NoL53/78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.2.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No534/88
of26February1988
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
systemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfrom
ricef7),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)No1077/680,as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2764/71(l0),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)
No3989/87(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3990/87(4),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle17(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75and
Article17ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76providethat
thedifferencebetweenquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthoseRegu­
lationsandpricesforthoseproductswithintheCommu­
nitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/750,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;whereas
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
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasisof
theash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatandstarch
contentoftheindividualproductconcerned,thiscontent
beingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthequantityofbasic
productactuallyincorporatedintheprocessedproduct;
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.1.(jOJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(<)OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.15.OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.0OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.0OJNoL181,27.7.1968,p.1.HOJNoL283,24.12.1971,p.30.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(«)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.

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—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,refundsmaybegrantedinthecase
ofexportstoPortugal;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
thecaseofexportstoPortugal;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,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
2658/870,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)No1636/87kHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andinArticle1(1)(c)of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76andsubjecttoRegulation
(EEC)No2744/75areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
TherefundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL284,28.12.1971,p.9.0OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1.
(4)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ANNEX
todieCommissionRegulationof26February1988fixingdieexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Refund Productcode Refund
11022010100(0
110220103000
11022010900(0
11022090100(0175,78
150,67
150,6711042210100(0
110422109000
11042230100(0
11042230900(0199,71
212,19
11022090900(0
11023000000
11029010100
11029010900
11029030100
11029030900
11031200100
11031200900179,78
122,25
224,68
224,6811042250000(0
11042310100(0(0
11042310300(0(0
11042310900
11042910100(0
11042910900
11042991000
1104299500018834
144,39
103,50
105,00
11031311100(0(0
11031311300(0(0
11031311500(0(0
11031311900
11031319100(0(0
11031319300(0(0
11031319500(0(0
11031319900
11031390100(0(0
11031390900
11031400000
11031910000
11031930100
11031930900
11032100000
11032920000
11032930000
11032940000
11041190100
11041190900
11041290100
11041290300
11041290900
11041910000
11041950110
11041950130226,01
175,78
150,67
226,01
175,78
150,67
150,67
105,00
185.77
114,98
122,25
128,07
179.78
.249,64
199,71
114,98
200,90
163,2311043010000
11043090000
11071011000
11071091000
11081100100
11081100900
11081200100
11081200900
11081300100
11081300900
11081400100
11081400900
11081910100
11081910900
11081990100
11081990900
11090000100
11090000900
17023091000(0
17023099000(0
17024090000(0
117029050100(0
17029050900
17029075000
17029079000
21069055000
,2302101000028,18
313?
200,66
21333
197,46
184,90
184,90
233,94
0
241,52
184,90
184,90
241,52
184,90
253,08
175,65
184,90
28,65
11041950150
11041950190
11041950900
11041991000
11042110100(0
11042110900(0179,7823021090100
23021090900
23022010000
23022090100
23022090900
2302301000028,65
28,65
28,65
28,65
11042130100(0
11042130900(0
11042150100(0
11042150300(0
11042150900179,78
239,70
191,7623023090000
23024010000
23024090000
23031011100
2303101190028,65
28,65
28,65
92,45

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Notes
(')Theexportrefundispaidinrespectofmaize,groatsandmeal:
—ofwhichapercentagenotexceeding30%passesthroughasievewithanapertureof315microns,
—ofwhichapercentagenotexceeding5%passesthroughasievewithanapertureof150microns.
(J)'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.
(*)Theanalyticalmethodtobeusedforthedetermination ofthefattymattercontentisthatprintedinAnnexI(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).