CELEX: 31996R1616
Language: en
Date: 1996-08-08 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1616/96 of 8 August 1996 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

9 . 8 . 96          I EN I             Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 200/7
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1616/96
                                                     of 8 August 1996
                                  fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      Whereas Article 14 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
                                                                 defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            the export refund on rice and broken rice is being calcu­
                                                                 lated;
Community,
                                                                 Whereas the world market situation or the specific requi­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76             rements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                the refund for certain products according to destination;
market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
3072/95 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of        Whereas a separate refund should be fixed for packaged
Article 14 (3) thereof,                                          long grain rice to accommodate current demand for the
                                                                 product on certain markets;
Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
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 14 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76,           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
                                                                 refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto;
be taken of the existing situation and the future trend
with regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken
rice on the Community market on the one hand and                 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 f5), as
prices for rice and broken rice on the world market on           amended by Regulation (EC) No 1380/95 Q, prohibits
the other, whereas the same Article provides that it is also     trade between the European Community and the Federal
important to ensure equilibrium and the natural develop­         Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); whereas
ment of prices and trade on the rice market and, further­        this prohibition does not apply in certain situations as
more, to take into account the economic aspect of the            comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7 thereof
proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances of           and in Council Regulation (EC) No 462/96 (8); whereas
the Community market;                                            account should be taken of this fact when fixing the
                                                                 refunds;
Whereas export possibilities exist for a quantity of 2 700       Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
tonnes of rice to certain destinations; whereas the proce­       in accordance with the opinion of the Management
dure laid down in Article 7 (4) of Commission Regulation         Committee for Cereals,
(EC) No 11 62/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1 527/96 (4) should be used; whereas account should be
taken of this when the refunds are fixed;
                                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas export possibilities exist for a quantity of 10 000
tonnes of rice to certain destinations; whereas the proce­
dure laid down in Article 7 (4) of Regulation (EC) No                                      Article 1
1162/95 should be used; whereas account should be taken
of this when the refunds are fixed;
                                                                 The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of
                                                                 Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 with the exception of those
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361 /76 Q                listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported in the
lays down the maximum percentage of broken rice                  natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
allowed in rice for which an export refund is fixed and
specifies the percentage by which that refund is to be
reduced where the proportion of broken rice in the rice                                    Article 2
exported exceeds that maximum;
                                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 August 1996.
(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18
 3 OJ No L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.                               (6) OJ No L 102, 28. 4. 1993, p. 14.
(«) OJ No L 190, 31 . 7. 1996, p. 23.                            0 OJ No L 138, 21 . 6. 1995, p. 1 .
(4 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, 8 August 1996.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                Hans VAN DEN BROEK
                                                              Member of the Commission
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                                                                           ANNEX
                      to the Commission Regulation of 8 August 1996 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 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)
                                                                                                                          02                     327,00 (3)
     1006 20 92 000                   01                     251,00                                                       03                     332,00 (3)
     1006 20 94 000                   01                                                                                  04                     321,00 (3)
                                                             251,00
                                                                                          1006 30 92100                   01                     314,00
     1006 20 96 000                   01                     251,00
                                                                                                                          02                     320,00
     1006 20 98 000                                                                                                       03                     325,00
                                                                                                                          04                     314,00
     1006 30 21 000                   01                     251,00
                                                                                          1006 30 92 900                  01                     314,00
     1006 30 23 000                   01                     251,00                                                       02                     320,00 (3)
     1006 30 25 000                   01                     251,00                                                       03                     325,00 (3)
                                                                                                                          04                     314,00
     1006 30 27 000                                                                                                       05                     294,00 (<)
     1006 30 42 000                   01                     251,00                       1006 30 94 100                  01                     314,00
                                                                                                                          02                     320,00
     1006 30 44 000                   01                     251,00
                                                                                                                          03                     325,00
     1006 30 46 000                   01                     251,00                                                       04                     314,00
     1006 30 48 000                                                                       1006 30 94 900                  01                     314,00
                                                                                                                          02                     320,00 (3)
     1006 30 61 100                   01                     314,00                                                       03
                                      02                     320,00
                                                                                                                                                 325,00 (3)
                                                                                                                          04                     314,00
                                      03                     325,00
                                      04                     314,00
                                                                                                                          05                     294,00 (4)
                                                                                          1006 30 96 100                  01                     314,00
     1006 30 61 900                   01                     314,00
                                      02                                                                                  02                     320,00
                                                             320,00 (3)
                                                                                                                          03                     325,00
                                      03                     325,00 (3)
                                      04                     314,00                                                       04                     314,00
     1006 30 63 100                   01                     314,00                       1006 30 96 900                  01                     314,00
                                      02                     320,00                                                       02                     320,00 (3)
                                      03                     325,00                                                       03                     325,00 (3)
                                      04                     314,00                                                       04                     314,00
                                                                                                                          05                     294,00 (4)
     1006 30 63 900                   01                     314,00
                                      02                     320,00 (3)                   1006 30 98 100                  01                     321,00 (3)
                                      03                     325,00 (3)                                                   02                     327,00 (3)
                                      04                     314,00                                                       03                     332,00 (3)
     1006 30 65 100                   01                     314,00                                                       04                     321,00 (3)
                                      02                     320,00                       1006 30 98 900
                                      03                     325,00
                                                                                                                          01                     321,00 (3)
                                      04                     314,00
                                                                                                                          02                     327,00 (3)
                                                                                                                          03                     332,00 (3)
     1006 30 65 900                   01                     314,00                                                       04                     321,00 (3)
                                      02                     320,00 (3)                                                   06                     316,00 Is)
                                      03                     325,00 (3)
                                      04                     314,00                       1006 40 00 000
(') The destinations are identified as follows:
    01 Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the communes of Livigno and Campione d'ltalia,
    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,
    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 1162/95 in respect of a quantity of 10 000 tonnes of
    rice .
(*) 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.
(*) 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.