NoL79/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.3.83
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No688/83
of24March1983
fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
67/EEC(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1607/710;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessary
tovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingto
destination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthedetailedrulesset
outabovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,thattherefundsshouldbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1451/82(2),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productsintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthat
whenrefundsarebeingfixed,accountmustbetaken
oftheexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwith
regardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsonthe
Communitymarketontheonehand,andpricesfor
cerealsandcerealproductsontheworldmarketon
theother;whereasthesameArticleprovidesthatitis
alsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthenatural
development ofpricesandtradeoncerealmarkets
and,furthermore ,totakeintoaccounttheeconomic
aspectoftheproposedexportsandtheneedtoavoid
disturbancesontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2746/75
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccount
whentherefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated ;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaras
wheatandryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,in
Article4ofRegulation (EEC)No2746/75;whereas
furthermore ,whentherefundontheseproductsis
beingcalculated,accountmustbetakenofthequanti­
tiesofcerealsrequiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereas
thesequantitieswerefixedinRegulationNo162/HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1
(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75,
exportedinthenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon25March
1983.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL164,14.6.1982,p.1.
P)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.(4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

25.3.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL79/39
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24March1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

NoL79/40 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.3.83
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof24March1983fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund
10.01BICommonwheatandmeslin
forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein
—ZoneIIb)
—ZoneIV
—otherthirdcountries62,50
69,50
15,00
10.01BIIDurumwheat 15,00
10.02 Rye
forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein
—ZonesIIb)andIa)
—otherthirdcountries68,00
93,00
0
10.03 Barley
forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein
—ZoneIIb)
—Japan
—otherthirdcountries78,00
83,00
15,00
10.04 Oats
forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein
—otherthirdcountries30,00
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing—
10.07CGrainsorghum—
ex11.01AWheatflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to520 121,00
—ofanashcontentof521to600 115,00
—ofanashcontentof601to900 107,00
—ofanashcontentof901to1100 99,00
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650 91,50
—ofanashcontentof1651to1900 82,00

25.3.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL79/41
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund
ex11.01BRyeflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to700
—ofanashcontentof701to1150
—ofanashcontentof1151to1600
—ofanashcontentof1601to2000100,00
100,00
100,00
100,00
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to950
—ofanashcontentof951to1300
—ofanashcontentof1301to1500214,00
214,00
214,00
11.02Alb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to520 121,00
N.B.ThezonesarethosedefinedinRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.5.1977).