29.1.88OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL24/49
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No245/88
of28January1988
fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES '
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,requiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereasthesequantities
werefixedinCommissionRegulationNo162/67/EEC(4),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1607/71(*);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationprthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestina­
tion;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/870;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereas,followingtheintroductionofthe"combined
nomenclature"byCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2658/87(8),thenomenclatureapplicablefrom1January
1988toexportrefundsonagriculturalproductswasesta­
blishedbyRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(9);
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthedetailedrulesset
outabovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandontheworld
market,thattherefundsshouldbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto;HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3989/87(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductsinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthatwhen
refundsarebeingfixed,accountmustbetakenofthe
existingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardto
pricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunity
marketontheonehand,andpricesforcerealsandcereal
productsontheworldmarketontheother;whereasthe
sameArticleprovidesthatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesand
tradeoncerealmarketsand,furthermore,totakeinto
accounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposedexportsand
theneedtoavoiddisturbancesontheCommunity
market;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
therefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaraswheat
andryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,inArticle4
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;whereasfurthermore,
whentherefundontheseproductsisbeingcalculated,
accountmustbetakenofthequantitiesofcerealsWhereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,refundsmaybegrantedinthecase
ofexportstoPortugal;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
thecaseofexportstoPortugal;
(4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.ÓOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.
(8)OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.0OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.

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TherefundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed. WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),
(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,exportedin
thenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon29January
1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28January1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28January1988fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
ProductcodeDestination(') Amountofrefund
07099060000
07129019000 —
10011010000 01 80,00
10011090000 0430,00(4)
0525,00(4)0220,00(4)
10019091000 01 80,00
10019099000 03 95,00
02 25,00
07 116,00
08 110,00
09110,00
10 116,00
10020000000 0310,00
06 20,00
0715,00
02 25,00
09110,00
10030010000 0180,00
10030090000 03 95,00
0225,00
09114,00
10040010000 01 50,00
10040090000 —_
10051090000 —_
10059000000 03105,00
02 0
10070090000 —_
10082000000 —
11010000110 02165,00
11181,50
11010000120 02165,00
I11 181,50
11010000130 01146,00
11010000150 01137,00
11010000170 01 128,00
-11010000180 01 117,00
11010000190 —
11010000900 —_
11021000100 01165,00
11021000200 01 165,00
11021000300 01165,00
11021000500 01 165,00
11021000900 —
11031110100 01290,00(2)■
11031110200 01274,00(3)
11031110500 01 245,00
11031110900 01 231,00
11031190100 01 165,00
11031190900 ——

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(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Allthirdcountries,
02Otherthirdcountries.
03Switzerland,AustriaandLiechtenstein ,
04ZonesIIandIII,
05Algeria,
06Japan,
07SouthKorea,
08CeutaandMelilla,
09ZoneIIb,
10Cuba,
11NorthYemen.
(2)Mealofwhichlessthan10%byweightiscapableofpassingthroughasieveof0,250mmmesh.
(5)Mealofwhichlessthan10%byweightiscapableofpassingthroughasieveof0,160mmmesh.
(4)Therefundcannotbegrantedifthequalityofdurumwheatexportedcorrespondstolessthanthequality
definedinparagraph2ofArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No1569177withtheexceptionofimpuritiesconstituted
bygrain(otherthanmottledgrainsandgrainsaffectedwithfusariosis);7%maximumofwhich5%ofsoft
wheatorothercereals.
N.B.ThezonesarethosedefinedinRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.5.1977),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1548/87(OJNoL144,4.6.1987).