31992R0843

No L 88/38 Official Journal of the European Communities 3 . 4. 92

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 843/92 of 2 April 1992 fixing the 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 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 468/92 Q ; 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 tion ; of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ; No 674/92 (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, refunds should be calculated on the following basis : Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 provides that the difference between quotations or prices — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of tion to each other at any given moment within a band that Regulation and prices for those products in the of 2,25 % a rate of exchange based on their central Community may be covered by an export refund ; rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­ Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (8), as last amended by Regula­ 2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (9), granting export refunds on cereals and criteria for fixing — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an the amount of such refunds (3) provides that when refunds average of the ecu rates published in the Official are being fixed, account must be taken of the existing Journal of the European Communities, C series, over situation and the future trend with regard to prices and a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ availabilities of cereals on the Community market on the cient referred to in the preceding indent ; one hand, and prices for cereals and cereal products on the world market on the other ; whereas the same Article Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules set provides that it is also important to ensure equilibrium out above to the present situation on the market in and the natural development of prices and trade on cereal cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these markets and, furthermore, to take into account the products within the Community and on the world economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to market, that the refunds should be as set out in the avoid disturbances on the Community market ; Annex hereto ;

Whereas export possibilites exist for a quantity of 100 000 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are tonnes of soft wheat flour and 100 000 tonnes of hard in accordance with the opinion of the Management wheat meal to certain destinations ; whereas the procedure Committee for Cereals, laid down in Article 9 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 891 /89 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 337/92 (*), should be used ; whereas account should be taken of this when the refunds are fixed ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when Article 1 the refund on cereals is being calculated ; The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (a), Whereas these specific criteria are defined, as far as wheat (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, exported in and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, in Article 4 the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 ; whereas furthermore, when the refund on these products is being calculated, Article 2 account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture ; whereas these quantities This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 April 1992.

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 73, 19. 3. 1992, p. 7. (*) OJ No 128, 27. 6. 1967, p. 2574/67. (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78. O OJ No L 53, 28 . 2. 1992, p. 15. 0 OJ No L 94, 7. 4. 1989, p. 13 . («) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 36, 13 . 2. 1992, p. 15. (9) 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, 2 April 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

No L 88 /40 Official Journal of the European Communities 3 . 4 . 92

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 2 April 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 04 105,00 05 40,00 06 35,00 02 20,00 1001 90 91 000 — — 1001 90 99 000 04 60,00 05 32,00 02 20,00 1002 00 00 000 03 21,00 05 30,00 07 85,00 02 20,00 1003 00 10 000 — — 1003 00 90 000 04 74,00 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 0000 100 06 98,00 (2) 02 92,00 1101 00 00 130 01 87,00 1101 00 00 150 01 80,00 1101 00 00 170 01 74,00 1101 00 00 180 01 69,00 1101 00 00 190 — — 1101 00 00 900 — — 1102 10 00 500 01 92,00 1102 10 00 700 — 0 1102 10 00 900 — — 1103 11 10 200 06 190,00 (J) 02 175,00 1103 11 10 400 01 0 1103 11 10 900 01 0 1103 11 90 200 01 92,00 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 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia, 06 Algeria, 07 Zone II b). (2) Refund fixed under the procedure laid lown in Article 9 (4) of amended Regulation (EEC) No 891 /89 in respect of a quantity of 1 00 000 tonnes of soft wheat flour destined for Algeria. (3) Refund fixed under the procedure laid lown in Article 9 (4) of amended Regulation (EEC) No 891 /89 in respect of a quantity of 100 000 tonnes of hard wheat meal destined for Algeria.

NB : The zones are those defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3049/89.