In respect of goods, the quantity of each of the basic products to serve as a basis for calculating the amount of the refund, hereinafter ‘the reference quantity’, shall be determined in accordance with Articles 7, 8 and 9, except where reference is made to Annex III or where Article 47(2) applies.
In the case of use of a basic product, unprocessed, or of an assimilated product, the reference quantity shall be the quantity which is actually used in the manufacture of the exported goods, account being taken of the conversion rates set out in Annex VII.
1. In cases of use of a product covered by point (a) of Article 1(1) and Part I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 or by point (b) of Article 1(1) and Part II of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the reference quantity shall be the quantity which is actually used in the manufacture of the exported goods, adjusted to correspond to a quantity of the basic product by applying the coefficients set out in Annex V to this Regulation where one of the following applies to the product concerned:
(a)
the product results from the processing of a basic product or of a product assimilated to that basic product;
(b)
the product is assimilated to a product resulting from the processing of a basic product;
(c)
the product results from the processing of a product assimilated to a product resulting from the processing of a basic product.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the reference quantity for grain spirit contained in spirituous beverages falling within CN code 2208 , shall be 3,4 kg of barley per % vol. of alcohol derived from cereals per hectolitre of the spirituous beverage exported.
1. Subject to Article 11, in the case of use of either of the following products, the reference quantity for each of the basic products shall be equal to the quantity established by the competent authorities in accordance with Article 45:
(a)
a product, not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, which is derived from the processing of a product referred to in Articles 7 or 8 of this Regulation;
(b)
a product derived from the mixture or processing of several products referred to in Articles 7 or 8, or of products referred to in point (a) of this subparagraph.
The reference quantity shall be determined on the basis of the quantity of the product actually used in the manufacture of the goods exported.
For the purpose of calculating that quantity, the conversion rates referred to in Annex VII or, as the case may be, the special rules for calculation, equivalence ratios and coefficients referred to in Article 8 shall apply.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 the cereal-based spirituous beverages contained in spirituous beverages falling within CN code 2208 , the reference quantity shall be 3,4 kg of barley per % vol. of alcohol derived from cereals per hectolitre of the spirituous beverage exported.
1. For the purposes of Articles 6 to 9, the products used unprocessed in the manufacture of exported goods shall be considered as actually used.
2. Where, during one of the stages of manufacture of such goods, a basic product is itself processed into another more elaborate basic product and used at a later stage, only the latter basic product shall be considered as actually used.
3. The quantities of products actually used, within the meaning of paragraph 1, shall be determined for each of the goods exported.
4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, in the case of regular exports of goods manufactured by a particular undertaking under clearly defined technical conditions and having constant characteristics and quality, those quantities may, upon agreement with the competent authorities, be determined either from the manufacturing formula for the goods or from the average quantities of product used over a specified period in the manufacture of a given quantity of these goods. The quantities of products thus determined shall remain the basis of calculation so long as there is no change in the conditions under which the goods are manufactured.
Except in the case of a formal authorisation given by the competent authority, the quantities of products thus determined shall be confirmed at least once a year.
1. In respect of the goods listed in Annex III, the reference quantity in kilograms of basic product per 100 kg of goods shall be that shown in that Annex against each of those goods.
However, in the case of fresh pasta, the quantities of basic products set out in Annex III shall be reduced to an equivalent quantity of dry pasta by multiplying those quantities by the percentage of the dry extract of the pasta and dividing them by 88.
2. Where the goods listed in Annex III have been manufactured partly from products for which the payment of export refund is covered by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and partly from other products, the reference quantity in respect of those former products shall be determined in accordance with Articles 6 to 10.
1. For the purposes of determining the quantities of agricultural products actually used, paragraphs 2 and 3 shall apply.
2. All agricultural products, used within the meaning of Article 10 and conferring a right to a refund, which disappear during the normal course of the manufacturing process in such forms as steam or smoke or by conversion into non-recoverable powder or ash, shall be eligible for that refund in respect of all of the quantities used.
3. Any quantity of goods which is not actually exported shall not be eligible for refunds in respect of the quantities of agricultural products actually used.
If such goods have the same composition as those actually exported, a pro rata reduction in the quantities of agricultural products actually used in the manufacture of the latter may be applied.
1. By way of derogation from Article 12(3), losses of 2 % or less by weight inherent in the manufacture of the goods shall be eligible for refunds.
The threshold of 2 % shall be calculated as the proportion of the weight of the dry matter of all raw materials used, after deduction of the quantities referred to in Article 12(2), in relation to the weight of the dry matter of the goods actually exported, or using any other method of calculation appropriate to the conditions of manufacture of the goods.
2. Where the losses inherent in manufacture of the goods exceed 2 %, the excess loss shall not be eligible for refunds in respect of the quantities of agricultural products actually used. The competent authorities of Member States may, however, accept properly justified higher losses. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the cases in which the competent authorities have accepted higher losses, as well as their reasons for such acceptance.
3. The quantities of agricultural products actually used incorporated in residues shall be eligible for refunds.
4. In cases where by-products are obtained, the quantities of agricultural products actually used shall be attributed respectively to the goods exported and to the by-products.
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