NoL347/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.11.92
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3418/92
of27November 1992
fixingtheexportrefundsonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,allowedinriceforwhichanexportrefundisfixedand
specifiesthepercentagebywhichthatrefundistobe
reducedwheretheproportionofbrokenriceintherice
exportedexceedsthatmaximum;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No1431/76
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
theexportrefundonriceandbrokenriceisbeingcalcu­
lated:HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No674/92(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle17(2)thereof,
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;Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85Q,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(8); Whereasexportpossibilitiesexistforaquantityof15000
tonnesofwhollymilledrice,fallingwithinCNcodes
10063092900,10063094900and10063096900to
certaindestinations ;whereastheprocedurelaiddownin
Article9(4)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
891/89(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2804/92(*),shouldbeused;whereasaccountshouldbe
takenofthiswhentherefundsarefixed;—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1361/76(6)
laysdownthemaximumpercentageofbrokenriceWhereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcriteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinriceandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforriceandbrokenrice
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,thatthe
refundshouldbefixedassetoutintheAnnexhereto;(>)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,19.3.1992,p.7.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
(4)OJNoL94,7.4.1989,p.13.0OJNoL282,26.9.1992,p.40.
(ÓOJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(8)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1432/92('),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2015/92(2),prohibits
tradebetweentheCommunityandtheRepublicsof
SerbiaandMontenegro ;whereasthisprohibitiondoes
notapplytocertainsituationsasgiveninthelimitative
enumerationlaiddowninArticles2and3;whereasthis
shouldbetakenintoaccountwhenrefundsarefixed:HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76withtheexceptionofthose
listedinparagraph1(c)ofthatArticle,exportedinthe
naturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1992.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27November1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL151,3.6.1992,p.4.
(2)OJNoL205,22.7.1992,p.2.

NoL347/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.11.92
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27November1992fixingtheexportrefundsonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')^^efumfe(2)
10062011000 01 177,60
10062013000 01 177,60
10062015000 01 177,60
10062017000 — —
10062092000 01 177,60
10062094000 01 177,60
10062096000 01 177,60
10062098000 — —
10063021000 01 177,60
10063023000 01 177,60
10063025000 01 177,60
10063027000 — —
10063042000 01 177,60
10063044000 01 177,60
10063046000 01 177,60
10063048000 — —
10063061100 01 222,00
02 228,00
03 233,00
04 222,00
10063061900 01 222,00
04 222,00
10063063100 01 222,00
02 228,00
03 233,00
04 222,00
10063063900 01 222,00
04 222,00
10063065100 01 222,00
02 228,00
03 233,00
04 222,00
10063065900 01 222,00
04 222,00
10063067100 — —
10063067900 — —

28.11.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL347/23
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(') ofrefunds(2)
10063092100 01 222,00
02 228,00
03 233,00
04 222,00
10063092900 01 222,00
04 222,00
10063094100 01 222,00
02 228,00
03 233,00
04 222,00
10063094900 01 222,00
04 222,00
10063096100 01 222,00
02 228,00
03 233,00
04 222,00
10063096900 01 222,00
04 222,00
10063098100 — —
10063098900 — —
10064000000 — —
(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Austria,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCampioned'ltalia,
02ZonesI,II,III,VI,CeutaandMelilla,
03ZonesIV,VIIc),CanadaandZoneVIIIexcludingSurinam,GuyanaandMadagascar ,
04DestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87.
(2)RefundsforexportstotheRepublicsofSerbiaandMontenegromayonlybegrantedforhumanitarianaid
suppliedbycharitableorganizationsfulfillingtheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(a)andArticle3ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1432/92.
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2145/92
(OJNoL214,30.7.1992,p.20).