9.2.90 NoL37/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No340/90
of8February1990
fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,accountmustbetakenofthequantitiesofcereals
requiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereasthesequantities
werefixedinCommissionRegulationNo162/67/EEC(4),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1607/71(*); HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestina­
tion;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No201/90(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2),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;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:Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthedetailedrulesset
outabovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandontheworld
market,thattherefundsshouldbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession,
refundsmaybegrantedinthecaseofexportstoPortugal;
whereas,inthelightofthesituationandthelevelof
pricesnorefundshouldbefixedinthecaseofexportsto
Portugal;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
therefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaraswheat
andryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,inArticle4
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;whereasfurthermore,
whentherefundontheseproductsisbeingcalculated,
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL22,27.1.1990,p.7.
OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.(4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.
(*)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

9.2.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL37/21
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),
(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,exportedin
thenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.TherefundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon9February1990
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8February1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

NoL37/22 OfficialJournalofthe1EuropeanCommunities 9.2.90
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof8February1990fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(') Amountofrefund
07099060000 _
07129019000 — —
10011010000 — —
10011090000 01 10,00
10019091000 — —
10019099000 04 52,00
05 52,00
l02 10,00
10020000000 03 60,00
05 60,00
02 10,00
10030010000 — —
10030090000 04 59,50
02 10,00
10040010000 — —
10040090000 01 0
10051090000 — —
10059000000 03 75,00
l02 0
10070090000 — —
10082000000 — —
11010000110 01 86,00
11010000120 01 86,00
11010000130 01 79,00
liaioooo150 01 76,00
11010000170 01 74,00
11010000180 01 70,00
11010000190 — —
11010000900 — —
11021000100 01 86,00
11021000200 01 86,00
11021000300 01 86,00
11021000500 01 86,00
11021000900 — —
11031110100 01 200,00
11031110200 01 189,00
11031110500 01 169,00
11031110900 01 159,00
11031190100 01 86,00
11031190900 — —

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(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Allthirdcountries,
02Otherthirdcountries,
03Switzerland,AustriaandLiechtenstein ,
04Switzerland,Austria,Liechtenstein ,CeutaandMelilla,
05ZoneII(b).
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJHoL134,
28.5.1977,p.53),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3049/89(OJNoL292,11.10.
1989,p.10).