13.9.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL256/47
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2708/91
of12September1991
fixingtheexportrefundsonriceandbrokenrice
Whereasaseparaterefundshouldbefixedforpackaged
longgrainricetoaccommodatecurrentdemandforthe
productoncertainmarkets;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(J),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90f);
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcriteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinriceandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforriceandbrokenrice
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,thatthe
refundshouldbefixedassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon13September
1991.
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.0OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.
(J)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
(4)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.11.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(6)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12September1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof12September1991fixingtheexportrefundsonriceand
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
I 05 196,25
\ 06 201,25
09 196,25
12 201,25
13 190,25
10063061900 — —
10063063100 01 190,25
05 196,25
06 201,25
09 196,25
12 201,25
113 190,25
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
06 201,25
09 196,25
12 201,25
13 190,25
10063092900 01 190,25
13 190,25
l15 187,00
10063094100 01 190,25
\ 05 196,25
06 201,25
\ 09 196,25
\ 12 201,25
13 190,25
10063094900 01 190,25
13 190,25
15 180,00
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
15 180,00
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).