Commission Regulation (EC) No 228/2000 of 28 January 2000 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira
Date: 2000-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azores, Madeira, aid system, rice, supply

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 228/2000

of 28 January 2000

setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community to the Azores and
Madeira

for

the benefit of

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
the Azores and
Madeira (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) 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;

(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 of
the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agri-
cultural products,
to the Azores and
including rice,
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 products to the Azores and Madeira and
establishing 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
the aforementioned
derogate from the provisions of
Regulation;

(3) 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;

(4) 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 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 January 2000.

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.
(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.

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to the Commission Regulation of 28 January 2000 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)

(EUR/t)

Amount of aid

Destination

Azores

Madeira

150,00

150,00