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27 . 11 . 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 337 / 69

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 3561 /87 of 26 November 1987 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN vary the refund for certain products according to destina­ COMMUNITIES , tion ;

Having ^regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ; Economic Community, whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Whereas , if the refund system is to operate normally, Portugal , refunds should be calculated on the following basis :

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the tion to each other at any given moment within a band market in cereals (! ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) of 2,25 % a rate of exchange based on their central No 1900 / 87 (2), and in particular the fourth subparagraph rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in of Article 16 (2), the last paragraph of Article 3 ( l);of Council Regula­ tion (EEC) No 1676/ 85 (*), as last amended by Regula­ Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, tion (EEC) No 1 636/87 f) ; — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/ 75 arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of provides that the - difference between quotations or prices these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of tion to the Community currencies referred to in the that Regulation and prices for those products in the previous indent and the aforesaid coefficient ; Community may be covered by an export refund ; Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules set Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No out above to the present situation on the market in 2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these granting export refunds on cereals and criteria for fixing products within the Community and on the world the amount of such refunds (3), provides that when market, that the refunds should be^ as set out in the refunds are being fixed, account must be taken of the Annex hereto ; existing situation and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of cereals on the Community Whereas, pursuant to Article 275 of the Act of Accession market on the one hand, and prices for cereals and cereal of Spain and Portugal, refunds may be granted in the case products on the world market on the other ; whereas the of exports to Portugal ; whereas, in the light of the situa­ same Article provides that it is also important to ensure tion and the level of prices no refund should be fixed in equilibrium and the natural development of prices and the case of exports to Portugal ; trade on cereal markets and, furthermore, to take into1 account the economic aspect of the proposed exports and Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are the need to avoid disturbances on the Community in accordance with the opinion of the Management market ; Committee for Cereals, Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when the refund on cereals is being calculated ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas these specific criteria are defined, as far as wheat Article 1 and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 ; whereas furthermore, when the refund on these products is being calculated, The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (a), account must be taken of the quantities of cereals (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, exported in the natural state , shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . required for their manufacture ; whereas these quantities were fixed in Commission Regulation No 1 62/ 67/ EEC (4),, The refund on export to Portugal has not been fixed. as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1607/71 (5);

Whereas the world market situation or the specific Article 2 requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 November (•) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . 1987 . 0 OJ No L 182, 3 . 7 . 1987, p. 40 . (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78 . (4) OJ No 128 , 27 . 6 . 1967, p . 2574/ 67 . («) OJ No L 164, 24. 6 . 1985, p. 1 . o OJ No L 168 , 27. 7 . 1971 , p . 16 . 0 OJ No L 153 , 13 . 6 . 1987, p . 1 .

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

Done at Brussels, 26 November 1987 . For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 26 November 1987 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU / tonne) CCT heading Description Refund No :

10.01 B I Common wheat and meslin for exports to : — Switzerland , Austria and Liechtenstein 101,00 — zone II b) 106,00 —- Ceuta, Melilla and the Canary Islands 124,00 — the USSR 18,00 — other third countries 25,00

10.01 B II Durum wheat for exports to : — zones II and III 182,00 (3) — other third countries 25,00 (3)

10.02 Rye for exports to : — Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein 10,00 — Japan 20,00 — other third countries 25,00

10.03 Barley for exports to : — Switzerland , Austria and Liechtenstein 108,00 — zone II b) 113,00 — other third countries 25,00

10.04 Oats for exports to : — Switzerland , Austria and Liechtenstein — other third countries

10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing for exports to : — Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein 110,00 — Canary Islands 116,00 — other third countries 0

10.07 B Millet

10.07 C II Grain sorghum , other than hybrid sorghum for sowing

ex 11.01 A Wheat flour : — of an ash content of 0 to 520 170,00 — of an ash content of 521 to 600 170,00 — of an ash content of 601 to 900 153,00 — of an ash content of 901 to 1 100 144,00 — of an ash content of 1101 to 1650 135,00 — of an ash content of 1 651 to 1 900 1 24,00

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(ECU / tonne) CCT heading Description Refund No

ex 11.01 B Rye flour : — of an ash content of 0 to 700 170,00 — of an ash content of 701 to 1150 170,00 — of an ash content of 1151 to 1 600 170,00 — of an ash content of 1 601 to 2 000 170,00

11.02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal — of an ash content of 0 to 1 300 (') 293,00 — of an ash content of 0 to 1 300 (2) 277,00 — of an ash content of 0 to 1 300 247,00 — of an ash content of more than 1 300 233,00

ex 1 1 .02 Alb) Common wheat groats and meal : — of - an ash content of 0 to 520 170,00

(') Meal of which less than 10% by weight is capable of passing through a sieve of 0,250 mm mesh. (2) Meal of which less than 10% by weight is capable of passing through a sieve of 0,160 mm mesh . (3) The refund cannot be granted if the quality of durum wheat exported corresponds to less than the quality defined in paragraph 2 of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1569/77 with the exception of impurities constituted by grain (other than mottled grains and grains affected with fusariosis) ; 7 % maximum of which "5 % of soft wheat or -other cereals. N.B. The zones are those defined in Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 (OJ No L 134, 28 . 5. 1977), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1548 /87 (OJ No L 144, 4 . 6 . 1987).