CELEX: 31998R2546
Language: en
Date: 1998-11-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2546/98 of 26 November 1998 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and suspending the issue of export certificates

27. 11. 98            EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 L 318/39
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2546/98
                                                   of 26 November 1998
                 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and suspending the issue of
                                                     export certificates
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        Whereas the world market situation or the specific
                                                                   requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to
                                                                   vary the refund for certain products according to destina-
                                                                   tion;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                   Whereas a separate refund should be fixed for packaged
                                                                   long grain rice to accommodate current demand for the
                                                                   product on certain markets;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the                 Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a month;
market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No          whereas it may be altered in the intervening period;
2072/98 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of
Article 13(3) and (15) thereof,
                                                                   Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria
                                                                   to the present situation on the market in rice and in
                                                                   particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice
Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95                   within the Community and on the world market, that the
provides that the difference between quotations or prices          refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto;
on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of
that Regulation and prices for those products within the           Whereas, for the purposes of administering the volume
Community may be covered by an export refund;                      restrictions resulting from Community commitments in
                                                                   the context of the WTO, the issue of export certificates
                                                                   with fixing of refunds should be suspended;
Whereas Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95,
provides that when refunds are being fixed account must            Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
be taken of the existing situation and the future trend            in accordance with the opinion of the Management
with regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken        Committee for Cereals,
rice on the Community market on the one hand and
prices for rice and broken rice on the world market on
the other; whereas the same Article provides that it is also
important to ensure equilibrium and the natural develop-
ment of prices and trade on the rice market and, further-          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
more, to take into account the economic aspect of the
proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances of
the Community market with limits resulting from agree-
ments concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the                                        Article 1
Treaty;
                                                                   The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of
                                                                   Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 with the exception of those
                                                                   listed in paragraph 1(c) of that Article, exported in the
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361/76 (3)                 natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
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
reduced where the proportion of broken rice in the rice                                      Article 2
exported exceeds that maximum;
                                                                   The issue of export certificates with advance fixing of
                                                                   refunds is hereby suspended for the products listed in the
Whereas Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95                Annex hereto.
defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when
the export refund on rice and broken rice is being calcu-
lated;                                                                                       Article 3
(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30. 9. 1998, p. 4.                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 November
(3) OJ L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 11.                                  1998.
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                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                     States.
                     Done at Brussels, 26 November 1998.
                                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                                              Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                      Member of the Commission
                                                                      ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation of 26 November 1998 fixing the export refunds on rice and
                                          broken rice and suspending, the issue of export licences
                                                             (ECU/tonne)                                                      (ECU/tonne)
                                                        Amount                                                           Amount
       Product code            Destination (1)                                      Product code        Destination (1)
                                                       of refunds                                                       of refunds
    1006 20 11 9000                  01                   86,00                   1006 30 65 9900            01          108,00
    1006 20 13 9000                  01                   86,00                                              04             —
    1006 20 15 9000                  01                   86,00                   1006 30 67 9100            05             —
    1006 20 17 9000                  —                     —
    1006 20 92 9000                  01                   86,00                   1006 30 67 9900            —              —
    1006 20 94 9000                  01                   86,00                   1006 30 92 9100            01          108,00
    1006 20 96 9000                  01                   86,00                                              02          114,00
    1006 20 98 9000                  —                     —                                                 03          119,00
                                                                                                             04             —
    1006 30 21 9000                  01                   86,00
    1006 30 23 9000                  01                   86,00                   1006 30 92 9900            01          108,00
    1006 30 25 9000                  01                   86,00                                              04             —
                                                                                                             —              —
    1006 30 27 9000                  —                     —
    1006 30 42 9000                  01                   86,00                   1006 30 94 9100            01          108,00
    1006 30 44 9000                  01                   86,00                                              02          114,00
                                                                                                             03          119,00
    1006 30 46 9000                  01                   86,00                                              04             —
    1006 30 48 9000                  —                     —
    1006 30 61 9100                  01                 108,00                    1006 30 94 9900            01          108,00
                                     02                 114,00                                               04             —
                                     03                 119,00                                               —              —
                                     04                    —                      1006 30 96 9100            01          108,00
    1006 30 61 9900                  01                 108,00                                               02          114,00
                                     04                    —                                                 03          119,00
    1006 30 63 9100                  01                 108,00                                               04             —
                                     02                 114,00
                                     03                 119,00                    1006 30 96 9900            01          108,00
                                     04                    —                                                 04             —
                                                                                                             —              —
    1006 30 63 9900                  01                 108,00
                                     04                    —                      1006 30 98 9100            05             —
    1006 30 65 9100                  01                 108,00
                                     02                 114,00                    1006 30 98 9900            —              —
                                     03                 119,00
                                     04                    —                      1006 40 00 9000            —              —
(1) The destinations are identified as follows:
    01 Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the communes of Livigno and Campione d’Italia,
    02 Zones I, II, III, VI, Ceuta and Melilla,
    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.
NB: The zones are those defined in the Annex to amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92.