CELEX: 31997R1681
Language: en
Date: 1997-08-28 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1681/97 of 28 August 1997 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

29. 8. 97          I EN 1              Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 238 / 15
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1681 /97
                                                       of 28 August 1997
                                    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
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of            the refund for certain products according to destination;
  22 December 1995 on the common organization of the
  market in rice ('), and in particular the second subpara­        Whereas a separate refund should be fixed for packaged
  graph of Article 13 (3) thereof,                                  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        Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a month;
  on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of      whereas it may be altered in the intervening period;
  that Regulation and prices for those products within the
  Community may be covered by an export refund;                    Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria
                                                                   to the present situation on the market in rice and in
 Whereas Article 13 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95,             particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice
  provides that when refunds are being fixed account must          within the Community and on the world market, that the
 be taken of the existing situation and the future trend           refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto;
 with regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken
 rice on the Community market on the one hand and                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 prices for rice and broken rice on the world market on            in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 the other; whereas the same Article provides that it is also      Committee for Cereals,
 important to ensure equilibrium and the natural develop­
 ment of prices and trade on the rice market and, further­
 more, to take into account the economic aspect of the
 proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances of            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 the Community market with limits resulting from agree­
 ments concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the
 Treaty;                                                                                     Article 1
 Whereas export possibilities exist for a quantity of 5 000        The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of
 tonnes of rice to certain destinations; whereas the proce­        Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 with the exception of those
 dure laid down in Article 7 (4) of Commission Regulation          listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported in the
 (EC) No 11 62/95 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC)          natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
 No 932/97 (3) should be used; whereas account should be
 taken of this when the refunds are fixed;
                                                                                             Article 2
 Whereas Article 13 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
 defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when       This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 August 1997.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 28 August 1997.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Ritt BJERREGAARD
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18 .
(2) OJ No L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
0 OJ No L 135, 27. 5. 1997, p. 2.
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                                                                        ANNEX
                      to the Commission Regulation of 28 August 1997 fixing the export refunds on rice and
                                                                      broken rice
                                                             (ECU/ tonne)                                                            (ECU / tonne)
                                                         Amount                                                                   Amount
        Product code            Destination ('                                      Product code       Destination (')
                                                       of refunds (2)                                                          of refunds (2)
      1006 20 1 1 9000                01                    176                   1006 30 65 9900            01                     220
                                                            176                                              04                     220
      1006 20 13 9000                 01
      1006 20 15 9000                 01                    176                   1006 30 67 9100
      1006 20 17 9000
                                                                                  1006 30 67 9900
     1006 20 92 9000                  01                    176
                                                            176                   1006 30 92 9100           01                      220
     1006 20 94 9000                  01
                                                                                                            02                      226
     1006 20 96 9000                  01                    176
                                                                                                            03                      231
     1006 20 98 9000                                                                                        04                      220
     1006 30 21 9000                 01                     176
                                                                                  1006 30 92 9900           01                      220
     1006 30 23 9000                 01                     176
                                                                                                            04                      220
     1006 30 25 9000                 01                    176
     1006 30 27 9000
                                                                                  1006 30 94 9100           01                      220
     1006 30 42 9000                 01                    176
                                                                                                            02                     226
     1006 30 44 9000                 01                    176                                              03                     231
     1006 30 46 9000                 01                    176                                              04                     220
     1006 30 48 9000                                                              1006 30 94 9900           01                     220
     1006 30 61 9100                 01                    220                                              04                     220
                                     02                    226
                                     03                    231
                                     04                    220                    1006 30 96 9100           01                     220
                                                                                                            02                     226
     1006 30 61 9900                 01                    220
                                                                                                            03                     231
                                     04                    220
                                                                                                            04                     220
     1006 30 63 9100                 01                    220
                                     02                    226                   1006 30 96 9900            01                     220
                                     03                    231                                              04                     220
                                     04                    220
     1006 30 63 9900                 01                    220                   1006 30 98 9100
                                     04                    220
     1006 30 65 9100                 01                    220                   1006 30 67 9100
                                     02                   226
                                                                                1006 30 98 9900
                                    03                    231
                                    04                    220                   1006 40 00 9000
(') The destinations are identified as follows:
    01 Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the communes of Livigno and Campione d'ltalia,
    02 Zones 1, II, III, VI, Ceuta and Melilla,
    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.
(2) Refund fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 7 (4) of amended Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 in respect of a quantity of 5 000 tonnes.
NB: The zones are those defined in the Annex to amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92.