NoL111/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.4.94
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No972/94
of29April1994
fixingtheexportrefundsonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No1431/76
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
theexportrefundonriceandbrokenriceisbeingcalcu­
lated:
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1544/93(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle17(2)thereof,
Whereasaseparaterefundshouldbefixedforpackaged
longgrainricetoaccommodatecurrentdemandforthe
productoncertainmarkets;WhereasArticle17ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3813/92Q,as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No3528/93(8),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93(9),asamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No574/94(l0);WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1431/76of21June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonriceandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),providesthatwhenrefundsare
beingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexistingsitua­
tionandthefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavaila­
bilitiesofriceandbrokenriceontheCommunitymarket
ontheonehandandpricesforriceandbrokenriceon
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesameArticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibrium
andthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeonthe
ricemarketand,furthermore ,totakeintoaccountthe
economicaspectoftheproposedexportsandtheneedto
avoiddisturbancesoftheCommunitymarket;Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcriteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinriceandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforriceandbrokenrice
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,thatthe
refundshouldbefixedassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No990/93(")prohi­
bitstradebetweentheEuropeanCommunityandthe
FederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro);
whereasthisprohibitiondoesnotapplyincertainsitua­
tionsascomprehensively listedinArticles2,4,5and7
thereof;whereasaccountshouldbetakenofthisfact
whenfixingtherefunds;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,Whereasexportpossibilitiesexistforaquantityof20000
tonnesofwhitericetocertaindestinations ;whereasthe
procedurelaiddowninArticle9(4)ofCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No891/89(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No3579/93(*),shouldbeused;whereasaccount
shouldbetakenofthiswhentherefundsarefixed;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1361/76(6)
laysdownthemaximumpercentageofbrokenrice
allowedinriceforwhichanexportrefundisfixedand
specifiesthepercentagebywhichthatrefundistobe
reducedwheretheproportionofbrokenriceintherice
exportedexceedsthatmaximum;
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.5.
OOJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
(4)OJNoL94,7.4.1989,p.13.OOJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(8)OJNoL320,22.12.1993,p.32.
OOJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
(10)OJNoL69,12.3.1994,p.1.
(")OJNoL102,28.4.1993,p.14.OJNoL326,28.12.1993,p.1:
(6)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11.

NoL111/7 30.4.94 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76withtheexceptionofthoselistedinparagraph1(c)ofthatArticle,exportedinthe
naturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1994.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29April1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

NoL111/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.4.94
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29April1994fixingtheexportrefundsonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds(2)Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds(2)
10062011000 01 202,00
10062013000 01 202,00
10062015000 01 202,00
10062017000 — —
10062092000 01 202,00
10062094000 01 202,00
10062096000 01 202,00
10062098000 — —
10063021000 01 202,00
10063023000 01 202,00
10063025000 01 202,00
10063027000 — —
10063042000 01 202,00
10063044000 01 202,00
10063046000 01 202,00
10063048000 — —
10063061100 01 253,00
02 259,00
03 264,00
04 253,00
10063061900 01 253,00
04 253,00
10063063100 01 253,00
02 259,00
03 264,00
04 253,00
10063063900 01 253,00
04 253,0010063065100 01 253,00
02 259,00
03 264,00
04 253,00
10063065900 01 253,00
04 253,00
10063067100 — —
10063067900 — —
10063092100 01 253,00
02 259,00
03 264,00
04 253,00
10063092900 01 253,00
04 253,00
05 264,00
10063094100 01 253,00
02 259,00
03 264,00
04 253,00
10063094900 01 253,00
04 253,00
05 264,00
10063096100 01 253,00
02 259,00
03 264,00
04 253,00
10063096900 01 253,00
04 253,00
05 1264,00
10063098100 — —
10063098900 — —
10064000000 — —
(!)Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Austria,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCampioned'ltalia,
02ZonesI,II,III,VI,CeutaandMelilla,
03ZonesIV,VII(c),CanadaandZoneVIIIexcluding .Surinam,GuyanaandMadagascar,
04DestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87(OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1),
05RefundfixedundertheprocedurelaiddowninArticle9(4)ofamendedRegulation(EEC)No891/89inrespectof20000tonnesofwhiterice
destinedforZonesItoVIII,excludingGuyana,Surinam,Madagascar ,Austria,LiechtensteinandSwitzerland .
(2)RefundsonexportstotheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro)maybegrantedonlywheretheconditionslaiddowninRegulation
(EEC)No990/93areobserved.
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2145/92(OJNoL214,30.7.1992,p.20).