16.7.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL173/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1912/93
of15July1993
fixingtheexportrefundsonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3570/92(6),shouldbe
used;whereasaccountshouldbetakenofthiswhenthe
refundsarefixed;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No1431/76
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
theexportrefundonriceandbrokenriceisbeingcalcu­
lated;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1544/93(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle17(2)thereof,Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination;
WhereasArticle17ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;Whereasaseparaterefundshouldbefixedforpackaged
longgrainricetoaccommodatecurrentdemandforthe
productoncertainmarkets;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1431/76of21June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonriceandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthatwhenrefundsare
beingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexistingsitua­
tionandthefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavaila­
bilitiesofriceandbrokenriceontheCommunitymarket
ontheonehandandpricesforriceandbrokenriceon
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesameArticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibrium
andthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeonthe
ricemarketand,furthermore,totakeintoaccountthe
economicaspectoftheproposedexportsandtheneedto
avoiddisturbancesoftheCommunitymarket;WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92f)areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93(8);
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1361/76(4)
laysdownthemaximumpercentageofbrokenrice
allowedinriceforwhichanexportrefundisfixedand
specifiesthepercentagebywhichthatrefundistobe
reducedwheretheproportionofbrokenriceintherice
exportedexceedsthatmaximum ;Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcriteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinriceandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforriceandbrokenrice
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,thatthe
refundshouldbefixedassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No990/93(9)prohi­
bitstradebetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia (Serbiaand
Montenegro);whereasthisprohibitiondoesnotapplyin
certainsituationsascomprehensively listedinArticles2,
4,5and7thereof;whereasaccountshouldbetakenof
thisfactwhenfixingtherefunds;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,Whereasexportpossibilitiesexistforaquantityof15000
tonnesofwhollymilledriceofproductcodes
10063092900,10063094900and10063096900;
whereastheprocedurelaiddowninArticle9(4)of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No891/89(*),aslast
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.5.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.(6)OJNoL362,11.12.1992,p.51.
OOJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(s)OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
OOJNoL102,28.4.1993,p.14.(4)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11.
OOJNoL94,7.4.1989,p.13.

NoL173/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.7.93
ADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76withtheexceptionofthoselistedinparagraph 1(c)ofthatArticle,exportedinthe
naturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16July1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15July1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

16.7.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL173/21
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof15July1993fixingtheexportrefundsonriceandbroken
rice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds(2)Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds(2)
10062011000 01 229,00 10063065100 01 287,00
1006201300001 229,00 02 293'00
03 298,00
10062015000 01 229,00 Q4 2g70()
10062017000— — 10063065900 01 287,00
10062092000 01 229,00 04 287,00
10062094000 01 229,00 10063067100 — —
10062096000 01 229,00 10063067900 — —
10062098000 10063092100 01 287,00
02 293,00
10063021000 01 229,00 m03 298,00
10063023000 01 229,00 04 287,00
10063025000 01 229,00 10063092900 01 287,00
10063027000 — — 04 287,00
10063042000 01 229,00 10063094100 01 287,00
02 2930010063044000 01 229,00 uz
03 298,00
10063046000 01 229,00 Q4 2g7()0
10063048000— — 10063094900 01 287,00
10063061100 01 287,00 04 287,00
02 293,00 05 317,00
03 298,00 10063096100 01 287,00
04 287,00 02 293,00
10063061900 01 287,00 03 298,00
04 287,00 04 287,00
10063063100 01 287,00 10063096900 01 287,00
02 293,00 04 287,00
03 298,00 05 317,00
04 287,00 10063098100 — —
10063063900 01 287,00 10063098900 — —
04 287,00 10064000000 — —
(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Austria,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCampioned'Italia,
02ZonesI,II,III,VI,CeutaandMelilla,
03ZonesIV,VIIc),CanadaandZoneVIIIexcludingSurinam,GuyanaandMadagascar,
04DestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87(OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1525/92(OJNoL160,13.6.1992,p.7).
05RefundfixedundertheprocedurelaiddowninArticle9(4)ofamendedRegulation(EEC)No891/89inrespectofaquantityof15000tonnesof
whollymilledricefordestinationZonesItoVIII,excludingGuyana,Surinam,Madagascar,Austria,LiechtensteinandSwitzerland.
(2)RefundsonexportstotheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro)maybegrantedonlywheretheconditionslaiddowninRegulation
(EEC)No990/93areobserved.
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2145/92(OJNoL214,30.7.1992,p.20).