1.3.88 NoL54/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC).No553/88
of29February1988
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertaincerealandriceproducts
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustriesin
obtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinquestion
ontheCommunitymarketandthepricesrulingon
theworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessedagri­
culturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
whicharemanufactured undersimilarconditions ;
(c)theneed,toensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsandthose
whichusethird-country productsunderinward
processingarrangements ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3989/87(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle16(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundsisbeingfixed,
accountshouldbetaken,whereappropriate,ofproduc­
tionrefunds,aidsorothermeasureshavingequivalent
effectapplicableinallMemberStatesinaccordancewith
theRegulationonthecommonorganizationofthe
marketintheproductinquestiontothebasicproducts
listedinAnnexAtothatRegulationortoassimilated
products;whereassuchproductionrefundsaregranted
undertheconditionslaiddowninCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2742/75of29October1975onproduction
refundsinthecerealsandricesectorsQ,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No3794/85(8),andCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1009/86of25March1986establishing
generalrulesapplyingtoproductionrefundsinthe
cerealsandricesector(®);HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3990/87(4),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle17(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
andArticle17(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsofprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
eachofthoseRegulationsandthepriceswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3035/80of11
November1980layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncertainagriculturalproductsexported
intheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty,andthecriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds(s),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
4055/87(6),specifiestheproductsforwhicharateof
refundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwherethese
productsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedin
AnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No2727/75orinAnnexB
toRegulation(EEC)No1418/76asappropriate ;Whereasaccountshouldbetaken,forthepurposesof
Article4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,ofthe
productionrefundprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No
2742/75applicableduringthemonthinwhichexporta­
tionoccurs;whereas,moreover,intheabsenceof
evidencethatnoproductionrefundwasgrantedunder
Regulation(EEC)No1009/86theexportrefundshould
befurtherreducedbytheamountoftheproduction
refundapplicableonthedayofacceptanceoftheexport
declaration ;whereasthissystemistheonlyonewhich
discardstheriskof,fraud:;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthatArticle,
thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticularreferenceto:WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No565/80of4
March1980ontheadvancepaymentofexportrefundsin
respectofagriculturalproducts(10),aslastamendedby0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(*)OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.15.0OJNoL323,29.11.1980,p.27.
(«)OJNoL379,31.12.1987,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.57.
(8)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.20.
OOJNoL94,9.4.1986,p.6.
HOJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.

1.3.88 OfficialJournalofthe*EuropeanCommunities NoL54/39
Regulation(EEC)No2026/83(!),andCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3665/87of27November1987laying
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofexportrefundsonagriculturalproducts(2)lay
downrulesontheadvancepaymentofexportrefunds
thatmustbeadheredtowhentheseareadjusted;
Whereas,nowthatasettlementhasbeenreachedbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheUnited
StatesofAmericaonCommunityexportsofpasta
productstotheUnitedStatesandhasbeenapprovedby
CouncilDecision87/482/EEC(3),itisnecessarytodiffer­
entiatetherefundongoodsfallingwithinsubheadings
19021100and190219ofthecombinednomenclature
accordingtotheirdestination;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,2.FortheproductslistedintheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1009/86,therefundsgivenintheAnnextothis
Regulationshallbeappliedonpresentation,attheaccept­
anceoftheexportdeclarationandtherequestforobtain­
ingtheexportrefund,ofproofthatthebasicproducts
usedinthemanufactureoftheproductstobeexported
havenotbenefitedfromtheproductionrefundprovided
forinthatRegulation,andthatsuchrefundwillnotbe
appliedfor.
Theproofreferredtointhefirstsubparagraph isprovided
bythepresentationbytheexporterofadeclarationfrom
theprocessorofthebasicproductinquestionattesting
thatthelatterproducthasnotbenefitedfromaproduc­
tionrefundasprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No
1009/86,andthatnoapplicationforsuchrefundwillbe
made.
3.Whentheproofreferredtoinparagraph2isnot
provided,theexportrefund:
(a)applicableonthedateofacceptanceoftheexport
declarationforthegoods,oronthedayspecifiedin
Article26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3665/87,where
therateisnotfixedinadvance;
(b)ofwhichtherateisfixedinadvance,
willbereducedbytheamountoftheproductionrefund
applicableunderRegulation(EEC)No1009/86tothe
basicproductinquestiononthedayofacceptanceofthe
exportdeclarationforthegoods,oronthedayspecified
inArticle26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3665/87,ifthe
goodshavebeenplacedundertheexportrefundadvance
paymentarrangements .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1988.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Withoutprejudicetoparagraphs2and3theratesof
therefundsapplicabletothebasicproductsappearingin
AnnexAtoRegulation(EEC)No3035/80andlisted
eitherinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75orin
Article1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76,exportedin
theformofgoodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)
No2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76respectively,areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29February1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.
(2)OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.
3)OJNoL275,29.9.1987,p.36.

1.3.88 NoL54/40 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29February1988fixingtheratesoftherefunds
applicabletocertaincerealandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty
(.ECU/100kg)
CNcode DescriptionRate
ofrefund
10011090Durumwheat:
\—Onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinsubheadings
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 11,354
\—Inallothercases 15,447
10019099Commonwheat,andmeslin(mixedwheatandrye):
I—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 9,873
\—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch:
—Onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinsubheadings
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesof
America 8,286
—In'allothercases 11,273
10020000Rye 11,123
10030090Barley 13,085
10040090Oats 12,482
10059000Maize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing:
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 11,556
—Otherthanforthemanufactureofstarch 12,556
10062010Roundgrainhuskedrice 39,905
10062090Longgrainhuskedrice 35,727
10063091Roundgrainwhollymilledrice 51,490
10063099Longgrainwhollymilledrice 51,778
10064000Brokenrice:
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 15,391
I—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 16,591
10070090Sorghum 8,027
11010000Wheatormeslinflour: \
—Onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinsubheadings
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 9,767
J—Inallothercases 13,288
11021000Ryeflour 22,025
11031110Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
I—Onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinsubheadings
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 17,598
I—Inallothercases 23,943
11031190Commonwheatgroatsandmeal: l
—Onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinsubheadings
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 9,767
—Inallothercases 13,288