CELEX: 31996R1207
Language: en
Date: 1996-06-28 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1207/96 of 28 June 1996 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

No L 161 /30        flNl                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                 29 . 6. 96
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1207/96
                                                          of 28 June 1996
                                    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 (EEC) No 1418/76
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                   Whereas a separate refund should be fixed for packaged
market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No           long grain rice to accommodate current demand for the
3072/95 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of           product on certain markets;
Article 14 (3) thereof,
                                                                    Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a month;
                                                                    whereas it may be altered in the intervening period;
Whereas Article 14 of Regulation          (EEC) No 1418/76
provides that the difference between      quotations or prices      Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria
on the world market for the products      listed in Article 1 of    to the present situation on the market in rice and in
that Regulation and prices for those      products within the       particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice
Community may be covered by an            export refund;            within the Community and on the world market, that the
                                                                    refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto;
Whereas Article 14 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76,
provides that when refunds are being fixed account must             Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (% as
be taken of the existing situation and the future trend             amended by Regulation (EC) No 1380/95 f7), prohibits
with regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken         trade between the European Community and the Federal
rice on the Community market on the one hand and                    Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); whereas
prices for rice and broken rice on the world market on              this prohibition does not apply in certain situations as
the other, whereas the same Article provides that it is also        comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7 thereof
important to ensure equilibrium and the natural develop­            and in Council Regulation (EC) No 462/96 (8); whereas
ment of prices and trade on the rice market and, further­           account should be taken of this fact when fixing the
more, to take into account the economic aspect of the               refunds;
proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances of
the Community market;                                               Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                    in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                    Committee for Cereals,
Whereas export possibilities exist for a quantity of 2 700
tonnes of rice to certain destinations; whereas the proce­
dure laid down in Article 7 (4) of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1 1 62/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1029/96 (4) should be used; whereas account should be            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
taken of this when the refunds are fixed;
                                                                                             Article 1
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361 /76 Q
lays down the maximum percentage of broken rice
allowed in rice for which an export refund is fixed and             The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of
specifies the percentage by which that refund is to be              Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 with the exception of those
reduced where the proportion of broken rice in the rice             listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported in the
exported exceeds that maximum;                                      natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas Article 14 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                                        Article 2
defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when
                                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1996.
(') OJ No  L  166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
0   OJ No  L  329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18 .
0   OJ No  L  117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.                               («) OJ No L 102, 28. 4. 1993, p. 14.
(4) OJ No  L  137, 8. 6. 1996, p. 1 .                               0 OJ No L 138, 21 . 6. 1995, p. 1 .
(5) OJ No  L  154,  15. 6. 1976, p. 11 .                            (8 OJ No L 65, 15. 3. 1996, p. 1 .
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                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                       States.
                       Done at Brussels, 28 June 1996.
                                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                                     Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                             Member of the Commission
                                                                            ANNEX
                      to the Commission Regulation of 28 June 1 996 fixing the export refunds on rice and
                                                                          broken rice
                                                                (ECU / tonne)                                                                        (ECU / tonne)
                                                             Amount                                                                              Amount
        Product code             Destination (')          of refunds 0
                                                                                            Product code             Destination (')          of refunds (2)
      1006 20 11 000                  01                     243,00                       1006 30 65100                   01                      304,00
     1006 20 13 000                                                                                                       02                      310,00
                                      01                     243,00
                                                                                                                          03                      315,00
     1006 20 15 000                   01                     243,00                                                       04                      304,00
     1006 20 17 000                   —                        —
                                                                                          1006 30 65 900                  01                      304,00
     1006 20 92 000                   01                     243,00                                                       04                      304,00
                                                                                          1006 30 67 100                  —
     1006 20 94 000                                          243,00
                                                                                                                                                    —
                                      01
                                                                                          1006 30 67 900
     1006 20 96 000                   01                     243,00
                                                                                          1006 30 92100                   01                      304,00
     1006 20 98 000                   —                        —
                                                                                                                          02                      310,00
     1006 30 21 000                   01                     243,00                                                       03                     315,00
                                                                                                                          04                      304,00
     1006 30 23 000                   01                     243,00
                                                                                          1006 30 92 900                  01                      304,00
     1006 30 25 000                   01                     243,00                                                       04                      304,00
     1006 30 27 000                   —                        —                                                          05                      294,00 (3)
     1006 30 42 000                                                                       1006 30 94 100                  01                     304,00
                                      01                     243,00
                                                                                                                          02                      310,00
     1006 30 44 000                   01                     243,00                                                       03                     315,00
     1006 30 46 000                   01                     243,00                                                       04                      304,00
     1006 30 48 000                   -—
                                                                                          1006 30 94 900                  01                     304,00
                                                                                                                          04                      304,00
     1006 30 61 100                   01                     304,00                                                       05                     294,00 (3)
                                      02                     310,00
                                      03                     315,00                       1006 30 96 100                  01                     304,00
                                      04                     304,00                                                       02                     310,00
                                                                                                                          03                     315,00
     1006 30 61 900                   01                     304,00
                                                                                                                          04                     304,00
                                      04                     304,00
                                                                                          1006 30 96 900                  01                     304,00
     1006 30 63 100                   01                     304,00                                                       04                     304,00
                                      02                     310,00
                                                                                                                          05                     294,00 (3)
                                      03                     315,00
                                      04                     304,00                       1006 30 98 100                  —                         —
                                                                                          1006 30 98 900                  06                     3 1 6,00 (4)
     1006 30 63 900                   01                     304,00
                                      04                     304,00                       1006 40 00 000                  —                         —
(') The destinations are identified as follows:
    01 Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia,
    02 Zones I, II, III, VI, Ceuta and Melina,
    03 Zones IV, V, VII (c), Canada and Zone VIII excluding Sunnam, Guyana and Madagascar,
    04 Destinations mentioned in Article 34 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87,
    05 Georgia,
    06 Cambodia.
(2) Refunds on exports to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) may be granted only where the conditions laid down in amended
    Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 and Regulation (EC) No 462/96 are observed.
(3) Refund fixed pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 7 (4) of amended Regulation (EC) No 1 1 62/95 in respect of a quantity of 1 200 tonnes of rice
    for export to Georgia as national food aid. The copy of the national decision for granting the supply replaces the contract envisaged by this provision.
(4) Refund fixed pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 7 (4) of amended Regulation (EC) No 1 1 62/95 in respect of a quantity of 1 500 tonnes of rice
    for export to Cambodia as national food aid. The copy of the national decision for granting the supply replaces the contract envisaged by this provision.
NB: The zones are those defined in the Annex to amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92.