CELEX: 31997R1544
Language: en
Date: 1997-07-31 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1544/97 of 31 July 1997 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

1 . 8 . 97        fEN |                Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 206/45
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1544/97
                                                         of 31 July 1997
                                   fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        the export refund on rice and broken rice is being calcu­
                                                                   lated;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Community,                                                        Whereas the world market situation or the specific requi­
                                                                   rements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of            the refund for certain products according to destination;
22 December 1995 on the common organization of the
market in rice ('), and in particular the second subpara­          Whereas a separate refund should be fixed for packaged
graph of Article 13 (3) thereof,                                   long grain rice to accommodate current demand for the
                                                                   product on certain markets;
Whereas Article 13 of Regulation           (EC) No 3072/95
provides that the difference between     quotations or prices      Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a month;
on the world market for the products     listed in Article 1 of    whereas it may be altered in the intervening period;
that Regulation and prices for those     products within the
Community may be covered by an           export refund;            Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria
                                                                   to the present situation on the market in rice and in
Whereas Article 13 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95,              particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice
provides that when refunds are being fixed account must            within the Community and on the world market, that the
be taken of the existing situation and the future trend            refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto;
with regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken
rice on the Community market on the one hand and                   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
prices for rice and broken rice on the world market on             in accordance with the opinion of the Management
the other; whereas the same Article provides that it is also       Committee for Cereals,
important to ensure equilibrium and the natural develop­
ment of prices and trade on the rice market and, further­
more, to take into account the economic aspect of the
proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances of             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the Community market with limits resulting from agree­
ments concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the
Treaty;                                                                                     Article 1
Whereas export possibilities exist for a quantity of 5 000         The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of
tonnes of rice to certain destinations; whereas the proce­         Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 with the exception of those
dure laid down in Article 7 (4) of Commission Regulation           listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported in the
(EC) No 11 62/95 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC)           natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
No 932/97 (3) should be used; whereas account should be
taken of this when the refunds are fixed;
                                                                                            Article 2
Whereas Article 13 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when        This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1997.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 31 July 1997.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18 .
(2) OJ No L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
0 OJ No L 135 , 27. 5. 1997, p. 2.
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                                                                        ANNEX
                    to the Commission Regulation of 31 July 1997 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken
                                                                          rice
                                                            (ECU / tonne)                                                           (ECU / tonne)
                                                        Amount                                                                  Amount
      Product code            Destination (')
                                                      of refunds (2)
                                                                                  Product code        Destination (')         of refunds (2)
    1006 20 11 9000                 01                    202                  1006 30 65 9900             01                     253
                                                          202                                              04                     253
    1006 20 13 9000                 01
    1006 20 15 9000                 01                    202                  1006 30 67 9100             —                       —
    1006 20 17 9000                 —                      —
                                                                                1006 30 67 9900                         -l
    1006 20 92 9000                 01                     202                                                          I
                                    01                     202                  1006 30 92 9100            01                      253
    1006 20 94 9000
                                                                                                           02                      259
    1006 20 96 9000                 01                     202
                                                                                                           03                      264
    1006 20 98 9000                                        —
                                                                           l                               04                      253
    1006 30 21 9000                 01                     202
                                                                                1006 30 92 9900            01                      253
    1006 30 23 9000                 01                     202
                                                                                                           04                      253
    1006 30 25 9000                 01                     202
    1006 30 27 9000
                                                                                1006 30 94 9100            01                      253
    1006 30 42 9000                 01                     202
                                                                                                           02                      259
    1006 30 44 9000                 01                     202                                              03                     264
    1006 30 46 9000                 01                     202                                              04                     253
    1006 30 48 9000                 —                       —
                                                                                1006 30 94 9900             01                     253
    1006 30 61 9100                 01                     253                                              04                     253
                                    02                     259
                                    03                     264
                                    04                     253                  1006 30 96 9100             01                     253
                                                                                                            02                     259
    1006 30 61 9900                 01                     253
                                                                                                            03                     264
                                    04                     253
                                                                                                            04                     253
    1006 30 63 9100                 01                     253                                   I                      I
                                    02                     259                  1006 30 96 9900             01                     253
                                    03                     264                                              04                     253
                                    04                     253                                              —                       —
    1006 30 63 9900                 01                     253                  1006 30 98 9100             —                       —
                                    04                     253
    1006 30 65 9100                 01                     253                  1006 30 67 9100             —                       —
                                    02                     259
                                                                                1006 30 98 9900                         I-I
                                     03                    264                                                          II
                                     04                    253                  1006 40 00 9000             —                       —
(') The destinations are identified as follows:
    01 Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the communes of Livigno and Campione d'ltalia,
    02 Zones I, II, III, VI, Ceuta and Melilla,
    03 Zones IV, V, VII (c), Canada and Zone VIII excluding Surinam, Guyana and Madagascar,
    04 Destinations mentioned in Article 34 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87.
(2) Refund fixed under the procedure laid down in Article 7 (4) of amended Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 in respect of a quantity of 5 000 tonnes.
NB: The zones are those defined in the Annex to amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92.