NoL60/42 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 3.3.89
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No554/89
of2March1989
fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,accountmustbetakenofthequantitiesofcereals
requiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereasthesequantities
werefixedinRegulationNo162/67/EECoftheCommis­
sion(4),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1607/71(*); HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestina­
tion:
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
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
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No2727/75ofthe
Councilof29October1975onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No166/89(2),andinparticularthefourthsubpara­
graphof.-Article16(2),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductsinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75ofthe
Councilof29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesfor
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
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
therefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaraswheat
andryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,inArticle4
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;whereasfurthermore,
whentherefundontheseproductsisbeingcalculated,WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
OOJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL20,25.1.1989,p.16.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.
(•)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

3.3.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL60/43
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),
(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,exportedin
thenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.TherefundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon3March1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2March1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

NoL60/44 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 3.3.89
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof2March1989fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsandon
wheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(') Amountofrefund
07099060000
07129019000 — —
10011010000 01 0
10011090000 04 21,00(2)
02 20,00(2)
10019091000 01 0
10019099000 05 49,00
07 22,00
06 54,00
02 20,00
08 21,00
l09 19,00
10020000000 06 54,00
02 20,00
10030010000 01 0
10030090000 05 57,00
07 22,00
02 20,00
10040010000 01 0
10040090000 01 0
10051090000— —
10059000000 03 70,00
02 0
10070090000 — —
10082000000— —
11010000110 01 84,00
11010000120 01 84,00
11010000130 01 76,00
11010000150 01 66,00
11010000170 01 56,00
11010000180 01 46,00
11010000190 — —
11010000900 — —
11021000100 01 84,00
11021000200 01 84,00
11021000300 01 84,00
11021000500 01 84,00
11021000900 — —
11031110100 01 191,00
11031110200 01 181,00
11031110500 01 161,00
11031110900 01 152,00
11031190100 01 84,00
11031190900— —

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(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Allthirdcountries,
02Otherthirdcountries,
03Switzerland,AustriaandLiechtenstein ,
04Algeria,
05Switzerland,Austria,Liechtenstein ,CeutaandMelilla,
06ZoneIIb),
07Poland,
08China,
09SovietUnion.
(*)Hierefundcannotbegrantedifthequalityofdurumwheatexportedcorrespondstolessthanthequality
definedinparagraph2ofArticle2ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1569/77(OJNoL174,14.7.1977,p.
15),withtheexceptionofimpuritiesconstitutedbygrain(otherthanmottledgrainsandgrainsaffectedwith
fusariosis);7%maximum,ofwhich5%ofsoftwheatorothercereals.
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.
5.1977,p,53),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No296/88(OJNoL30,2.2.1988,p.9).