28. 9 . 1991 , p. 62. 0 OJ No L 336, 7. 12. 1991 , p. 30. (8) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78 . (') OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 .

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

Done at Brussels, 9 January 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

No L 5/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 10 . 1 . 92

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 9 January 1992 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/ tonne)

Product code Destination (') Amount of refund

0709 90 60 000 — — 0712 90 19 000 — — 1001 10 10 000 — — 1001 10 90 000 04 120,00 05 40,00 06 35,00 02 0 1001 90 91 000 — — 1001 90 99 000 04 70,00 05 32,00 02 20,00 1002 00 00 000 03 31,00 07 85,00 02 30,00 1003 00 10 000 — — 1003 00 90 000 04 31,00 05 32,00 02 30,00 1004 00 10 000 — — 1004 00 90 000 — — 1005 10 90 000 — — 1005 90 00 000 04 60,00 02 0 1007 00 90 000 — — 1008 20 00 000 — — 1101 00 00 100 01 110,00 1101 00 00 130 01 102,00 1101 0000 150 01 93,00 1101 0000 170 01 85,00 1101 00 00 180 01 79,00 1101 00 00 190 — — 1101 00 00 900 — — 1102 10 00 500 01 110,00 1102 10 00 700 — 0 1102 10 00 900 — — 1103 11 10 200 01 196,50 1103 11 10 400 01 0 1103 11 10 900 01 , 0 1103 11 90 200 01 110,00 1103 11 90 800 — —

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(') The destinations are identified as follows : 01 All third countries, 02 Other third countries, 03 Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein , 04 Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Ceuta and Melilla, 05 Countries on the territory of the former USSR 06 Algeria, 07 Zone II b).

NB : The zones are those defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 (OJ No L 134, 28.5. 1977, p. 53), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3049/89 (OJ No L 292, 11 . 10. 1989, p. 10).