8. 9. 8 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 262/25 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2713/89 of 7 September 1989 fixing for the period 1989/90 certain coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of certain spirituous beverages THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing- the European - Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1834/89 (3, and in particular Article 16 (6) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1188/81 of 28 April 1981 laying down ‘general rules for granting - _ refunds adjusted in the case of cereals exported in ‘the form of certain spirituous beverages and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds and amending Regula- tion (EEC) No 3035/80 concerning certain products not covered by Annex II to the Treaty (}), and in particular Article 12 thereof, Whereas Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1188/81 states that the quantity of cereals on which the refund shall be granted shall be that placed under control, weighted by a coefficient fixed annually for each Member State concerned, expressing the ratio between the total quantity exported and the total quantity marketed of the spirituous beverage in question; whereas, the relevant information having been received from the United Kingdom  for. the period 1  January to 31 December 1988, the coefficients for the period 1 July 1989 to 30 June 1990 should now be fixed; Whereas the second.indent of Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1188/81 provides for adjustment of the coeffi- cient where foreseeable export trends in one of the Member States concerned show a tendency to change significantly ; whereas this assessment may be made by taking account of a sufficiently long reference period to eliminate short,- insignificant fluctuations; whereas a period of six years prior to the year in question complies with this criterion ; whereas, moreover, an annual diffe- rence of less than 1 % between the respective trends in- exports and total quantities sold cannot show a tendency towards significant change ; Whereas the measures provided for:in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 For the period 1 July 1989 to 30 June 1990, the coeffi- cient referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1188/81 and applicable to cereals used in the United Kingdom for the manufacture-of Scotch whisky shall be as shown in the Annex. Article 2 This -Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Officdal Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1989. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 September 1989. . () OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () O] No L 180, 27. 6. 1989, p. 1. ) O No L 121, S. 5. 1981, p. 3. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the- Commission