NoL343/42 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.12.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3616/91
of12December 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(6);
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcriteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinriceandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforriceandbrokenrice
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,thatthe
refundshouldbefixedassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon13December
1991.
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.0OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
(*)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
Ì6)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12December1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

NoL343/44 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.12.91
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof12December1991fixingtheexportrefundsonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds
10062011000 — —
10062013000 01 193,62
10062015000 01 193,62
10062017000 — —
10062092000 — —
10062094000 01 193,62
10062096000 01 193,62
10062098000 — —
10063021000 —
10063023000 01 193,62
10063025000 01 193,62
10063027000 — —
10063042000 — —
10063044000 01 193,62
10063046000 01 193,62
10063048000 — —
10063061100 01 242,00
02 248,00
03 253,00
\04 242,00
10063061900 01 242,00
04 242,00
10063063100 01 242,00
02 248,00
03 253,00
i04 242,00
10063063900 01 242,00
04 242,00
10063065100 01 242,00
02 248,00
03 253,00
04 242,00
10063065900 01 242,00
04 242,00
10063067100 — —
10063067900 — —

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(ECU7tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds
10063092100 01 242,00
\ 02 248,00
03 253,00
04 242,00
10063092900 01 242,00
04 242,00
05 189,00
10063094100 01 242,00
02 248,00
03 253,00
\04 242,00
10063094900 01 242,00
04 242,00
10063096100 01 242,00
02 248,00
03 253,00
04 242,00
10063096900 01 242,00
I04 242,00
10063098100 — —
10063098900 — —
10064000000 — —
(*)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).