28.10.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL295/47
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3337/88
of27October1988
fixingtheexportrefundsonriceandbrokenrice
theexportrefundonriceandbrokenriceisbeingcalcu­
lated;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination;
Whereasaseparaterefundshouldbefixedforpackaged
longgrainricetoaccommodate currentdemandforthe
productoncertainmarkets;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2229/88(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;
WhereastoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1361/76(4)
laysdownthemaximumpercentageofbrokenrice
allowedinriceforwhichanexportrefundisfixedand
specifiesthepercentagebywhichthatrefundistobe
reducedwheretheproportionofbrokenriceintherice
exportedexceedsthatmaximum ;Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(6);
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcriteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinriceandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforriceandbrokenrice
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,thatthe
refundshouldbefixedassetoutintheAnnexhereto:
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,refundsmaybegrantedinthecase
ofexportstoPortugal;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
thecaseofexportstoPortugal;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No1431/76
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhenWhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,,
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.0OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.30.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
4)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(«)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

NoL295/48 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.10.88
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76withtheexceptionofthose
listedinparagraph 1(c)ofthatArticle,exportedinthenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.The
refundonexporttoPortugalhasnotbeenfixed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon28October
1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27October1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

28.10.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL295/49
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27October1988fixingtheexportrefundsonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds(2)
10062010000
10062090000 01
02189,60
10063011000
10063019000
10063091000
10063099100
1006309990001
03'
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
01
13237,00
254,00
254,00
259,00
259,00
254,00
254,00
259,00
259,00
259,00
237,00
259,00
237,00
237,00
10064000000 — —
(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Austria,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCampioned'ltalia.
02ThirdcountriesotherthanAustria,Liechtenstein ,SwitzerlandandthecommunesofLivignoandCampione
d'ltalie
03Zone1
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.
(2)Theamountisapplicabletomedium-grainandlong-grainrice,oftypeA(withalength/widthratioofgreater
than2andlessthan3),asdefinedinparagraph2ofAnnexAofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76,asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3877/87(OJNoL365,24.12.1987).
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.
5.1977),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No296/88(OJNoL30,2.2.1988).
Theexportrefundsaretobeconvertedintonationalcurrenciesusingthespecificagricultural
conversionratesfixedinamendedRegulation(EEC)No3294/86(OJNoL304,30.10.1986).
TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87
(OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1),asamended.