CELEX: 31997R2416
Language: en
Date: 1997-12-04 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2416/97 of 4 December 1997 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

L 334/ 10            EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                 5 . 12. 97
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2416/97
                                                        of 4 December 1997
                                     fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          Whereas 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;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                    Whereas the world market situation or the specific re­
                                                                    quirements of certain markets may make it necessary to
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of              vary the refund for certain products according to destina­
22 December 1995 on the common organization of the                  tion ;
market in rice ('), and in particular the second subpara­
graph of Article 13 (3) thereof,
                                                                    whereas a separate refund should be fixed for packaged
                                                                    long grain rice to accommodate current demand for the
                                                                    product on certain markets;
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 the refund must be fixed at least once a month;
that Regulation and prices for those       products within the
Community may be covered by an             export refund;           whereas it may be altered in the intervening period;
                                                                    Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria
Whereas Article 13 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95,               to the present situation on the market in rice and in
provides that when refunds are being fixed account must             particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice
be taken of the existing situation and the future trend             within the Community and on the world market, that the
with regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken         refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto;
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        Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
important to ensure equilibrium and the natural develop­            in accordance with the opinion of the Management
ment of prices and trade on the rice market and, further­           Committee for Cereals,
more, 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 agree­
ments concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the
Treaty;
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361 /76 (2)
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                                        Article 1
reduced where the proportion of broken rice in the rice
exported exceeds that maximum;
                                                                    The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of
                                                                    Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 with the exception of those
Whereas export possibilities exist for a quantity of 1 000          listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported in the
tonnes of rice to certain destinations; whereas the proce­          natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
dure laid down in Article 7 (4) of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 11 62/95 f), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 932/97 (4) should be used; whereas account should be
taken of this when the refunds are fixed;
                                                                                              Article 2
(') OJ  L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18 .
(J) OJ  L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 11 .                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 December
(') OJ  L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
(<) 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, 4 December 1997 .
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                   Franz FISCHLER
                                                             Member of the Commission
 ---pagebreak---  L 334/ 12                 EN                   Official Journal of the European Communities                                                5 . 12. 97
                                                                        ANNEX
                       to the Commission Regulation of 4 December 1997 fixing the export refunds on rice and
                                                                      broken rice
                                                             (ECU/ tonne)                                                                 (ECU/ tonne)
        Product code                                     Amount
                                Destination (')         of refunds                     Product code          Destination (')
                                                                                                                                       Amount
                                                                                                                                     of refunds
     1 006 20 11 9000                 01                  133,00                     1006 30 65 9900              01                   166,00
     1006 20 13 9000                  01                  133,00                                                  05                   1 66,00
     1006 20 15 9000                  01                  133,00                     1006 30 67 9100              04                   172,00
     1006 20 17 9000                 —
                                                             —
     1006 20 92 9000                  01                                            1006 30 67 9900
                                                          133,00                                                  —
                                                                                                                                          —
     1 006 20 94 9000                01                   1 33,00                   1006 30 92 9100               01                   166,00
     1006 20 96 9000                  01                  133,00                                                  02                   172,00
     1006 20 98 9000                 —                                                                            03                   177,00
     1006 30 21 9000                                                                                              05                   1 66,00
                                     01                   133,00
    1006 30 23 9000                  01                  133,00                     1006 30 92 9900               01                   166,00
    1006 30 25 9000                  01                   133,00                                                  05                   166,00
    1006 30 27 9000                  —
                                                             —
                                                                                                                  —
                                                                                                                                          —
    1006 30 42 9000                  01                  133,00                     1006 30 94 9100               01                   166,00
    1006 30 44 9000                  01                  133,00                                                   02                   172,00
    1006 30 46 9000                  01                  133,00                                                   03                   177,00
                                                                                                                  05                   166,00
    1006 30 48 9000                  —
                                                             —
    1006 30 61 9100                  01                  166,00                     1006 30 94 9900               01                   166,00
                                     02                  172,00                                                   05                   1 66,00
                                     03                  177,00
                                     05                  166,00
    1006 30 61 9900                  01                                             1006 30 96 9100               01                   1 66,00
                                                         166,00
                                     05                                                                           02                   172,00
                                                         166,00
                                                                                                                  03                   177,00
    1006 30 63 9100                  01                  166,00                                                   05                   1 66,00
                                     02                  1 72,00
                                     03                  1 77,00                    1006 30 96 9900               01                   1 66,00
                                     05                  1 66,00                                                  05                   1 66,00
    1006 30 63 9900                  01                  166,00                                                   —
                                                                                                                                          —
                                     05                  1 66,00
                                                                                    1006 30 98 9100               04                   172,00
    1006 30 65 9100                  01                  166,00
                                     02                  172,00                     1006 30 98 9900     I
                                     03                  177,00
                                     05                  1 66,00                    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 Mehlla,
    03 Zones IV, V, VII (c), Canada and Zone VIII excluding Surinam, Guyana and Madagascar,
    04 Ceuta and Melilla: refund fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 7 (4) of amended Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 in respect of a quantity of
         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.