CELEX: 31995R0170
Language: en
Date: 1995-01-31
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 170/95 of 31 January 1995 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

1 . 2. 95                               Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 24/33
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 170/95
                                                        of 31 January 1995
                                    fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        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 the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                    Whereas a separate refund should be fixed for packaged
                                                                    long grain rice to accommodate current demand for the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76               product on certain markets ;
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the
market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
 1 869/94 (2), and in particular the first sentence of the
fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2) thereof,
                                                                    Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a month ;
                                                                    whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;
Whereas Article 17 of Regulation          (EEC) No 1418/76
provides that the difference between      quotations or prices
on the world market for the products      listed in Article 1 of
that Regulation and prices for those      products within the       Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article
Community may be covered by an            export refund ;           1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 0, as last
                                                                    amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 50/95 (% are used to
                                                                    convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
                                                                    and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
                                                                    conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                    whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­
 1431 /76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for             tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­
granting export refunds on rice and criteria for fixing the         lation (EEC) No 1068/93 Q, as last amended by Regula­
amount of such refunds (3), provides that when refunds are          tion (EC) No 1 57/95 (8) ;
being fixed account must be taken of the existing situa­
tion and the future trend with regard to prices and availa­
bilities of rice and broken 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            Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria
provides that it is also important to ensure equilibrium            to the present situation on the market in rice and in
and the natural development of prices and trade on the              particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice
rice market and, furthermore, to take into account the              within the Community and on the world market, that the
economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to             refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto ;
avoid disturbances of the Community market ;
                                                                    Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (*) prohi­
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361 /76 (4)                 bits trade between the European Community and the
lays down the maximum percentage of broken rice                     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) ;
allowed in rice for which an export refund is fixed and             whereas this prohibition does not apply in certain situa­
specifies the percentage by which that refund is to be              tions as comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7
reduced where the proportion of broken rice in the rice             thereof ; whereas account should be taken of this fact
exported exceeds that maximum ;                                     when fixing the refunds ;
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1431 /76                   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when         in accordance with the opinion of the Management
the export refund on rice and broken rice is being calcu­           Committee for Cereals,
lated ;
                                                                    (5) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
(')  OJ No   L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1.                              (6) OJ No L 22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
O    OJ No   L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 7.                              0 OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
O    OJ  No  L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36.                             (8) See page 1 of this Official Journal
(4)  OJ  No  L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 11 .                            0 OJ No L 102, 28. 4. 1993, p. 14.
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ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                     listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported in the
                                                              natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
                        Article 1
                                                                                      Article 2
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of
Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 with the exception of those       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1995.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 31 January 1995.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                          Franz FISCHLER
                                                                    Member of the Commission
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                                                                          ANNEX
                        to the Commission Regulation of 31 January 1995 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 (2)
        1006 20 11 000                 01                   261,00                   1006 30 65 100               01                     326,00
                                                                                                                  02                     332,00
        1006 20 13 000                 01                   261,00
                             i                                                                                    03                     337,00
        1006 20 15 000                 01                   261,00                                                04                     326,00
        1006 20 17 000                 —                      —
                                                                                     1006 30 65 900               01                     326,00
        1006 20 92 000                 01                   261,00                                                04                     326,00
        1006 20 94 000                 01                   261,00                   1006 30 67 100
        1006 20 96 000                 01                   261,00                   1006 30 67 900
        1006 20 98 000                 —                      —
                                                                                     1006 30 92 100               01                     326,00
        1006 30 21 000                 01                   261,00                                                02                     332,00
        1006 30 23 000                 01                   261,00                                                03                     337,00
        1006 30 25 000                 01                   261,00                                                04                     326,00
        1006 30 27 000                                                               1006 30 92 900               01                     326,00
        1006 30 42 000                 01                   261,00
                                                                                                                  04                     326,00
        1006 30 44 000                 01                                            1006 30 94 100               01                     326,00
                                                            261,00
                                                                                                                  02                     332,00
        1006 30 46 000                 01                   261,00                                                03                     337,00
        1006 30 48 000                 —                      —
                                                                                                                  04                     326,00
        1006 30 61 100                 01                   326,00                   1006 30 94 900                01                    326,00
                                       02                   332,00                                                 04                    326,00
I                                      03                   337,00                                      \
                                                                                     1006 30 96 100.               01                    326,00
                                       04                   326,00
                                                                                                                   02                    332,00
        1006 30 61 900                 01                   326,00                                                 03                    337,00
                                       04                   326,00                                                 04                    326,00
        1006 30 63 100                 01                   326,00                   1006 30 96 900                01                    326,00
                                       02                   332,00                                                 04                    326,00
                                       03                   337,00                                      l
                                                                                     1006 30 98 100
                                       04                   326,00
                                                                                                                  —                        —
        1006 30 63 900                                                               1006 30 98 900
                                       01                   326,00                                                —                        —
                                       04                   326,00                   1006 40 00 000               —                        —
 (') 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) Refunds on exports to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) may be granted only where the conditions laid down in Regulation
       (EEC) No 990/93 are observed.
  NB : The zones are those defined in the Annex to amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92.