CELEX: 31983R2132
Language: en
Date: 1983-07-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2132/83 of 28 July 1983 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

29 . 7. 83                            Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 205/35
                                 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2132/83
                                                      of 28 July 1983
                                fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  when the export refund on rice and broken rice is
COMMUNITIES,                                                    being calculated ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           Whereas the world market situation or the specific
Economic Community,                                             requirements of certain markets may make it necessary
                                                                to vary the refund for certain products according to
                                                                destination ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization              Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a
of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the Act of         month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening
Accession of Greece (2), and in particular the first            period ;
sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2)
thereof,                                                        Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
                                                                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 on
Whereas Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                    their central rate,
provides that the difference between quotations or              — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
prices oh the world market for the products listed in                arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those                    these currencies recorded for a given period in
products within the Community may be covered by an                   relation to the Community currencies referred to
export refund ;                                                      in the previous indent ;
                                                                 Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
1431 /76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for           criteria to the present situation on the market in rice
                                                                 and in particular to quotations or prices for rice and
granting export refunds on rice and criteria for fixing          broken rice within the Community and on the world
the amount of such refunds (3), provides that when               market, that the refund should be fixed as set out in
refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the             the Annex hereto ;
existing situation and the future trend with regard to
prices and availabilities of rice and broken rice on the         Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Community market on the one hand and prices for                  are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
rice and broken rice on the world market on the                  Committee for Cereals,
other ; whereas the same Article provides that it is also
important to ensure equilibrium and the natural devel­
opment 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 disturb­
ances of the Community market ;
                                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1361 /76 (4) lays down
the maximum percentage of broken rice allowed in                                         Article 1
 rice for which an export refund is fixed and specifies
 the percentage by which that refund is to be reduced            The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1
where the proportion of broken rice in the rice                  of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 with the exception of
 exported exceeds that maximum ;                                 those listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported
                                                                 in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1431 /76                 hereto.
 defines the specific criteria to be taken into account
                                                                                         Article 2
 (') OJ No  L 166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
 (2) OJ No  L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17.                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
 (3) OJ No  L 166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 36.                           1983 .
 (4) OJ No  L 154,  15. 6. 1976, p. 11 .
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States .
          Done at Brussels, 28 July 1983 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                  Poul DALSAGER
                                                                           Member of the Commission
                                                             ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 28 July 1983 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'Italia                              103,00
                                                — 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
                                                for export to :
                                                — Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the
                                                    communes of Livigno and Campione
                                                    d'Italia    as    well    as    destinations
                                                    mentioned in Article 5 of Commission
                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 (')                128,75
                                                — Other third countries                              —
                                   III . Broken rice                                                 —
           (') OJ No L 317, 12. 12. 1979, p. 1 .
           NB : The zones are those defined in Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 (OJ No L 134, 28 . 5. 1977).