CELEX: 31983R2429
Language: en
Date: 1983-08-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2429/83 of 26 August 1983 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

27. 8 . 83                             Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 238 /27
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2429/83
                                                     of 26 August 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 Regulation          month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening
(EEC) No 1566/83 (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 on 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                 criteria to the present situation on the market in rice
1431 /76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for
                                                                  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 ('), 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 158, 16.  6. 1983,  p. 23.
(3) OJ  No  L 166, 25.  6. 1976,  p. 36.                          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September
 4) OJ  No  L 154, 15 . 6. 1976,  p. 11 .                          1983 .
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States .
          Done at Brussels, 26 August 1983 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                    Poul DALSAGER
                                                                             Member of the Commission
                                                             ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 26 August 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'ltalia                                 91,00
                                                — Other third countries                                —
                                    II . Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :                       I
                                         a) Semi-milled rice :                                     \
                                            1 . Round grain                                            —
                                            2. Long grain                                              —
                                         b) Wholly milled rice :
                                            1 . Round grain                                            —
                                            2. Long grain                                          l
                                                for export to :                                    I
                                                — Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the         I
                                                    communes of Livigno and Campione
                                                    d' ltalia    as     well    as    destinations I
                                                    mentioned in Article 5 of Commission           I
                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 (')                  114,00
                                                — Zone I                                               —
                                                — 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 1 124/77 (OJ No L 134, 28 . 5. 1977).