31991R0912
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 912/91 of 11 April 1991 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Whereas a separate refund should be fixed for packaged long grain rice to accommodate current demand for the product on certain markets ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, No 1 806/89 (2), and in particular the first sentence of the refunds should be calculated on the following basis : fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2) thereof, — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela tion to each other at any given moment within a band Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula Whereas Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 tion (EEC) No 1676/85 Q, as last amended by Regula provides that the difference between quotations or prices tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (6); on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an Community may be covered by an export refund ; average of the ecu rates published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C series, over Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi 1431 /76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for cient referred to in the preceding indent ; granting export refunds on rice and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), provides that when refunds are Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria being fixed account must be taken of the existing situa to the present situation on the market in rice and in tion and the future trend with regard to prices and availa particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice bilities of rice and broken rice on the Community market within the Community and on the world market, that the on the one hand and prices for rice and broken rice on refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto ; the world market on the other ; whereas the same Article provides that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on the Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are rice market and, furthermore, to take into account the in accordance with the opinion of the Management economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to Committee for Cereals, avoid disturbances of the Community market ;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361 /76 (4) lays down the maximum percentage of broken rice HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : allowed in rice for which an export refund is fixed and specifies the percentage by which that refund is to be reduced where the proportion of broken rice in the rice exported exceeds that maximum ; Article 1
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1431 /76 The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 with the exception of those the export refund on rice and broken rice is being calcu listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported in the lated ; natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas the world market situation or the specific requi rements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary Article 2 the refund for certain products according to destination ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 April 1991 . (') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 177, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36. 0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 11 . (6) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 April 1991 .
For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission
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ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 11 April 1991 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice
(ECU / tonne) Product code Amount Destination (') of refunds
1006 20 11 000 —
1006 20 13 000 01 197,94
1006 20 15 000 01 197,94
1006 20 17 000 — —
1006 20 92 000 — —
1006 20 94 000 01 197,94
1006 20 96 000 01 197,94
1006 20 98 000 — ■ —
1006 30 21 000 — —
1006 30 23 000 01 197,94
1006 30 25 000 01 197,94
1006 30 27 000 — —
1006 30 42 000 — —
1006 30 44 000 01 197,94
1006 30 46 000 01 197,94
1006 30 48 000 — —
1006 30 61 000 — —
1006 30 63 100 01 247,43 05 253,43 06 258,43 09 253,43 12 258,43 13 247,43
1006 30 63 900 01 247,43 13 247,43
1006 30 65 100 01 247,43 05 253,43 06 258,43 09 253,43 12 258,43 13 247,43
1006 30 65 900 01 247,43 13 247,43
1006 30 67 100 — —
1006 30 67 900 — —
1006 30 92 000
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(ECU / tonne) Amount Product code Destination (') of refunds
1006 30 94 100 01 247,43 05 253,43 06 258,43 09 253,43 12 258,43 13 247,43 1006 30 94 900 01 247,43 13 247,43 1006 30 96 100 01 247,43 05 253,43 06 258,43 09 253,43 12 258,43 13 247,43 1006 30 96 900 01 247,43 13 247,43 1006 30 98 100 1006 30 98 900 1006 40 00 000
(') The destinations are identified as follows : 01 Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the communes of Livigno and Campione d'ltalia, 02 Third countries other than Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and the communes of Livigno and Campione d'ltalie , 03 Zone I, 04 Third countries other than Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the communes of Livigno and Campione d'ltalie and countries of zone I, 05 Zones I, II, III and IV, 06 Zones IV a), IV b), V a), VII a) and VIII exclusing Surinam, de Guyana and Madagascar, 07 Zone IV b), 08 Zone VI, 09 Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, 10 Zone V a), 11 Zone VII c), 12 Canada, 13 Destinations mentioned in Article 34 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (OJ No L 351 , 14. 12. 1987, p. 1 ), 14 Zone VIII , except Surinam , Guyana and Madagascar, 15 Zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI and VIII, except Surinam, Guyana and Madagascar.
NB : The zones are those defined in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 (OJ No L 134, 28 . 5. 1977, p. 35), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3049/89 (JO No L 292, 11 . 10 . 1989, p. 10).