NoL82/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.3.86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No888/86
of26March1986
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Regulation (EEC)No2560/77(*),providesthat,when
exportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
arebeingfixed,onlytheproductsnormallyusedinthe
manufacture ofcompoundfeedingstuffs forwhicha
refundmaybefixedshouldbetakenintoaccount;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1913/69of
29September1969onthegrantingandtheadvance
fixingoftheexportrefundoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs (6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
537/83Q,providesthatcalculationoftheexportrefund
mustbebasedontheaverageoftherefundsgrantedon
themostcommonlyusedbasiccereals,adjustedonthe
basisofthethresholdpriceinforceduringthemonthof
exportationandonthelevyapplicabletomaize;whereas
thiscalculationmustalsotakeaccountofthecereal
productscontent;whereas,therefore,intheinterestof
simplification ,compoundfeedingstuffsshouldbeplaced
incategoriesandtherefundforeachcategoryshouldbe
fixedonthebasisofaquantityofmaizewhichisrepre­
sentativeoftheusualcerealproductscontentforthecate­
goryconcerned;whereas,furthermore ,theamountofthe
refundmustalsotakeintoaccountthepossibilitiesand
conditionsforthesaleofthoseproductsontheworld
market,theneedtoavoiddisturbancesontheCommu­
nitymarketandtheeconomicaspectoftheexport;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3793/85(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),asamendedbyWhereas,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
3817/85(9),shouldbeused;
(•<)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
(6)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.
OOJNoL63,9.3.1983,p.10.
(8)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.
(9)OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.16.(')OJNoL281,1.11.19/3,p.1.
(2)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.19.
(?)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.

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whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85('),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,refundsmaybegrantedinthecaseofexportstoPortugal;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
thecaseofexportstoPortugal;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andsubjectto
Regulation(EEC)No2743/75areherebyfixedasshown
intheAnnextothisRegulation .
TherefundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26March1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(»)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.

NoL82/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.3.86
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26March1986fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoSpecial
specification
forrefundNomenclature insimplifiedwording Refund
23.07BI Preparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredbyRegulation
(EEC)No2743/75,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup
fallingwithinsubheadings17.02Band21.07FIIormilkproducts
(fallingwithinheadingNos04.01,04.02,04.03and04.04and
subheadings17.02Aand21.07FI):
Ofamilkpowdercontentoflessthan50%byweightandofa
cerealproducts(')contentbyweight:
0510—Exceeding5%butnotexceeding10% 6,2906,9800-0
1010—Exceeding10%butnotexceeding20% 12,58013,9700—0
2010—Exceeding20%butnotexceeding30% 25,17027,9400—(<)
3010—Exceeding30%butnotexceeding40% 37,75(2)41,9100—0
4010—Exceeding40%butnotexceeding50% 50,34055,88(2)(3)—(4)
5010—Exceeding50%butnotexceeding60% 62,92069,84(2)(3)—0
6010—Exceeding60%butnotexceeding70% 75,50(2)83,81(2)0—(4)
7010—Exceeding70% 82,37(2)91,43(2)0—0
(')'CerealproductsmeanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheading11.02G)of
theCommonCustomsTariff.
(2)ForexportstoZonesA,B,C,DandEspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No501/85.
(3)Minimumcontentofmaizeand/orsorghumexceeding:0510:5%;1010:10%;2010:20%;3010:30%;4010:40%;5010:
50%;6010:60%;7010:60%.
Insofarasthisminimumisobserved,theserefundsshall,attherequestofthepartyconcerned,alsoapplywherethecerealproducts'
contentexceedsthemaximumspecifiedonthesameline.
(4)Forexporttootherthirdcountries.