7.6.2008 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 agri- cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri- cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ('), 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 () has been substantially amended several times (). 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, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 For the granting of export refunds, pearled grains and hulled grains of cereals shall be those which possess the characteristics listed in Annex L Article 2 Regulation (EEC) No 821/68 is repealed. References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex IIL Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 July 2008. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 6 June 2008. () OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 361/2008 (O] L 121, 7.5.2008, p. 1). (® OJ L 149, 29.6.1968, p. 46. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 39/2007 (O] L 11, 18.1.2007, p. 11). (%) See Annex II. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO