CELEX: 31988R1649
Language: en
Date: 1988-06-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1649/88 of 13 June 1988 on the adjustment of certain export refunds fixed in advance in the cereals sector

No L 147/68                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                14. 6. 88
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1649/88
                                                          of 13 June 1988
                   on the adjustment of certain export refunds fixed in advance in the cereals sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural
                                                                     products f5);
                                                                     whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Economic Community,                                                  Committee for Cereals,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1097/88 (2), and in particular. Article 16 thereof,
                                                                                              Article 1
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75                 1 . In respect of the products referred to in Article 1 (a),
of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for granting            (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, export
export refunds on cereals and criteria for fixing the                refunds fixed in advance between 15 and 30 June 1988
amount of such refunds (3), and in particular Articles 4             shall be adjusted in -accordance with paragraph 2 upon
and 5 thereof,                                                       application by exporters, where completion of the
                                                                     customs export formalities will take place after 30 June
                                                                     1988 .
Whereas, in respect of certain products in the cereals               2. Export refunds shall be increased by the difference
sector, the rate of refund valid on the date on which an             as expressed in ECU per tonne between the threshold
application for an export licence is lodged, adjusted in             price applying in the last month of the 1987/88, mar­
line with the threshold price in effect during the month             keting year and the threshold price applying in the
in which the products are exported, is to apply to exports           first month of the 1988/89 marketing year.
carried out during the period of validity of that licence
upon application by the exporter, to be lodged at the
same time as the application for the licence ;                       3. Applications under paragraph 1 shall be submitted
                                                                     only by the holders of the export licences concerned to
                                                                     the Member State which has issued them and before
                                                                     customs export formalities in respect of the quantities
                                                                     concerned have been completed.
Whereas certain advance-fixing certificates applied for
before the end of the 1987/88 marketing year may be
used during the 1988/89 marketing year ;                             The said Member State shall enter the adjustment to be
                                                                     applied in box 1 8 of the relevant export licence and place
                                                                     its stamp thereon.
Whereas, in view of the special circumstances currently              The    Member    States  shall  inform   the   Commission
obtaining, appropriate arrangements should be introduced             immediately of the quantities of products covered by
to allow an adjustment of refunds upon application by the            applications made under paragraph 1 .
exporter before customs export formalities are completed,
and derogations should be made from Commission Regu­
lation (EEC) No 2042/75 of 25 July 1975 on special                                            Article 2
detailed rules for the application of the system of import
and export licences for cereals and rice (4) and from
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 of 3                          This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
December 1980 laying down common detailed rules for                  publication in the Official Journal of the European
the application of the system of import and export                   Communities.
(') OJ No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975,  p. 1.                            It shall apply from 15 June 1988 .
0   OJ No  L  110,  29 . 4.  1988 , p. 7.
0   OJ No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975,  p. 78.
0   OJ No  L  213,  11 . 8 . 1975,  p. 5.                            Is) OJ No L 338, 13. 12. 1980, p. 1 .
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, 13 June 1988 .
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                  Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                     Vice-President