Commission Regulation (EC) No 508/2008 of 6 June 2008 on the definition, applicable to the granting of export refunds, of hulled grains and pearled grains of cereals (Codified version)

7.6.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 149/55
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 508/2008
of 6 June 2008
on the definition, applicable to the granting of export refunds, of hulled grains and pearled grains of cereals
(Codified version)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 170, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 821/68 of 28 June 1968 on the definition, applicable to the granting of export refunds, of hulled grains and pearled grains of cereals (2) has been substantially amended several times (3). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified.
(2) The export refund should take into account the quality of the product processed from cereals which qualifies for the refund lest public funds contribute to the export of goods of inferior quality. It is therefore necessary to establish a precise definition, applicable in each Member State, of cereal grains qualifying for the refund on ‘hulled grains’ and ‘pearled grains’.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,