NoL141/26fEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.5.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No976/97
of30May1997
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(i0);
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
forecastsupplybalancefortheseproductsf),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EC)No1683/94f),laysdown
detailedruleswhichcomplementorderogatefromthe
provisionsoftheaforementioned Regulation;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
PursuanttoArticle10ofRegulation (EEC)No1600/92,
theamountofaidforthesupplyofriceofCommunity
originunderthespecificarrangementsforthesupplyof
theAzoresandMadeirashallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30May1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
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31.5.97PEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL141/27
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30May1997settingtheamountsofaidforthesupplyof
riceproductsfromtheCommunitytotheAzoresandMadeira
(ECU ./tonne)
ProductAmountofaid
(CNcode) Destination
Azores Madeira
Milledrice
(100630) 300,00 300,00