31992R1645

No L 172/ 5 27 . 6. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1645/92 of 26 June 1992 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, Economic Community, refunds should be calculated on the following basis :

— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 tion to each other at any given moment within a band of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in No 674/92 (2), and in particular the first sentence of the the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­ fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2) thereof, tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (*), as last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (6) ; Whereas Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 provides that the difference between quotations or prices — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of average of the ecu rates published in the Official that Regulation and prices for those products within the Journal of the European Communities, C series, over Community may be covered by an export refund ; a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ cient referred to in the preceding indent ;

Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria 1431 /76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for to the present situation on the market in rice and in granting export refunds on rice and criteria for fixing the particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice amount of such refunds (3), provides that when refunds are within the Community and on the world market, that the being fixed account must be taken of the existing situa­ refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto ; tion and the future trend with regard to prices and availa­ bilities of rice and broken rice on the Community market Whereas by its Regulation (EEC) No 1432/92 Q the on the one hand and prices for rice and broken rice on Council prohibited trade between the Community and the world market on the other ; whereas the same Article the Republics of Serbia and of Montenegro ; that it is provides that it is also important to ensure equilibrium important to take account of it at the time of the fixing of and the natural development of prices and trade on the the refunds ; rice market and, furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are avoid disturbances of the Community market ; in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361 /76 (4) 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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 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 defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when 1 . The export refunds on the products listed in Article the export refund on rice and broken rice is being calcu­ 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 with the exception of lated ; those listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported in the 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 2. Export refunds towards the Republics of Montenegro the refund for certain products according to destination ; and Serbia are not fixed .

Whereas a separate refund should be fixed for packaged Article 2 long grain rice to accommodate current demand for the product on certain markets ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1992.

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 73, 19. 3. 1992, p. 7. 0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36. 0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9. (4) OJ No L 154, 15 . 6. 1976, p. 11 . O OJ No L 151 , 3. 6. 1992, p. 4.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 26 June 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 26 June 1992 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

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

1006 20 11 000 — —

1006 20 13 000 01 208,00

1006 20 15 000 01 208,00

1006 20 17 000 — —

1006 20 92 000 — —

1006 20 94 000 01 208,00

1006 20 96 000 01 208,00

1006 20 98 000 — —

1006 30 21 000 — —

1006 30 23 000 01 208,00

1006 30 25 000 01 208,00

1006 30 27 000 — —

1006 30 42 000 — —

1006 30 44 000 01 208,00

1006 30 46 000 01 208,00

1006 30 48 000 — —

1006 30 61 100 01 260,00 02 266,00 03 271,00 04 260,00

1006 30 61 900 01 260,00 04 260,00

1006 30 63 100 01 260,00 02 266,00 03 271,00 04 260,00

1006 30 63 900 01 260,00 04 260,00

1006 30 65 100 01 260,00 02 266,00 03 271,00 04 260,00

1006 30 65 900 01 260,00 04 260,00

1006 30 67 100 — —

1006 30 67 900 — —

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

1006 30 92 100 01 260,00 02 266,00 03 271,00 04 260,00 1006 30 92 900 01 260,00 04 260,00 05 226,00 1006 30 94 100 01 260,00 02 266,00 03 271,00 04 260,00 1006 30 94 900 01 260,00 04 260,00 05 226,00 1006 30 96 100 01 260,00 02 266,00 \ 03 271,00 04 260,00 1006 30 96 900 01 260,00 04 260,00 05 226,00 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, 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, 05 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan .

NB : The zones are those defined in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3049/89.