EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 12. 98 L 346/40
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2774/98
of 21 December 1998
setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community
to the Azores and Madeira
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92
of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respectof certain agricultural products for the benefit of theAzores and Madeira (
1), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No
1600/92, the requirements of the Azores and Madeira forrice are to be covered in terms of quantity, price andquality by the mobilization, on disposal terms equivalentto exemption from the levy, of Community rice, whichinvolves the grant of an aid for supplies of Communityorigin; whereas this aid is to be fixed with particularreference to the costs of the various sources of supply andin particular is to be based on the prices applied toexports to third countries;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 (
3),
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93 (4), lays
down common detailed rules for implementation of thespecific arrangements for the supply of certain agricul-tural products, including rice, to the Azores and Madeira;whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1983/92 of 16July 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementationof the specific arrangements for the supply of rice prod-ucts to the Azores and Madeira and establishing the fore-cast supply balance for these products (
5), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1683/94 (6), lays down detailed
rules which complement or derogate from the provisionsof the aforementioned Regulation;Whereas, as a result of the application of these detailed
rules to the current market situation in the rice sector,and in particular to the rates of prices for these productsin the European part of the Community and on the worldmarket the aid for supply to the Azores and Madeirashould be set at the amounts given in the Annex;
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/
97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to theintroduction of the euro (
7) provides that, as from 1
January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru-ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at therate of EUR 1 to ECU 1; whereas, for the sake of clarity,the denomination ‘euro' should be used in this Regula-tion since it is to apply from 1 January 1999;
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
Pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92,
the amount of aid for the supply of rice of Communityorigin under the specific arrangements for the supply ofthe Azores and Madeira shall be as set out in the Annexhereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 238, 23. 9. 1993, p. 24.
(5) OJ L 198, 17. 7. 1992, p. 37.
(6) OJ L 178, 12. 7. 1994, p. 53. (7) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 12. 98 L 346/41
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 21 December 1998 setting the amounts of aid for the
supply of rice products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira
(EUR/tonne)
Amount of aid
Product
(CN code)Destination
Azores Madeira
Milled rice
(1006 30) 128,00 128,00