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| 14.5.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 179/9 |
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14.5.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 179/9

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 969/2004

of 13 May 2004

fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and suspending the issue of export licences

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 13(3) and (15) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund. |
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(1)

Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.

| (2) | Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, provides that when refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the existing situation and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken rice on the Community market on the one hand and prices for rice and broken rice on the world market on the other. The same Article provides that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on the 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 with limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty. |
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(2)

Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, provides that when refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the existing situation and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken rice on the Community market on the one hand and prices for rice and broken rice on the world market on the other. The same Article provides that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on the 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 with limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty.

| (3) | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361/76 (2) 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 exported exceeds that maximum. |
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(3)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361/76 (2) 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 exported exceeds that maximum.

| (4) | Export possibilities exist for a quantity of 1 800 tonnes of rice to certain destinations. The procedure laid down in Article 8(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 (3) should be used. Account should be taken of this when the refunds are fixed. |
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(4)

Export possibilities exist for a quantity of 1 800 tonnes of rice to certain destinations. The procedure laid down in Article 8(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 (3) should be used. Account should be taken of this when the refunds are fixed.

| (5) | Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when the export refund on rice and broken rice is being calculated. |
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(5)

Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when the export refund on rice and broken rice is being calculated.

| (6) | The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination. |
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(6)

The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.

| (7) | A separate refund should be fixed for packaged long grain rice to accommodate current demand for the product on certain markets. |
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(7)

A separate refund should be fixed for packaged long grain rice to accommodate current demand for the product on certain markets.

| (8) | The refund must be fixed at least once a month; whereas it may be altered in the intervening period. |
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(8)

The refund must be fixed at least once a month; whereas it may be altered in the intervening period.

| (9) | It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the present situation on the market in rice and in particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice within the Community and on the world market, that the refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto. |
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(9)

It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the present situation on the market in rice and in particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice within the Community and on the world market, that the refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto.

| (10) | For the purposes of administering the volume restrictions resulting from Community commitments in the context of the WTO, the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund should be restricted. |
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(10)

For the purposes of administering the volume restrictions resulting from Community commitments in the context of the WTO, the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund should be restricted.

| (11) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, |
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(11)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 with the exception of those listed in paragraph 1(c) of that Article, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

With the exception of the quantity of 1 800 tonnes provided for in the Annex, the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund is suspended.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 May 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 May 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 (OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27).

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(2)  
  OJ L 154, 15.6.1976, p. 11.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 189, 29.7.2003, p. 12.

3

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 13 May 2004 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and suspending the issue of export licences

| Product code | Destination | Unit of measurement | Amount of refunds (1) |
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| 100620119000 | R01 | EUR/t | 14 |
| 100620139000 | R01 | EUR/t | 14 |
| 100620159000 | R01 | EUR/t | 14 |
| 100620179000 | — | EUR/t | — |
| 100620929000 | R01 | EUR/t | 14 |
| 100620949000 | R01 | EUR/t | 14 |
| 100620969000 | R01 | EUR/t | 14 |
| 100620989000 | — | EUR/t | — |
| 100630219000 | R01 | EUR/t | 14 |
| 100630239000 | R01 | EUR/t | 14 |
| 100630259000 | R01 | EUR/t | 14 |
| 100630279000 | — | EUR/t | — |
| 100630429000 | R01 | EUR/t | 14 |
| 100630449000 | R01 | EUR/t | 14 |
| 100630469000 | R01 | EUR/t | 14 |
| 100630489000 | — | EUR/t | — |
| 100630619100 | R01 | EUR/t | 18 |
| R02 | EUR/t | 25 |
| R03 | EUR/t | 30 |
| 066 | EUR/t | 45 |
| A97 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 021 and 023 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 100630619900 | R01 | EUR/t | 18 |
| A97 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 066 | EUR/t | 45 |
| 100630639100 | R01 | EUR/t | 18 |
| R02 | EUR/t | 25 |
| R03 | EUR/t | 30 |
| 066 | EUR/t | 45 |
| A97 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 021 and 023 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 100630639900 | R01 | EUR/t | 18 |
| 066 | EUR/t | 45 |
| A97 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 100630659100 | R01 | EUR/t | 18 |
| R02 | EUR/t | 25 |
| R03 | EUR/t | 30 |
| 066 | EUR/t | 45 |
| A97 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 021 and 023 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 100630659900 | R01 | EUR/t | 18 |
| 066 | EUR/t | 45 |
| A97 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 100630679100 | 021 and 023 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 066 | EUR/t | 45 |
| 100630679900 | 066 | EUR/t | 45 |
| 100630929100 | R01 | EUR/t | 18 |
| R02 | EUR/t | 25 |
| R03 | EUR/t | 30 |
| 066 | EUR/t | 45 |
| A97 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 021 and 023 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 100630929900 | R01 | EUR/t | 18 |
| A97 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 066 | EUR/t | 45 |
| 100630949100 | R01 | EUR/t | 18 |
| R02 | EUR/t | 25 |
| R03 | EUR/t | 30 |
| 066 | EUR/t | 45 |
| A97 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 021 and 023 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 100630949900 | R01 | EUR/t | 18 |
| A97 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 066 | EUR/t | 45 |
| 100630969100 | R01 | EUR/t | 18 |
| R02 | EUR/t | 25 |
| R03 | EUR/t | 30 |
| 066 | EUR/t | 45 |
| A97 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 021 and 023 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 100630969900 | R01 | EUR/t | 18 |
| A97 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 066 | EUR/t | 45 |
| 100630989100 | 021 and 023 | EUR/t | 25 |
| 100630989900 | — | EUR/t | — |
| 100640009000 | — | EUR/t | — |
| NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.
  The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2003 (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 11).
  The other destinations are defined as follows:






  R01 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein, communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia. |
| R02 | Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Ex-Spanish Sahara, Cyprus, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, West Bank/Gaza Strip, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Norway, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Russia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Ukraine, Kazakstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan. |
| R03 | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Venezuela, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Bermuda, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, A40 except the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Turks and Caicos Islands, A11 except Suriname, Guyana, Madagascar. |

Product code

Destination

Unit of measurement

Amount of refunds (1)

100620119000

R01

EUR/t

14

100620139000

R01

EUR/t

14

100620159000

R01

EUR/t

14

100620179000

—

EUR/t

—

100620929000

R01

EUR/t

14

100620949000

R01

EUR/t

14

100620969000

R01

EUR/t

14

100620989000

—

EUR/t

—

100630219000

R01

EUR/t

14

100630239000

R01

EUR/t

14

100630259000

R01

EUR/t

14

100630279000

—

EUR/t

—

100630429000

R01

EUR/t

14

100630449000

R01

EUR/t

14

100630469000

R01

EUR/t

14

100630489000

—

EUR/t

—

100630619100

R01

EUR/t

18

R02

EUR/t

25

R03

EUR/t

30

066

EUR/t

45

A97

EUR/t

25

021 and 023

EUR/t

25

100630619900

R01

EUR/t

18

A97

EUR/t

25

066

EUR/t

45

100630639100

R01

EUR/t

18

R02

EUR/t

25

R03

EUR/t

30

066

EUR/t

45

A97

EUR/t

25

021 and 023

EUR/t

25

100630639900

R01

EUR/t

18

066

EUR/t

45

A97

EUR/t

25

100630659100

R01

EUR/t

18

R02

EUR/t

25

R03

EUR/t

30

066

EUR/t

45

A97

EUR/t

25

021 and 023

EUR/t

25

100630659900

R01

EUR/t

18

066

EUR/t

45

A97

EUR/t

25

100630679100

021 and 023

EUR/t

25

066

EUR/t

45

100630679900

066

EUR/t

45

100630929100

R01

EUR/t

18

R02

EUR/t

25

R03

EUR/t

30

066

EUR/t

45

A97

EUR/t

25

021 and 023

EUR/t

25

100630929900

R01

EUR/t

18

A97

EUR/t

25

066

EUR/t

45

100630949100

R01

EUR/t

18

R02

EUR/t

25

R03

EUR/t

30

066

EUR/t

45

A97

EUR/t

25

021 and 023

EUR/t

25

100630949900

R01

EUR/t

18

A97

EUR/t

25

066

EUR/t

45

100630969100

R01

EUR/t

18

R02

EUR/t

25

R03

EUR/t

30

066

EUR/t

45

A97

EUR/t

25

021 and 023

EUR/t

25

100630969900

R01

EUR/t

18

A97

EUR/t

25

066

EUR/t

45

100630989100

021 and 023

EUR/t

25

100630989900

—

EUR/t

—

100640009000

—

EUR/t

—

NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.

The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2003 (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 11).

The other destinations are defined as follows:

R01

Switzerland, Liechtenstein, communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia.

R02

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Ex-Spanish Sahara, Cyprus, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, West Bank/Gaza Strip, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Norway, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Russia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Ukraine, Kazakstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan.

R03

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Venezuela, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Bermuda, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, A40 except the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Turks and Caicos Islands, A11 except Suriname, Guyana, Madagascar.

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(1)  The procedure laid down in Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 applies to licences applied for under that Regulation for quantities according to the destination:

| destination R01 : | 500 t, |
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| destinations R02 and R03 : | 1 000 t, |
| destinations 021 and 023 : | 100 t, |
| destination 066 : | 100 t, |
| destination A97 : | 100 t. |

destination R01 :

500 t,

destinations R02 and R03 :

1 000 t,

destinations 021 and 023 :

100 t,

destination 066 :

100 t,

destination A97 :

100 t.

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