CELEX: 31976R0066
Language: en
Date: 1976-01-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 66/76 of 15 January 1976 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

No L 9 / 24                              Official Journal of the European Communities                              16 . 1 . 76
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 66/76
                                                       of 15 January 1976
                                     fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas the world market situation or the specific
COMMUNITIES,                                                        requirements of certain markets may make it neces­
                                                                    sary to vary the refund for certain products according
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               to destination ;
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                         Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a
67/ EEC of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                     month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening
tion of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regu­            period ;
lation ( EEC) No 668/75 (2 ), and in particular the first
sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2)               Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
thereof,                                                            refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee ,                                                         — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                        relation to each other, at any given moment,
Whereas Article 17 of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC                         within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based
provides that the difference between quotations or                      on their effective parity ;
prices on the world market for the products listed in
Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those                   — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the
products within the Community may be covered by                         arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
an export refund ;                                                      of these currencies recorded for a given period, in
                                                                        relation to the Community currencies referred to
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No 366/                         in the previous subparagraph ;
67/ EEC of 25 July 1967 laying down general rules
for granting export refunds on rice and criteria for
fixing the amount of such refunds (3 ), as last amended             Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
by Regulation ( EEC) No 478/75 (4), provides that                   criteria to the present situation on the market in rice
when refunds are being fixed account must be taken                  and in particular to quotations or prices for rice and
of the existing situation and the future trend with                 broken rice within the Community and on the world
regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken              market, that the refund , should be fixed as shown in
 rice on the Community market on the one hand and                   the Annex to this Regulation ;
prices for rice and broken rice on the world market
on the other ; whereas the same Article provides that               Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the                 are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
 natural development of prices and trade on the rice                ment Committee for Cereals,
 market and , furthermore , to take into account the
economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need
 to avoid disturbance of the Community market ;
Whereas Regulation No 669/67/ EEC (5), as amended                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 by Regulation ( EEC) No 1057/68 (6), lays down the
 maximum percentage of broken rice allowed in rice
 for which an export refund is fixed and specifies the                                      Article 1
 percentage by which that refund is to be reduced
where the proportion of broken rice in the rice
exported exceeds that maximum ;                                     The refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of
                                                                    Regulation No 359/67/ EEC with the exception of
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 366/67/ EEC                      those listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported
 defines the specific criteria to be taken into account             in the natural state, are hereby fixed as shown in the
when the export refund on rice and broken rice is                   Annex to this Regulation .
 being calculated ;
(')  OJ No  174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 1 .
(2 ) OJ No  L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p. 18 .                                                    Article 2
(3 ) OJ No  174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p . 34 .
H    OJ No  L 52, 28 . 2 . 1975, p. 34.
(5 ) OJ No  241 , 5 . 10 . 1967, p . 6.                             This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 January
(*>) OJ No  L 179, 25 . 7 . 1968 , p. 31 .                           1976 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 15 January 1976 .
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                    P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                               Member of the Commission
                                                            ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 15 January 1976 fixing the export refunds on rice and
                                                          broken rice
                                                                                                      (u.a. . / metric ton)
                  CCT
                                                                                                        Amount of
                 heading                                      Description of goods                           refund
                     No
                 10.06           Rice :
                                 A. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                      T
                                      1
                                     II . Husked rice :
                                          a) Round grain                                                       —
                                          b) Long grain                                                      2500
                                 B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                      I. Semi-milled rice :
                                          a ) Round grain
                                          b) Long grain                                                        —
                                     II . Wholly milled rice :
                                          a) Round grain                                                       —
                                          b) Long grain                              *
                                              for export to :
                                              — Zone IV                                                    1 1 500
                                              — other third countries                                         35.00
                                 C. Broken rice                                                                 —
             N.B. If no amount is fixed for the refund , the corrective amount tor such refund is not fixed .