EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 11. 1999 L 305/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2516/1999
of 29 November 1999
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 562/98 (2),
and in particular Article 10 thereof,
(1) Whereas, pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No1600/92, the requirements of the Azores and Madeirafor rice 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 supplyand in particular is to be based on the prices applied toexports to third countries;
(2) 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 ofthe specific arrangements for the supply of certain agri-cultural products, including rice, to the Azores andMadeira; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No1983/92 of 16 July 1992 laying down detailed rules forimplementation of the specific arrangements for thesupply of rice products to the Azores and Madeira andestablishing the forecast supply balance for these prod-ucts (
5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1683/
94 (6), lays down detailed rules which complement or
derogate from the provisions of the aforementionedRegulation;
(3) Whereas, as a result of the application of these detailedrules 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 theworld market the aid for supply to the Azores andMadeira should be set at the amounts given in theAnnex;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulationare 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 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 December 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 November 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 76, 13.3.1998, p. 6.
(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 30. 11. 1999 L 305/6
ANNEX
to the CommissionRegulationof 29 November 1999 settin g the amoun ts 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) 129,00 129,00