NoL74/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.3.93
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No704/93
of26March1993
fixingtheexportrefundsonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,Whereasaseparaterefundshouldbefixedforpackaged
longgrainricetoaccommodatecurrentdemandforthe
productoncertainmarkets;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No674/92(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle17(2)thereof,WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/920areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3819/92(6);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;Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcriteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinriceandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforriceandbrokenrice
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,thatthe
refundshouldbefixedassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1432/92Q,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3534/92(8),prohibits
tradebetweentheCommunityandtheRepublicsof
SerbiaandMontenegro ;whereasthisprohibitiondoes
notapplytocertainsituationsasgiveninthelimitative
enumerationlaiddowninArticles2and3;whereasthis
shouldbetakenintoaccountwhenrefundsarefixed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1361/76(4)
laysdownthemaximumpercentageofbrokenrice
allowedinriceforwhichanexportrefundisfixedand
specifiesthepercentagebywhichthatrefundistobe
reducedwheretheproportionofbrokenriceintherice
exportedexceedsthatmaximum;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76withtheexceptionofthose
listedinparagraph 1(c)ofthatArticle,exportedinthe
naturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No1431/76
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
theexportrefundonriceandbrokenriceisbeingcalcu­
lated:
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination ;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1993.
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.0OJNoL73,19.3.1992,p.7.OOJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(6)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.17.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
4)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11.0OJNoL151,3.6.1992,p.4.
(8)OJNoL358,8.12.1992,p.16.

27.3.93 NoL74/15 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26March1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

NoL74/16 OfficialJournalofthe'EuropeanCommunities 27.3.93
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26March1993fixingtheexportrefundsonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds(2)Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds(2)
10062011000 01 205,00
10062013000 01 205,00
10062015000 01 205,00
10062017000 — —
10062092000 01 205,00
10062094000 01 205,00
10062096000 01 205,00
10062098000 — —
10063021000 01 205,00
10063023000 01 205,00
10063025000 01 205,00
10063027000 — —
10063042000 01 205,00
10063044000 01 205,00
10063046000 01 205,00
10063048000 — —
10063061100 01 257,00
02 263,00
03 268,00
04 257,00
10063061900 01 257,00
04 257,00
10063063100 01 257,00
02 263,00
03 268,00
04 257,00
10063063900 01 257,00
04 257,0010063065100 01 257,00
02 263,00
03 268,00
04 257,00
10063065900 01 257,00
04 257,00
10063067100 — —
10063067900 — —
10063092100 01 257,00
02 263,00
03 268,00
04 257,00
10063092900 01 257,00
04 257,00
10063094100 01 257,00
02 263,00
03 268,00
04 257,00
10063094900 01 257,00
04 257,00
10063096100 01 257,00
02 263,00
03 268,00
04 257,00
10063096900 01 257,00
04 257,00
10063098100 — —
10063098900 — —
10064000000 — —
(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Austria,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCampioned'ltalia,
02ZonesI,II,III,VI,CeutaandMelilla,
03ZonesIV,VIIc),CanadaandZoneVIIIexcludingSurinam,GuyanaandMadagascar,
04DestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87(OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1525/92(OJNoL160,13.6.1992,p.7).
(2)RefundsforexportstotheRepublicsofSerbiaandMontenegromayonlybegrantedforhumanitarianaidsuppliedbycharitableorganizationsfulfilling
theconditionslaiddowninArticle2(a)andArticle3ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1432/92.
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2145/92(OJNoL214,30.7.1992,p.20).