Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2000 of 31 March 2000 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira
Date: 2000-03-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azores, EU production, Madeira, aid system, rice, supply

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 680/2000

of 31 March 2000

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
the Azores and
agricultural products
Madeira (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/
1999 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

the benefit of

for

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

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
to
exemption from the levy, of Community rice, which
involves the grant of an aid for supplies of Community
origin. This aid is to be fixed with particular reference to
the costs of the various sources of supply and in partic-
ular is to be based on the prices applied to exports to
third countries.

terms equivalent

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93 (4), lays down
common detailed rules
the
for
specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricul-
to the Azores and
tural products,
Madeira. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1983/92 of
16 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementa-
tion of the specific arrangements for the supply of rice

implementation of

including rice,

products to the Azores and Madeira and establishing the
forecast 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.

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.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

(3)

(4)

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.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2000.

Article 2

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

(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.
(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 31 March 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

159,00

159,00