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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No4082/88
of27December 1988
fixingtheexportrefundsonriceandbrokenrice
theexportrefundonriceandbrokenriceisbeingcalcu­
lated;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination ;
Whereasaseparaterefundshouldbefixedforpackaged
longgrainricetoaccommodatecurrentdemandforthe
productoncertainmarkets;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;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;
WhereasArticle ,3ofRegulation(EEC)No1431/76
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhenWhereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(6);
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcriteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinriceandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforriceandbrokenrice
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,thatthe
refundshouldbefixedassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,refundsmaybegrantedinthecase
ofexportstoPortugal;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
thecaseofexportstoPortugal;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
Committee "forCereals,
(•)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.0OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.30.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
(«)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11.oOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.(4OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

NoL359/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.12.88
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76withtheexceptionofthoselistedinparagraph 1(c)ofthatArticle,exportedinthe
naturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.The
refundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27December1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27December1988fixingtheexportrefundsonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds
10062011000
10062013000
10062015000
10062017000
10062092000
10062094000
10062096000
10062098000
10063021000
10063023000
10063025000
10063027000
10063042000
10063044000
10063046000
10063048000
10063061000
10063063100
10063063900
10063065100'
10063065900
10063067100
10063067900
1006309200001
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
03
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
01
13
01
03
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
01
13197,60
197,60
197,60
197,60
197,60
197,60
197,60
197,60
247,00
266,00
266,00
271,00
271,00
266,00
266,00
271,00
271,00
271,00
247,00
271,00
247,00
247,00
247,00
266,00
266,00
271,00
271,00
266,00
266,00
271,00
271,00
271,00
247,00
271,00
247,00
247,00

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Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds
10063094100
10063094900
10063096100
10063096900
10063098.100
10063098900
1006400000001
03
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
01
13
01
03
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
01
13247,00
266,00
266,00
271,00
271,00
266,00
266,00
271,00
271,00
271,00
247,00
271,00
247,00
247,00
247,00
266,00
266,00
271,00
271,00
266,00
266,00
271,00
271,00
271,00
247,00
271,00
247,00
247,00
(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Austria,Liechtenstein,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCampioned'ltalia
02ThirdcountriesotherthanAustria,Liechtenstein ,SwitzerlandandthecommunesofLivignoandCampione
d'ltalie
03ZoneI
04ThirdcountriesotherthanAustria,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland ,thecommunesofLivignoandCampione
d'ltalieandcountriesofZoneI
05ZoneIIb)
06ZoneIVa)
07ZoneIVb)
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).