NoL311/8EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.11.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2285/96
of29November 1996
settingtheamountsofaidforthesupplyofriceproductsfromtheCommunity
totheAzoresandMadeira
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1600/92
of15June1992introducingspecificmeasuresinrespect
ofcertainagriculturalproductsforthebenefitofthe
AzoresandMadeira('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No2537/95(2),andinparticularArticle
10thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle10ofRegulation (EEC)No
1600/92,therequirements oftheAzoresandMadeirafor
ricearetobecoveredintermsofquantity,priceand
qualitybythemobilization ,ondisposaltermsequivalent
toexemptionfromthelevy,ofCommunityrice,which
involvesthegrantofanaidforsuppliesofCommunity
origin;whereasthisaidistobefixedwithparticular
referencetothecostsofthevarioussourcesofsupplyand
inparticularistobebasedonthepricesappliedto
exportstothirdcountries;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1696/92(-1),
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 ;WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3813/92(7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EC)No150/95(8),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;whereas
detailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermination of
theseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1068/93(9),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1482/96(,0);
Whereas,asaresultoftheapplicationofthesedetailed
rulestothecurrentmarketsituationinthericesector,
andinparticulartotheratesofpricesfortheseproducts
intheEuropeanpartoftheCommunityandontheworld
markettheaidforsupplytotheAzoresandMadeira
shouldbesetattheamountsgivenintheAnnex;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
PursuanttoArticle10ofRegulation(EEC)No1600/92,
theamountofaidforthesupplyofriceofCommunity
originunderthespecificarrangements forthesupplyof
theAzoresandMadeirashallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29November1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL173,27.6.1992,p.1.
(2)OJNoL260,31.10.1995,p.10.
(3)OJNoL179,1.7.1992,p.6.
(«)OJNoL238,23.9.1993,p.24.
(s)OJNoL198,17.7.1992,p.37.
6)OJNoL178,12.7.1994,p.53.OOJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(8)OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.
HOJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
HOJNoL188,27.7.1996,p.22.

30.11.96EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL311/9
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29November1996settingtheamountsofaidforthe
supplyofriceproductsfromtheCommunitytotheAzoresandMadeira
(ECU/tonne)
ProductAmountofaid
(CNcode) Destination
Azores Madeira
Milledrice
(100630) 261,00 261,00