20.12.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL351/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3724/91
of19December 1991
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(«);
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobe(determined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcriteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinriceandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforriceandbrokenrice
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,thatthe
refundshouldbefixedassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
in,accordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(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
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
theexportrefundonriceandbrokenriceisbeingcalcu­
lated;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76withtheexceptionofthose
listedinparagraph 1(c)ofthatArticle,exportedinthe
naturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20December
1991.
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
(4)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11.(5)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(6)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19December1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof19December1991fixingtheexportrefundsonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds
10062011000
10062013000
10062015000
10062017000
10062092000
10062094000
10062096000
10062098000
10063021000
10063023000
10063025000
10063027000
10063042000
10063044000
10063046000
10063048000
1006306110001
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
02
03
04196,00
196,00
196,00
196,00
196,00
196,00
196,00
196,00
245,00
251,00
256,00
245,00
10063061900 01
04245,00
245,00
10063063100 01
02
03
04245,00
251,00
256,00
245,00
10063063900 01
04245,00
245,00
10063065100 01
02
03
04245,00
251,00
256,00
245,00
10063065900 01
04245,00
245,00
10063067100
10063067900— —

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(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds
10063092100
10063092900
10063094100
10063094900
10063096100
10063096900
10063098100
10063098900
1006400000001
02
03
04
01
04
05
01
02
03
04
01
04
01
02
03
04
01
04245,00
251,00
256,00
245,00
245,00
245,00
189,00
245,00
251,00
256,00
245,00
245,00
245,00
245,00
251,00
256,00
245,00
245,00
245,00
(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Austria,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCampioned'ltalia,
02ZonesI,II,III,VI,CanaryIslands,CeutaandMelilla,
03ZoneszonesIV,Va),VIIc),CanadaandZoneVIIIexcludingSurinam,GuyanaandMadagascar,
04DestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87(OJNoL351,14.12.
1987,p.1),
05ZoneI.
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJ
NoL134,28.5.1977,p.35),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3049/89(JONoL292,
11.10.1989,p.10).