CELEX: 31996R1500
Language: en
Date: 1996-07-29 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1500/96 of 29 July 1996 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

No L 189/64         FENI                   Official Journal of the European Communities                                   30. 7. 96
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1500/96
                                                              of 29 July 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
 Community,
                                                                         Whereas the world market situation or the specific requi­
                                                                         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 (1), 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 f), as
 be taken of the existing situation and the future trend                 amended by Regulation (EC) No 1380/95 f), 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 1 0 000
tonnes of rice to certain destinations; whereas the proce­
dure laid down in Article 7 (4) of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1 162/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
                                                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
No 1029/96 (4) should be used; whereas account should be
taken of this when the refunds are fixed;
                                                                                                  Article 1
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361 /76 0
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
                                                                        natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
exported exceeds that maximum;
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 August 1996.
(') OJ  No  L  166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L 329,  30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
0   OJ  No  L  117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.                                  (6) 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 .
Is) OJ No L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 11 .                                   (« 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, 29 July 1996.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                   Franz FISCHLER
                                                             Member of the Commission
 ---pagebreak---   No L 189/66           EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                                 30. 7. 96
                                                                         ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation of 29 July 1996 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken
                                                                           rice
                                                            (ECU / tonne)                                                                   (ECU / tonne)
                                                         Amount                                                                          Amount
       Product code            Destination (')         of refunds (2)
                                                                                      Product code           Destination (')
                                                                                                                                      of refunds (2)
      1006 20 11 000                 01                   251,00                    1006 30 67 100                01                     321,00 (3)
                                                                                                                  02                     327,00 (3)
      1006 20 13 000                 01                   251,00
                                                                                                                  03                     332,00 (3)
      1006 20 15 000                 01                   251,00                                                  04                     321,00 (3)
      1006 20 17 000                —                       —
                                                                                    1006 30 67 900                01                     321,00 (3)
      1006 20 92 000                 01                   251,00                                                  02                     327,00 (3)
      1006 20 94 000                 01                   251,00                                                  03                     332,00 (3)
      1006 20 96 000                 01                   251,00                                                  04                     321,00 (3)
      1006 20 98 000                —                       —
                                                                                    1006 30 92 100                01                     314,00
      1006 30 21 000                 01                   251,00                                                  02                     320,00
                                     01                                                                           03                     325,00
      1006 30 23 000                                      251,00
                                                                                                                  04                     314,00
      1006 30 25 000                 01                   251,00
                                                                                    1006 30 92 900                01                     314,00
      1006 30 27 000                —                       —
                                                                                                                  02                     320,00 (3)
      1006 30 42 000                 01                   251,00                                                  03                     325,00 (3)
      1006 30 44 000                01                    251,00                                                  04                     314,00
      1006 30 46 000                01                    251,00                    1006 30 94 100                01                     314,00
      1006 30 48 000                —                       —
                                                                                                                  02                     320,00
      1006 30 61 100                01                    314,00                                                  03                     325,00
                                    02                    320,00                                                  04                     314,00
                                    03                    325,00                    1006 30 94 900                01                     314,00
                                    04                    314,00                                                  02                     320,00 (3)
      1006 30 61 900                01                    314,00                                                  03                     325,00 (3)
                                    02                    320,00 (3)                                              04                     314,00
                                    03                    325,00 (3)                1006 30 96 100                01                     314,00
                                    04                    314,00                                                  02                     320,00
      1006 30 63 100                01                    314,00                                                  03                     325,00
                                    02                   320,00                                                   04                     314,00
                                    03                    325,00
                                                                                    1006 30 96 900                01                     314,00
                                    04                   314,00
                                                                                                                  02                     320,00 (3)
     1006 30 63 900                 01                   314,00                                                   03                     325,00 (3)
                                    02                   320,00 (3)                                               04                     304,00
                                    03                   325,00 (3)
                                                                                    1006 30 98 100                01                     321,00 (3)
  .                                 04                   314,00
                                                                                                                  02                     327,00 (3)
     1006 30 65 100                 01                   314,00
                                    02                   320,00
                                                                                                                  03                     332,00 (3)
                                    03                   325,00
                                                                                                                  04                     321 ,00 (3)
                                    04                   314,00                     1006 30 98 900                01                     321,00 (3)
     1006 30 65 900                 01                   314,00
                                                                                                                  02                     327,00 (3)
                                    02                   320,00 (3)
                                                                                                                  03                     332,00 (3)
                                    03                   325,00 (3)
                                                                                                                  04                     321,00 3)
\                                   04                   314,00                     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 Melilla,
    03 Zones IV, V, VII (c), Canada and Zone VIII excluding Surinam, Guyana and Madagascar,
    04 Destinations mentioned in Article 34 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87.
(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 1162/95 in respect of a quantity of 10 000 tonnes of
    rice.
 NB: The zones are those defined in the Annex to amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92.