29.1.88OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL24/53
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No246/88
of28January1988
fixingtheexportrefundsonmalt
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestina­
tion;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/870,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereas,followingtheintroductionofthe'combined
nomenclature'byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2658/87(8),thenomenclatureapplicablefrom1January
1988toexportrefundsonagriculturalproducts'wasesta­
blishedbyRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(9);
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,refundsmaybegrantedinthecase
ofexportstoPortugal;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
thecaseofexportstoPortugal;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
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
thoseRegulationsandpricesforthoseproductswithin
theCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenofthe
existingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardto
pricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunity
marketontheonehandandpricesforcerealsandcereal
productsontheworldmarketontheother;whereasthe
sameArticleprovidesthatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesand
tradeoncerealmarketsand,furthermore,totakeinto
accounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports,and
theneedtoavoiddisturbancesontheCommunity
market; •
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2744/75of29
October1975ontheimportandexportsystemfor
productsprocessedfromcerealsandfromrice(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1906/870,definesthe
specificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhentherefund
ontheseproductsisbeingcalculated;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketinproductsprocessed
fromcerealsandricethattheexportrefundshouldbe
fixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsonmaltlistedinArticle1(d)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2727175subjecttoRegulation(EEC)No
2744/75shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
TherefundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon29Tanuarv
1988.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.
(0OJNoL182,3.7.1987,d.49.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.
(8)OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.0OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1.

29.1.88 NoL24/54 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28January1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28January1988fixingtheexportrefundsonmalt
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund
11071019000 146,35
11071099000 175,00
11072000000 205,00