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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3509/88
of10November1988
fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,accountmustbetakenofthequantitiesofcereals
requiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereasthesequantities
werefixedinCommissionRegulationNo162/67/EEC(4),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1607/71HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestina­
tion;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2221/88(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2),Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductsinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87Q;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient ;whereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthatwhen
refundsarebeingfixed,accountmustbetakenofthe
existingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardto
pricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunity
marketontheonehand,andpricesforcerealsandcereal
productsontheworldmarketontheother;whereasthe
sameArticleprovidesthatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesand
tradeoncerealmarketsand,furthermore ,totakeinto
accounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposedexportsand
theneedtoavoiddisturbancesontheCommunity
market;Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthedetailedrulesset
outabovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandontheworld
market,thattherefundsshouldbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,refundsmaybegrantedinthecase
ofexportstoPortugal;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
thecaseofexportstoPortugal;WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
definesthejpecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
therefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaraswheat
andryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,inArticle4
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;whereasfurthermore,
whentherefundontheseproductsisbeingcalculated,WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.16.
(3)OJNo.L281,1.11.1975,p.78.(4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.
(«)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),
(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,exportedin
thenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.TherefundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon11November
1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10November1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof10November1988fixingtheexportrefundsoncereals
andonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
ProductcodeDestination(') Amountofrefund
07099060000
07129019000
10011010000
10011090000
10019091000
10019099000
10020000000
10030010000
10030090000
10040010000
10040090000
10051090000
10059000000
10070090000
10082000000
11010000110
11010000120
11010000130
11010000150
11010000170
11010000180
11010000190
11010000900
11021000100
11021000200
11021000300
11021000500
11021000900
11031110100
11031110200
11031110500
11031110900
11031190100
1103119090001
02
04
07
01
05
02
07
08
02
08
01
05
02
07
01
01
03
06
02
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
04
02
04
02
01
01
010
20,00(2)
21,00(2)
22,00(2)
o
52,00
20,00
22,00
60,00
20,00
60,00
0
57,00
20,00
22,00
0
0
50,00
72,00
0
89,25
89,25
81,25
71,25
61,25
51,25
89,25
89,25
89,25
89,25
232,20
191,20
232,20
181,20
162,20
153,20
89,25

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(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Allthirdcountries,
02Otherthirdcountries,
03Switzerland,AustriaandLiechtenstein ,
04Algeria,
05Switzerland,Austria,Liechtenstein ,CeutaandMelilla,
06ZonesIandVIII,
07Poland,
08ZoneII(b).
(*)Therefundcannotbegrantedifthequalityofdurumwheatexportedcorrespondstolessthanthequality
definedinparagraph2ofArticle2ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1569/77withtheexceptionofimpuri­
tiesconstitutedbygrain(otherthanmottledgrainsandgrainsaffectedwithfusariosis);7%maximumofwhich
5%ofsoftwheatorothercereals.
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.
5.1977,p.53),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No296/88(OJNoL30,2.2.1988,p.9).