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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No685/89
of16March1989
fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,accountmustbetakenofthequantitiesofcereals
requiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereasthesequantities
werefixedinRegulationNo162/67/EECoftheCommis­
sion(4),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1607/71Is); HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestina­
tion:
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No2727/75ofthe
Councilof29October1975onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No166/89(2),andinparticularthefourthsubpara­
graphofArticle16(2),Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/850,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/870,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;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;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
therefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaraswheat
andryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,inArticle4
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;whereasfurthermore,
whentherefundontheseproductsisbeingcalculated,
(4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL20,25.1.1989,p.16.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.
(6)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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon17March1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16March1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof16March1989fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal '
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(') Amountofrefund
07099060000
07129019000
10011010000
1001109000001
04
020
21,000
20,000
10019091000
1001909900001
05
060
49,00
54,00
07
08
09
0222,00
21,00
19,00
20,00
10020000000 06
0254,00
20,00
10030010000
1003009000001
05
07
020
53,00
22,00
20,00
10040010000
10040090000
10051090000
1005900000001
01
03
020
0
67,00
0
10070090000
10082000000
11010000110
11010000120
1101000013001
01
0181,00
81,00
73,00
11010000150
11010000170
1101000018001
01
0163,00
53,00
43,00
11010000190
11010000900
11021000100 01 81,00
11021000200
11021000300
1102100050001
01
0181,00
81,00
81,00
11021000900
11031110100
1103111020001
01190,00
180,00
11031110500
11031110900
1103119010001
01
01160,00
151,00
81,00
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(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Allthirdcountries,
02Otherthirdcountries,
03Switzerland »AustriaandLiechtenstein ,
04Algena,
05Switzerland,Austria,Liechtenstein ,CeutaandMelilla,
06ZoneIIb),
07Poland,
08China,
09SovietUnion.
(2)Therefundcannotbegrantedifthequalityofdurumwheatexportedcorrespondstolessthanthequality
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).