5.1.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL2/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No23/90
of4January1990
fixingtheexportrefundsonmalt
fromcerealsandricethattheexportrefundshouldbe
fixedatanamountwhich"willcoverthedifference
between-Communityprices-andworld-marketprices;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestin­
ation;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/870,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession,
refundsmaybegrantedinthecaseofexportstoPortugal;
whereas,inthelightofthesituationandthelevelof
pricesnorefundshouldbefixedinthecaseofexportsto
Portugal;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2860/89(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thoseRegulationsandpricesforthoseproductswithin
theCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(3)providesthatwhenrefunds
arebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexisting
situationandthefuturetrendwithregardtopricesand
availabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunitymarketonthe
onehandandpricesforcerealsandcerealproductson
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesameArticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibrium
andthenaturaldevelopment :of:pricesandtradeoncereal
marketsand,furthermore,totakeintoaccountthe
economicaspectoftheproposedexports,andtheneedto
avoiddisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2744/75of29
October1975ontheimportandexportsystemfor
productsprocessedfromcerealsandfromrice(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1906/870,definesthe
specificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhentherefund
ontheseproductsisbeingcalculated;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketinproductsprocessedHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsonmaltlistedinArticle1(d)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2727/75subjecttoRegulation(EEC)No
2744/75shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
TherefundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5January1990. (')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(J)OJNoL274,23.9.1989,p.41.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.0OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4January1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof4January1990fixingtheexportrefundsonmalt
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund
11071019000- 65,00
11071099000 103,00
11072000000 120,00
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredennedinCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3846/87asamended(OJNoL366,24.12.
1987,p.1).