NoL76/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.3.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No697/91
of21March1991
fixingtheexportrefundsonriceandbrokenrice
Whereasaseparaterefundshouldbefixedforpackaged
longgrainricetoaccommodatecurrentdemandforthe
productoncertainmarkets;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(6);
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcriteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinriceandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforriceandbrokenrice
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,thatthe
refundshouldbefixedassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(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;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1361/76(4)
laysdownthemaximumpercentageofbrokenrice
allowedinriceforwhichanexportrefundisfixedand
specifiesthepercentagebywhichthatrefundistobe
reducedwheretheproportionofbrokenriceintherice
exportedexceedsthatmaximum;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No1431/76
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
theexportrefundonriceandbrokenriceisbeingcalcu­
lated;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76withtheexceptionofthose
listedinparagraph 1(c)ofthatArticle,exportedinthe
naturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon22March1991.
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.HOJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(6)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21March1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

NoL76/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.3.91
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof21March1991fixingtheexportrefundsonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds
10062011000
10062013000
1006201500001
01200,60
200,60
10062017000
10062092000
10062094000
1006209600001
01200,60
200,60
10062098000
10063021000
10063023000
10063025000
10063027000
10063042000
1006304400001
01
01200,60
200,60
200,60
10063046000
10063048000
10063061000
1006306310001
01
03
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14200,60
250,75
256,75
256,75
261,75
261,75
256,75
256,75
261,75
261,75
261,75
250,75
261,75
10063063900 01
13250,75
250,75
10063065100 01
03
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14250,75
256,75
256,75
.261,75
261,75
256,75
256,75
261,75
261,75
261,75
250,75
261,75
10063065900
10063067100
10063067900
1006309200001
13250,75
250,75

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(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds
10063094100 01
03
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14250,75
256,75
256,75
261,75
261,75
256,75
256,75
261,75
261,75
261,75
•250,75
261,75
10063094900 01
13
15250,75
250,75
10063096100 01
03
05
06.
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14250,75
256,75
256,75
261,75
261,75
,256,75
256,75
261,75
261,75
261,75
250,75
261,75
10063096900 01
13
15250,75
250,75
10063098100
10063098900
10064000000—
(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Austria,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCampioned'ltalia,
02ThirdcountriesotherthanAustria,Liechtenstein ,SwitzerlandandthecommunesofLivignoandCampione
d'ltalie,
03ZoneI,
04ThirdcountriesotherthanAustria,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland ,thecommunesofLivignoandCampione
d'ltalieandcountriesofzoneI,
05ZoneIIb),
06ZoneIVa),
07ZoneIVb),
08ZoneVI,
09CanaryIslands,CeutaandMelilla,
10ZoneVa),
11ZoneVIIc),
12Canada,
13DestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87(OJNoL351,14.12.
1987,p.1),
14ZoneVIII,exceptSurinam,GuyanaandMadagascar,
15ZonesI,II,III,IV,V,VIandVIII,exceptSurinam,GuyanaandMadagascar .
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJ
NoL134,28.5.1977,p.35),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3049/89(JONoL292,
11.10.1989,p.10).