COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 249/98 of 30 January 1998 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira
Date: 1998-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azores, EU production, Madeira, aid system, rice, supply

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 249/98

of 30 January 1998

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 European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92
of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect
of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the
Azores and Madeira (1), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No
1600/92, the requirements of the Azores and Madeira for
rice are to be covered in terms of quantity, price and
quality by the mobilization, on disposal terms equivalent
to exemption from the levy, of Community rice, which
involves the grant of an aid for supplies of Community
origin; whereas this aid is to be fixed with particular
reference to the costs of the various sources of supply and
in particular is to be based on the prices applied to
exports to third countries;

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 of the
specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricul-
tural products, including rice, to the Azores and Madeira;
whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1983/92 of 16
July 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementation
of the specific arrangements for the supply of rice prod-
ucts to the Azores and Madeira and establishing the fore-
cast 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 the provisions
of the aforementioned Regulation;

the representative market

Whereas
rates defined in
Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (7), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 (8), are used
to convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
conversion rates of
the Member States’ currencies;
whereas detailed rules on the application and determi-
nation of
these conversions were set by Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 (9), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1482/96 (10);

Whereas, as a result of the application of these detailed
rules to the current market situation in the rice sector,
and in particular to the rates of prices for these products
in the European part of the Community and on the
world market
the aid for supply to the Azores and
Madeira should be set at the amounts given in the Annex;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee 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
origin under the specific arrangements for the supply of
the Azores and Madeira shall be as set out in the Annex
hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February
1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 30 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 238, 23. 9. 1993, p. 24.
(5) OJ L 198, 17. 7. 1992, p. 37.
(6) OJ L 178, 12. 7. 1994, p. 53.

(7) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1.
(9) OJ L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 106.
(10) OJ L 188, 27. 7. 1996, p. 22.

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to the Commission Regulation of 30 January 1998 setting the amounts of aid for the supply
of rice products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira

ANNEX

Product
(CN code)

Milled rice
(1006 30)

(ECU/tonne)

Amount of aid

Destination

Azores

Madeira

155,00

155,00