CELEX: 31988R1873
Language: en
Date: 1988-07-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1873/88 of 30 June 1988 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 168 / 14                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                   1 . 7. 88
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1873/8#
                                                           of 30 June 1988
                         fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and nee
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           system for products processed from cereals and from
                                                                      rice (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  1906/87 (*), defines the specific criteria to be taken into
Economic Community,                                                   account when the refund on phese 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 1097/88 (2), and in particular the fourth subparagraph             of Commission Regulation , (EEC) No 1077/68 ('), 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 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 3990/87 (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 world market prices ;
Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 14T8/76 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
Whereas Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                       the ash, crude fibre, tegument, protein, fat and starch
2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export                    content of the individual product concerned, this content
                                                                      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 .
0   OJ No   L  110,  29. 4. 1988, p. 7.
(3) OJ No   L  166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                              O OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.
(*) OJ No   L  377,  31 . 12. 1987, p. 15.                            (*) OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.
0   OJ No   L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78 .                           O OJ No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968, p. 1 .
(6) OJ No   L  166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 36.                              O OJ No L 283, 24. 12. 1971 , p. 30.
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Whefeas there is no need at present to fix an export             Whereas, pursuant to Article 275 of the Act of Accession
refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or            of Spain and Portugal, refunds may be granted in the case
flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect of          of exports to Portugal ; whereas, in the light of the situa­
potential exports and in particular the nature and origin        tion and the level of prices no refund should be fixed in
of these products ; whereas, for certain products processed      the case of exports to Portugal ;
from cereals, the insignificance of Community participa­
tion in world trade makes it unnecessary to fix an export        Whereas the Council has not to date adopted the prices
refund at the present time ;                                     for the 1988/89 marketing year, which commences
                                                                 on 1 July 1988 ; whereas the price factors determined
Whereas the world market situation or the specific requi­        by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1914/88 (4) should
rements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary          accordingly be taken into account for the calculation of
the refund for certain products according to destination ;        the refunds in order to ensure that the export arrange­
                                                                  ments continue to operate in the sector concerned ;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2806/71 (')
lays down additional rules for granting export refunds for
certain products processed from cereals and rice ;                Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not
                                                                  delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,             chairman,
refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band
     of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central                                   Article 1
     rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
     the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­      The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (d)
     tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (2), as last amended by Regula­        of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in Article 1 (1 ) (c) of
     tion (EEC) No 1636/870,                                      Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and subject to Regulation
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the             (EEC) No 2744/75 are hereby fixed as shown in the
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of          Annex to this Regulation.
     these currencies recorded for a given period in rela­
     tion to the Community currencies referred to in the          The refund on export to Portugal has not been fixed.
     previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
                                                                                            Article 2
Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ;
 whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1988.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 30 June 1988 .
                                                        ^                   For the Commission
                                                                             Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                Vice-President
(') OJ No L 284, 28 . 12. 1971 , p. 9.
(2) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
 0 OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .                               (4) See page 119 of this Official Journal.
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                                                                    ANNEX
                    to the Commission Regulation of 30 June 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                                116,16                          1104 22 10 100           /  69,02
 1102 20 10 300                                 99,56                          1104 22 10?00                —
 1102 20 10 900                                  —                             1104 22 30 100              73,34
 1102 20 90 100                                 99,56                          1104 22 30 900               —
 1102 20 90 900                                  —
                                                                               1104 22 50 000               —
 1102 30 00 000                                  —
                                                                               1104 23 10 100             124,46
 1102 90 10 100                                 82,07                          1104 23 10 300              95,42
 1102 90 10 900                                 55,80                          1104 23 10 900               —
 1102 90 30 100                                                                1104 29 10 100
                                                77,65
                                                                                                            —
 1102 90 30 900                                                                1104 29 10 900               —
                                                                               1104 29 91 000              43,07
 1103 12 00 100                                 77,65
 1103 1200900
                                                                               1104 29 95 000              43,07
                                                                               1104 30 10 000              17,33
 1103 13 11 100                                149,35
                                                                               1104 30 90 000              20,74
 1103 13 11 300                                116,16
 1103 13 11 500                                 99,56
                                                                               1107-10 11 000             123,41
                                                                               1107 10 91 000              97,38
 1103 13 11 900
                                                                               1108 11 00 100             124,66
 1103 13 19 100                                149,35
                                                                               1108 11 00 900
 1103 13 19 300                                116,16
                                                                               1108 12 00 100             124,75
 1103 13 19 500                                 99,56
                                                                               1108 12 00 900
 1103 13 19 900
                                                                               1108 13 00 100             124,75
 1103 13 90 100                                 99,56
                                                                               1108 13 00 900
 1103 13 90 900
                                                                               1108 14 00 100
 1103 14 00 000
                                                                               1108 14 00 900
 1103 19 10 000                                 43,07
                                                                               1108 19 10 100             212,09
 1103 19 30 100                                 84,80
                                                                               1108 19 10 900
 1103 19 30 900
                                                                               1108 19 90 100
 1103 21 00 000                                 70,72
                                                                               1108 19 90 900
 1 103 29 20 000                                55,80
                                                                               1109 00 00 100               0,00
 1103 29 30 000
                                                                               1109 00 00 900
 1103 29 40 000                                 84,63
                                                                               1702 30 91 000             162,96
 1104 11 90 100                                 82,07                          1702 30 99 000             124,75
 1104 11 90 900
                                                                               1702 40 90 000             124,75
 1104 12 90 100                                 86,28                          1702 90 50 100             162,96
•1104 12 90 300                                 69,02                          1702 90 50 900         <   124,75
 1104 12 90 900
                                                                               1702 90 75 000             170,75
 1104 19 10 000                                 70,72                          1702 90 79 000             118,51
 1104 19 50 110                                132,75                          2106 90 55 000             124,75
 1104 19 50 130                                107,86                          230210 10 000               16,56
 1104 19 50 150                                                                2302 10 90 100              16,56
 1104 19 50 190                                  —
                                                                               2302 10 90 900               —
 1104 19 50 900                                  —
                                                                               2302 20 10 000              16,56
 1104 19 91 000                                  —
                                                                               2302 20 90 100              16,56
 1104 21 10 100                                 82,07                          2302 20 90 900               —
 1104 21 10 900                                  —
                                                                               2302 30 10 000              16,56
 1104 21 30 100                                 82,07                          2302 30 90 000 '            16,56
 1104 21 30 900                                  —
                                                                               2302 40 10 000              16,56
 1104 21 50 100                                109,42                          2302 40 90 000              16,56
 1104 21 50 300                                 87,54                          2303 10 11 100              62,38
 1104 21 50 900                                  —                             2303 10 11 900               —
 NB : The products codes and the footnotes are defined in Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as amended.