31993R1606

No L 153/60 Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 6. 93

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1606/93 of 24 June 1993 fixing the export refunds on malt

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, fixed at an amount which will cover the difference between Community prices and world market prices ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas the world market situation or the specific Economic Community, requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destin­ ation ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (6) are used to market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) convert amounts expressed in third country currencies No 1738/92 (2), and in particular the fourth subparagraph and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural of Article 16 (2) thereof, conversion rates of the Member States' currencies whereas detailed rules on the application and determination of these conversions were set by Commission Regulation Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (EEC) No 1068/93 0 ; provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ; those Regulations and prices for those products within whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ; the Community may be covered by an export refund ;

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (8) prohi­ bits trade between the European Economic Community Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for Montenegro) ; whereas this prohibition does not apply in granting export refunds on cereals and criteria for fixing certain situations as comprehensively listed in Articles 2, the amount of such refunds (3) provides that when refunds 4, 5 and 7 thereof ; whereas account should be taken of are being fixed account must be taken of the existing this fact when fixing the refunds ; situation and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of cereals on the Community market on the Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are one hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on in accordance with the opinion of the Management the world market on the other ; whereas the same Article Committee for Cereals, provides that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on cereal markets and, furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed exports, and the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export system for Article 1 products processed from cereals and from rice (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (*), defines the The export refunds on malt listed in Article 1 (d) of Regu­ specific criteria to be taken into account when the refund lation (EEC) No 2727/75 subject to Regulation (EEC) No on these products is being calculated ; 2744/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to Article 2 the present situation on the market in products processed from cereals and rice that the export refund should be This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 June 1993. (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . O OJ No L 180 , 1 . 7. 1992, p . 1 . if) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78. (*) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65. O OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p . 106. (5) OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p . 49 . (8) OJ No L 102, 28 . 4. 1993, p. 14.

25 . 6. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 153/61

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

Done at Brussels, 24 June 1993 .

For the Commission

Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 24 June 1993 fixing the export refunds on malt

(ECU/ tonne) Product code Refund (')

1107 10 19 000 0 1107 10 99 000 0 1107 20 00 000 0

(') Refunds on exports to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Monte­ negro) may be granted only where the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 are observed.

NB : The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87.