CELEX: 31985R0860
Language: en
Date: 1985-03-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 860/85 of 29 March 1985 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

No L 91 /88                           Official Journal of the European Communities                               30 . 3 . 85
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 860/85
                                                     of 29 March 1985
                                 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
                                                                 to vary the refund for certain products according to
 COMMUNITIES,                                                    destination :
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,
                                                                 Whereas a separate refund should be fixed for pack­
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    aged long grain rice to accommodate current demand
 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization              for the product on certain markets ;
of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation
                                                                 Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a
(EEC) No 1025/84 (2), and in particular the first
sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2)            month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening
thereof,                                                         period ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                     Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
Committee,                                                       refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
                                                                 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
Whereas Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                    relation to each other at any given moment within
provides that the difference between quotations or                   a band of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on
prices on the world market for the products listed in                their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient
Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those                    provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC)
products within the Community may be covered by an                   No 974/71 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
export refund ;                                                      No 855/84 (*),
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
 1431 /76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for              arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
granting export refunds on rice and criteria for fixing              these currencies recorded for a given period in
the amount of such refunds (3), provides that when                   relation to the Community currencies referred to
refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the                 in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­
existing situation and the future trend with regard to               cient ;
prices and availabilities of rice and broken rice on the
                                                                 Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
Community market on the one hand and prices for                  criteria to the present situation on the market in rice
rice and broken rice on the world market on the
                                                                 and in particular to quotations or prices for rice and
other ; whereas the same Article provides that it is also        broken rice within the Community and on the world
important to ensure equilibrium and the natural devel­           market, that the refund should be fixed as set out in
opment of prices and trade on the rice market and,               the Annex hereto ;
furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect
of the proposed exports and the need to avoid disturb­           Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
ances of the Community market ;                                  are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                 Committee for Cereals,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1361 /76 (4) lays down
the maximum percentage of broken rice allowed in
rice for which an export refund is fixed and specifies           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the percentage by which that refund is to be reduced
where the proportion of broken rice in the rice                                          Article 1
exported exceeds that maximum ;
                                                                 The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1431 /76                of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 with the exception of
defines the specific criteria to be taken into account           those listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported
when the export refund on rice and broken rice is                in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex
being calculated ;                                               hereto.
Whereas the world market situation or the specific
requirements of certain markets may make it necessary                                    Article 2
                                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1985.
(') OJ  No  L 166, 25.  6. 1976, p. 1.
(2) OJ  No  L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 13 .
0   OJ  No  L 166, 25.  6. 1976, p. 36.                          0 OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L 154, 15.  6. 1976, p. 11 .                         (4 OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 29 March 1985.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                       Vice-President
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                                                                  ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 29 March 1985 fixing the export refunds on rice and
                                                               broken rice
                                                                                                       (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'ltalia                              140,00
                                                    — 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
                                                    in bulk or packaged for export to :
                                                    — Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the
                                                        communes of Livigno and Campione
                                                        d' ltalia    as    well    as    destinations
                                                        mentioned in Article 5 of Commission
                                                        Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 (')                175,00
                                                    — Zone I
                                                    — Other third countries
                                                    in immediate packings of 5 kg net or less
                                                    for export to :
                                                    — Zones I, II b) and VI                            185,00
                                                    — Zone V a)                                        195,00
                                       III . Broken rice
            (■) OJ No L 317, 12. 12. 1979, p. 1 .
             NB : The zones are those defined in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 (OJ No L 134, 28.
                   5. 1977), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 501 /8,5(0j No L 60, 28. 2. 1985).