NoL363/52 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities23.12.87
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3869/87
of22December1987
fixingtheexportrefundsonriceandbrokenrice
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination;
Whereasaseparaterefundshouldbefixedforpackaged
longgrainricetoaccommodatecurrentdemandforthe
productoncertainmarkets;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,followingtheintroductionofthecombined
nomenclature byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2658/870,thenomenclatureapplicablefrom1January
1988toexportrefundsonagriculturalproductswasesta­
blishedbyRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(*);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1907/87(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;
WhereastoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1361/76(4)
laysdownthemaximumpercentageofbrokenrice
allowedinriceforwhichanexportrefundisfixedand
specifiesthepercentagebywhichthatrefundistobe
reducedwheretheproportionofbrokenriceintherice
exportedexceedsthatmaximum;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No1431/76
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
theexportrefundonriceandbrokenriceisbeingcalcu­
lated;Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85Q,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(8);
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand.criteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinriceandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforriceandbrokenrice
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,thatthe
refundshouldbefixedassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,refundsmaybegrantedinthecase
ofexportstoPortugal;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
,thecaseofexportstoPortugal;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.h)OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.51.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.b)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11.0OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.
(4OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1.
P)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(8)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

23.12.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL363/53
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76withtheexceptionofthoselistedinparagraph 1(c)ofthatArticle,exportedinthe
naturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.The
refundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

NoL363/54 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities23.12.87
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof22December1987fixingtheexportrefundsonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
ProductcodeDestination
ofrefund(')Amount
ofrefund
10062010000
10062090000
10063011000
10063019000
10063091000
10063099100
10063099900
1006400000001
02
03
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
14
01
03
04
13240,00
327,00
327,00
332,00
332,00
327,00
327,00
332,00
332,00
332,00
332,00
300,00
300,00
(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Austria,Liechtenstein,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCampioned'Italia
02ThirdcountriesotherthanAustria,Liechtenstein ,SwitzerlandandthecommunesofLivignoandCampione
d'Italie
03ZoneI
04ThirdcountriesotherthanAustria,Liechtenstein,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCampione
d'ItalieandcountriesofZoneI
05ZoneIIb)
06ZoneIVa)
07ZoneIVb)
08ZoneVI
09CanaryIslands,CeutaandMelilla
10ZoneVa)
11ZoneVIIc)
12Canada
13Destinations ,mentionedinArticle5ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2730/79(OJNoL317,
12.12.1979,p.1)
14ZoneVIII,exceptSurinam,GuyanaandMadagascar.
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.5.1977),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1548/87(OJNoL144,4.6.1987).
Theexportrefundsaretobeconvertedintonationalcurrenciesusingthespecificagriculturalconversionrates
fixedinamendedRegulation(EEC)No3294/86(OJNoL304,30.11.1986).