27.2.90 NoL51/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No480/90
of26February1990
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
systemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfrom
riceQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1906/87(8),definesthespecificcriteriatobetakeninto
accountwhentherefundontheseproductsisbeing
calculated;
Whereas,onthebasisofthecriterialaiddowninRegula­
tion(EEC)No2744/75,particularaccountshouldbe
takenofthepricesandquantitiesofbasicproductsused
tocalculatethevariablecomponentofthelevy;whereas
Article8ofRegulation(EEC)No2744/75andArticle1
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1077/68(®),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2764/71(l0),provide
thattheamountoftheexportrefundshould,forcertain
products,bereducedbyanamountequaltotheproduc­
tionrefundgrantedinrespectofthebasicproducts;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketinproductsprocessed
fromcerealsandricethattheexportrefundshouldbe
fixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No201/90(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(4),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle17(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75and
Article17ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76providethat
thedifferencebetweenquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthoseRegu­
lationsandpricesforthoseproductswithintheCommu­
nitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75(*),andArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1431/76(^layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsoncerealsandricerespectivelyandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,providethatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexis­
tingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardtoprices
andavailabilitiesofcereals,riceandbrokenriceonthe
Communitymarketontheonehandandpricesfor
cereals,rice,brokenriceandcerealproductsontheworld
marketontheother;whereasthesameArticlesprovide
thatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthe
naturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeonthemarketsin
cerealsandriceand,furthermore ,totakeintoaccountthe
economicaspectoftheproposedexports,andtheneedto
avoiddisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle6ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2744/75of29October1975ontheimportandexportWhereaswhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccount
shouldbetakenofthequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedto
determinethevariablecomponentofthelevy;whereas
thequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedforcertainprocessed
productsmayvaryaccordingtotheenduseofthe
product;whereas,dependingonthemanufacturing
processused,productsotherthanthemainproductare
obtained,thequantityandvalueofwhichmayvarywith
thenatureandqualityofthemainproductsbeingmanu­
factured;whereascumulationoftherefundsonthe
variousproductsmanufacturedbyasingleprocessfrom
thesamebasicproductmaymakeitpossible,incertain
cases,toexporttothirdcountriesatpriceswhichare
lowerthanworldmarketprices;whereastherefundon
certainproductsshouldthereforebelimitedtoanamount
which,whileallowingaccesstotheworldmarket,will
ensurethattheaimsofthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsarerespected;
Whereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasisof
theash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatandstarch
contentoftheindividualproductconcerned,thiscontent
beingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthequantityofbasic
productactuallyincorporatedintheprocessedproduct;
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL22,27.1.1990,p.7.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
f6)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.
(■)OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.0OJNoL181,27.7.1968,p.1.
(,0)OJNoL283,24.12.1971,p.30.

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Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspectof
potentialexportsandinparticularthenatureandorigin
oftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproductsprocessed
fromcereals,theinsignificance ofCommunityparticipa­
tioninworldtrademakesitunnecessarytofixanexport
refundatthepresenttime;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination ;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No28Q6/71(')
laysdownadditionalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsfor
certainproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(2),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(3),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275ofdieActofAccession,
refundsmaybegrantedinthecaseofexportstoPortugal;
whereas,inthelightofthesituationandthelevelof
pricesnorefundshouldbefixedinthecaseofexportsto
Portugal;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andinArticle1<1)(c)of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76andsubjecttoRegulation
(EEC)No2744/75areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
TherefundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1990.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL284,28.12.1971,.p.9.
(2)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(3)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

NoL51/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.2.90
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26February1990fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund Productcode Refund
11022010100 130,54 11042230100 148,43
11022010300 111,89 11042230900 —
11022010900 — 11042250000 —
11022090100 111,89 11042310100 139,86
11022090900 — 11042310300 107,23
11023000000 — 11042310900 —
11029010100 99,89 11042911000 —
11029010900 67,92 11042915000 —
11029030100 157,16 11042919000 —
11029030900 — 11042991000 79,38
11031200100 157,16 11042995000 79,38
11031200900 — . 11043010000 16,77
11031311100 167,83 11043090000 23,31
11031311300 130,54 11071011000 119,37
11031311500 111,89 11071091000 118,53
11031311900 — 11081100100 134,12
11031319100 167,83 11081100900 —
11031319300 130,54 11081200100 149,18
11031319500 111,89 11081200900 —
11031319900 — 11081300100 149,18
11031390100 111,89 11081300900 —
11031390900 — 11081400100 —
11031400000 — 11081400900 —
11031910000 79,38 11081910100 262,84
11031930100 103,21 11081910900 —
11031930900 — 11081990100 —
11032100000 68,40 11081990900 —
11032920000 67,92 11090000100 0,00
11032930000 — 11090000900 —
11032940000 95,10 17023051000 194,87
11041190100 99,89 17023059000 149,18
11041190900 — 17023091000 194,87
11041290100 174,62 17023099000 149,18
11041290300 139,70 17024090000 149,18
11041290900 — 17029050100 194,87
11041910000 68,40 17029050900 149,18
11041950110 149,18 17029075000 204,20
11041950130 121,21 17029079000 141,72
11041950150 — 21069055000 149,18
11041950190 — 23021010000 18,15
11041950900 — 23021090100 18,15
11041991000 — 23021090900 —
11042110100 99,89 23022010000 18,15
11042110900 — 23022090100 18,15
11042130100 99,89 23022090900 —
11042130900 — 23023010000 18,15
11042150100 133,18 23023090000 18,15
11042150300 106,54 23024010000 18,15
11042150900 — 23024090000 18,15
11042210100 139,70 23031011100 74,59
11042210900 — 23031011900 —
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredennedinamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.12.
1987,p.1).