31988R3400
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3400/88 of 31 October 1988 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (a) the average costs incurred by processing industries in obtaining supplies of the basic products in question on the Community market and the prices ruling on Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the world markets ; Economic Community,
(b) the level of the refunds on exports of processed agri Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 cultural products covered by Annex II to the Treaty of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the which are manufactured under similar conditions ; market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) /• No 2221 /88 (2), and in particular the first sentence of the (c) the need to ensure equality of competition for the fourth subparagraph of Article 16 (2) thereof, industries which use Community products and those which use third-country products under inward processing arrangements ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2229/88 (4), and in particular the first sentence of the Whereas Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3035/80 fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2) thereof, provides that, when the rate of the refunds is being fixed, account should be taken, where appropriate, Of produc tion refunds, aids or other measures having equivalent Whereas Article 16 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 effect applicable in all Member States in accordance with and Article 17 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 the Regulation on the common organization of the provides that the difference between quotations of prices market in the product in question to the basic products on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of listed in Annex A to that Regulation or to assimilated each of those Regulations and the prices within the products ; whereas such production refunds are granted Community may be covered by an export refund ; under the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 of 29 October 1975 on production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors Q, as last amended Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3035/80 of 11 by Regulation (EEC) No 1009/86 (8), and Council Regula November 1980 laying down general rules for granting tion (EEC) No 1009/86 of 25 March 1986 establishing export refunds on certain agricultural products exported general rules applying to production refunds in the in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the cereals and rice sector ; Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds 0, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3209/88 (*), specifies the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these Whereas account should be taken, for the purposes of products are exported in the form of goods listed in Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No .3035/80, of the Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 or in Annex B production refund provided for in Regulation (EEC) No to Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 as appropriate ; 2742/75 applicable during the month in which exporta tion occurs ; whereas, moreover, in the absence of evidence that no production refund Was granted under Whereas, in accordance with the first subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 1009/86 the export refund should Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 3035/80, the rate of be further reduced by the amount of the production the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic refund applicable on the day of acceptance of the export products in question must be fixed for each month ; declaration ; whereas this system is the only one which , discards the risk of fraud ;
Whereas, in accordance with paragraph 2 of that Article, that rate must be determined with particular reference to : Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . respect of agricultural products (9), as amended by Regula (2) OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 16. (3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988 , p. 30 . 0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975,- p. 57. (j OJ No L 323, 29. 11 . 1980, p. 27. (8) OJ No L 94, 9 . 4. 1986, p. 6. (j OJ No L 286, 20. 10. 1988, p. 6. 0 OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1980, p. 5.
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tion (EEC) No 2026/83 ('), and Commission Regulation Regulation shall be applied on presentation, at the accept (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27 November 1987 laying down ance of the export declaration and the request for obtain common detailed rules for the application of the system ing the export refund, of proof that the basic products of export refunds on agricultural products (2) lay down used in the manufacture of the products to be exported rules on the advance payment of export refunds that must have not benefited from the production refund provided be adhered to when these are adjusted ; for in that Regulation, and that such refund will not be applied for. Whereas, now that a settlement has been reached between the European Economic Community and the United The proof referred to in the first subparagraph is provided States of America on Community exports of pasta by the presentation by the exporter of a declaration from products to the United States and has been approved by the processor of the basic product in question attesting Council Decision 87/482/EEC (3), it is necessary to differ that the latter product has not benefited from a produc entiate the refund on goods falling within subheadings tion refund as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 of the combined nomenclature 1009/86, and that no application for such refund will be according to their destination ; made . Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are 3. When the proof referred to in paragraph 2 is not in accordance with the opinion of the Management provided, the export refund : Committee for Cereals, (a) applicable on the date of acceptance of the export declaration for the goods, or on the day specified in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 26 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, where the rate is not fixed in advance ; Article 1 (b) of which the rate is fixed in advance, will be reduced by the amount of the production refund 1 . Without prejudice to paragraphs 2 and 3 the rates of applicable under Regulation (EEC) No 1009/86 to the the refunds applicable to the basic products appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EEC) No 3035/80 and listed basic product in question on the day of acceptance of the either in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 or in export declaration for the goods, or on the day specified in Article 26 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, if the Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76, exported in goods have been placed under the export refund advance the form of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 or in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No payment arrangements . 1418/76 respectively, are hereby fixed as shown in the Article 2 Annex to this Regulation. 2. For the products listed in the Annex to Regulation This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1988 . (EEC) No 1009/86, the refunds given in the Annex to this
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 31 October 1988 . For the Commission COCKFIELD Vice-President
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(') OJ No L 199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12. 2) OJ No L 351 , 14. 12. 1987, p. 1 . V) OJ No L 275, 29. 9. 1987, p. 36.
1 . 11 . 88 No L 299/51 Official Journal of the European Communities
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 31 October 1988 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty
(ECU/100 kg) CN code Rate Description of refund
1001 10 90 Durum wheat : — On exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 to the United States of America 11,032 — In all other cases 11,145 1001 90 99 Common wheat, and meslin (mixed wheat and rye) : — For the manufacture of starch 6,066 — Other than for the manufacture of starch : — On exports of goods falling within CN codes 1 902 1 1 00 and 1 902 19 to the United States of America 6,698 — In all other cases 6,766 1002 00 00 Rye 5,335 1003 00 90 Barley 6,169 1004 00 90 Oats 1,666 9 1005 90 00 Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing : — For the manufacture of starch 6,668 — Other than for the manufacture of starch 7,168 1006 20 Round grain husked rice 36,331 Medium grain husked rice 34,825 Long grain husked rice 34,825 1006 30 Round grain wholly milled rice 46,879 Medium grain wholly milled rice 50,471 Long grain wholly milled rice 50,471 1006 40 00 Broken rice : — For the manufacture of starch 10,230 — Other than for the manufacture of starch 10,830 1007 00 90 Sorghum 5,912 1101 00 00 Wheat or meslin flour : — On exports of goods falling within CN codes 1 902 1 1 00 and 1 902 1 9 to the United States of America 7,989 — In all other cases 8,070 1102 10 00 Rye flour 14,974 1103 11 10 Durum wheat groats and meal : — On exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 1 1 00 and 1902 19 to the United States of America 17,099 — In all other cases 17,272 1103 11 90 Common wheat groats and meal : — On exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 to the United States of America 7,989 — In all other cases 8,070