27.2.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL49/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No441/93
of26February1993
fixingtheexportrefundsonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1361/76(*)
laysdownthemaximumpercentageofbrokenrice
allowedinriceforwhichanexportrefundisfixedand
specifiesthepercentagebywhichthatrefundistobe
reducedwheretheproportionofbrokenriceintherice
exportedexceedsthatmaximum;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No674/92(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle17(2)thereof,WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No1431/76
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
theexportrefundonriceandbrokenriceisbeingcalcu­
lated:
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination;WhereasArticle17ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
Whereasaseparaterefundshouldbefixedforpackaged
longgrainricetoaccommodatecurrentdemandforthe
productoncertainmarkets;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1431/76of21June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonriceandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthatwhenrefundsare
beingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexistingsitua­
tionandthefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavaila­
bilitiesofriceandbrokenriceontheCommunitymarket
ontheonehandandpricesforriceandbrokenriceon
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesameArticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibrium
andthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeonthe
ricemarketand,furthermore,totakeintoaccountthe
economicaspectoftheproposedexportsandtheneedto
avoiddisturbancesoftheCommunitymarket;WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92Qareusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3819/92(8);Whereasexportpossibilitiesexistforaquantityof5000
tonnesofwhollymilledrice,fallingwithinCNcodes
10063094900and10063096900tocertaindestina­
tions;whereastheprocedurelaiddowninArticle9(4)of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No891/89(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3570/92(*),shouldbe
used;whereasaccountshouldbetakenofthiswhenthe
refundsarefixed;Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcriteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinriceandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforriceandbrokenrice
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,thatthe
refundshouldbefixedassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
C)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
OOJNoL73,19.3.1992,p.7.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
(4)OJNoL94,7.4.1989,p.13.fóOJNoL362,11.12.1992,p.51.(s)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11.0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(8)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.17.

NoL49/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.2.93
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1432/92(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3534/92(2),prohibits
tradebetweentheCommunityandtheRepublicsof
SerbiaandMontenegro ;whereasthisprohibitiondoes
notapplytocertainsituationsasgiveninthelimitative
enumerationlaiddowninArticles2and3;whereasthis
shouldbetakenintoaccountwhenrefundsarefixed;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76withtheexceptionofthose
listedinparagraph 1(c)ofthatArticle,exportedinthe
naturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1993.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL151,3.6.1992,p.4.
(2)OJNoL358,8.12.1992,p.16.

27.2.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL49/21
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26February1993fixingtheexportrefundsonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds(2)Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds(2)
10062011000 01 197,00
10062013000 01 197,00
10062015000 01 197,00
10062017000 — —
10062092000 01 197,00
10062094000 01 197,00
10062096000 01 197,00
10062098000 — —
10063021000 01 197,00
10063023000 01 197,00
10063025000 01 197,00
10063027000 — —
10063042000 01 197,00
10063044000 01 197,00
10063046000 01 197,00
10063048000 — —
10063061100 01 247,00
02 253,00
03 258,00
04 247,00
10063061900 01 247,00
04 247,00
10063063100 01 247,00
02 253,00
03 258,00
04 247,00
10063063900 01 247,00
04 247,0010063065100 01 247,00
02 253,00
03 258,00
04 247,00
10063065900 01 247,00
04 247,00
10063067100 — —
10063067900 — —
10063092100 01 247,00
02 253,00
03 258,00
04 247,00
10063092900 01 247,00
04 247,00
10063094100 01 247,00
02 253,00
03 258,00
04 247,00
10063094900 01 247,00
04 247,00
05 290,00
10063096100 01 247,00
02 253,00
03 258,00
04 247,00
10063096900 01 247,00
04 247,00
05 290,00
10063098100 — —
10063098900 — —
10064000000 — —
(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Austria,Liechtenstein,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCa'mpioned'ltalia,
02ZonesI,II,III,VI,CeutaandMelilla,
03ZonesIV,VIIc),CanadaandZoneVIIIexcludingSurinam,GuyanaandMadagascar,
04DestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87,
05RefundfixedundertheprocedurelaiddowninArticle9(4)ofamendedRegulation(EEC)No891/89inrespectof5000tonnesofwhitericedestined
forAlgeria.
(2)RefundsforexportstotheRepublicsofSerbiaandMontenegromayonlybegrantedforhumanitarianaidsuppliedbycharitableorganizationsfulfilling
theconditionslaiddowninArticle2(a)andArticle3ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1432/92.
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2145/92(OJNoL214,30.7.1992,p.20).