27.7.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 194/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1633/1999 of 26 July 1999 fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Spanish whisky for the period 1999/2000 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 of 15 October 1993 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the fixing and granting of adjusted refunds in respect of cereals exported in the form of certain spirit drinks ('), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3098/94 (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof, (1)  Whereas Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 provides that the quantities of cereals eligible for the refund are to be the quantities placed under control and distilled, weighted by a coefficient to be fixed annually for each Member State concerned; whereas that coeffi- cient expresses the ratio between the total quantities exported and the total quantities marketed of the spiri- tuous beverage concerned on the basis of the trend noted in those quantities during the number of years corresponding to the average ageing period of the spiri- tuous beverage in question; whereas, in view of the information provided by Spain on the period 1 January to 31 December 1998, the average ageing period in 1998 was four years for Spanish whisky; whereas the coefficients for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000 should be fixed; (2)  Whereas Article 10 of Protocol 3 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (?) precludes the grant of refunds for exports to Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway; whereas, therefore, pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93, account should be taken of this in the calculation of the coefficient for 1999/ 2000; (3)  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 1999 to 30 June 2000, the coefficients provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 applying to cereals used in Spain for manufacturing Spanish whisky shall be as set out in the Annex. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica- tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 July 1999. () O] L 258, 16.10.1993, p. 6. () O] L 328, 20.12.1994, p. 12. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission () O] L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 1.