26.5.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL143/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1440/89
of25May1989
fixingtheexportrefundsonriceandbrokenrice
theexportrefundonriceandbrokenriceisbeingcalcu­
lated:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination ;HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
Whereasaseparaterefundshouldbefixedforpackaged
longgrainricetoaccommodate currentdemandforthe
productoncertainmarkets;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(6);
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1219/89(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle17(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;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1361/76(4)
laysdownthemaximumpercentageofbrokenrice
allowedinriceforwhichanexportrefundisfixedand
specifiesthepercentagebywhichthatrefundistobe
reducedwheretheproportionofbrokenriceintherice
exportedexceedsthatmaximum ;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No1431/76
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhenWhereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcriteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinriceandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforriceandbrokenrice
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,thatthe
refundshouldbefixedassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession,
refundsmaybegrantedinthecaseofexportstoPortugal;
whereas,inthelightofthesituationandthelevelof
pricesnorefundshouldbefixedinthecaseofexportsto
Portugal;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.0OJNoL128,11.5.1989,p.9.
(<)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
(4)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11.(*)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.b)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

NoL143/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.5.89
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76withtheexceptionofthoselistedinparagraph 1(c)ofthatArticle,exportedinthe
naturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.The
refundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon26May1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25May1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof25May1989fixingtheexportrefundsonriceandbroken
rice
(ECU/tonne)
Product code Destination (')Amount
ofrefunds
1006 2011000
1006 2013000
1006 2015000
1006 2017000
1006 2092000
1006 2094000
1006 2096000
1006 2098000
1006 3021000
1006 3023000
1006 3025000
1006 3027000
1006 3042000
1006 3044000
1006 3046000
1006 3048000
1006 3061000
1006 3063100
1006 3063900
1006 3065100
1006 3065900
1006 3067100
1006 3067900
1006 309200001
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
03
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
01
13
01
03
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
01
13124,62
124,62
124,62
124,62
124,62
124,62
124,62
124,62
155,77
167,77
167,77
172,77
172,77
167,77
167,77 "
172,77
172,77
172,77
155,77
172,77
155,77
155,77 '
155,77
167,77
167,77
172,77
172,77
167,77
167,77
172,77
172,77
172,77
155,77
172,77
155,77
155,77

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(ECU/tonne)
Product codeDestination (')Amount
ofrefunds
1006 3094100
1006 3094900
1006 3096100
1006 3096900
1006 3098100
1006 3098900
1006 400000001
03
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
01
13
01
03
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
01
13155,77
167,77
167,77
172,77
172,77
167,77
167,77
172,77
172,77
172,77
155,77
172,77
155,77
155,77
155,77
167,77
167,77
172,77
172,77
167,77
167,77
172,77
172,77
172,77
155,77
172,77
155,77
155,77
()The destinations areidentified asfollows :
01Austria ,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland ,thecommunes ofLivigno and Campione d'Italia ,
02Third countries other than Austria ,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland andthecommunes ofLivigno andCampione
d'Italie ,
03Zone I,
04Third countries other than Austria ,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland ,thecommunes ofLivigno andCampione
d'Italie and countries ofzone I,
05Zone IIb),
06Zone IVa),
07Zone IVb),
08Zone VI,
09Canary Islands ,Ceuta and Melilla ,
10Zone Va),
11Zone VII c),
12Canada ,
13Destinations mentioned inArticle 34ofCommission Regulation (EEC )No3665 /87(OJNoL351 ,14.12.
1987 ,p.1),
14Zone VIII ,except Surinam ,Guyana and Madagascar .
NB :Thezones arethose defined intheAnnex toCommission Regulation (EEC )No1124 /77(
NoL134 ,28.5.1977 ,p.35),aslastamended byRegulation (EEC )No296/88(OJNoL30,2
2.1988 ,p.9).
The export refunds aretobeconverted into national currencies using thespecific agricultural
conversion rates fixed inCommission Regulation (EEC )No3294 /86(OJNoL304 ,30.10.
1986 ,p.25),asamended .