NoL295/64 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.10.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3344/88
of27October1988
fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
accountmustbetakenofthequantitiesofcereals
requiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereasthesequantities
werefixedinCommissionRegulationNo162/67/EEC(4),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1607/71(*);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestina­
tion:
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2221/88(2),andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph
ofArticle16(2),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproducts'inthe
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,Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomerntwithinaband
of2,25%arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/870;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthedetailedrulesset
outabovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandontheworld
market,thattherefundsshouldbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,refundsmaybegrantedinthecase
ofexportstoPortugal;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
thecaseofexportstoPortugal;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
(4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.
(«)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.nOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.16.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.

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TherefundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),
(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,exportedin
thenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.Article2
ThisRegulationshall,enterintoforceon28October
1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27October1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

NoL295/66 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.10.88
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27October1988fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(') Amountofrefund
07099060000— —
07129019000 — —
10011010000 01 0
10011090000 01 20,00(2)
10019091000 01 0
10019099000 05 52,00
06 70,00
02 20,00
10020000000 01 20,00 ,
10030010000 01 0
10030090000 05 57,00
02 20,00
10040010000 01 0
10040090000 01 0
10051090000— —
10059000000 03 50,00
02 0
10070090000— —
10082000000— —
11010000110 01 87,00
11010000120 01 87,00
11010000130 01 79,00
11010000150 01 69,00
11010000170 01 59,00
11010000180 01 49,00
11010000190— —
11010000900— —
11021000100 01 87,00
11021000200 01 87,00,
11021000300 01 87,00
11021000500 01 87,00
11021000900— —
11031110100 04 229,00
02 188,00
11031110200 04 229,00
02 178,00
11031110500 01 159,00
11031110900 01 150,00
11031190100 01 87,00
11031190900— —

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(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Allthirdcountries,
02Otherthirdcountries,
03Switzerland,AustriaandLiechtenstein ,
04Algeria,
05Switzerland,Austria,Liechtenstein ,CeutaandMelilla,
06ZoneVIII(b).
(2)Therefundcannotbegrantedifthequalityofdurumwheatexportedcorrespondstolessthanthequality
definedinparagraph2ofArticle2ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1569/77withtheexceptionofimpuri­
tiesconstitutedbygrain(otherthanmottledgrainsandgrainsaffectedwithfusariosis);7%maximumofwhich
5%ofsoftwheatorothercereals.
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.
5.1977,p.53),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No296/88(OJNoL30,2.2.1988,p.9).