CELEX: 31997R1973
Language: en
Date: 1997-10-09 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1973/97 of 9 October 1997 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

10 . 10 . 97          EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                L 277/21
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1973/97
                                                       of 9 October 1997
                                    fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        the export refund on rice and broken rice is being calcu­
                                                                   lated;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             Whereas the world market situation or the specific requi­
 Community,                                                        rements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary
                                                                   the refund for certain products according to destination;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of            Whereas a separate refund should be fixed for packaged
 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the                long grain rice to accommodate current demand for the
 market in rice ('), and in particular the second subpara­         product on certain markets;
graph of Article 13 (3) thereof,
                                                                   Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a month;
                                                                   whereas it may be altered in the intervening period;
Whereas 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        Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria
 that Regulation and prices for those products within the          to the present situation on the market in rice and in
 Community may be covered by an export refund;                     particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice
                                                                   within the Community and on the world market, that the
                                                                   refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto;
Whereas Article 13 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95,
 provides that when refunds are being fixed account must           Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
be taken of the existing situation and the future trend            in accordance with the opinion of the Management
with regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken        Committee for Cereals,
 rice on the Community market on the one hand and
 prices for 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 develop­
 ment of prices and trade on the rice market and, further­
more, to take into account the economic aspect of the
 proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances of            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the Community market with limits resulting from agree­
 ments concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the
Treaty;
                                                                                             Article 1
Whereas export possibilities exist for a quantity of 1 000
tonnes of rice to certain destinations; whereas the proce­
dure laid down in Article 7 (4) of Commission Regulation           The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of
(EC) No 11 62/95 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC)           Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 with the exception of those
 No 932/97 (3) should be used; whereas account should be           listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported in the
taken of this when the refunds are fixed;                          natural state , shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
Whereas Article 13 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when                                 Article 2
(') OJ L 329 , 30 . 12. 1995, p. 18
(2) OJ L 117, 24. 5. 1995 , p. 2.                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 October
(-1) OJ L 135, 27. 5. 1997, p . 2 .                                1997 .
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         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
         States.
         Done at Brussels, 9 October 1997.
                                                                For the Commission
                                                                  Franz FISCHLER
                                                            Member of the Commission
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                                                                         ANNEX
                    to the Commission Regulation of 9 October 1997 fixing the export refunds on rice and
                                                                       broken rice
                                                             (ECU / tonne)                                             (ECU / tonne)
                                                         Amount                                                     Amount
      Product code            Destination (')           of refunds
                                                                                     Product code  Destination (') of refunds
    1006 20 11 9000                 01                    176,00                   1006 30 65 9900      01           220,00
                                                                                                        05           220,00
    1006 20 13 9000                 01                    176,00
    1006 20 15 9000                 01                    176,00                   1006 30 67 9100      04           226,00
    1006 20 17 9000                 —                        —
                                                                                   1006 30 67 9900      —              —
    1006 20 92 9000                 01                    176,00
                                                                                   1006 30 92 9100      01           220,00
    1006 20 94 9000                 01                    176,00
                                                                                                        02           226,00
    1006 20 96 9000                 01                    176,00                                        03           231,00
    1006 20 98 9000                 —                        —
                                                                                                        05           220,00
    1006 30 21 9000                 01                    1 "6,00
                                                                                   1006 30 92 9900      01           220,00
    1006 30 23 9000                 01                    176,00                                        05           220,00
    1006 30 25 9000                 01                    176,00
    1006 30 27 9000                 —                        —
                                                                                   1006 30 94 9100      01           220,00
    1006 30 42 9000                 01                    176,00                                        02           226,00
    1006 30 44 9000                 01                    176,00                                        03           231,00
    1006 30 46 9000                 01                    176,00                                        05           220,00
    1006 30 48 9000                 —
                                                  I                                1006 30 94 9900      01           220,00
    1006 30 61 9100                 01                    220,00                                        05           220,00
                                    02                    226,00
                                    03                    231,00
                                    05                    220,00                   1006 30 96 9100       01          220,00
                                                                                                         02          226,00
    1006 30 61 9900                 01                    220,00
                                                                                                         03          231,00
                                    05                    220,00
                                                                                                         05          220,00
    1006 30 63 9100                 01                    220,00
                                    02                    226,00                   1006 30 96 9900       01          220,00
                                    03                    231,00                                         05          220,00
                                    05                    220,00
    1006 30 63 9900                 01                    220,00                   1006 30 98 9100       04          226,00
                                    05                    220,00
                                                                                   1006 30 67 9100
    1006 30 65 9100                 01                    220,00
                                                                                                         —             —
                                    02                    226,00                   1006 30 98 9900       —             —
                                    03                    231,00
                                    05                    220,00                   1006 40 00 9000       —             —
(') The destinations are identified as follows:
    01 Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the communes of Livigno and Campione d'ltalia,
    02 Zones I, II, III, VI, Ceuta and Melilla,
    03 Zones IV, V, VII (c), Canada and Zone VIII excluding Surinam, Guyana and Madagascar,
    04 Ceuta and Melilla (pursuant to Regulation ( EC) No 1162/95, 1 000 tonnes),
    05 Destinations mentioned in Article 34 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87.
 NB: The zones are those defined in the Annex to amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92.