NoL32/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 3.2.89
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No277/89
of2February1989
fixingtheexportrefundsonriceandbrokenrice
theexportrefundonriceandbrokenriceisbeingcalcu­
lated;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination;
Whereasaseparaterefundshouldbefixedforpackaged
longgrainricetoaccommodatecurrentdemandforthe
productoncertainmarkets;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2229/88(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle17(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle17ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1431/76of21June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonriceandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthatwhenrefundsare
beingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexistingsitua­
tionandthefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavaila­
bilitiesofriceandbrokenriceontheCommunitymarket
ontheonehandandpricesforriceandbrokenriceon
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesameArticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibrium
andthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeonthe
ricemarketand,furthermore ,totakeintoaccountthe
economicaspectoftheproposedexportsandtheneedto
avoiddisturbancesoftheCommunitymarket;
WhereastoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1361/76(4)
laysdownthemaximumpercentageofbrokenrice
allowedinriceforwhichanexportrefundisfixedand
specifiesthepercentagebywhichthatrefundistobe
reducedwheretheproportionofbrokenriceintherice
exportedexceedsthatmaximum;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No1431/76
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhenWhereastherefundmustbefixedatleastonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87i6);
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcriteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinriceandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforriceandbrokenrice
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,thatthe
refundshouldbefixedassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,refundsmaybegrantedinthecase
ofexportstoPortugal;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
thecaseofexportstoPortugal;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJ*NoL197,26.7.1988,p.30.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
(4)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11.0OJNoL'164,24.6.1985,p.1.
HOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

3.2.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL32/25
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76withtheexceptionofthoselistedinparagraph 1(c)ofthatArticle,exportedinthe
naturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.The
refundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon3February1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2February1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

NoL32/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 3.2.89
ANNEX
todieCommissionRegulationof2February1989fixingtheexportrefundsonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds
10062011000
10062013000 01 163,20
10062015000 01 163,20
10062017000 — —
10062092000 — —
10062094000 01 163,20
10062096000 01 163,20
10062098000 — —
10063021000 — —
10063023000 01 163,20
10063025000 01 163,20
10063027000 _ —
10063042000 — —
10063044000 01 163,20
10063046000 01 163,20
10063048000 — —
10063061000 — —
10063063100 01 204,00
03 216,00
\ 05 216,00
06 221,00
07 221,00
\ 08 216,00
09 216,00
10 221,00
11 221,00
12 221,00*
13 204,00
14 221,00
10063063900 01 204,00
13 204,00
10063065100 01 204,00
03 216,00
05 216,00
l 06 221,00
l 07 221,00
08 216,00
09 216,00
10 221,00
l 11 221,00
12 221,00
13 204,00
14 221,00
10063065900 01 204,00
13 204,00
10063067100 — —
10063067900 — —
10063092000 — —

3.2.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL32/27
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds
10063094100 01 204,00
f 03 216,00
05 216,00
06 221,00
I 07 221,00
08 216,00
I 09 216,00
10 221,00
I 11 221,00
12 221,00
13 204,00
14 221,00
10063094900 01 204,00
13 204,00
10063096100 01 204,00
l 03 216,00
05 216,00
06 221,00
07 221,00
08 216,00
09 216,00
10 221,00
11 221,00
12 221,00
13 204,00
14 221,00
10063096900 01 204,00
I13 204,00
10063098100 — —
10063098900 — —
10064000000 —
(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Austria,Liechtenstein,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCampioned'Italia
02ThirdcountriesotherthanAustria,Liechtenstein ,SwitzerlandandthecommunesofLivignoandCampione
d'Italie
03ZoneI
04ThirdcountriesotherthanAustria,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCampione
d'ItalieandcountriesofZoneI
05ZoneIIb)
06ZoneIVa)
07Zone.IVb)
08ZoneVI
09CanaryIslands,CeutaandMelilla
10ZoneVa)
11ZoneVIIc)
12Canada
13DestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87(OJNoL351,14.12.
1987,p.1)
14ZoneVIII,exceptSurinam,GuyanaandMadagascar .
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.
5.1977),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No296/88(OJNoL30,2.2.1988).
Theexportrefundsaretobeconvertedintonationalcurrenciesusingthespecificagricultural
conversionratesfixedinamendedRegulation(EEC)No3294/86(OJNoL304,30.10.1986).