31988R1702

No L 151 /64 Official Journal of the European Communities 17 . 6 . 88

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1702/88

of 16 June 1988

fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, system for products processed from cereals and from rice Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (8), defines the specific criteria to be taken into Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European account when the refund on these products is being Economic Community, calculated ;

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, Whereas, on the basis of the criteria laid down in Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2744/75, particular account should be Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 taken of the prices and quantities of basic products used of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the to calculate the variable component of the levy ; whereas market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 1 No 1097/88 (2), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1077/68 (9), as of Article 16 (2) thereof, amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2764/71 (10), provide that the amount of the export refund should, for certain products, be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 tion refund granted in respect of the basic products ; of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3990/87 (4), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2) thereof, Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to the present situation on the market in products processed from cereals and rice that the export refund should be Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, fixed at an amount which will . cover the difference

between Community prices and world market prices ; Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 provide that the difference between quotations or prices on the world Whereas when the refund is being calculated account market for the products listed in Article 1 of those Regu­ should be taken of the quantities of raw materials used to lations and prices for those products within the Commu­ determine the variable component of the levy ; whereas nity may be covered by an export refund ; the quantities of raw materials used for certain processed products may vary according to the end use of the Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No product ; whereas, depending on the manufacturing 2746/75 (*), and Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No process used, products other than the main product are 1431 /76 (*) laying down general rules for granting export obtained, the quantity and value of which may vary with refunds on cereals and rice respectively and criteria for the nature and quality of the main products being manu­ factured ; whereas cumulation of the refunds on the fixing the amount of such refunds, provide that when refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the exis­ various products manufactured by a single process from ting situation and the future trend with regard to prices the same basic product may make it possible, in certain and availabilities of cereals, rice and broken rice on the cases, to export to third countries at prices which are Community market on the one hand and prices for lower than world market prices ; whereas the refund on cereals, rice, broken rice and cereal products on the world certain products should therefore be limited to an amount market on the other ; whereas the same Articles provide which, while allowing access to the world market, will that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the ensure that the aims of the common organization of the natural development of prices and trade on the markets in markets are respected ; cereals and rice and, furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed exports, and the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market ; Whereas the refund to be granted in respect of certain processed products should be graduated on the basis of the ash, crude fibre, tegument, protein, fat and starch Whereas Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No content of the individual product concerned, this content 2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export being a particularly good indicator of the quantity of basic product actually incorporated in the processed product ; (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 110, 29. 4. 1988, p. 7. 0 OJ. No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65. 0 OJ No L 377, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 15. (8) OJ No L 182, 3 . 7. 1987, p. 49. 0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78 . 0 OJ No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968 , p. 1 . M OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36. (10) OJ No L 283, 24. 12. 1971 , p. 30 .

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Whereas there is no need at present to fix an export tion to the Community currencies referred to in the refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ; flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect of Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ; potential exports and in particular the nature and origin whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ; of these products ; whereas, for certain products processed from cereals, the insignificance of Community participa­ Whereas, pursuant to Article 275 of the Act of Accession tion in world trade makes it unnecessary to fix an export of Spain and Portugal, refunds may be granted in the case refund at the present time ; of exports to Portugal ; whereas, in the light of the situa­ tion and the level of prices no refund should be fixed in Whereas the world market situation or the specific requi­ the case of exports to Portugal ; rements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2806/71 (') Committee for Cereals, lays down additional Yules for granting export refunds for certain products processed from cereals and rice ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, refunds should be calculated on the following basis : Article 1

— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (d) tion to each other at any given moment within a band of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and subject to Regulation rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in (EEC) No 27.44/75 are hereby fixed as shown in the the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regula­ Annex to this Regulation. tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (2), as last amended by Regula­ The refund on export to Portugal has not been fixed. tion (EEC) No 1 636/87 (3), — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Article 2 arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies recorded for a given . period in rela­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 1988 .

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

Done at Brussels, 16 June 1988 .

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(') OJ No L 284, 28 . 12. 1971 , p. 9 . (2) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 153, 13 . 6. 1987, p. 1 .

No L 151 /66 Official Journal of the European Communities , 17. 6. 88

ANNEX

to the 1 Commission Regulation of 16 June 1988 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)

Product code Refund Product code Refund

1102 20 10 100 140,00 1104 22 10 100 127,71 1102 20 10 300 1 20,00 1104 22 10 900 1102 20 10 900 1104 22 30 100 135,69 1102 20 90 100 120,00 1104 22 30 900 1102 20 90 900 1104 22 50 000 1102 30 00 000 1104 23 10 100 . 1 50,00 1104 23 10 300 1 1 5,00 1 102 9Q 10 100 122,24 1104 23 10 900 1102 90 10 900 83,12 1104 29 10 100 1102 90 30 100 143,68 1102 90 30 900 1104 29 10 900 1104 29 91 000 88,00 1103 12 00 100 143,68 1104 29 95 000 88,00 1103 12 00 900 1104 30 10 000 21,25 1103 13 11 100 180,00 1104 30 90 000 25,00 1103 13 11 300 140,00 1107 10 11 000 151,30 1103 13 11 500 120,00 1107 10 91 000 145,05 1103 13.11 900 1108 11 00 100 142,00 1103 13 19 100 180,00 1 1 08 1 1 00 900 1103 13 19 300 140,00 1108 1200 100 144,00 1103 13 19 500 120,00 1108 12 00 900 1103 13 19 900 1108 13 00 100 144,00 1103 13 90 100 120,00 1108 13 00 900 1103 13 90 900 1108 14 00 100 1103 14 00 000 1108 14 00 900 1103 19 10 000 88,00 1108 19 10 100 208,12 1103 19 30 100 126,31 1108 19 10 900 1103 19 30 900 1108 19 90 100 1103 21 00 000 . 86,70 1108 19 90 900 1103 29 20 000 83,12 1109 00 00 100 0 1103 29 30 000 1109 00 00 900 1103 29 40 000 1 02,00 v 1702 30 91 000 188,10 1 104 1 1 90 100 1 22,24 1702 30 99 000 144,00 1104 11 90 900 1702 40 90 000 144,00 1104 12 90 100 1 59,64 1702 90 50 100 188,10 1104 12 90 300 127,71 1702 90 50 900 144,00 1104 12 90 900 1702 90 75 000 197,10 1104 19 10 000 86,70 1702 90 79 000 136,80 1104 19 50110 1 60,00 2106 90 55 000 144,00 1104 19 50 130 1 30,00 2302 10 10 000 21,32 1104 19 50 150 2302 10 90 100 21,32 1104 19 50 190 2302 10 90 900 1104 19 50 900 2302 20 10 000 21,32 1104 19 91000 2302 20 90 100 21,32 1104 21 10 100 1 22,24 2302 20 90 900 1104 21 10 900 2302 30 10 000 21,32 1104 21 30 100 1 22,24 2302 30 90 000 21,32 1104 21" 30 900 2302 40 10 000 21,32 1104 21 50 100 162,98 2302 40 90 000 21,32 1104 21 50 300 130,38 2303 10 11 100 72,00 1104 21 50 900 2303 10 11 900

.' The products codes and the footnotes are defined in Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as amended.