CELEX: 31999R2074
Language: en
Date: 1999-09-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/1999 of 30 September 1999 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and suspending the issue of export licences

1. 10. 1999             EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                     L 256/29
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2074/1999
                                                            of 30 September 1999
                fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and suspending the issue of export licences
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                       when the export refund on rice and broken rice is being
                                                                                  calculated;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                           (6)    Whereas the world market situation or the specific
Community,
                                                                                  requirements of certain markets may make it necessary
                                                                                  to vary the refund for certain products according to
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22                         destination;
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (2), and           (7)    Whereas a separate refund should be fixed for packaged
in particular the second subparagraph of Article 13(3) and (15)                   long grain rice to accommodate current demand for the
thereof,                                                                          product on certain markets;
                                                                           (8)    Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a month;
(1)      Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95                         whereas it may be altered in the intervening period;
         provides that the difference between quotations or prices
         on the world market for the products listed in Article 1
         of that Regulation and prices for those products within           (9)    Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria
         the Community may be covered by an export refund;                        to the present situation on the market in rice and in
                                                                                  particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken
                                                                                  rice within the Community and on the world market,
(2)      Whereas Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95,                     that the refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex
         provides that when refunds are being fixed account must                  hereto;
         be taken of the existing situation and the future trend
         with regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken       (10)   Whereas, for the purposes of administering the volume
         rice on the Community market on the one hand and                         restrictions resulting from Community commitments in
         prices for rice and broken rice on the world market on                   the context of the WTO, the issue of export licences
         the other; whereas the same Article provides that it is                  with advance fixing of the refund should be restricted;
         also important to ensure equilibrium and the natural
         development of prices and trade on the rice market and,
         furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect             (11)   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
         of the proposed exports and the need to avoid distur-                    are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
         bances of the Community market with limits resulting                     Committee for Cereals,
         from agreements concluded in accordance with Article
         228 of the Treaty;
(3)      Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361/76 (3)                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
         lays down the maximum percentage of broken rice
         allowed in rice for which an export refund is fixed and
         specifies the percentage by which that refund is to be
                                                                                                        Article 1
         reduced where the proportion of broken rice in the rice
         exported exceeds that maximum;
                                                                           The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of
                                                                           Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 with the exception of those listed
(4)      Whereas export possibilities exist for a quantity of              in paragraph 1(c) of that Article, exported in the natural state,
         8 286 t of rice to certain destinations; whereas the              shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
         procedure laid down in Article 7(4) of Commission
         Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 (4), as last amended by
         Regulation (EC) No 1432/1999 (5) should be used;
         whereas account should be taken of this when the                                               Article 2
         refunds are fixed;
                                                                           With the exception of the quantity of 8 286 t provided for in
                                                                           the Annex, the issue of export licences with advance fixing of
(5)      Whereas Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95               the refund is suspended.
         defines the specific criteria to be taken into account
(1) OJ  L  329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ  L  265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.                                                                        Article 3
(3) OJ  L  154, 15.6.1976, p. 11.
(4) OJ  L  117, 24.5.1995, p. 2.
(5) OJ  L  166, 1.7.1999, p. 56.                                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1999.
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                           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                           Done at Brussels, 30 September 1999.
                                                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                                                           Karel VAN MIERT
                                                                                                     Member of the Commission
                                                                                  ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 30 September 1999 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and
                                                             suspending, the issue of export licences
                                                                           (EUR/t)                                                                                   (EUR/t)
                                                                 Amount                                                                                    Amount
        Product code               Destination (1)                                                Product code              Destination (1)
                                                                of refunds                                                                                of refunds
    1006 20 11 9000                      01                       78,00                       1006 30 65 9900                    01                          98,00
    1006 20 13 9000                      01                       78,00                                                          04                           —
    1006 20 15 9000                      01                       78,00
    1006 20 17 9000                      —                          —                         1006 30 67 9100                    05                        104,00
    1006 20 92 9000                      01                       78,00                       1006 30 67 9900                     —                           —
    1006 20 94 9000                      01                       78,00
    1006 20 96 9000                      01                       78,00                       1006 30 92 9100                    01                          98,00
    1006 20 98 9000                      —                          —                                                            02                        104,00 (2)
    1006 30 21 9000                      01                       78,00                                                          03                        109,00 (2)
    1006 30 23 9000                      01                       78,00                                                          04                           —
    1006 30 25 9000                      01                       78,00                                                          05                        104,00
    1006 30 27 9000                      —                          —                         1006 30 92 9900                    01                          98,00
    1006 30 42 9000                      01                       78,00                                                          04                           —
    1006 30 44 9000                      01                       78,00
    1006 30 46 9000                      01                       78,00                       1006 30 94 9100                    01                          98,00
    1006 30 48 9000                      —                          —                                                            02                        104,00 (2)
    1006 30 61 9100                      01                       98,00                                                          03                        109,00 (2)
                                         02                      104,00 (2)                                                      04                           —
                                         03                      109,00 (2)                                                      05                        104,00
                                         04                         —
                                         05                      104,00                       1006 30 94 9900                    01                          98,00
    1006 30 61 9900                      01                       98,00                                                          04                           —
                                         04                         —                         1006 30 96 9100                    01                          98,00
    1006 30 63 9100                      01                       98,00                                                          02                        104,00 (2)
                                         02                      104,00 (2)                                                      03                        109,00 (2)
                                         03                      109,00 (2)                                                      04                           —
                                         04                         —                                                            05                        104,00
                                         05                      104,00
    1006 30 63 9900                      01                       98,00                       1006 30 96 9900                    01                          98,00
                                         04                         —                                                            04                           —
    1006 30 65 9100                      01                       98,00
                                         02                      104,00 (2)                   1006 30 98 9100                    05                        104,00
                                         03                      109,00 (2)                   1006 30 98 9900                     —                           —
                                         04                         —
                                         05                      104,00                       1006 40 00 9000                     —                           —
( ) The destinations are identified as follows:
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    01 Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia, refunds fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95
        in respect of a total quantity of 4 785 t of wholly milled rice equivalent,
    02 Zones I, II, III, VI, excluding Turkey,
    03 Zones IV, V, VII (c), Canada and Zone VIII excluding Suriname, Guyana and Madagascar,
    04 Destinations mentioned in Article 34 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87,
    05 Ceuta and Melilla, refunds fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 in respect of a total quantity of 822 t.
( ) For rice of destinations 02 and 03, refunds fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 in respect of a total quantity of 2 679 t.
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NB: The zones are those defined in the Annex to amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92.