CELEX: 31981R0783
Language: en
Date: 1981-03-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 783/81 of 26 March 1981 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

27. 3. 81                            Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 81 /27
                                 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC No 783/81
                                                   of 26 March 1981
                                fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                 Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1431 /76
COMMUNITIES,                                                   defines the specific criteria to be taken into account
                                                               when the export refund on rice and broken rice is
                                                               being calculated ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                            Whereas the world market situation or the specific
                                                               requirements of certain markets may make it necessary
                                                               to vary the refund for certain products according to
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   destination ;
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization
of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the Act of       Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a
Accession of Greece (2), and in particular the first           month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening
sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2)          period ;
thereof,
                                                               Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
                                                               refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                   — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
Committee,                                                          relation to each other at any given moment within
                                                                    a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
                                                                    their effective parity ;
Whereas Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
                                                               — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
provides that the difference between quotations or
                                                                    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
prices on the world market for the products listed in
Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those                   these currencies recorded for a given period in
                                                                    relation to the Community currencies referred to
products within the Community may be covered by an
                                                                    in the previous indent ;
export refund ;
                                                                Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
                                                                criteria to the present situation on the market in rice
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                and in particular to quotations or prices for rice and
 1431 /76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for         broken rice within the Community and on the world
granting export refunds on rice and criteria for fixing         market, that the refund should be fixed as set out in
 the amount of such refunds (3), provides that when             the Annex hereto ;
 refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the
 existing situation and the future trend with regard to         Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 prices and availabilities of rice and broken rice on the       are in accordance with the Management Committee
 Community market on the one hand and prices for                for Cereals,
 rice and broken rice on the world market on the
 other ; whereas the same Article provides that it is also
 important to ensure equilibrium and the natural devel­
 opment of prices and trade on the rice market and,
 furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect
 of the proposed exports and the need to avoid disturb­
 ances of the Community market ;                                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                         Article 1
 Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1361 /76 (4) lays down
 the maximum percentage of broken rice allowed in               The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1
 rice for which an export refund is fixed and specifies         of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 with the exception of
 the percentage by which that refund is to be reduced           those listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported
 where the proportion of broken rice in the rice                in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex
 exported exceeds that maximum ;                                hereto.
 (') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
 0 OJ No L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17.                                                   Article 2
 0 OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36.
 H OJ No L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 11 .                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1981 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
             Done at Brussels, 26 March 1981 .
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               Poul DALSAGER
                                                                           Member of the Commission
                                                          ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 26 March 1981 fixing the export refunds on rice and
                                                        broken nee
                                                                                                (ECU / tonne)
                CCT                                                                             Amount of
               heading                                      Description
                                                                                                   refund
                 No
          ex 10.06          Rice :
                            B. I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                       b) Husked rice :
                                          1 . Round grain                                            —
                                          2. Long grain
                                              for export to :
                                              — Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and the
                                                  communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia          —
                                              — Other third countries                                —
                                   II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                       a) Semi-milled rice :
                                          1 . Round grain                                            —
                                          2. Long grain                                              —
                                       b) Wholly milled rice :
                                          1 . Round grain                                            —
                                          2. Long grain
                                              for export to :
                                              — Austria,      Liechtenstein,  Switzerland,  the
                                                 communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia as
                                                 well as destinations mentioned in Article 3 of
                                                 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 192/75 (J)            0
                                              — Zone I                                             2000
                                              — Other third countries                            '   —
                             III . Broken rice                                                       —
           (») OJ No L 25, 17. 1 . 1975, p. 1 .
           A® : The zones are those defined in Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 (OJ No L 134, 28 . 5. 1977).