1.9.88OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL241/67
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2715/88
of31August1988
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertaincerealandriceproducts
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustriesin
obtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinquestion
ontheCommunitymarketandthepricesrulingon
thewofldmarkets; HayingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2221/88(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle16(2)thereof,(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessedagri­
culturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
whicharemanufacturedundersimilarconditions;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsandthose
whichusethird-country productsunderinward
processingarrangements ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2229/88(4),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle17(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
andArticle17(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsofprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
eachofthoseRegulationsandthepriceswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundsisbeingfixed,
accountshouldbetaken,whereappropriate,ofproduc­
tionrefunds,aidsorothermeasureshavingequivalent
effectapplicableinallMemberStatesinaccordancewith
theRegulationonthecommonorganizationofthe
marketintheproductinquestiontothebasicproducts
listedinAnnexAtothatRegulationortoassimilated
products;whereassuchproductionrefundsaregranted
undertheconditionslaiddowninCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2742/75of29October1975onproduction
refundsinthecerealsandricesectorsQ,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No3794/85(8),andCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1009/86of25March1986establishing
generalrulesapplyingtoproductionrefundsinthe
cerealsandricesector(9);WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3035/80of11
November1980layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncertainagriculturalproductsexported
intheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty,andthecriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds0,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
4055/87(6),specifiestheproductsforwhicharateof
refundshouldbefixed,tobeapplied'wherethese
productsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedin
AnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No2727/75orinAnnexB
toRegulation(EEC)No1418/76asappropriate ;Whereasaccountshouldbetaken,forthepurposesof
Article4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,ofthe
productionrefundprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No
2742/75applicableduringthemonthinwhichexporta­
tionoccurs;whereas,moreover,intheabsenceof
evidencethatnoproductionrefundwasgrantedunder
Regulation(EEC)No1009/86theexportrefundshould
befurtherreducedbytheamountoftheproduction
refundapplicableonthedayofacceptanceoftheexport
declaration;whereasthissystemistheonlyonewhich
discardstheriskoffraud;Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraphof
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth:
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthatArticle,
thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticularreferenceto:WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No565/80of4
March1980ontheadvancepaymentofexportrefundsin
respectofagriculturalproducts(10),aslastamendedby(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.16.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.30.0OJNoL323,29.11.1980,p.27.
(6OJNoL379,31.12.1987,p.1.OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.57.
(8)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.20.0OJNoL94,9.4.1986,p.6.
(I0)OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.

NoL241/68 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.9.88
Regulation(EEC)No2026/83('),andCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3665/87of27November1987laying
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofexportrefundsonagriculturalproducts(2)lay
downrulesontheadvancepaymentofexportrefunds
thatmustbeadheredtowhentheseareadjusted;
Whereas,nowthatasettlementhasbeenreachedbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheUnited
StatesofAmericaonCommunityexportsofpasta
productstotheUnitedStatesandhasbeenapprovedby
CouncilDecision87/482/EEC(3),itisnecessfrytodiffer­
entiatetherefundongoodsfallingwithinsubheadings
19021100and190219ofthecombinednomenclature
accordingtotheirdestination ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Withoutprejudicetoparagraphs2and3theratesof
therefundsapplicabletothebasicproductsappearingin
AnnexAtoRegulation(EEC)No3035/80andlisted
eitherinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75orin
Article1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76,exportedin
theformofgoodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)
No2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76respectively,areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
2.FortheproductslistedintheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1009/86,therefundsgivenintheAnnextothis
Regulationshallbeappliedonpresentation ,attheaccept­anceoftheexportdeclarationandtherequestforobtain­
ingtheexportrefund,ofproofthatthebasicproducts
usedinthemanufactureoftheproductstobeexported
havenotbenefitedfromtheproductionrefundprovided
forinthatRegulation,andthatsuchrefundwillnotbe
appliedfor.
Theproofreferredtointhefirstsubparagraph isprovided
bythepresentationbytheexporterofadeclarationfrom
theprocessorofthebasicproductinquestionattesting
thatthelatterproducthasnotbenefitedfromaproduc­
tionrefundasprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No
1009/86,andthatnoapplicationforsuchrefundwillbe
made.
3.Whentheproofreferredtoinparagraph2isnot
provided,theexportrefund:
(a)applicableonthedateofacceptanceoftheexport
declarationforthegoods,oronthedayspecifiedin
Article26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3665/87,where
therateisnotfixedinadvance;
(b)ofwhichtherateisfixedinadvance,
willbereducedbytheamountoftheproductionrefund
applicableunderRegulation(EEC)No1009/86tothe
basicproductinquestiononthedayofacceptanceofthe
exportdeclarationforthegoods,oronthedayspecified
inArticle26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3665/87,ifthe
goodshavebeenplacedundertheexportrefundadvance
paymentarrangements .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1988. v
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.
(2)OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.
3OJNoL275,29.9.1987,p.36.

1.9.88OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL241/69
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1988fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
tocertaincerealandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexII
totheTreaty
(ECU/100kg)
CNcodeDescriptionRate
ofrefund
10011090Durumwheat:II
—Onexportsofgoods-fallingwithinsubheadings
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 7,554
—Inallothercases8,393
10019099Commonwheat,andmeslin(mixedwheatandrye):
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 5,482
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch:
—Onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinsubheadings
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesof
America5,564
—Inallothercases 6,182
10020000'Rye 5,564
10030090Barley 6,158
10040090Oats2,011
10059000Maize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing: \
\—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 6,684
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 7,184
100620Roundgrainhuskedrice 35,761
—Other32,211
100630Roundgrainwhollymilledrice 46,143
—Other46,683
10064000Brokenrice: l
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 10,920
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 11,520
10070090Sorghum 6,695
11010000Wheatormeslinflour: I
—Onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinsubheadings
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 6,588
—Inallothercases 7,320
11021000Ryeflour 14,020
11031110Durumwheatgroatsandmeal: l
—Onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinsubheadings
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 11,708
—Inallothercases 13,009
11031190Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—Onexportsofgoodsfallingwithinsubheadings
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 6,588
—Inallothercases 7,320