Commission Regulation (EC) No 696/2000 of 31 March 2000 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and suspending the issue of export licences
Date: 2000-03-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, export refund, rice

1.4.2000

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 696/2000

of 31 March 2000

fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and suspending the issue of export licences

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (2), and
in particular the second subparagraph of Article 13(3) and (15)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that
the difference between quotations or prices on the world
market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regu-
those products within the
lation and prices
Community may be covered by an export refund.

for

Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, provides
that when refunds are being fixed account must be taken
of the existing situation and the future trend with regard
to prices and availabilities of rice and broken rice on the
Community market on the one hand and prices for rice
and broken rice on the world market on the other. The
same Article provides that it is also important to ensure
equilibrium and the natural development of prices and
trade on the rice market and, furthermore, to take into
account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
and the need to avoid disturbances of the Community
market with limits resulting from agreements concluded
in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty.

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361/76 (3) lays down
the maximum percentage of broken rice allowed in rice
for which an export refund is fixed and specifies the
percentage by which that refund is to be reduced where
the proportion of broken rice in the rice exported
exceeds that maximum.

Export possibilities exist for a quantity of 4 000 tonnes
of rice to certain destinations. The procedure laid down
in Article 7(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/
95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1432/
1999 (5) should be used. Account should be taken of
this when the refunds are fixed.

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 154, 15.6.1976, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 117, 24.5.1995, p. 2.
(5) OJ L 166, 1.7.1999, p. 56.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 defines the
specific criteria to be taken into account when the
export refund on rice and broken rice is being calcu-
lated.

The world market situation or the specific requirements
of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the
refund for certain products according to destination.

A separate refund should be fixed for packaged long
grain rice to accommodate current demand for the
product on certain markets.

The refund must be fixed at least once a month; whereas
it may be altered in the intervening period.

It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the
present situation on the market in rice and in particular
to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice within
the Community and on the world market,
the
refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto.

that

For the purposes of administering the volume restric-
tions resulting from Community commitments in the
context of the WTO, the issue of export licences with
advance fixing of the refund should be restricted.

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

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 with the exception of those listed
in paragraph 1(c) of that Article, exported in the natural state,
shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

With the exception of the quantity of 4 000 tonnes provided
for in the Annex, the issue of export licences with advance
fixing of the refund is suspended.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

to the Commission Regulation of 31 March 2000 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and
suspending, the issue of export licences

ANNEX

(EUR/t)

(EUR/t)

Product code

Destination (1)

1006 20 11 9000
1006 20 13 9000
1006 20 15 9000
1006 20 17 9000
1006 20 92 9000
1006 20 94 9000
1006 20 96 9000
1006 20 98 9000
1006 30 21 9000
1006 30 23 9000
1006 30 25 9000
1006 30 27 9000
1006 30 42 9000
1006 30 44 9000
1006 30 46 9000
1006 30 48 9000
1006 30 61 9100

1006 30 61 9900

1006 30 63 9100

1006 30 63 9900

1006 30 65 9100

01
01
01
—
01
01
01
—
01
01
01
—
01
01
01
—
01
02
03
04
05
01
04
01
02
03
04
05
01
04
01
02
03
04
05

Amount
of refunds

117,00
117,00
117,00
—
117,00
117,00
117,00
—
117,00
117,00
117,00
—
117,00
117,00
117,00
—
147,00
151,00 (2)
156,00 (2)
151,00
151,00
147,00
151,00
147,00
151,00 (2)
156,00 (2)
151,00
151,00
147,00
151,00
147,00
151,00 (2)
156,00 (2)
151,00
151,00

Product code

Destination (1)

1006 30 65 9900

1006 30 67 9100

1006 30 67 9900

1006 30 92 9100

1006 30 92 9900

1006 30 94 9100

1006 30 94 9900

1006 30 96 9100

1006 30 96 9900

1006 30 98 9100

1006 30 98 9900

1006 40 00 9000

01
04

05

—

01
02
03
04
05

01
04

01
02
03
04
05

01
04

01
02
03
04
05

01
04

05

—

—

Amount
of refunds

147,00
151,00

151,00

—

147,00
151,00 (2)
156,00 (2)
151,00
151,00

147,00
151,00

147,00
151,00 (2)
156,00 (2)
151,00
151,00

147,00
151,00

147,00
151,00 (2)
156,00 (2)
151,00
151,00

147,00
151,00

151,00

—

—

(1) The destinations are identified as follows:

01 Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia, refunds fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95

in respect of a total quantity of 1 079 t of wholly milled rice equivalent,

02 Zones I, II, III, VI, excluding Turkey,
03 Zones IV, V, VII (c), Canada and Zone VIII excluding Suriname, Guyana and Madagascar,
04 Destinations mentioned in Article 34 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, refunds fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 7(4) of Regulation

(EC) No 1162/95 in respect of a total quantity of 800 t,

05 Ceuta and Melilla, refunds fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 in respect of a total quantity of 400 t.
(2) For rice of destinations 02 and 03, refunds fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 in respect of a total quantity of 1 721 t.
NB: The zones are those defined in the Annex to amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92.