EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 3. 1999 L 66/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 546/1999
of 12 March 1999
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 EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organisation of themarket in rice (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2072/98 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of
Article 13(3) and (15) thereof,
Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
provides that the difference between quotations or priceson the world market for the products listed in Article 1 ofthat Regulation and prices for those products within theCommunity may be covered by an export refund;
Whereas Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95,
provides that when refunds are being fixed account mustbe taken of the existing situation and the future trendwith regard to prices and availabilities of rice and brokenrice on the Community market on the one hand andprices for rice and broken rice on the world market onthe other; whereas the same Article provides that it is alsoimportant to ensure equilibrium and the natural develop-ment of prices and trade on the rice market and, further-more, to take into account the economic aspect of theproposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances ofthe Community market with limits resulting from agree-ments concluded in accordance with Article 228 of theTreaty;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361/76 (
3)
lays down the maximum percentage of broken riceallowed in rice for which an export refund is fixed andspecifies the percentage by which that refund is to bereduced where the proportion of broken rice in the riceexported exceeds that maximum;
Whereas export possibilities exist for a quantity of 2 595 t
of rice to certain destinations; whereas the procedure laiddown in Article 7(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No1162/95 (
4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/
98 (5) should be used; whereas account should be taken of
this when the refunds are fixed;
Whereas Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
defines the specific criteria to be taken into account whenthe export refund on rice and broken rice is being calcu-
lated;
Whereas the world market situation or the specific
requirements of certain markets may make it necessary tovary the refund for certain products according to destina-tion;
Whereas a separate refund should be fixed for packaged
long grain rice to accommodate current demand for theproduct on certain markets;
Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a month;
whereas it may be altered in the intervening period;
Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria
to the present situation on the market in rice and inparticular to quotations or prices for rice and broken ricewithin the Community and on the world market, that therefund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto;
Whereas, for the purposes of administering the volume
restrictions resulting from Community commitments inthe context of the WTO, the issue of export licences withadvance fixing of the refund should be restricted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee 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 thoselisted in paragraph 1(c) of that Article, exported in thenatural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
With the exception of the quantity of 2 595 t provided for
in the Annex, the issue of export licences with advancefixing of the refund is suspended.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March 1999.(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30. 9. 1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
(5) OJ L 56, 26. 2. 1998, p. 12.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 3. 1999 L 66/7
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 12 March 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(EUR/t)
Product code Destination (1)Amount
of refunds(EUR/t)
Product code Destination (1)Amount
of refundsANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 12 March 1999 fixing the export refunds on rice and
broken rice and suspending, the issue of export licences
1006 20 11 9000 01 83,00
1006 20 13 9000 01 83,00
1006 20 15 9000 01 83,00
1006 20 17 9000 ——
1006 20 92 9000 01 83,00
1006 20 94 9000 01 83,00
1006 20 96 9000 01 83,00
1006 20 98 9000 ——
1006 30 21 9000 01 83,00
1006 30 23 9000 01 83,00
1006 30 25 9000 01 83,00
1006 30 27 9000 ——
1006 30 42 9000 01 83,00
1006 30 44 9000 01 83,00
1006 30 46 9000 01 83,00
1006 30 48 9000 ——
1006 30 61 9100 01 104,00
02 —
03 —
04 —
05 110,00
1006 30 61 9900 01 104,00
04 —
1006 30 63 9100 01 104,00
02 —
03 —
04 —
05 110,00
1006 30 63 9900 01 104,00
04 —
1006 30 65 9100 01 104,00
02 —
03 —
04 —
05 110,001006 30 65 9900 01 104,00
04 —
1006 30 67 9100 05 110,00
1006 30 67 9900 ——
1006 30 92 9100 01 104,00
02 —
03 —
04 —
05 110,00
1006 30 92 9900 01 104,00
04 —
1006 30 94 9100 01 104,00
02 —
03 —
04 —
05 110,00
1006 30 94 9900 01 104,00
04 —
1006 30 96 9100 01 104,00
02 —
03 —
04 —
05 110,00
1006 30 96 9900 01 104,00
04 —
1006 30 98 9100 05 110,00
1006 30 98 9900 ——
1006 40 00 9000 ——
(1) The destinations are identified as follows:
01 Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the communes of Livigno and Campione d’Italia; refunds fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 7(4) of Regulat ion
(EC) No 1162/95 in respect of a quantity of 1 974 t of milled rice equivalent,
02 Zones I, II, III, VI,03 Zones IV, V, VII (c), Canada and Zone VIII excluding Suriname, Guyana and Madagascar,04 Destinations mentioned in Article 34 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87,05 Ceuta and Melilla; refunds fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 in respect of a total quantity of 621 t.
NB: The zones are those defined in the Annex to amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92.