# Council Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 of 16 December 2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products, Article 13: Fixing of export refunds

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Under the conditions laid down in Article 196 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and as provided for in Article 198 of that Regulation, the Secretary of State may make regulations fixing export refunds:
(a) at regular intervals, for products from the list in Article 196(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
(b) by tendering procedures for cereals, rice, sugar and milk and milk products.
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2. One or more of the following shall be taken into account when export refunds for a product are being fixed:
(a) the existing situation and future trends with regard to:
(i)prices and availabilities of that product on the market in the United Kingdom,
(ii)prices of that product on the world market;
(b) the need to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on the market in the United Kingdom;
(c) the need to avoid disturbances likely to cause a prolonged imbalance between supply and demand on the market in the United Kingdom;
(d) the economic aspect of the proposed exports;
(e) the limits resulting from international agreements to which the United Kingdom is a party;
(f) the need to establish a balance between the use of domestic basic products in the manufacture of processed goods for export to other countries and the use of products from other countries brought in under processing arrangements;
(g) the most favourable marketing costs and transport costs from the market in the United Kingdom to places of export together with forwarding costs to the countries of destination;
(h) demand on the market in the United Kingdom;
(i) in respect of the pigmeat, eggs and poultrymeat sectors, the difference between prices within the United Kingdom and prices on the world market for the quantity of feed grain input required for the production in the United Kingdom of products of those sectors.
3. The Secretary of State may, where necessary to ensure a swift response to fast changing market situations, make regulations adjusting the amount of the refund.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1370/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1370/article-13
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