31991R3469

No L 328/ 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 30 . 11 . 91

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3469/91 of 29 November 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 Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) refunds should be calculated on the following basis : No 1806/89 (2), and in particular the first sentence of the 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 (*), 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 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are and the natural development of prices and trade on the in accordance with the opinion of the Management rice market and, furthermore, to take into account the Committee for Cereals, economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances of the Community market ;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361 /76 (4) HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : lays down the maximum percentage of broken rice 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 Article 1 exported exceeds that maximum ; The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1431 /76 Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 with the exception of those defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported in the the export refund on rice and broken rice is being calcu­ natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. lated ;

Whereas the world market situation or the specific requi­ Article 2 rements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 1991 . (') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 177, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36. (0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . Ó OJ No L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 11 . O 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, 29 November 1991 . For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 29 November 1991 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

(ECU / tonne) Amount Product code Destination (') of refunds

1006 20 11 000 — —

1006 2013 000 01 193,62

1006 20 15 000 01 193,62

1006 20 17 000 — —

1006 20 92 000 — —

1006 20 94 000 01 193,62

1006 20 96 000 01 193,62

1006 20 98 000 — —

1006 30 21 000 — —

1006 30 23 000 01 193,62

1006 30 25 000 01 193,62

1006 30 27 000 — —

1006 30 42 000 — —

1006 30 44 000 01 193,62

1006 30 46 000 01 193,62

1006 30 48 000 — —

1006 30 61 100 01 242,00 \ 02 248,00 03 253,00 04 242,00

1006 30 61 900 01 242,00 04 242,00

1006 30 63 100 01 242,00 02 248,00 03 253,00 04 242,00

1006 30 63 900 01 242,00 04 242,00

1006 30 65 100 01 242,00 02 248,00 03 253,00 04 242,00 l

1006 30 65 900 01 « 242,00 04 242,00

1006 30 67 100 — —

1006 30 67 900 — —

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(ECU / tonne) Amount Product code Destination (') of refunds

1006 30 92 100 01 242,00 02 248,00 03 253,00 04 242,00 1006 30 92 900 01 242,00 04 242,00 1006 30 94 100 01 242,00 02 248,00 03 253,00 04 242,00 1006 30 94 900 01 242,00 04 242,00 1006 30 96 100 01 242,00 I 02 248,00 I 03 253,00 04 242,00 1006 30 96 900 01 242,00 04 242,00 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 Zones I, II, III, VI, Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, 03 Zones zones IV, V a), VII c), Canada and Zone VIII excluding Surinam, Guyana and Madagascar, 04 Destinations mentioned in Article 34 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (OJ No L 351 , 14. 12. 1987, p. 1 ).

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).