29.11.97 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L329/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2373/97
of28November 1997
settingtheamountsofaidforthesupplyofriceproductsfromtheCommunity
totheAzoresandMadeira
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No150/95(*),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;whereas
detailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermination of
theseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1068/93(9),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1482/96(10);
Whereas,asaresultoftheapplicationofthesedetailed
rulestothecurrentmarketsituationinthericesector,
andinparticulartotheratesofpricesfortheseproducts
intheEuropeanpartoftheCommunityandontheworld
markettheaidforsupplytotheAzoresandMadeira
shouldbesetattheamountsgivenintheAnnex;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1600/92
of15June1992introducingspecificmeasuresinrespect
ofcertainagriculturalproductsforthebenefitofthe
AzoresandMadeira('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No2348/96(2),andinparticularArticle10thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle10ofRegulation(EEC)No
1600/92,therequirementsoftheAzoresandMadeirafor
ricearetobecoveredintermsofquantity,priceand
qualitybythemobilization ,ondisposaltermsequivalent
toexemptionfromthelevy,ofCommunityrice,which
involvesthegrantofanaidforsuppliesofCommunity
origin;whereasthisaidistobefixedwithparticular
referencetothecostsofthevarioussourcesofsupplyand
inparticularistobebasedonthepricesappliedto
exportstothirdcountries;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1696/920,
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2596/93(4),lays
downcommondetailedrulesforimplementation ofthe
specificarrangementsforthesupplyofcertainagricul­
turalproducts,includingrice,totheAzoresandMadeira;
whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1983/92of16
July1992layingdowndetailedrulesforimplementation
ofthespecificarrangements forthesupplyofrice
productstotheAzoresandMadeiraandestablishingthe
forecastsupplybalancefortheseproductsf5),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1683/94(6),laysdown
detailedruleswhichcomplementorderogatefromthe
provisionsoftheaforementioned Regulation;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(7),aslastHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
PursuanttoArticle10ofRegulation(EEC)No1600/92,
theamountofaidforthesupplyofriceofCommunity
originunderthespecificarrangements forthesupplyof
theAzoresandMadeirashallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28November1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(■)OJL173,27.6.1992,p.1.
(*jOJL320,11.12.1996,p.1.
OOJL179,1.7.1992,p.6.
MOJL238,23.9.1993,p.24.
HOJL198,17.7.1992,p.37.
(6OJL178,12.7.1994,p.53.0OJL387,31.12.1992,p.1.(8)OJL22,31.1.1995,p.1.0OJL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
I0)OJL188,27.7.1996,p.22.

L329/24 IENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.11.97
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28November1997settingtheamountsofaidforthe
supplyofriceproductsfromtheCommunitytotheAzoresandMadeira
(ECU/tonne)
ProductAmountofaid
(CNcode) Destination
Azores Madeira
Milledrice
(100630) 201,00 201,00