31990R3304

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3304/90 of 15 November 1990 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European vary the refund for certain products according to destina­ tion ; Economic Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Whereas export possibilities exist for a quantity of Portugal, 900 000 tonnes of common wheat and 500 000 tonnes of barley to certain destinations ; whereas the pocedure laid Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 down in Article 9 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 891 /89 (*), of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2553/90 f), market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) should be used ; whereas account should be taken of this No 1340/90 (2), and in particular the fourth subparagraph when the refunds are fixed ; of Article 16 (2), Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ; Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;

Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, provides that the difference between quotations or prices refunds should be calculated on the following basis : on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products in the — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ Community may be covered by an export refund ; tion to each other at any given moment within a band of 2,25 % a rate of exchange based on their central Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in 2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­ granting export refunds on cereals and criteria for fixing tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (8), as last amended by Regula­ the amount of such refunds f), provides that when tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (9), refunds are being fixed, account must be taken of the existing situation and the future trend with regard to — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an prices and availabilities of cereals on the Community average of the ecu rates published in the Official market on the one hand, and prices for cereals and cereal Journal of the European Communities, C series, over products on the world market on the other ; whereas the a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ same Article provides that it is also important to ensure cient referred to in the preceding indent ; equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on cereal markets and, furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed exports and Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules set the need to avoid disturbances on the Community out above to the present situation on the market in market ; cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto ; defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when the refund on cereals is being calculated ; Whereas, pursuant to Article 275 of the Act of Accession, Whereas these specific criteria are defined, as far as wheat refunds may be granted in the case of exports to Portugal ; and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, in Article 4 whereas, in the light of the situation and the level of of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 ; whereas furthermore, prices no refund should be fixed in the case of exports to when the refund on these products is being calculated, Portugal ; account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture ; whereas these quantities were fixed in Commission Regulation No 162/67/EEC (4), Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1607/71 (*) ; in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 134, 28 . 5. 1990, p. 1 . (6) OJ No L 94, 7. 4. 1989, p. 13. 0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78 . 0 OJ No L 241 , 4. 9 . 1990, p. 6. O OJ No 128 , 27 . 6. 1967, p. 2574/ 67. (8) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . O OJ No L 168, 27. 7. 1971 , p. 16. O OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 .

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 2. The refund on export to Portugal has not been fixed.

Article 1 Article 2 1 . The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 November Annex hereto. 1990 .

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

Done at Brussels, 15 November 1990.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 15 November 1990 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU / tonne) Product code Destination (') Amount of refund

0709 90 60 000 —— 0712 90 19 000 — — 1001 10 10 000 — — 1001 10 90 000 01 0 1001 90 91 000 01 — 1001 90 99 000 04 100,00 05 100,00 I 06 11 5,50 (2) 02 20,00 I 1002 00 00 000 03 100,00 \ 05 100,00 02 20,00 l 1003 00 10 000 — — 1003 00 90 000 04 87,00 I 06 103,50 (3) 02 20,00 I 1004 00 10 000 — — 1004 00 90 000 — — 1005 10 90 000 — — 1005 90 00 000 03 70,00 02 o l 1007 00 90 000 — ■ — 1008 20 00 000 — — 1101 00 00 110 01 155,00 1101 00 00 120 01 155,00 1101 00 00 130 01 137,00 1101 00 00 150 01 126,00 1101 00 00 170 01 117,00 1101 00 00 180 01 105,00 1101 00 00 190 — — 1101 00 00 900 — — 1102 10 00 100 01 155,00 1102 10 00 200 01 155,00 1102 10 00 300 01 155,00 1102 10 00 500 01 155,00 1102 10 00 900 — — 1103 11 10 100 01 231,00 1103 11 10 200 01 219,00 1103 11 10 500 01 195,00 1103 11 10 900 01 184,00 1103 11 90 100 01 155,00 1103 11 90 900 ■ — —

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(') The destinations are identified as follows : 01 All third countries, 02 Other third countries, 03 Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein, 04 Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Ceuta and Melilla, 05 Zone II (b), 06 Soviet Union . (2) Refund fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 9 (4) of amended Regulation (EEG) No 891 /89 in respect of a quantity of 900 000 tonnes. (3) Refund fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 9 (4) of amended Regulation (EEG) No 891 /89 in respect of a quantity of 500 000 tonnes.

NB : The zones are those defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 (OJ No L 134, 28. 5. 1977, p. 53), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3049/89 (OJ No L 292, 11 . 10. 1989, p. 10).