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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No173/88
of21January1988
fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
requiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereasthesequantities
werefixedinCommissionRegulationNo162/67/EEC(4),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1607/71(s);
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;
Whereas,followingtheintroductionofthe"combined
nomenclature "byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2658/87(8),thenomenclature applicablefrom1January
1988toexportrefundsonagriculturalproductswasesta­
blishedbyRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(9);
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthedetailedrulesset
outabovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandontheworld
market,thattherefundsshouldbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,refundsmaybegrantedinthecase
ofexportstoPortugal;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
thecaseofexportstoPortugal;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3989/87(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductsinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthatwhen
refundsarebeingfixed,accountmustbetakenofthe
existingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardto
pricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunity
marketontheonehand,andpricesforcerealsandcereal
productsontheworldmarketontheother;whereasthe
sameArticleprovidesthatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesand
tradeoncerealmarketsand,furthermore ,totakeinto
accounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposedexportsand
theneedtoavoiddisturbances ontheCommunity
market;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2746/75
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
therefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaraswheat
andryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,inArticle4
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;whereasfurthermore ,
whentherefundontheseproductsisbeingcalculated,
accountmustbetakenofthequantitiesofcereals (4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
Is)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.
(«)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.
(8)OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.
(9)OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.1.h)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.

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TherefundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
Article2HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),
(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,exportedin
thenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon22January
1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21January1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof21January1988fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destinationofrefund(') 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
04
05
02
01
03
02
08
09
03
06
07
02
09
01
03
02
09
01
03
02
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
0180,00
30,00(4)
25,00(4)
20,00(4)
80,00
95,00
25,00
110,00
110,00
10,00
20,00
15,00
25,00
110,00
80,00
95,00
25,00
114,00
50,00
105,00
0
165,00
165,00
146,00
137,00
128,00
117,00
165,00
165,00
165,00
165,00
290,00(2)
274,00(3)
245,00
231,00
165,00

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(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Allthirdcountries,
02Otherthirdcountries,
03Switzerland,AustriaandLiechtenstein ,
04ZonesIIandIII,
05Algeria,
06Japan,
07SouthKorea,
08CeutaandMelilla,
09ZoneIIb.
(2)Mealofwhichlessthan10%byweightiscapableofpassingthroughasieveof0,250mmmesh.
(3)Mealofwhichlessthan10%byweightiscapableofpassingthroughasieveof0,160mmmesh.
HTherefundcannotbegrantedifthequalityofdurumwheatexportedcorrespondstolessthanthequality
definedinparagraph2ofArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No1569/77withtheexceptionofimpuritiesconstituted
bygrain(otherthanmottledgrainsandgrainsaffectedwithfusariosis);7%maximumofwhich5/oofsoft
wheatorothercereals.
(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.5.1977),aslastamendedbyN.B.ThezonesarethosedefinedinRegulation
Regulation(EEC)No1548/87(OJNoL144,4.6.1987).