CELEX: 32000R0737
Language: en
Date: 2000-04-07
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2000 of 7 April 2000 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2178/1999

8.4.2000                  EN                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                        L 87/9
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 737/2000
                                                              of 7 April 2000
                fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice in
                         connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2178/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                (3)    The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
                                                                                  current market situation for the rice in question results
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                             in the maximum export refund being fixed at the
Community,                                                                        amount specified in Article 1.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
                                                                           (4)    The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
December 1995 on the common organization of the market in
                                                                                  accordance with the opinion of the Management
rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (2), and
                                                                                  Committee for Cereals,
in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,
Whereas:
                                                                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(1)      An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
         issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No
         2178/1999 (3).                                                                                Article 1
(2)      Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/                  The maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain
         75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95 (5),         and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries
         allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the              pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in European Regula-
         procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No           tion (EC) No 2178/1999 is hereby fixed on the basis of the
         3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a              tenders submitted from 31 March to 6 April 2000 at
         maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the                185,00 EUR/t.
         criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No
         3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is                                             Article 2
         awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
         than the maximum export refund.                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 2000.
                        This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                        Done at Brussels, 7 April 2000.
                                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                                         Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                    Member of the Commission
(1) OJ  L  329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ  L  265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ  L  267, 15.10.1999, p. 10.
(4) OJ  L  61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ  L  35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.