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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2475/97
of11December1997
fixingtheexportrefundsonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,WhereasArticle13(5)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccountwhen
theexportrefundonriceandbrokenriceisbeingcalcu­
lated;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecificre­
quirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforcertainproductsaccordingtodestina­
tion;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95of
22December1995onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),andinparticularthesecondsubpara­
graphofArticle13(3)thereof,
Whereasaseparaterefundshouldbefixedforpackaged
longgrainricetoaccommodate currentdemandforthe
productoncertainmarkets;WhereasArticle13ofRegulation (EC)No3072/95
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcriteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinriceandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforriceandbrokenrice
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,thatthe
refundshouldbefixedassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,WhereasArticle13(4)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95,
providesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixedaccountmust
betakenoftheexistingsituationandthefuturetrend
withregardtopricesandavailabilitiesofriceandbroken
riceontheCommunitymarketontheonehandand
pricesforriceandbrokenriceontheworldmarketon
theother;whereasthesameArticleprovidesthatitisalso
importanttoensureequilibriumandthenaturaldevelop­
mentofpricesandtradeonthericemarketand,further­
more,totakeintoaccounttheeconomicaspectofthe
proposedexportsandtheneedtoavoiddisturbancesof
theCommunitymarketwithlimitsresultingfromagree­
mentsconcludedinaccordancewithArticle228ofthe
Treaty;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1361/76(2)
laysdownthemaximumpercentageofbrokenrice
allowedinriceforwhichanexportrefundisfixedand
specifiesthepercentagebywhichthatrefundistobe
reducedwheretheproportionofbrokenriceintherice
exportedexceedsthatmaximum;Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EC)No3072/95withtheexceptionofthose
listedinparagraph 1(c)ofthatArticle,exportedinthe
naturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.Whereasexportpossibilitiesexistforaquantityof1000
tonnesofricetocertaindestinations ;whereastheproce­
durelaiddowninArticle7(4)ofCommissionRegulation
(EC)No1162/95(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No932/97(4)shouldbeused;whereasaccountshouldbe
takenofthiswhentherefundsarefixed;
Article2
(')OJL329,30.12.1995,p.18
(2)OJL154,15.6.1976,p.11.0OJL117,24.5.1995,p.2.
(4)OJL135,27.5.1997,p.2.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon12December
1997.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11December1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

12.12.97HEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L341/47
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof11December1997fixingtheexportrefundsonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne)
Productcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefundsProductcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefunds
100620119000 01 122,00 100630659900 01 152,00
100620139000 01 122,0005 152,00
100620159000 01 122,00 100630679100 04 158,00
100620179000 — —
100620929000 01 122,00100630679900 — —
100620949000 01 122,00 100630929100 01 152,00
100620969000 01 122,00 02 158,00
100620989000 03 163,00
100630219000 01 122,0005 152,00
100630239000 01 122,00 100630929900 01 152,00
100630259000 01 122,0005 152,00
100630279000 — —— —
100630429000 01 122,00 100630949100 01 152,00
100630449000 01 122,00 02 158,00
100630469000 01 122,0003 163,00
100630489000 — —05 152,00
100630619100 01 152,00 100630949900 01 152,00
02 158,00 05 152,00
03 163,00 —
05 152,00
100630619900 01 152,00100630969100 01 152,00
05 152,0002 158,00
10063063910003 163,0001 152,0005 152,0002 158,00
03 163,00 100630969900 01 152,00
05 152,00 05 152,00
100630639900 01 152,00— —
05 152,00
100630659100100630989100 04 158,0001 152,00
02 158,00 100630989900
03 163,00
I05 152,00 100640009000 — —
(')Thedestinationsareidentifiedasfollows:
01Liechtenstein ,Switzerland,thecommunesofLivignoandCampioned'Italia,
02ZonesI,II,III,VI,CeutaandMelilla,
03ZonesIV,V,VII(c),CanadaandZoneVIIIexcludingSurinam,GuyanaandMadagascar ,
04CeutaandMelilla:refundfixedundertheprocedurelaiddowninArticle7(4)ofamendedRegulation(EC)No1162/95inrespectofaquantityof
1000tonnes,
05DestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87.
NB:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoamendedCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2145/92.