1.12.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL328/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3740/88
of30November 1988
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertaincerealandriceproducts
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustriesin
obtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinquestion
ontheCommunitymarketandthepricesrulingon
theworldmarkets;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessedagri­
culturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
whicharemanufactured undersimilarconditions ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2221/88(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle16(2)thereof,(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)No1009/86(8),andCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1009/86of25March1986establishing
generalrulesapplyingtoproductionrefundsinthe
cerealsandricesector;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3035/80of11
November1980layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncertainagriculturalproductsexported
intheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty,andthecriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3209/88(*),specifiestheproductsforwhicharateof
refundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwherethese
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(9),asamendedbyRegula­ >)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
2)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.16.
3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
4)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.30.
*)OJNoL323,29.11.1980,p.27.
«)OJNoL286,20.10.1988,p.6.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.57.b)OJNoL94,9.4.1986,p.6.
0OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.

NoL328/22OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.12.88
tion(EEC)No2026/83('),andCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3665/87of27November1987layingdown
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
ofexportrefundsonagriculturalproducts(2)laydown
rulesontheadvancepaymentofexportrefundsthatmust
beadheredtowhentheseareadjusted;
Whereas,nowthatasettlementhasbeenreachedbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheUnited
StatesofAmericaonCommunityexportsofpasta
productstotheUnitedStatesandhasbeenapprovedby
CouncilDecision87/482/EEC(3),itisnecessarytodiffer­
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,therefundsgivenintheAnnextothisRegulationshallbeappliedonpresentation,attheaccept­
anceoftheexportdeclarationandtherequestforobtain­
ingtheexportrefund,ofproofthatthebasicproducts
usedinthemanufactureoftheproductstobeexported
havenotbenefitedfromtheproductionrefundprovided
forinthatRegulation,andthatsuchrefundwillnotbe
appliedfor.
Theproofreferredtointhefirstsubparagraphisprovided
bythepresentationbytheexporterofadeclarationfrom
theprocessorofthebasicproductinquestionattesting
thatthelatterproducthasnotbenefitedfromaproduc­
tionrefundasprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No
1009/86,andthatnoapplicationforsuchrefundwillbe
made.
3.Whentheproofreferredtoinparagraph2isnot
provided,theexportrefund:
(a)applicableonthedateofaccieptanceoftheexport
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
goodshavebeen-placedundertheexportrefundadvance
paymentarrangements .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30November1988.
FortheCommission
COCKFIELD
Vice-President
(')OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.
(2)OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL275,29.9.1987,p.36.

1.12.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL328/23
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30November1988fixingtheratesoftherefunds
applicabletocertaincerealandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty
(ECU/100kg)
DescriptionRate
ofrefund CNcode
10011090Durumwheat:
—OnexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica
—Inallothercases
1001909913,491
13,627
6,723Commonwheat,andmeslin(mixedwheatandrye):
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch:
—OnexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesof
America
—Inallothercases7,349
7,423
6,327
6,798
2,395^Rye
Barley
Oats10020000
10030090
10040090
10059000Maize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing:,
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch
1006208,040
8,540
37,458
36,856
36,856
48,333
53,414
53,414Roundgrainhuskedrice
Mediumgrainhuskedrice
Longgrainhuskedrice
Roundgrainwhollymilledrice
Mediumgrainwhollymilledrice
Longgrainwhollymilledrice100630
10064000
10,902
11,502
6,380Brokenrice:
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch
,—Otherthanforthemanufactureofstarch
Sorghum
Wheatormeslinflour:
—OnexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica
—Inallothercases10070090
11010000
8,733
8,821
16,234 11021000
11031110
20,911
21,122Ryeflour
Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—OnexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica
—Inallothercases
Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—OnexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica
—Inallothercases11031190
8,733
8,821