30.12.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL371/61
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3970/87
of29December 1987
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
systemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfrom
riceQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1906/87(8),definesthespecificcriteriatobetakeninto
accountwhentherefundontheseproductsisbeing
calculated;
Whereas,onthebasisofthecriterialaiddowninRegula­
tion(EEC)No2744/75,particularaccountshouldbe
takenofthepricesandquantitiesofbasicproductsused
tocalculatethevariablecomponentofthelevy;whereas
Article8ofRegulation(EEC)No2744/75andArticle1
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1077/68(®),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2764/71(10),provide
thattheamountoftheexportrefundshould,forcertain
products,bereducedbyanamountequaltotheproduc­
tionrefundgrantedinrespectofthebasicproducts;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketinproductsprocessed
fromcerealsandricethattheexportrefundshouldbe
fixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3808/87(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3877/87(4),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle17(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75and
Article17ofRegulation(EEC)'No1418/76providethat
thedifferencebetweenquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthoseRegur
lationsandpricesforthoseproductswithintheCommu­
nitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75(*),andArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1431/76(^layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsoncerealsandricerespectivelyandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,providethatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexis­
tingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardtoprices
andavailabilitiesofcereals,riceandbrokenriceonthe
Communitymarketontheonehandandpricesfor
cereals,rice,brokenriceandcerealproductsontheworld
marketontheother;whereasthesameArticlesprovide
thatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthe
naturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeonthemarketsin
cerealsandriceand,furthermore ,totakeintoaccountthe
economicaspectoftheproposedexports,andtheneedto
avoiddisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle6ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2744/75of29October1975ontheimportandexportWhereaswhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccount
shouldbetakenofthequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedto
determinethevariablecomponentofthelevy;wheireas
thequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedforcertainprocessed
productsmayvaryaccordingtotheenduseofthe
product;whereas,dependingonthemanufacturing
processused,productsotherthanthemainproductare
obtained,thequantityandvalueofwhichmayvarywith
thenatureandqualityofthemainproductsbeingmanu­
factured;whereascumulationoftherefundsonthe
variousproductsmanufacturedbyasingleprocessfrom
thesamebasicproductmaymakeitpossible,incertain
cases,toexporttothirdcountriesatpriceswhichare
lowerthanworldmarketprices;whereastherefundon
certainproductsshouldthereforebelimitedtoanamount
which,whileallowingaccesstotheworldmarket,will
ensurethattheaimsofthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsarerespected;
Whereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproducts,shouldbegraduatedonthebasisof
theash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatandstarch
contentoftheindividualproductconcerned,thiscontent
beingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthequantityofbasic
productactuallyincorporatedintheprocessedproduct;
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL357,19.12.1987,p.12.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.0OJNoL365,24.12.1987,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
fóOJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.0OJNoL'281,1.11.1975,p.65.
(8)OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.0OJNoL181,27.7.1968,p.1.HOJNoL283,24.12.1971,p.30.

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Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspectof
potentialexportsandinparticularthenatureandorigin
oftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproductsprocessed
fromcereals,theinsignificance ofCommunityparticipa­
tioninworldtrademakesitunnecessarytofixanexport
refundatthepresenttime;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination ;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2806/71(')
laysdownadditionalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsfor
certainproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice;
Whereas,followingtheintroductionofthecombined
nomenclature byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2658/87(2),thenomenclatureapplicablefrom1January
1988toexportrefundsonagriculturalproductswasesta­
blishedbyRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(3);
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(4),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(0,—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,refundsmaybegrantedinthecase
ofexportstoPortugal;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
thecaseofexportstoPortugal;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andinArticle1(1)(c)of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76andsubjecttoRegulation
(EEC)No2744/75areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
TherefundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeen.fixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29December1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL284,28.12.1971,p.9.0OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

NoL371/6330.12.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29December1987alteringtheexportrefundson
productsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund Productcode Refund
209,33 177,93
152,51
222,41
152,51
190,64
146,15190,70
129,67
235,49
235,49
228,76
177,93
152,51115,00
115,00
31,58
31,77
224,87
226,29
224,66228,76
177,93
152,51187,34
187,34
152,51
115,00
197,05260,12110220101000
110220103000
110220109000
110220901000
110220909000
11023000000
11029010100
11029010900
11029030100
11029030900
11031200100
11031200900
1103131110000
11031311300OH6)
1103131150000
11031311900
11031319100(')O
1103131930000
1103131950000
11031319900
1103139010000
11031390900
11031400000
11031910000
11031930100
11031930900
11032100000
11032920000
11032930000
11032940000
11041190100
11041190900
11041290100
11041290300
11041290900
11041910000
11041950110
11041950130
11041950150
11041950190
11041950900
11041991000
110421101000
110421109000
110421301000
110421309000
110421501000
110421503000
11042150900110422101000
110422109000
110422301000
110422309000
110422500000
1104231010000
1104231030000
11042310900
110429101000
11042910900
11042991000
11042995000
11043010000
11043090000
11071011000
11071091000
11081100100
11081100900
11081200100
11081200900
11081300100
11081300900
11081400100
11081400900
11081910100
11081910900
11081990100
11081990900
11090000100
11090000900
170230910000
170230990000
170240900000
170290501000
17029050900
17029075000
17029079000
21069055000
23021010000
23021090100
23021090900
23022010000
23022090100
23022090900
23023010000
23023090000
23024010000
23024090000
23031011100
23031011900128,86
129,67112,33
129,63
190,70244,72
187,34
187,34
187,34 261,66
209,33
128,86
203,34
165,22177,98
187,34
30,44
30,44
30,44
30,44
190,70
190,7030,44
30,44.
30,44
30,44
93,67254,26
203,41

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Notes
(')Theexportrefundispaidinrespectofmaize,groatsandmeal:
—ofwhichapercentagenotexceeding30%passesthroughasievewithanapertureof315microns,
—ofwhichapercentagenotexceeding5%passesthroughasievewithanapertureof150microns.
(2)'Hulledgrains'aregrainscorrespondingtothedefinitiongivenintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No821/68(OJNoL149,29.6.1968,p.46).
(3)'Pearledgrains'aregrainscorrespondingtothedefinitiongivenintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No821/68(OJNoL149,29.6.1968,p.46).
(4)PursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No2730/75theproductfallingwithinsubheadings17023051and59enjoysthesameexportrefundastheproductfalling
withinsubheadings17023091and99,17024090and17029050.
(*)TheanalyticalmethodtobeusedforthedeterminationofthefattymattercontentisthatprintedinAnnexI(MethodA)toDirective84/4/EEC(OJNoL
15,18.1.1984,p.28).
(*)Theproceduretobefollowedforthedetermination ofthefattymattercontentisasfollows:
—thesamplehastobecrushedsothat90%ormorecanpassthroughasievewithanapertureof500micronsand100%canpassthroughasievewith
anapertureof1000microns,
—theanalyticalmethodtobeusedafterwardsisthatwhichisprintedinAnnexI(MethodA)toDirective84/4/EEC(OJNoL15,
18.1.1984,p.28).