1.3.86 NoL55/71 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No555/86
of28February1986
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)
No3768/85(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle17(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;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1361/76(4)laysdownthe
maximumpercentageofbrokenriceallowedinricefor
whichanexportrefundisfixedandspecifiesthepercen­
tagebywhichthatrefundistobereducedwherethe
proportionofbrokenriceinthericeexportedexceeds
thatmaximum ;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No1431/76
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhenWhereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1676/850,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcriteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinriceandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforriceandbrokenrice
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,thatthe
refundshouldbefixedassetoutintheAnnexhereto:
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,refundsmaybegrantedinthecase
ofexportstoPortugal;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
thecaseofexportstoPortugal;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals, (')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL362,31.12.1985,p.8.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.h)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11. 0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.

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listedinparagraph 1(c)ofthatArticle,exportedinthe
naturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.The
refundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1986.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76withtheexceptionofthose
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28February1986fixingtheexportrefundsonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionAmountof
refund
ex10.06 Rice:
B.I.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
b)Huskedrice:
1.Roundgrain
2.Longgrain
forexportto:
—Austria,Liechtenstein ,Switzerlandand
thecommunesofLivignoand
Campioned'ltalia
—Otherthirdcountries
II.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
a)Semi-milledrice:
1.Roundgrain
2.Longgrain
b)Whollymilledrice:
1.Roundgrain
2.Longgrain
inbulkorpackagedforexportto:
—Austria,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland,the
communesofLivignoandCampione
d'ltaliaaswellasdestinations
mentionedinArticle5ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2730/79(')
—ZoneI
—Otherthirdcountries
inimmediatepackingsof5kgnetorless
forexportto:
—ZonesI,IIb),IVa),IVb)andVI210,00
262,50
300,00
—ZoneVa)andVIIc)andCanada 310,00
III.Brokenrice—
(')OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.
5.1977),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No501/85(0jNoL60,28.2.1985).