OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL367/10729.12.90
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3873/90
of28December1990
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertaincerealandriceproducts
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustriesin
obtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinquestion
ontheCommunitymarketandthepricesrulingon
theworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessedagri­
culturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
whicharemanufactured undersimilarconditions;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsandthose
whichusethird-country productsunderinward
processingarrangements ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3577/90(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(4),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle17(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
andArticle17(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsofprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
eachofthoseRegulationsandthepriceswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;Whereasintheabsenceofevidencethatnoproduction
-refundwasgrantedpursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1009/86of25March1986establishinggeneralrules
applyingtoproductionrefundsinthecerealsandrice
sectorQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
i3655/90(8),theexportrefundshouldbereducedbythe
amountoftheproductionrefundapplicableonthedayof
acceptanceoftheexportdeclaration ;whereasthissystem
istheonlyonewichavoidstheriskoffraud;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No28/90(9)
specifiesnewcriteriafortheclassificationofproducts
fallingwithinCNcode35051050;whereasitisthere­
forenecessarytoadoptcertainprovisionstoensurethe
deductionfromanyexportrefundpayableoftheamount
oftheproductionrefundincaseswheretheproductin
questionhaspreviouslybenefitedfromaproduction
refundpursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1009/86,priorto
theimplementation ofthenewcriteria;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3035/80of11
November1980layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncertainagriculturalproductsexported
intheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty,andthecriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds0,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3381/90(*),specifiestheproductsforwhicharateof
refundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwherethese
productsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedin
AnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No2727/75orinAnnexB
toRegulation(EEC)No1418/76asappropriate ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No565/80of4
March1980ontheadvancepaymentofexportrefundsin
respectofagriculturalproducts(l0),asamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2026/83(u),andCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3665/87of27November1987layingdown
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
ofexportrefundsonagriculturalproducts(u),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1615/90(13),laydown
rulesontheadvancepaymentofexportrefundsthatmust
beadheredtowhentheseareadjusted; Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthatArticle,
thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticularreferenceto:
0OJNoL94,9.4.1986,p.6.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.OOJNoL362,27.12.1990,p.33.
OOJNoL3,6.1.1990,p.9.
(10)OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.
(")OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.
(u)OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.
HOJNoL152,16.6.1990,p.33.(4)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.0OJNoL323,29.11.1980,p.27.
(«)OJNoL327,27.11.1990,p.4.

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Whereas,nowthatasettlementhasbeenreachedbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheUnited
StatesofAmericaonCommunityexportsofpasta
productstotheUnitedStatesandhasbeenapprovedby
CouncilDecision87/482/EEC('),itisnecessarytodiffer­
entiatetherefundongoodsfallingwithinCNcodes
19021100and190219accordingtotheirdestination;
Whereas,inordertoensureequitabletreatmentbetween
maizeproductsexportedintheformofpellets,rolledor
flakedgrainsfallingwithinCNcode190410andother
maizeproducts,itisnecessarytodifferentiatetherefunds
onthosegoods;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,usedinthemanufactureoftheproductstobeexported
havenotbenefitedfromtheproductionrefundprovided
forinthatRegulation,andthatsuchrefundwillnotbe
appliedfor.
Theproofreferredtointhefirstsubparagraphisprovided
bythepresentationbytheexporterofadeclarationfrom
theprocessorofthebasicproductinquestionattesting
thatthelatterproducthasnotbenefitedfromaproduc­
tionrefundasprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No
1009/86,andthatnoapplicationforsuchrefundwillbe
made.
3.Whentheproofreferredtoinparagraph2isnot
provided,theexportrefund:
(a)applicableonthedateofacceptanceoftheexport
declarationforthegoods,oronthedayspecifiedin
Article26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3665/87,where
therateisnotfixedinadvance;
(b)ofwhichtherateisfixedinadvance,
willbereducedbytheamountoftheproductionrefund
applicablepursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1009/86to
thebasicproductinquestiononthedayofacceptanceof
theexportdeclarationforthegoods,oronthedayspeci­
fiedinArticle26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3665/87,if
thegoodshavebeenplacedundertheexportrefund
advancepaymentarrangements .
Article2
TheprovisionsofArticle1(2)and(3)ofthisRegulation
shallalsoapplytostarcheshavingonacetylcontentby
weightinthedryproductof0,25%ormorebutlessthan
0,5%
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1991.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Withoutprejudicetoparagraphs2and3theratesof
therefundsapplicabletothebasicproductsappearingin
AnnexAtoRegulation(EEC)No3035/80andlisted
eitherinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75orin
Article1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76,exportedin
theformofgoodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)
No2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76respectively,areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
2.FortheproductslistedintheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1009/86,therefundsgivenintheAnnextothis
Regulationshallbeappliedonpresentation,attheaccept­
anceoftheexportdeclarationandtherequestforobtain­
ingtheexportrefund,ofproofthatthebasicproducts
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28December1990.
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
Vice-President
('OJNoL275,29.9.1987,p.36.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28December1990fixingtheratesofdierefunds
applicabletocertaincerealandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode DescriptionRate
ofrefund
10011090Durumwheat:
—OnexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211
and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 9,387
—Inallothercases 14,441
10019099Commonwheat,andmeslin(mixedwheatandrye):
—OnexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211
and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 6,999
—Inallothercases 10,767
10020000Rye 10,510
10030090Barley 11,000
10040090Oats 9,944
10059000Maize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing):L
—Maizeinpellets,rolledorflakegrainswithafatcontent
exceeding1,5%intheformofgoodsfallingwithinCN
code190410.7,129
—Inallothercases 12,581
100620Roundgrainhuskedrice 23,141
Mediumgrainhuskedrice '22,483
Longgrainhuskedrice 22,483
ex100630Roundgrainwhollymilledrice 30,083
Mediumgrainwhollymilledrice 37,443
Longgrainwhollymilledrice 37,443
10064000Brokenrice 17,428
10070090Sorghum 6,649
11010000Wheatormeslinflour:
—OnexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211
and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 8,277
—Inallothercases 12,733
11021000Ryeflour 21,127
11031110Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—OnexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211
and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 14,549
—Inallothercases 22,384
11031190Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—OnexportsofgoodsfallingwithinCNcodes190211
and190219totheUnitedStatesofAmerica 8,277
\—Inallothercases 12,733