31.8.2004   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 280/3


COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1544/2004

of 30 August 2004

fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products in the Community may be covered by an export refund.

(2)

The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2).

(3)

As far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, when the refund on these products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture. These quantities were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.

(4)

The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.

(5)

The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.

(6)

It follows from applying the detailed rules set out above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.

(7)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 August 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission


(1)   OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.

(2)   OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1431/2003 (OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 16).


ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 August 2004 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

Product code

Destination

Unit of measurement

Amount of refunds

1001 10 00 9200

EUR/t

1001 10 00 9400

EUR/t

1001 90 91 9000

EUR/t

1001 90 99 9000

A00

EUR/t

0

1002 00 00 9000

A00

EUR/t

0

1003 00 10 9000

EUR/t

1003 00 90 9000

A00

EUR/t

0

1004 00 00 9200

EUR/t

1004 00 00 9400

A00

EUR/t

0

1005 10 90 9000

EUR/t

1005 90 00 9000

EUR/t

1007 00 90 9000

EUR/t

1008 20 00 9000

EUR/t

1101 00 11 9000

EUR/t

1101 00 15 9100

A00

EUR/t

0

1101 00 15 9130

A00

EUR/t

0

1101 00 15 9150

A00

EUR/t

0

1101 00 15 9170

A00

EUR/t

0

1101 00 15 9180

A00

EUR/t

0

1101 00 15 9190

EUR/t

1101 00 90 9000

EUR/t

1102 10 00 9500

A00

EUR/t

0

1102 10 00 9700

A00

EUR/t

0

1102 10 00 9900

EUR/t

1103 11 10 9200

A00

EUR/t

0

1103 11 10 9400

A00

EUR/t

0

1103 11 10 9900

EUR/t

1103 11 90 9200

A00

EUR/t

0

1103 11 90 9800

EUR/t

NB: The product codes and the ‘A ’ series destination codes are set out in the Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), as amended.