31993R0882

No L 92/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 16 . 4. 93

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 882/93

of 15 April 1993

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 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European product on certain markets ; 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) No 674/92 (2), and in particular the first sentence of the Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2) thereof, 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 0 are used to convert amounts expressed in third country currencies and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ; Whereas Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­ provides that the difference between quotations or prices tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­ on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of lation (EEC) No 3819/92 0 ; that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund ;

Whereas it follows from applying these rules and critena to the present situation on the market in rice and in Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice 1431 /76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for within the Community and on the world market, that the granting export refunds on rice and criteria for fixing the refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto ; amount of such refunds (3), provides that when refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the existing situa­ Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1432/92 f), as last tion and the future trend with regard to prices and availa­ amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3534/92 (8), prohibits bilities of rice and broken rice on the Community market trade between the Community and the Republics of on the one hand and prices for rice and broken rice on Serbia and Montenegro ; whereas this prohibition does the world market on the other ; whereas the same Article not apply to certain situations as given in the limitative provides that it is also important to ensure equilibrium enumeration laid down in Articles 2 and 3 ; whereas this and the natural development of prices and trade on the should be taken into account when refunds are fixed ; rice market and, furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances of the Community market ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are 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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 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.

Article 2 Whereas the world market situation or the specific requi­ 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 16 April 1993.

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 73, 19. 3. 1992, p. 7. («) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 17. 0 OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36. 0 OJ No L 151 , 3. 6. 1992, p. 4. (4 OJ No L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 11 . 8) OJ No L 358, 8 . 12. 1992, p. 16.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 April 1993.

For the Commission

Rene STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

No L 92/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 16 . 4 . 93

ANNEX

to die Commission Regulation of 15 April 1993 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

(ECU / tonne) (ECU/ tonne)

Amount Amount Product code Destination (') Product code Destination (') of refunds (2) of refunds Q

100620 11 000 01 213,00 1006 30 65 100 01 267,00 02 273,00 1006 20 13 000 01 213,00 03 278,00 1006 20 15 000 01 213,00 04 267,00 1006 20 17 000 — — 1006 30 65 900 01 267,00 1006 20 92 000 01 213,00 04 267,00 1006 20 94 000 01 213,00 1006 30 67 100 — — 1006 20 96 000 01 213,00 1006 30 67 900 — — 1006 20 98 000 — — 1006 30 92100 01 267,00 1006 30 21 000 01 213,00 02 273,00 1006 30 23 000 01 213,00 03 278,00

1006 30 25 000 01 213,00 04 267,00

1006 30 27 000 — — 1006 30 92 900 01 267,00 1006 30 42 000 01 213,00 04 267,00

1006 30 44 000 01 213,00 1006 30 94100 01 267,00 02 273,00 1006 30 46 000 01 213,00 03 278,00 1006 30 48 000 — — 04 267,00 1006 30 61 100 01 267,00 1006 30 94 900 01 267,00 02 273,00 04 267,00 03 278,00 1006 30 96 100 01 267,00 04 267,00 02 273,00 1006 30 61 900 01 267,00 03 278,00 04 267,00 04 267,00 1006 30 63 100 01 267,00 1006 30 96 900 01 267,00 02 273,00 04 267,00 03 278,00 1006 30 98 100 — — 04 267,00 1006 30 98 900 — — 1006 30 63 900 01 267,00 04 267,00 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 IV, 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 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1525/92 (OJ No L 160, 13. 6. 1992, p. 7). (2) Refunds for exports to the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro may only be granted for humanitarian aid supplied by charitable organizations fulfilling the conditions laid down in Article 2 (a) and Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1432/92.

NB : The zones are those defined in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92 (OJ No L 214, 30. 7. 1992, p. 20).