NoL333/44EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.12.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2457/96
of20December 1996
settingtheamountsofaidforthesupplyofriceproductsfromtheCommunity
totheAzoresandMadeira
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("■);
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)No1696/92(3),
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
originunderthespecificarrangements forthesupplyof
theAzoresandMadeirashallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL173,27.6.1992,p.1.
(2)OJNoL320,11.12.1996,p.1.
(■')OJNoL179,1.7.1992,p.6.
(4OJNoL238,23.9.1993,p.24.(7)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(8)OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.0OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
HOJNoL188,27.7.1996,p.22.(5)OJNoL198,17.7.1992,p.37.b)OJNoL178,12.7.1994,p.53.

21.12.96EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL333/45
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof20December1996settingtheamountsofaidforthe
supplyofriceproductsfromtheCommunitytotheAzoresandMadeira
(ECU/tonne)
ProductAmountofaid
(CNcode) Destination
Azores Madeira
Milledrice
(100630) 260,00 260,00