CELEX: 31976R2744
Language: en
Date: 1976-11-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2744/76 of 11 November 1976 fixing the export refund on rice and broken rice

No L 311 / 16                              Official Journal of the European Communities                              12 . 11 . 76
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2744/76
                                                       of 11 November 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,
                                                                      Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                       period ;
tion of the market in rice ('), 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                          — 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
Whereas Article 17 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1418 /76                       on their effective parity ;
provides that the difference between quotations or
prices on the world market for the products listed in                 — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the
Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those                          arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
products within the Community may be covered by                            of these currencies recorded for a given period, in
an export refund ;                                                         relation to the Community currencies referred to
                                                                           in the previous subparagraph ;
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
1431 /76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules                    Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
for granting export refunds on rice and criteria for                  criteria to the present situation on the market in rice
fixing the amount of such refunds (2), provides that                  and in particular to quotations or prices for rice and
when refunds are being fixed account must be taken                    broken rice within the Community and on the world
of the existing situation and the future trend with                   market , that the refund , should be fixed as shown in
regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken                the Annex to this Regulation ;
rice on the Community market on the one hand and
prices for rice and broken rice on the world market                   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
on the other ; whereas the same Article provides that
                                                                      are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the                    ment Committee for Cereals ,
natural development 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 disturbance of the Community market ;
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Regulation No 669/67/ EEC (3 ), as amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 1057/ 68 (4 ), lays down the
maximum percentage of broken rice allowed in rice                                               Article 1
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                       The refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of
exported exceeds that maximum ;                                       Regulation ( EEC) No 1418 /76 with the exception of
                                                                      those listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article , exported
                                                                       in the natural state , are hereby fixed as shown in the
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1431 /76
                                                                      Annex to this Regulation .
defines the specific criteria to be taken into account
when the export refund on rice and broken rice is
being calculated ;
                                                                                                Article 2
 (')  OJ No L 166,    25 . 6 . 1976,  p. 1 .
 (2 ) OJ No L 166 ,   25 . 6 . 1976,  p . 36 .
 (3 ) OJ No 241 , 5 . 10 . 1967 , p . 6.                              This     Regulation    shall  enter  into  force    on    12
 (4 ) OJ No L 179 ,   25 . 7 . 1968 , p . 31 .                         November 1976 .
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels , 11 November 1976 .
                                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                                           P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                                       Member of the Commission
                                                                      ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 11 November 1976 fixing the export refunds on rice and
                                                                    broken rice
                                                                                                                (u.a. ' nit tt7 < ton)
                    CCI
                                                                                                                  Amount ot
                   heading                                          Description ot goods
                                                                                                                      refund
                     No
                    10.06              Rice :
                                       A. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                            j
                                           11 . Husked rice :
                                                a) Round grain :
                                                    for export to :
                                                    — Austria , Switzerland and Liechtenstein                        60*00
                                                    — Other third countries                                             —
                                                b) Long grain :
                                                    for export to :
                                                    — Austria , Switzerland and Liechtenstein                        70 00
                                                    — Other third countries                                             —
                                       B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                            I. Semi-milied rice :               <
                                                a ) Round grain                                                         —      ■
                                                b) Long grain                                                           —
                                           11 . Wholly milled rice :
                                                a ) Round grain :
                                                    for export to :
                                                    — Austria , Switzerland ami Liechtenstein . is well as
                                                        destinations mentioned in Article       \ of Commis­
                                                        sion Regulation ( EEC ) No 192/ 75 (')                       X500
                                                b) Long grain :
                                                    for export to :
                                                    — Austria , Switzerland and Liechtenstein as well as
                                                        destinations mentioned in Article Λ of Commis­
                                                        sion Regulation ( LLC ) No 1 92/ 75 (')                      75-00
                                                    — Other third countries                                             —
                                       C. Broken rice                                                                 15-00
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