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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No164/98
of22January 1998
fixing theexport refunds onrice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean
Community,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EC) No3072/95 of
22December 1995 onthecommon organization ofthe
market inrice(1),and inparticular thesecond subpara-
graph ofArticle 13(3)thereof,
Whereas Article 13ofRegulation (EC) No 3072/95
provides that thedifference between quotations orprices
ontheworld market fortheproducts listed inArticle 1of
that Regulation andprices forthose products within the
Community may becovered byanexport refund;
Whereas Article 13(4)ofRegulation (EC) No3072/95,
provides that when refunds arebeing fixed account must
betaken oftheexisting situation and thefuture trend
with regard toprices andavailabilities ofriceandbroken
rice ontheCommunity market ontheone hand and
prices forriceandbroken riceontheworld market on
theother; whereas thesame Article provides thatitisalso
important toensure equilibrium andthenatural develop-
ment ofprices andtrade onthericemarket and, further-
more, totake into account theeconomic aspect ofthe
proposed exports and theneed toavoid disturbances of
theCommunity market with limits resulting from agree-
ments concluded inaccordance with Article 228 ofthe
Treaty;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No1361/76 (2)
lays down the maximum percentage ofbroken rice
allowed inriceforwhich anexport refund isfixed and
specifies thepercentage bywhich that refund istobe
reduced where theproportion ofbroken riceintherice
exported exceeds that maximum;
Whereas export possibilities exist foraquantity of1000
tonnes ofrice tocertain destinations; whereas thepro-
cedure laiddown inArticle 7(4)ofCommission Regula-
tion (EC) No1162/95 (3),aslastamended byRegulation
(EC) No 932/97 (4)should beused; whereas account
should betaken ofthis when therefunds arefixed;Whereas Article 13(5)ofRegulation (EC) No3072/95
defines thespecific criteria tobetaken intoaccount when
theexport refund onriceandbroken riceisbeing calcu-
lated;
Whereas theworld market situation orthespecific re-
quirements ofcertain markets may make itnecessary to
vary therefund forcertain products according todestina-
tion;
Whereas aseparate refund should befixed forpackaged
long grain ricetoaccommodate current demand forthe
product oncertain markets;
Whereas therefund must befixed atleast once amonth;
whereas itmay bealtered intheintervening period;
Whereas itfollows from applying these rules andcriteria
tothepresent situation onthemarket inrice and in
particular toquotations orprices forriceandbroken rice
within theCommunity andontheworld market, thatthe
refund should befixed assetoutintheAnnex hereto;
Whereas themeasures provided forinthisRegulation are
inaccordance with the opinion ofthe Management
Committee forCereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The export refunds ontheproducts listed inArticle 1of
Regulation (EC) No3072/95 with theexception ofthose
listed inparagraph 1(c)ofthat Article, exported inthe
natural state, shall beassetoutintheAnnex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on23January
1998.(1)OJL329, 30.12.1995, p.18.
(2)OJL154, 15.6.1976, p.11.
(3)OJL117, 24.5.1995, p.2.
(4)OJL135, 27.5.1997, p.2.
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This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety and directly applicable inallMember
States.
Done atBrussels, 22January 1998.
FortheCommission
Franz FISCHLER
Member oftheCommission
(ECU /tonn e)
Productcode Desti natio n(1)Amo unt
ofrefun ds(ECU /tonn e)
Produ ctcode Desti natio n(1)Amo unt
ofrefun dsANN EX
totheCom mission Regulationof22Janu ary1998 fixin gtheexpo rtrefundsonrice and
brok enrice
1006 20119000 01 105,00
1006 20139000 01 105,00
1006 20159000 01 105,00
1006 20179000  
1006 20929000 01 105,00
1006 20949000 01 105,00
1006 20969000 01 105,00
1006 20989000  
1006 30219000 01 105,00
1006 30239000 01 105,00
1006 30259000 01 105,00
1006 30279000  
1006 30429000 01 105,00
1006 30449000 01 105,00
1006 30469000 01 105,00
1006 30489000  
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02 137,00
03 142,00
05 131,00
1006 30619900 01 131,00
05 131,00
1006 30639100 01 131,00
02 137,00
03 142,00
05 131,00
1006 30639900 01 131,00
05 131,00
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02 137,00
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05 131,00
1006 30679100 04 137,00
1006 30679900  
1006 30929100 01 131,00
02 137,00
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05 131,00
1006 30929900 01 131,00
05 131,00
 
1006 30949100 01 131,00
02 137,00
03 142,00
05 131,00
1006 30949900 01 131,00
05 131,00
 
1006 30969100 01 131,00
02 137,00
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05 131,00
1006 30969900 01 131,00
05 131,00
 
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(1)The destin ation sareident ified asfollow s:
01Liech tenst ein, Switz erlan d,thecomm unes ofLivig noand Campione d’Ital ia,
02Zone sI,II,III,VI,Ceutaand Melil la,
03Zone sIV,V,VII(c),Cana daand Zone VIII exclu ding Surin am, Guya naand Mada gasca r,
04CeutaandMelil la:refun dfixed unde rtheproce dure laiddown inArtic le7(4)ofamen dedRegu lation (EC) No1162 /95inrespe ctofaquan tityof
1000 tonne s,
05Desti natio nsment ioned inArtic le34ofamen ded Com missi onRegu lation (EEC )No3665 /87.
NB: The zonesarethosedefin edintheAnnextoamended Com missionRegu lation(EEC )No2145 /92.