CELEX: 31988R2697
Language: en
Date: 1988-09-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2697/88 of 31 August 1988 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 241 / 16                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                  1 , 9, 88
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2697/88
                                                          of 31 August 1988
                          fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           system for products processed      from cereals and from
                                                                      rice f7), as last amended by       Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 1906/87 (8), defines the specific criteria to be taken into
Economic Community,                                                   account when the refund on        these products is being
                                                                      calculated :
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
Portugal,                                                             Whereas, on the basis of the criteria laid down in Regula­
                                                                      tion (EEC) No 2744/75, particular account should be
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                  taken of the prices and quantities of basic products used
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                  to calculate the variable component of the levy ; whereas
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)            Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 1
No 2221 /88 (2), and in particular the fourth subparagraph            of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1077/68 (9), as
of Article 16 (2) thereof,                                            amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2764/71 (10), provide
                                                                      that the amount of the export refund should, for certain
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
                                                                      products, be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                     tion refund granted in respect of the basic products ;
market in rice (J), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2229/88 (4), and in particular the fourth subparagraph
of Article 17 (2) thereof,                                            Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
                                                                      the present situation on the market in products, processed
                                                                      from cereals and rice that the export refund should be
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,               fixed at an amount which will cover the difference
                                                                      between Community prices and worfd market prices ;
Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 provide that
the difference between quotations or prices on the world              Whereas when the refund is being calculated account
market for the products listed in Article 1 of those Regu­            should be taken of the quantities of raw materials used to
lations and prices for those products within the Commu­               determine the variable component of the levy ; whereas
nity may be covered by an export refund ;                             the quantities of raw materials used for certain processed
                                                                      products may vary according to the end use of the
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                      product ; whereas, depending on the manufacturing
2746/75 (*), and Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No             process used, products other than the main product are
 1431 /76 (6) laying down general rules for granting export           obtained, the quantity and value of which may vary with
refunds on cereals and rice respectively and criteria for             the nature and quality of the main products being manu­
fixing the amount of such refunds, provide that when                  factured ; whereas cumulation of the refunds on the
refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the exis­            various products manufactured by a single process from
ting situation and the future trend with regard to prices             the same basic product may make it possible, in certain
and availabilities of cereals, rice and broken rice on the            cases, to export to third countries at prices which are
Community market on the one hand and prices for                       lower than world market prices ; whereas the refund on
cereals, rice, broken rice and cereal products on the world           certain products should therefore be limited to an amount
market on the other ; whereas the same Articles provide               which, while allowing access to the world market, will
that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the               ensure that the aims of the common organization of the
natural development of prices and trade on the markets in             markets are respected ;
cereals and rice and, furthermore, to take into account the
economic aspect of the proposed exports, and the need to
avoid disturbances on the Community market ;                          Whereas the refund to be granted in respect of certain
                                                                       processed products should be graduated on the basis of
                                                                      the ash, crude fibre, tegument, protein, fat and starch
Whereas Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                      content of the individual product concerned, this content
2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export
                                                                      being a particularly good indicator of the quantity of basic
                                                                       product actually incorporated in the processed product ;
(') OJ  No   L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1.
(2) OJ  No   L  197,  26. 7.   1988, p. 16.
 3  OJ  No   L  166,  25. 6.   1976, p. 1.                            0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.
(4) OJ  No   L  197,  26. 7.   1988, p. 30.                           (8) OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.
0   OJ  No   L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78.                           0 OJ No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968, p. 1 .
b) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36.                                   O OJ No L 283, 24. 12. 1971 , p. 30.
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Whereas there is no need at present to fix an export                  tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or                 previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect of           Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ;
potential exports and in particular the nature and origin
                                                                  whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;
of these products ; whereas, for certain products processed
from cereals, the insignificance of Community participa­          Whereas, pursuant to Article 275 of the Act of Accession
tion in world trade makes it unnecessary to fix an export         of Spain and Portugal, refunds may be granted in the case
refund at the present time ;                                      of exports to Portugal ; whereas, in the light of the situa­
                                                                  tion and the level of prices no refund should be fixed in
Whereas the world market situation or the specific requi­         the case of exports to Portugal ;
rements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary
the refund for certain products according to destination ;        Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                  in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                  Committee for Cereals,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2806/71 (')
lays down additional rules for granting export refunds for
certain products processed from cereals and rice ;                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,                                      Article 1
refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
                                                                  The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (d)
—- in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­        of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band         Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and subject to Regulation
     of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central        (EEC) No 2744/75 are hereby fixed as shown in the
     rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in    Annex to this Regulation.
     the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regula­
                                                                  The refund on export to Portugal has not been fixed.
     tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (2), as last amended by Regula­
     tion (EEC) No 1636/87 (3),
                                                                                           Article 2
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September
     these currencies recorded for a given period in rela­         1988 .
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 31 August 1988 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                Vice-President
(') OJ No L 284, 28 . 12. 1971 , p. 9.
0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
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                                                                    ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation of 31 August 1988 fixing the export refunds on products
                                                        processed from cereals and rice
                                                        (ECU/tonne)                                              (ECU/tonne)
     (     Product code                         Refund                                   Product code     Refund
 1102 20 10 100                                 1 00,58                        1104 22 10 100              32,18
1102 20 10 300                                    86,21                        1104 22 10 900               —
1102 20 10 900                                     —
                                                                               1104 22 30 100              34,19
1102 20 90 100                                    86,21                        1104 22 30 900               —
1102 20 90 900                                     —                           1104 22 50 000               —
1102 30 00 000                                .    —                           1104 23 10 100             107,76
1102 90 10 100                                    75,87                        1104 23 10 300              82,62
1102 90 10 900                                    51,59                        1104 23 10 900               —
1102 90 30 100                                    36,20                        1104 29 10 100               —
1102 90 30 900     "                               —
                                                                               1104 29 10 900               —
1103 12 00 100                                    36,20                        1104 29 91 000              50,58
1103 12 00 900                                     —
                                                                               1104 29 95 000              50,58
1103 13 11100                                   129,31                         1104 30 10 000              15,46
1103 13 11 300                                  100,58                         1104 30 90 000              17,96
1103 13 11 500                                    86,21                       1107 10 11 000              110,04
1103 13 11 900                                     —
                                                                              1107 10 91 000               90,03
1103 13 19 100                                                                1108 11 00 100              109,64
                                                129,31
1103 13 19 300                                                                1108 11 00 900
                                             " 100,58                                                       —
1103 13 19 500                                                                1108 12 00 100              106,94
                                                  86,21
1103 13 19 900                                     —
                                                                              1108 12 00 900                —
1103 13 90 100                                                                1108 13 00 100              106,94
                                                  86,21
1103 13 90 900                                                                1108 13 00 900                —
                                                   —
1103 14 00 000                                                                1108 14 00 100                —
                                                   —
                                                                              1108 14 00 900
1103 19 10 000
                                                                                                            —
                                                  50,58
                                                                              1108 19 10 100              178,14
1103 19 30 100                                   78,40
                                                                              1108 19 10 900                —
1103 19 30 900                                     —
                                                                              1108 19 90 100                —
1103 21 00 000                                   63,06
                                                                              1108 19 90 900                —
1103 29 20 000                                    51,59
                                                                              1109 00 00 100                0,00
1103 29 30 000                                     —
                                                                              1109 00 00 900                —
1103 29 40 000                                   73,28
                                                                              1702 30 91 000              139,70
1104 11 90 100                                   75,87
                                                                              1702 30 99 000              106,94
1104 11 90 900                                     —
                                                                              1702 40 90 000              106,94
1104 12 90 100                                   40,22
                                                                              1702 90 50 100              139,70
1104 12 90 300                                   32,18
                                                                              1702 90 50 900              106,94
1104 1290900                                       —
                                                                              1702 90 75 000              146,38
1104 19 10 000                                   63,06                        1702 90 79 000              101,60
1104 19 50 110                                  114,94                        2106 90 55 000              106,94
1104 19 50 130                                   93,39                        2302 10 10 000               14,74
1104 19 50 150
                                                                              2302 10 90 100
                                                  —
                                                                                                           14,74
1104 19 50 190
                                                                              2302 10 90 900
                                                  —
                                                                                                            —
1104 19 50 900
                                                                              2302 20 10 000               14,74
                                                  —
1104 19 91 000                                                                2302 20 90 100               14,74
                                                  —
1104 21 10 100                               • 75,87                          2302 20 90 900                —
1104 21 10 900                                                                2302 30 10 000
                                                  —
                                                                                                           14,74
1104 21 30 100                                   75,87                        2302 30 90 000               14,74
1104 21 30 900                                    —
                                                                              2302 40 10 000               14,74
1104 21 50 100                                  101,16                        2302 40 90 000           •   14,74
1104 21 50 300                                   80,93                        2303 10 11 100               53,47
1104 21 50 900                                      ~       V                 2303 10 11 900                —
NB : The products codes and the footnotes are defined in Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as amended.