EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1.4.2000 L 81/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 680/2000
of 31 March 2000
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 respect of certainagricultural products for the benefit of the Azores andMadeira (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/
1999 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92,
the requirements of the Azores and Madeira for rice areto be covered in terms of quantity, price and quality bythe mobilization, on disposal terms equivalent toexemption from the levy, of Community rice, whichinvolves the grant of an aid for supplies of Communityorigin. This aid is to be fixed with particular reference tothe costs of the various sources of supply and in partic-ular is to be based on the prices applied to exports tothird countries.
(2) 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 andMadeira. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1983/92 of16 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementa-tion of the specific arrangements for the supply of riceproducts to the Azores and Madeira and establishing the
forecast 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 theprovisions of the aforementioned Regulation.
(3) As a result of the application of these detailed rules tothe current market situation in the rice sector, and inparticular to the rates of prices for these products in theEuropean 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.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance 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 Community originunder the specific arrangements for the supply of the Azoresand Madeira shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 March 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.
(3) OJ L 179, 1.7.1992, p. 6. (5) OJ L 198, 17.7.1992, p. 37.
(4) OJ L 238, 23.9.1993, p. 24. (6) OJ L 178, 12.7.1994, p. 53.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1.4.2000 L 81/25
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 31 March 2000 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from
the Community to the Azores and Madeira
(EUR/t)
Amount of aid
Product
(CN code)Destination
Azores Madeira
Milled rice
(1006 30) 159,00 159,00