NoL304/54 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1.11.90
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3176/90
of31October1990
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertaincerealandriceproducts
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustriesin
obtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinquestion
ontheCommunitymarketandthepricesrulingon
theworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessedagri­
culturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
whicharemanufactured undersimilarconditions ;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsandthose
whichusethird-country productsunderinward
processingarrangements ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1340/90(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(4),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle17(2)thereof,Whereasintheabsenceofevidencethatnoproduction
refundwasgrantedpursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1009/86of25March1986establishinggeneralrules
applyingtoproductionrefundsinthecerealsandrice
sectorf),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2779/89(8),theexportrefundshouldbereducedbythe
amountoftheproductionrefundapplicableonthedayof
acceptanceoftheexportdeclaration;whereasthissystem
istheonlyonewichavoidstheriskoffraud;WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
andArticle17(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsofprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
eachofthoseRegulationsandthepriceswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No28/90(9)
specifiesnewcriteriafortheclassificationofproducts
fallingwithinCNcode35051050;whereasitisthere­
forenecessarytoadoptcertainprovisionstoensurethe
deductionfromanyexportrefundpayableoftheamount
oftheproductionrefundincaseswheretheproductin
questionhaspreviouslybenefitedfromaproduction
refundpursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1009/86,priorto
theimplementation ofthenewcriteria;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 ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No565/80of4
March1980ontheadvancepaymentofexportrefundsin
respectofagriculturalproducts(10),asamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2026/83(n),andCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3665/87of27November1987layingdown
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
ofexportrefundsonagriculturalproducts(12),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1615/90(13),laydown
rulesontheadvancepaymentofexportrefundsthatmust
beadheredtowhentheseareadjusted; Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthatArticle,
thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticularreferenceto:
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL134,28.5.1990,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.0OJNoL94,9.4.1986,p.6.
(8)OJNoL268,15.9.1989,p.20.0OJNoL3,6.1.1990,p.9.
(10)OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.
(")OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.
(12)OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.
(")OJNoL152,16.6.1990,p.33.(4)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.
(ÓOJNoL323,29.11.1980,p.27.
(6)OJNoL286,20.10.1988,p.6.

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Whereas,nowthatasettlementhasbeenreachedbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheUnited
StatesofAmericaonCommunityexportsofpasta
productstotheUnitedStatesandhasbeenapprovedby
CouncilDecision87/482/EEC('),itisnecessarytodiffer­
entiatetherefundongoodsfallingwithinCNcodes
19021100and190219accordingtotheirdestination;
Whereas,inordertoensureequitabletreatmentbetween
maizeproductsexportedintheformofpellets,rolledor
flakedgrainsfallingwithinCNcode190410andother
maizeproducts,itisnecessarytodifferentiatetherefunds
onthosegoods;
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,therefundsgivenintheAnnextothis
Regulationshallbeappliedonpresentation,attheaccept­
anceoftheexportdeclarationandtherequestforobtain­
ingtheexportrefund,ofproofthatthebasicproducts
usedinthemanufactureoftheproductstobeexportedhavenotbenefitedfromtheproductionrefundprovided
forinthatRegulation,andthatsuchrefundwillnotbe
appliedfor.
Theproofreferredtointhefirstsubparagraph isprovided
bythepresentationbytheexporterofadeclarationfrom
theprocessorofthebasicproductinquestionattesting
thatthelatterproducthasnotbenefitedfromaproduc­
tionrefundasprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No
1009/86,andthatnoapplicationforsuchrefundwillbe
made.
3.Whentheproofreferredtoinparagraph2isnot
provided,theexportrefund:
(a)applicableonthedateofacceptanceoftheexport
declarationforthegoods,oronthedayspecifiedin
Article26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3665/87,where
therateisnotfixedinadvance;
(b)ofwhichtherateisfixedinadvance,
willbereducedbytheamountoftheproductionrefund
applicablepursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1009/86to
thebasicproductinquestiononthedayofacceptanceof
theexportdeclarationforthegoods,oronthedayspeci­
fiedinArticle26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3665/87,if
thegoodshavebeenplacedundertheexportrefund
advancepaymentarrangements .
Article2
TheprovisionsofArticle1(2)and(3)ofthisRegulation
shallalsoapplytostarcheshavingonacetylcontentby
weightinthedryproductof0,25%ormorebutlessthan
0,5%
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1990.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31October1990.
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
Vice-President
(>)OJNoL275,29.9.1987,p.36.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31October1990fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
tocertaincerealandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexII
totheTreaty
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode DescriptionRate
ofrefund
10011090Durumwheat:
—OnexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica
—Inallothercases8,960
13,784
10019099
10020000
10030090
10040090Commonwheat,andmeslin(mixedwheatandrye):
—OnexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica
—Inallothercases
Rye
Barley
Oats6,473
9,959
10,004
10,586
10,025
10059000
100620
ex100630
10064000
10070090Maize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing):
—Maizeinpellets,rolledorflakegrainswithafatcontent
exceeding 1,5%intheformofgoodsfallingwithinCN
code190410
—Inallothercases
Roundgrainhuskedrice
Mediumgrainhuskedrice
Longgrainhuskedrice
Roundgrainwhollymilledrice
Mediumgrainwhollymilledrice
Longgrainwhollymilledrice
Brokenrice
Sorghum6,841
12,073
21,632
20,732
20,732
28,095
34,835
34,835
17,548
6,581
11010000
11021000Wheatormeslinflour:
—OnexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica
—Inallothercases
Ryeflour7,630
11,739
20,457
11031110Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—OnexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica
—Inallothercases13,887
21,365
11031190Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—OnexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes
19021100and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica
—Inallothercases7,630
11,739