NoL.18/5722.1.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No172/88
of21January1988
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
exportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
arebeingfixed,onlycertainproductsusedinthemanu­
factureofcompoundfeedingstuffsforwhicharefundmay
befixedshouldbetakenintoaccount;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1913/69of
29September1969onthegrantingandtheadvance
fixingoftheexportrefundoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1349/87Q,providesthatcalculationoftheexportrefund
mustbebasedontheaveragesoftherefundsgrantedand
theleviescalculatedonthemostcommonlyusedbasic
cereals,adjustedonthebasisofthethresholdpricein
forceduringthecurrentmonth;whereasthatcalculation
mustalsotakeaccountofthecerealproductscontent;
whereas,therefore,intheinterestofsimplification ,
compoundfeedingstuffsshouldbeplacedincategories
andtherefundforeachcategoryshouldbefixedonthe
basisofthequantityofcerealproductscontentforthe
categoryconcerned;whereas,furthermore,theamountof
therefundmustalsotakeintoaccountthepossibilities
andconditionsforthesaleofthoseproductsontheworld
market,theneedtoavoiddisturbancesontheCommu­
nitymarketandtheeconomicaspectoftheexport;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3989/87(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexis­
tingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardtoprices
andavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunitymarketon
theonehandandpricesforcerealsandcerealproducts
ontheother;whereasthesameArticleprovidesthatitis
alsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthenatural
developmentofpricesandtradeonthecerealmarkets;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshouldbe
fixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobeapplied
tocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (4),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No944/87(0,providesthat,whenWhereas,however,infixingtherateofrefunditwould
seemadvisabletobaseitatthistimeonthedifferencein
thecostofrawinputswidelyusedincompoundfeeding­
stuffsasbetweentheCommunityandworldmarkets,allo­
wingmoreaccurateaccounttobetakenofthecommer­
cialconditionsunderwhichsuchproductsareexported;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcompoundfeedingstuffsaccordingto
compositionanddestination;whereas,forpurposesof
varyingtherefund,thedestinationzoneslaiddownin
AnnexIItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/77
of27May1977redefiningthedestinationzonesfor
exportrefundsorleviesandforcertainexportlicencesfor
cerealsandrice(8),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1548/87(9),shouldbeused;
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.nOJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.h)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.
j5)OJNot90,2.4.1987,p.2.(6)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.0OJNoL127,16.5.1987,p.14.
(8)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.0OJNoL144,4.6.1987,p.14.

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Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,refundsmaybegrantedinthecase
ofexportstoPortugal;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
thecaseofexportstoPortugal;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andsubjectto
Regulation(EEC)No2743/75areherebyfixedasshown
intheAnnextothisRegulation .
TherefundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon22January
1988.Whereas,followingtheintroductionofthecombined
nomenclature byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2658/87(')thenomenclatureapplicablefrom1January
1988toexportrefundsonagriculturalproductswasesta­
blishedbyRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(2);
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(4),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21January1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.
(2)OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(4)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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22.1.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof21January1988fixingtheexportrefundson
cereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (*)
(ECU/tonne)
ProductcodeDestination
ofrefund(2)Amountofrefund
23091031050
23091011110
23091011190
23091011210
23091011290
23091011310
23091011390
23091011900
23091013050
23091013110
23091013190
23091013210
23091013290
23091013310
23091013390
23091013900
23091031050
23091031110
23091031190
23091031210
23091031290
23091031310
23091031390
23091031410
23091031490
2309103151001
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
096,82(3)
6,80
13,65(3)
13,61
27,30(3)
27,22
6,82(3)
6,80
13,65(3)
13,61
27,30(3)
27,22
6,82(3)
6,80
13,65(3)
13,61
27,30(3)
27,22
40,95(3)
40,82
54,60(3)

22.1.88 NoL18/60 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
(ECU7tonne)
ProductcodeDestination
ofrefund(2)Amountofrefund
23091031590
23091031610
23091031690
23091031900
23091033050
23091033110
23091033190
23091033210
23091033290
23091033310
23091033390
23091033410
23091033490
23091033510
23091033590
23091033610
23091033690
23091033900
23091051050
23091051110
23091051190
23091051210
23091051290
23091051310
23091051390
23091051410
23091051490
23091051510
23091051590
2309105161001
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09.
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01.
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
0954,43
68,25(3)
68,04
6,820
6,80
13,65(3)
13,61
27,30(3)
27,22
40,95(3)
40,82
54.60(3)
54,43
68,25(3)
68,04
6,82(3)
6,80
13,65(3)
13.61
27,30(3)
27,22
40,95(3)
40,82
54,60(3)
54,43
68,25(3)

22.1.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL18/61
(ECU/tonne)
ProductcodeDestination
ofrefund(2)Amountofrefund
23091051690
23091051710
23091051790
23091051810
23091051890
23091051900
23091053050
23091053110
23091053190
23091053210
23091053290
23091053310
23091053390
23091053410
23091053490
23091053510
23091053590
23091053610
23091053690
23091053710
23091053790
23091053810
23091053890
23091053900
23099031050
2309903111001
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
0968,04
81,90(3)
81,65
89,34(3)
89,07
6,82(3)
6,80
13,65(3)
13,61
27,30(3)
27,22
40,95(3)
40,82
54,60(3)
54,43
68,25(3)
68,04
81,90(3)
81,65
89,34(3)
89,07
6,82(3)

OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities22.1.88NoL18/62
(ECU/tonne)
ProductcodeDestination
ofrefund(2)Amountofrefund
23099031190
23099031210
23099031290
23099031310
23099031390
23099031900
23099033050
23099033110
23099033190
23099033210
23099033290
23099033310
23099033390
23099033900
23099041050
23099041110
23099041190
23099041210
23099041290
23099041310
23099041390
23099041410
23099041490
23099041510
23099041590
23099041610
23099041690
23099041900
23099043050
23099043110
2309904319001
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
096,80
13,65(3)
13,61
27,300
27,22
6,82(3)
6,80
13,65(3)
13,61
27,30(3)
27,22
6,82(3)
6,80
13,65(3)
13,61
27,30(3)
27,22
40,95(3)
40,82
54,60(3)
54,43
68,25(3)
68,04
6,82(3)
6,80

22.1.88NoL18/63OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
(ECU/tonne)
ProductcodeDestination
ofrefund(2)Amountofrefund
23099043210
23099043290
23099043310
23099043390
23099043410
23099043490
23099043510
23099043590
23099043610
23099043690
23099043900
23099051050
23099051110
23099051190
23099051210
23099051290
23099051310
23099051390
23099051410
23099051490
23099051510
23099051590
23099051610
23099051690
23099051710
23099051790
2309905181001
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
0913,65(3)
13,61
27,30(3)
27,22
40,95(3)
40,82
54.60(3)
54,43
68,25(3)
68,04
6,82(3)
6,80
13,65(3)
13.61
27,30(3)
27,22
40,95(3)
40,82
54,60(3)
54,43
68,25(3)
68,04
81,90(3)
81,65
89,34(3)

22.1.88NoL18/64 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
(ECU/tonne)
ProductcodeDestination
ofrefund(2)Amountofrefund
23099051890
23099051900
23099053050
23099053110
23099053190
23099053210
23099053290
23099053310
23099053390
23099053410
23099053490
23099053510
23099053590
23099053610
23099053690
23099053710
23099053790
23099053810
23099053890
2309905390001
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
01
09
._89,07
6,82(3)
6,80
13,65(3)
13,61
27,30(3)
27,22
40,950
40,82
54,60(3)
54,43
68,25(3)
68,04
81,90(3)
81,65
89,34(3)
89,07
(')CoveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2743/75.
(2)Thedestinationsareasfollows:
01ZonesA,B,C,DandEasspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77,
09Otherdestinations .
(3)Insofarasthisminimumcontentofmaizeisobserved,theserefundsshall,attherequestoftheparty
concerned,alsoapplywherethecerealproducts'contentexceedsthemaximumspecifiedonthesameline.