CELEX: 31988R1704
Language: en
Date: 1988-06-17
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1704/88 of 16 June 1988 fixing production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors

17. 6 . 88
                                              Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 151 /75
                                            COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1704/88
                                                             of 16 June 1988
                                      fixing production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors
    THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                                           to fix separate production refunds for maize and potato
                                                                           starch, wheat starch and rice starch ; whereas Article 10 of
                                                                           Regulation (EEC) No 2169/86 provides that the refund
    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  payable in the absence of proof of origin of the starch
    Economic Community,                                                   shall be that fixed for wheat starch, where applicable
                                                                          adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex to Regula­
                                                                          tion (EEC!) No 2169/86 ;
    Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
    Portugal,                                                             Wheras it is necessary to adapt the level of the production
                                                                          refunds following a significant increase in the ' world
                                                                          market prices ;
    Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
    of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
    market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)            in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                         Committee for Cereals,
    No 1097/88 (2), and in particular Article 1 la (5) thereof,
    Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1009/86
   of 25 March 1986 establishing general rules applying to
   production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors (3), and           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
   in particular Article 6 thereof,
   whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No                                             Article 1
   2169/86 of 10 July .1986 laying down detailed rules for
  the control and payment of production refunds in the
  cereals and rice sectors (4), as last amended by Regulation           The production refunds payable in the cereals and rice
  (EEC) No 1806/87 (5), provides that the production refund             sectors in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1009/86
  shall be fixed on a quarterly basis using the difference              and calculated in accordance with amended Regulation
  between the intervention price for maize applicable in the            (EEC) No 2169/86 shall be as follows :
  first month of the period in question and the cif price
  used for calculation of the maize import levy, multiplied
  by a coefficient of 1,6 ; whereas the same Article provides                                                             ECU/tonne
  for the possibility of altering the calculated refund in the
  event of significant movements in the prices of maize and               (l) for maize starch and products derived
  wheat :
                                                                               from maize starch :                          133,65
                                                                         (ii) for rice starch and products derived
                                                                              from rice starch :                            130,45
  Whereas the production refunds to be fixed in this Regu­
 lation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the           (iii) for wheat starch and products derived
 Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2169/86 to establish the                        from wheat starch :                           1 27,25
 exact amount payable ;
                                                                      (iv) for potato starch and products derived
                                                                              from potato starch :                         1 33 65
 Whereas it is necessary, during the transitional period
 established by Title II of Regulation (EEC) No 1009/86,
(')  OJ  No   L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1.                                                        Article 2
(2)  OJ  No   L 110, 29. 4. 1988, p.    7.
(3)  OJ  No   L 94, 9 . 4. 1986, p. 6.
0    OJ  No   L 189, 11 . 7. 1986, p.   12.
0    OJ  No   L 170, 30. 6. 1987, p.    19.                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 1988 .
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 16 June 1988 .
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                     Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                        Vice-President