CELEX: 31976R0545
Language: en
Date: 1976-03-12
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 545/76 of 11 March 1976 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

12. 3 . 76                             Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 64/ 17
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 545/76
                                                      of 11 March 1976
                                   fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas the world market situation or the specific
COMMUNITIES,                                                     requirements of certain markets may make it neces­
                                                                 sary to vary the refund for certain products according
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            to destination ;
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                      Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a
67/EEC of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                   month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening
tion of the market in rice (!), as last amended by Regu­         period ;
lation (EEC) No 668/75 (2), and in particular the first
sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2)            Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
thereof,                                                         refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,                                                       — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                      relation to each other, at any given moment,
Whereas Article 17 of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC                       within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based
provides that the difference between quotations or                    on their effective parity ;
prices on the world market for the products listed in
Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those                — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the
products within the Community may be covered by                       arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
an export refund ;                                                    of these currencies recorded for a given period, in
                                                                      relation to the Community currencies referred to
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No 366/                       in the previous subparagraph ;
67/EEC of 25 July 1967 laying down general rules
for granting export refunds on rice and criteria for
fixing the amount of such refunds (3), as last amended           Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
by Regulation (EEC) No 478/75 (4), provides that                 criteria to the present situation on the market in rice
when refunds are being fixed account must be taken               and in particular to quotations or prices for rice and
of the existing situation and the future trend with              broken rice within the Community and on the world
regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken            market, that the refund, should be fixed as shown in
rice on the Community market on the one hand and                 the Annex to this Regulation ;
prices for rice and broken rice on the world market
on the other ; whereas the« same Article provides that           Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the               are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
natural development of prices and trade on the rice               ment Committee for Cereals,
market and, furthermore, to take into account the
economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need
to avoid disturbance of the Community market ;
Whereas Regulation No 669/67/EEC (5), as amended                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
by Regulation (EEC) No <1057/68 (6), lays down the
maximum percentage of broken rice allowed in rice
for which an export refund is fixed and specifies the                                     Article 1
percentage by which that refund is to be reduced
where the proportion of broken rice in the rice
exported exceeds that maximum ;                                  The refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of
                                                                  Regulation No 359/67/ EEC with the exception of
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 366/67/ EEC                    those listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported
defines the specific criteria to be taken into account            in the natural state, are hereby fixed as shown in the
when the export refund on rice and broken rice is                Annex to this Regulation .
being calculated ;
(')  OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .
(2)  OJ No L 72, 20. 3 . 1975, p. 18 .                                                    Article 2
(3)  OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 34.
(4)  OJ No L 52, 28 . 2. 1975, p. 34.
(5)  OJ No 241 , 5 . 10 . 1967, p. 6 .                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 March
(<-) OJ No L 179 , 25. 7 . 1968 , p. 31 .                         1976 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 11 March 1976.
                                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                                           P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                                       Member of the Commission
                                                                     ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 1 1 March 1976 fixing the export refunds on rice and
                                                                   broken rice
                                                                                                            (u.a. / metric ton)
                    CCT                                                                                       Amount of
                  heading                                           Description of goods                         refund
                     No
                   10.06              Rice :
                                      A. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                           I
                                          II . Husked rice :
                                                 a) Round grain
                                                 b) Long grain :
                                                    for export to :
                                                    — Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein                     6000
                                                    — Other third countries
                                      B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                           I. Semi-milled rice :
                                                 a) Round grain
                                                 b) Long grain
                                          II . Wholly milled rice :
                                                 a) Round grain :
                                                    for export to :
                                                    — Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein as well as
                                                        destinations mentioned in Article 3 of Commis­
                                                        sion Regulation (EEC) No 192/75 (')                      6000
                                                    — Other third countries
                                                 b) Long grain :
                                                    for export to :
                                                    — Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein as well as
                                                        destinations mentioned in Article 3 of Commis­
                                                        sion Regulation (EEC) No 1 92/75 (')                     7500
                                                    — Other third countries
                                     C. Broken rice
            (') OJ No L 25, 17. 1 . 1975, p. 1 .
            N.B. If no amount is fixed for the refund, the corrective amount for such refund is not fixed.
                   The zones are those defined in Regulation (EEC) No 306/76 (OJ No L 38 , 13 . 2. 1976).