CELEX: 31982R0444
Language: en
Date: 1982-02-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 444/82 of 25 February 1982 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

26. 2. 82                            Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 55/59
                                 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 444/82
                                                  of 25 February 1982
                                fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                 Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1431 /76
COMMUNITIES,                                                   defines the specific criteria to be taken into account
                                                               when the export refund on rice and broken rice is
                                                               being calculated ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                            Whereas the world market situation or the specific
                                                               requirements of certain markets may make it necessary
                                                               to vary the refund for certain products according to
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   destination ;
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization             Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a
of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the Act of
Accession of Greece (2), and in particular the first           month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening
sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2)          period ;
thereof,                                                       Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
                                                               refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                   — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
Committee,                                                         relation to each other at any given moment within
                                                                   a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
                                                                   their central rate,
Whereas Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76              — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
provides that the difference between quotations or                 arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
prices on the world market for the products listed in              these currencies recorded for a given period in
Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those                  relation to the Community currencies referred to
products within the Community may be covered by an                 in the previous indent ;
export refund ;
                                                               Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
                                                               criteria to the present situation on the market in rice
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No               and in particular to quotations or prices for rice and
1431 /76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for         broken rice within the Community and on the world
granting export refunds on rice and criteria for fixing        market, that the refund should be fixed as set out in
the amount of such refunds (3), provides that when             the Annex hereto ;
refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the
existing situation and the future trend with regard to         Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
prices and availabilities of rice and broken rice on the       are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Community market on the one hand and prices for                Committee for Cereals,
rice and broken rice on the world market on the
other ; whereas the same Article provides that it is also
important to ensure equilibrium and the natural devel­
opment 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 disturb­          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ances of the Community market ;
                                                                                        Article 1
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1361 /76 (4) lays down
the maximum percentage of broken rice allowed in                The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1
rice for which an export refund is fixed and specifies
                                                                of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 with the exception of
the percentage by which that refund is to be reduced
                                                                those listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported
                                                                in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex
where the proportion of broken rice in the rice                 hereto.
exported exceeds that maximum ;
                                                                                        Article 2
(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17.
(3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36.                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 February
b) OJ No L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 11 .                            1982.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 25 February 1982.
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                   Poul DALSAGER
                                                                             Member of the Commission
                                                               ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 25 February 1982 fixing the export refunds on rice and
                                                            broken rice
                                                                                                    (ECU / tonne)
                    CCT
                                                                                                   Amount of
                 heading                                      Description                           refund
                     No
           ex 10.06             Rice :
                                B.   I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                          b) Husked rice :
                                             1 . Round grain                                          —
                                             2. Long grain
                                                 for export to :
                                                 — Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and
                                                     the communes of              Livigno     and
                                                     Campione d'Italia                               8000
                                                 — Other third countries                              —
                                     II . Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                          a) Semi-milled rice :
                                             1 . Round grain                                          —
                                             2. Long grain                                            —
                                          b) Wholly milled rice :
                                             1 . Round grain                                          —
                                             2. Long grain
                                                 for export to :
                                                 — Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the
                                                     communes of Livigno and Campione
                                                     d' Italia    as    well  as     destinations
                                                     mentioned in Article 3 of Commission
                                                     Regulation (EEC) No 192/75 (')                 10000
                                                 — Zone I                                           170-00
                                                 — Other third countries                              —
                                    III . Broken rice                                                 —
           (') OJ No L 25, 17. 1 . 1975, p. 1 .
           NB : The zones are those defined in Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 (OJ No L 134, 28 . 5. 1977).