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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1983/92
of 16 July 1992
laying down detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of rice
sector products to the Azores and Madeira and establishing the forecast supply balance
(OJ L 198, 17.7.1992, p. 37)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1803/93 of 6 July 1993 L 164 8 7.7.1993
►M2Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1939/93 of 19 July 1993 L 176 14 20.7.1993
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1983/92
of 16 July 1992
laying down detailed rules for implementation of the specific
arrangements for the supply of rice sector products to the Azores
and Madeira and establishing the forecast supply balance
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Havingreg ard to the Treaty establishingthe European EconomicCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June
1992 concerningspecific measures for the benefit of the Azores andMadeira relatingto certain ag ricultural products (
1), and in particular
Article 10 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 (2) lays down
common detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangementsfor the supply of certain agricultural products to the Azores andMadeira;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (
3), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 92/91 (4), lays down in particular
detailed rules for import licences; whereas Commission Regulation(EEC) No 891/89 (
5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 337/
92 (6), lays down additional or exceptional detailed rules specific to the
rice sector;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the
forecast supply balance for rice for the Azores and Madeira should bedrawn up; whereas the balance must allow for any necessary adjustmentduringthe year of the overall quantity determined, in line with reg ionalrequirements;
Whereas provision should be made for the Member State to designate
the competent authority for issuingimport licences and aid certificates,and for handlingaid applications and payments;
Whereas a timetable for submittinglicence and certificate applications
should be set, and also admissibility requirements for applicationsshould be fixed, in particular as regards the lodging of securities;whereas, in addition, the period of validity of import licences and aidcertificates should be fixed in accordance with supply needs and therequirements of sound administration by granting, in view of the partic-ular situation of the Azores and Madeira, a longer period of validity foraid certificates;
Whereas provision should be made for the adjustment of the aid granted
for the supply of rice products originating in the Community on thebasis of the difference in the threshold price of the product in questionbetween the month of application for the aid certificate and the monthin which the certificates are used, in order to prevent, before the harvest,supply commitments which benefit from aid for the new marketingyear, and to take account of practices in the rice sector;
Whereas, to ensure the sound administration of the supply arrange-
ments, additional requirements should be laid down for the release ofthe security;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 6.
(3) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(4) OJ No L 11, 16. 1. 1991, p. 11.
(5) OJ No L 94, 7. 4. 1989, p. 13.
(6) OJ No L 36, 13. 2. 1992, p. 15.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 the forecast
supply balance quantities eligible for exemption from duties on importsfrom third countries or for Community aid shall be as specified in theAnnex.
Article 2
The Member State concerned shall designate the competent authority
for:
(a) issuingthe import licence provided for in Article 2 (1) of Reg ula-
tion (EEC) No 1696/92;
(b) issuingthe aid certificate provided for in Article 4 (1) of that
Regulation;
(c) payment of the aid and administration of securities.
Article 3
The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 shall apply.
Article 4
1. Applications for licences and certificates shall be submitted to the
competent authority duringthe first five workingdays of each month.Licence or certificate applications may only be granted if:
(a) they do not exceed the maximum quantity available in respect of
each submission period for applications;
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(b) prior to the expiry of the time limit laid down for submission of
applications, proof has been provided that the party concerned haslodged a security of ECU 20 per tonne.
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2. If licences or certificates are issued for quantities less than the
quantities applied for, as a result of a single reduction coefficient beingfixed, applicants may withdraw their applications, on submission of arequest in writingto that effect, within a time limit of five workingdaysfollowingthe date on which the reduction coefficient is fixed.
Article 5
1. Import licences shall cease to be valid on the last day of the month
followingthe month in which they were issued.
2. Aid certificates shall cease to be valid on the last day of the
second month followingthe month in which they were issued.
Article 6
The amount of the aid shall be adjusted on the basis of the difference in
the threshold price of the product in question between the month inwhich the aid certificate is applied for and the month in which eachentry on the certificate has been made.
Article 7
Securities shall be released if:
(a) the competent authority has not granted an application;
(b) the application has been withdrawn in accordance with Article 4
(2);
(c) proof has been furnished that the licence or certificate has been
used; the security shall then be released in proportion to the quant-ities entered on the licence or certificate;
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(d) proof has been furnished that the product concerned has become
unfit for use or it has not been possible to carry out the operationowingto force majeure .
Article 8
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 July 1992.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
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ANNEX
AZORES AND MADEIRA: SUPPLY BALANCE FOR RICE FOR THE
1993/94 MARKETING YEAR
(in tonnes)
CN code Azores Madeira
1006 30 Milled rice 4 200 5 000