CELEX: 31996R0968
Language: en
Date: 1996-05-31 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 968/96 of 31 May 1996 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

1 . 6. 96            EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 131 /9
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 968 /96
                                                         of 31 May 1996
                                   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
                                                                   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 of the                 Whereas a separate refund should be fixed for packaged
 market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No         long grain rice to accommodate current demand for the
 3072/95 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of         product on certain markets;
 Article 14 (3) thereof,
                                                                   Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a month;
                                                                   whereas it may be altered in the intervening period;
Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
 provides that the difference between    quotations or prices      Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria
 on the world market for the products    listed in Article 1 of    to the present situation on the market in rice and in
 that Regulation and prices for those    products within the       particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice
 Community may be covered by an          export refund;           within the Community and on the world market, that the
                                                                   refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto;
Whereas Article 14 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76,
 provides that when refunds are being fixed account must          Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (*), as
be taken of the existing situation and the future trend            amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 380/95 Q, prohibits
with regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken        trade between the European Community and the Federal
rice on the Community market on the one hand and                   Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); whereas
 prices for rice and broken rice on the world market on            this prohibition does not apply in certain situations as
the other; whereas the same Article provides that it is also       comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7 thereof
important to ensure equilibrium and the natural develop­          and in Council Regulation (EC) No 462/96 (8); whereas
ment of prices and trade on the rice market and, further­         account should be taken of this fact when fixing the
 more, to take into account the economic aspect of the             refunds;
 proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances of
the Community market;                                             Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                  in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                   Committee for Cereals,
Whereas export possibilities exist for a quantity of 2 700
tonnes of rice to certain destinations; whereas the proce­
dure laid down in Article 7 (4) of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1 162/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 285/96 (4) should be used; whereas account should be           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
taken of this when the refunds are fixed;
                                                                                            Article 1
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361 /76 0
lays down the maximum percentage of broken rice
allowed in rice for which an export refund is fixed and           The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of
specifies the percentage by which that refund is to be            Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 with the exception of those
reduced where the proportion of broken rice in the rice           listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported in the
exported exceeds that maximum;                                    natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas Article 14 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                                       Article 2
defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when
                                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1996.
(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
I1) OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(3) OJ No L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.                               (<) OJ No L 102, 28 . 4. 1993, p. 14.
(4) OJ No L 37, 15. 2. 1996, p. 18 .                              0 OJ No L 138, 21 . 6. 1995, p. 1 .
 5 OJ No L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 11 .                               8) OJ No L 65, 15. 3. 1996, p. 1 .
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                       This Regulation shall he binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                       States.
                       Done at Brussels, 31 May 1996.
                                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                                     Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                             Member of the Commission
                                                                            ANNEX
                      to the Commission Regulation of 31 May 1996 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken
                                                                                rice
                                                                (ECU / tonne)                                                                       (ECU / tonne)
                                                             Amount                                                                              Amount
        Product code             Destination (')                                            Product code             Destination (')
                                                          of refunds (2)                                                                       of refunds 0
      1006 20 11 000                   01                    249,00                       1006 30 65 100                  01                      311,00
                                                                                                                          02                      317,00
      1006 20 13 000                   01                    249,00
                           l                                                                                              03                      322,00
      1006 20 15 000                   01                    249,00                                                       04                      311,00
      1006 20 17 000                  —                        —
                                                                                          1006 30 65 900                  01                      311,00
      1006 20 92 000                  01                     249,00                                                       04                      311,00
                                                                                          1006 30 67 100                  —
                                                             249,00
                                                                                                                                                    —
      1006 20 94 000                  01
                           l                                                              1006 30 67 900
      1006 20 96 000                  01                     249,00                       1006 30 92 100                  01                      311,00
      1006 20 98 000                  —                        —
                                                                                                                          02                      317,00
     1006 30 21 000                   01                     249,00                                                       03                      322,00
                                                                                                                          04                      311,00
     1006 30 23 000                   01                     249,00
                                                                                          1006 30 92 900                  01                      311,00
     1006 30 25 000                   01                     249,00                                                       04                      311,00
     1006 30 27 000                   —                        —                                                          05                      294,00 (3)
     1006 30 42 000                                                                       1006 30 94 100                  01                      311,00
                                      01                     249,00
                                                                                                                          02                      317,00
     1006 30 44 000                   01                     249,00                                                       03                      322,00
     1006 30 46 000                   01                     249,00                                                       04                      311,00
     1006 30 48 000                                                                       1006 30 94 900                  01                      311,00
                                                                                                                          04                      311,00
     1006 30 61 100                   01                     311,00                                                       05
                                      02                     317,00                                                                               294,00 (')
                                      03                     322,00                       1006 30 96 100                  01                      311,00
                                      04                     311,00                                                       02                     317,00
                                                                                                                          03                     322,00
     1006 30 61 900                   01                     311,00
                                      04                                                                                  04                     311,00
                                                             311,00
                                                                                          1006 30 96 900                  01                     311,00
     1006 30 63 100                   01                     311,00                                                       04
                                      02                     317,00                                                                              311,00
                                                                                                                          05                     294,00 (3)
                                      03                     322,00
                                      04                     311,00                       1006 30 98 100                  —                         —
                                      01
                                                                                          1006 30 98 900                  06                     31 6,00 (4)
     1006 30 63 900                                          311,00
                                      04                     311,00                       1006 40 00 000                  —                         —
(') The destinations are identified as follows:
    01 Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia,
    02 Zones L 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,
    05 Georgia,
    06 Cambodia .
(2) Refunds on exports to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) may be granted only where the conditions laid down in amended
    Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 and Regulation (EC) No 462/96 are observed.
(3) Refund fixed pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 7 (4) of amended Regulation (EC) No 1 1 62/95 in respect of a quantity of 1 200 tonnes of rice
    for export to Georgia as national food aid. The copy of the national decision for granting the supply replaces the contract envisaged by this provision.
(4) Refund fixed pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 7 (4) of amended Regulation (EC) No 1 1 62/95 in respect of a quantity of 1 500 tonnes of rice
    for export to Cambodia as national food aid. The copy of the national decision for granting the supply replaces the contract envisaged by this provision.
NB: The zones are those defined in the Annex to amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92.