NoL268/52 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.10.93
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2988/93
of28October1993
fixingtheexportrefundsonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,theexportrefundonriceandbrokenriceisbeingcalcu­
lated:
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1544/93(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle17(2)thereof,Whereasaseparaterefundshouldbefixedforpackaged
longgrainricetoaccommodatecurrentdemandforthe
productoncertainmarkets;
WhereasArticle17ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(^areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93(6);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;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1361/76(4)
laysdownthemaximumpercentageofbrokenrice
allowedinriceforwhichanexportrefundisfixedand
specifiesthepercentagebywhichthatrefundistobe
reducedwheretheproportionofbrokenriceintherice
exportedexceedsthatmaximum;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No990/93f)prohi­
bitstradebetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(Serbiaand
Montenegro);whereasthisprohibitiondoesnotapplyin
certainsituationsascomprehensively listedinArticles2,
4,5and7thereof;whereasaccountshouldbetakenof
thisfactwhenfixingtherefunds;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No1431/76
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.5.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
(<)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11.0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(<)OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
OOJNoL102,28.4.1993,p.14.

29.10.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL268/53
ADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76withtheexceptionofthoselistedinparagraph 1(c)ofthatArticle,exportedinthe
naturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28October1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

NoL268/54 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.10.93
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28October1993fixingtheexportrefundsonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds(2)Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds(2)
10062011000 01 189,00
10062013000 01 189,00
10062015000 01 189,00
10062017000 — —
10062092000 01 189,00
10062094000 01 189,00
10062096000 01 189,00
10062098000 — —
10063021000 01 189,00
10063023000 01 189,00
10063025000 01 189,00
10063027000 — —
10063042000 01 189,00
10063044000 01 189,00
10063046000 01 189,00
10063048000 — —
10063061100 01 236,00
02 242,00
03 247,00
04 236,00
10063061900 01 236,00
04 236,00
10063063100 01 236,00
02 242,00
03 247,00
04 236,00
10063063900 01 236,00
04 236,0010063065100 01 236,00
02 242,00
03 247,00
04 236,00
10063065900 01 236,00
04 236,00
10063067100 — —
10063067900 — —
10063092100 01 236,00
02 242,00
03 247,00
04 236,00
10063092900 01 236,00
04 236,00
10063094100 01 236,00
02 242,00
03 247,00
04 236,00
10063094900 01 236,00
04 236,00
10063096100 01 236,00
02 242,00
03 247,00
04 236,00
10063096900 01 236,00
04 236,00
10063098100 — —
10063098900 — —
10064000000 — —
(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Austria,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCampioned'ltalia,
02ZonesI,II,III,VI,CeutaandMelilla,
03ZonesIV,VIIc),CanadaandZoneVIIIexcludingSurinam,GuyanaandMadagascar,
04DestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87(OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1).
(2)RefundsonexportstotheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro)maybegrantedonlywheretheconditionslaiddowninRegulation
(EEC)No990/93areobserved.
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2145/92(OJNoL214,30.7.1992,p.20).