1.2.97 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL31/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No181/97
of31January1997
settingtheamountsofaidforthesupplyofriceproductsfromtheCommunity
totheAzoresandMadeira
whereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No150/95(*),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;whereas
detailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermination of
theseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1068/93(9),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1482/96(1(l);
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,therequirements oftheAzoresandMadeirafor
ricearetobecoveredintermsofquantity,priceand
qualitybythemobilization ,ondisposaltermsequivalent
toexemptionfromthelevy,ofCommunityrice,which
involvesthegrantofanaidforsuppliesofCommunity
origin;whereasthisaidistobefixedwithparticular
referencetothecostsofthevarioussourcesofsupplyand
inparticularistobebasedonthepricesappliedto
exportstothirdcountries;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1696/92f),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2596/93(4),lays
downcommondetailedrulesforimplementation ofthe
specificarrangements forthesupplyofcertainagricul­
turalproducts,includingrice,totheAzoresandMadeira;
whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1983/92of16
July1992layingdowndetailedrulesforimplementation
ofthespecificarrangements forthesupplyofrice
productstotheAzoresandMadeiraandestablishingthe
forecastsupplybalancefortheseproducts(5),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EC)No1683/94(6),laysdown
detailedruleswhichcomplementorderogatefromthe
provisionsoftheaforementioned Regulation ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
PursuanttoArticle10ofRegulation (EEC)No1600/92,
theamountofaidforthesupplyofriceofCommunity
originunderthespecificarrangementsforthesupplyof
theAzoresandMadeirashallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL173,27.6.1992,p.1.
(2)OJNoL320,11.12.1996,p.1.
0OJNoL179,1.7.1992,p.6.
(«)OJNoL238,23.9.1993,p.24.
(5)OJNoL198,17.7.1992,p.37.
("OJNoL178,12.7.1994,p.53.0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
0OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.
0OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
(I0)OJNoL188,27.7.1996,p.22.

NoL31/16EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.2.97
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31January1997settingtheamountsofaidforthesupply
ofriceproductsfromtheCommunitytotheAzoresandMadeira
(ECU/tonne)
ProductAmountofaid
(CNcode) Destination
Azores Madeira
Milledrice
(100630) 260,00 260,00