31988R1873

No L 168 / 14 1 . 7 . 88 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1873/8#

of 30 June 1988

fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and nee

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, system for products processed from cereals and from rice (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (*), defines the specific criteria to be taken into Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European account when the refund on phese 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 ('), 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 14T8/76 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 (6) 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. (3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . O OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65. (*) OJ No L 377, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 15. (*) OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49. 0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78 . O OJ No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968, p. 1 . (6) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36. O OJ No L 283, 24. 12. 1971 , p. 30.

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Whefeas there is no need at present to fix an export Whereas, pursuant to Article 275 of the Act of Accession refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or of Spain and Portugal, refunds may be granted in the case flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect of of exports to Portugal ; whereas, in the light of the situa­ potential exports and in particular the nature and origin tion and the level of prices no refund should be fixed in of these products ; whereas, for certain products processed the case of exports to Portugal ; from cereals, the insignificance of Community participa­ Whereas the Council has not to date adopted the prices tion in world trade makes it unnecessary to fix an export for the 1988/89 marketing year, which commences refund at the present time ; on 1 July 1988 ; whereas the price factors determined Whereas the world market situation or the specific requi­ by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1914/88 (4) should rements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary accordingly be taken into account for the calculation of the refund for certain products according to destination ; the refunds in order to ensure that the export arrange­ ments continue to operate in the sector concerned ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2806/71 (') lays down additional rules for granting export refunds for Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not certain products processed from cereals and rice ; delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, chairman, refunds should be calculated on the following basis :

— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : tion to each other at any given moment within a band of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central Article 1 rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regula­ The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (d) tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (2), as last amended by Regula­ of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in Article 1 (1 ) (c) of tion (EEC) No 1636/870, Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and subject to Regulation — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the (EEC) No 2744/75 are hereby fixed as shown in the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of Annex to this Regulation. these currencies recorded for a given period in rela­ The refund on export to Portugal has not been fixed. tion to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ; Article 2 Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1988.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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 . 0 OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 . (4) See page 119 of this Official Journal.

No L 168/ 16 1 . 7 . 88 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 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 10 100 116,16 1104 22 10 100 / 69,02 1102 20 10 300 — 99,56 1104 22 10?00 1102 20 10 900 — 1104 22 30 100 73,34 1104 22 30 900 — 1102 20 90 100 99,56 — 1104 22 50 000 — 1102 20 90 900 1102 30 00 000 — 1104 23 10 100 124,46 1102 90 10 100 1104 23 10 300 95,42 82,07 1104 23 10 900 — 1102 90 10 900 55,80 1104 29 10 100 — 1102 90 30 100 77,65 1104 29 10 900 — 1102 90 30 900 1104 29 91 000 43,07 1103 12 00 100 77,65 1104 29 95 000 43,07 1103 1200900 1104 30 10 000 17,33 1103 13 11 100 149,35 1104 30 90 000 20,74 1103 13 11 300 116,16 1107-10 11 000 123,41 1103 13 11 500 99,56 1107 10 91 000 97,38 1103 13 11 900 1108 11 00 100 124,66 1103 13 19 100 149,35 1108 11 00 900 1103 13 19 300 116,16 1108 12 00 100 124,75 1103 13 19 500 99,56 1108 12 00 900 1103 13 19 900 1108 13 00 100 124,75 1103 13 90 100 99,56 1108 13 00 900 1103 13 90 900 1108 14 00 100 1103 14 00 000 1108 14 00 900 1103 19 10 000 43,07 1108 19 10 100 212,09 1103 19 30 100 84,80 1108 19 10 900 1103 19 30 900 1108 19 90 100 1103 21 00 000 70,72 1108 19 90 900 1 103 29 20 000 55,80 1109 00 00 100 0,00 1103 29 30 000 1109 00 00 900 1103 29 40 000 84,63 1702 30 91 000 162,96 1104 11 90 100 82,07 1702 30 99 000 124,75 1104 11 90 900 1702 40 90 000 124,75 1104 12 90 100 86,28 1702 90 50 100 162,96 •1104 12 90 300 69,02 1702 90 50 900 < 124,75 1104 12 90 900 1702 90 75 000 170,75 1104 19 10 000 70,72 1702 90 79 000 118,51 1104 19 50 110 132,75 2106 90 55 000 124,75 1104 19 50 130 107,86 230210 10 000 16,56 1104 19 50 150 2302 10 90 100 16,56 1104 19 50 190 — — 2302 10 90 900 1104 19 50 900 — 2302 20 10 000 16,56 1104 19 91 000 — 2302 20 90 100 16,56 1104 21 10 100 82,07 2302 20 90 900 — 1104 21 10 900 — 2302 30 10 000 16,56 1104 21 30 100 82,07 2302 30 90 000 ' 16,56 1104 21 30 900 — 2302 40 10 000 16,56 1104 21 50 100 109,42 2302 40 90 000 16,56 1104 21 50 300 87,54 2303 10 11 100 62,38 1104 21 50 900 — 2303 10 11 900 —

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