NoL239/22(ENl OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.8.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1698/97
of29August1997
settingtheamountsofaidforthesupplyofriceproductsfromtheCommunity
totheAzoresandMadeira
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No150/95(8),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;whereas
detailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermination of
theseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1068/93(9),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1482/96(t0);
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,therequirementsoftheAzoresandMadeirafor
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
specificarrangementsforthesupplyofcertainagricul­
turalproducts,includingrice,totheAzoresandMadeira;
whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1983/92of16
July1992layingdowndetailedrulesforimplementation
ofthespecificarrangements forthesupplyofrice
productstotheAzoresandMadeiraandestablishingthe
forecastsupplybalancefortheseproducts(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1683/94(6),laysdown
detailedruleswhichcomplementorderogatefromthe
provisionsoftheaforementioned Regulation;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3813/92Q,aslastHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
PursuanttoArticle10ofRegulation(EEC)No1600/92,
theamountofaidforthesupplyofriceofCommunity
originunderthespecificarrangementsforthesupplyof
theAzoresandMadeirashallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29August1997.
FortheCommission
RittBJERREGAARD
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL173,27.6.1992,p.1.
(AOJNoL320,11.12.1996,p.1.
(3)OJNoL179,1.7.1992,p.6.
(«)OJNoL238,23.9.1993,p.24.
Is)OJNoL198,17.7.1992,p.37.
(<•)OJNoL178,12.7.1994,p.53.
0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.(8)OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.0OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
HOJNoL188,27.7.1996,p.22.

30.8.97 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL239/23
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29August1997settingtheamountsofaidforthesupply
ofriceproductsfromtheCommunitytodieAzoresandMadeira
(ECU/tonne)
Product
(CNcode)Amountofaid
Destination
Azores Madeira
Milledrice
(100630) 234,00 234,00