30.8.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL241/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2578/91
of29August1991
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
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;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76withtheexceptionofthose
listedinparagraph 1(c)ofthatArticle,exportedinthe
naturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1361/76(4)
laysdownthemaximumpercentageofbrokenrice
allowedinriceforwhichanexportrefundisfixedand
specifiesthepercentagebywhichthatrefundistobe
reducedwheretheproportionofbrokenriceintherice
exportedexceedsthatmaximum;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No1431/76
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
theexportrefundonriceandbrokenriceisbeingcalcu­
lated;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequi­
rementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary
therefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestination ;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1991.
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
MOJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
6)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29August1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29August1991fixingtheexportrefundsonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds
10062011000 — —
10062013000 01 152,20
10062015000 01 152,20
10062017000 — —
10062092000 — —
10062094000 01 152,20
10062096000 01 152,20
10062098000 — —
10063021000 — —
10063023000 01 152,20
10063025000 01 152,20
10063027000 — —
10063042000 — —
10063044000 01 152,20
10063046000 01 152,20
10063048000 — —
10063061100 01 190,25
05 196,25
06 201,25
09 196,25
12 201,25
13 190,25
10063061900 — —
10063063100 01 190,25
I 05 196,25
06 201,25
09 196,25
12 201,25
\13 190,25
10063063900 01 190,25
13 190,25
10063065100 01 190,25
! 05 196,25
06 201,25
09 196,25
12 201,25
13 190,25
10063065900 01 190,25
13 190,25
10063067100 — —
10063067900 — —

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(ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds
10063092100 01 190,25
05 196,25
l 06 201,25
09 196,25
12 201,25
13 190,25
10063092900 01 190,25
13 190,25
15 176,00
10063094100 01 190,25
05 196,25
06 201,25
09 196,25
I 12 201,25
13 190,25
10063094900 01 190,25
13 190,25
15 168,00
10063096100 01 190,25
05 196,25
06 201,25
09 196,25
12 201,25
13 190,25
10063096900 01 190,25
13 190,25
15 168,00
'10063098100 — —
10063098900— —
10064000000 — —
(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Austria,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCampioned'ltalia,
02ThirdcountriesotherthanAustria,Liechtenstein ,SwitzerlandandthecommunesofLivignoandCampione
.d'ltalie,
03ZoneI,
04ThirdcountriesotherthanAustria,Liechtenstein ,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCampione
d'ltalieandcountriesofzoneI,
05ZonesI,II,IIIandVI,
06ZonesIVa),IVb),Va),VIIa)andVIIIexclusingSurinam,deGuyanaandMadagascar,
08ZoneVI,
09CanaryIslands,CeutaandMelilla,
10ZoneVa),
11ZoneVIIc),
12Canada,
13DestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87(OJNoL351,14.12.
1987,p.1),
14ZoneVIII,exceptSurinam,GuyanaandMadagascar,
15ZonesI,II,III,IV,V,VIandVIII,exceptSurinam,GuyanaandMadagascar.
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJ
NoL134,28.5.1977,p.35),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3049/89(JONoL292,
11.10.1989,p.10).