1.9.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanGommunities NoL255/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2640/89
of31August1989
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
systemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfrom
riceQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1906/87(®),definesthespecificcriteriatobetakeninto
accountwhentherefundontheseproductsisbeing
calculated:
Whereas,onthebasisofthecriterialaiddowninRegula­
tion(EEC)No2744/75,particularaccountshouldbe
takenofthepricesandquantitiesofbasicproductsused
tocalculatethevariablecomponentofthelevy;whereas
Article8ofRegulation(EEC)No2744/75andArticle1
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1077/68(*),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2764/71(10),provide
thattheamountoftheexportrefundshould,forcertain
products,bereducedbyanamountequaltotheproduc­
tionrefundgrantedinrespectofthebasicproducts;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No2727/75ofthe
Councilof29October1975onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1834/89(2),an4inparticularthefourthsubpa­
ragraphofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(4),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle17(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75and
Article17ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76providethat
thedifferencebetweenquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthoseRegu­
lationsandpricesforthoseproducts ;withintheCommu­
nitymaybecoveredbyanexport (refund;Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketinproductsprocessed
fromcerealsandricethattheexportrefundshouldbe
fixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;
Whereaswhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccount
shouldbetakenofthequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedto
determinethevariablecomponentofthelevy;whereas
thequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedforcertainprocessed
productsmayvaryaccordingtotheenduseofthe
product;whereas,dependingonthemanufacturing
processused,productsotherthanthemainproductare
obtained,thequantityandvalueofwhichmayvarywith
thenatureandqualityofthemainproductsbeingmanu­
factured;whereascumulationoftherefundsonthe
variousproductsmanufacturedbyasingleprocessfrom
thesamebasicproductmaymakeitpossible,incertain
cases,toexporttothirdcountriesatpriceswhichare
lowerthanworldmarketprices;whereastherefundon
certainproductsshouldthereforebelimitedtoanamount
which,whileallowingaccesstotheworldmarket,will
ensurethattheaimsofthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsarerespected;WhereasArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75ofthe
Council(*),andArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1431/76(*)layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsoncerealsandricerespectivelyandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,providethatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexis­
tingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardtoprices
andavailabilitiesofcereals,riceandbrokenriceonthe
Communitymarketontheonehandandpricesfor
cereals,rice,brokenriceandcerealproductsontheworld
marketontheother;whereasthesameArticlesprovide
thatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthe
naturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeonthemarketsin
cerealsandriceand,furthermore ,totakeintoaccountthe
economicaspectoftheproposedexports,andtheneedto
avoiddisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No2744/75ofthe
Councilof29October1975ontheimportandexportWhereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasisof
theash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatandstarch
contentoftheindividualproductconcerned,thiscontent
beingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthequantityofbasic
productactuallyincorporatedintheprocessedproduct;
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(*)OJNoL180,27.6.1989,p.1.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(<)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.(jOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
Is)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.oOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.
OOJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.
OOJNoL181,27.7.1968,p.1.
(,0)OJNoL283,24.12.1971,p.30.

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Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspectof
potentialexportsandinparticularthenatureandorigin
oftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproductsprocessed
fromcereals,theinsignificanceofCommunityparticipa­
tioninworldtrademakesitunnecessarytofixanexport
refundatthepresenttime;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2806/71(')
laysdownadditionalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsfor
certainproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(2),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(3),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession,
refundsmaybegrantedinthecaseofexportstoPortugal;
whereas,inthelightofthesituationandthelevelof
pricesnorefundshouldbefixedinthecaseofexportsto
Portugal;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThpexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andinArticle1(1)(c)of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76andsubjecttoRegulation
(EEC)No2744/75areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
TherefundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
0OJNoL284,28.12.1971,p.9.
(2)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(3OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

NoL255/17 1.9.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1989fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) < (ECU/tonne)
Product code Refund Product code Refund
1102 2010100 113,83 1104 2210 900
1102 2010300 97,57 1104 2230100 102,56
1102 2010900 — 1104 2230900 —
1102 2090100 97,57 1104 2250000 —
1102 2090900 — 1104 2310100 121,97
1102 3000000 1104 2310300 93,51
1102 9010100 88,761104 2310900 — <
110290 10900 60,351104 2910100 —
1102 9030100 108,591104 2910900 —
1102 90309001104 2991000 67,67
1103 1200100 108,591104 2995000 67,67
1103 12009001104 3010000 11,25
1103 1311100 146,361104 3090000 20,33
1103 1311300 113,83110710 11000 80,06
1103 1311500 97,57 110710 91009 105,32
1103 13119001108 1100100 86,96
110313 19100 146,361108 1100900 —
1103 1319300 113,831108 1200100 130,10
1103 1319500
1103 1319900
1103 1390100
1103 1390900
1103 1400000
1103 1910000
1103 1930100
1103 193090097,57
97,57
67,67
91,711108 1200900
1108 1300100
1108 1300900
1108 1400100
1108 1400900
1108 1910100
1108 1910900
1108 1990100
1108 1990900130,10
131,48
1103 2100000 45,881109 0000100 0,00
1103 2920000 60,351109 0000900
1103 2930000 —1702 3051000 169,94
1103 2940000 82^41702 3059000 130,10
1104 1190100 88,761702 3091000 169,94
1104 1190900 —1702 3099000 13a ,10
1104 1290100 120,661702 4090000 130,10
110412 90300 96,531702 9050100 169,94
110412 90900 —*1702 9050900 130,10
1104 1910000 45,88 1702 9075000 178,07
1104 1950110 130,10 1702 9079000 123,59
110419 50130 105,70 2106 9055000 130,10
1104 1950150 —230210 10000 14,84
110419 50190 — 2302 1090100 14,84
1104 1950900 — ■ 2302 1090900 —
1104 1991000 — 2302 2010000 14,84
1104 2110100 88,70 2302 2090100 14,84
1104 2110900 2302 2090900 —
1104 2130100 88,76 2302 3010000 14,84
1104 2130900 — 2302 3090000 14,84
1104 2150100 118,34 2302 4010000 14,84
1104 2150300 94,67 2302 4090000 14,84
1104 2150900 — 2303 1011100 65,05
1104 2210 100 96,53 2303 1011900 —
NB :Theproduct codes andthefootnotes aredefined inCommission Regulation (EEC )No3846 /87asamended (OJNoL366 ;24.12
1987 ,p.1).