CELEX: 31996R1697
Language: en
Date: 1996-08-30 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1697/96 of 30 August 1996 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

31 . 8 . 96         EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 221 / 1
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                                               (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1697/96
                                                        of 30 August 1996
                                     fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        Whereas a separate refund should be fixed for packaged
                                                                      long grain rice to accommodate current demand for the
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              product on certain markets;
   Community,
                                                                      Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a month;
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of            whereas it may be altered in the intervening period;
   22 December 1995 on the common organization of the
   market in rice ('), and in particular the second subpara­         Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria
   graph of Article 13 (3) thereof,                                  to the present situation on the market in rice and in
                                                                     particular to quotations or prices for rice and broken rice
  Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/ 95
                                                                     within the Community and on the world market, that the
   provides that the difference between quotations or prices         refund should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto;
  on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of
  that Regulation and prices for those products within the
  Community may be covered by an export refund;                      Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (3), as
                                                                     amended by Regulation (EC) No 1380/95 (4), prohibits
  Whereas Article 13 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95,              trade between the European Community and the Federal
  provides that when refunds are being fixed account must            Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); whereas
  be taken of the existing situation and the future trend            this prohibition does not apply in certain situations as
  with regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken        comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7 thereof
  rice on the Community market on the one hand and                   and in Council Regulation (EC) No 462/96 (*); whereas
  prices for rice and broken rice on the world market on             account should be taken of this fact when fixing the
                                                                     refunds;
  the other, whereas the same Article provides that it is also
  important to ensure equilibrium and the natural develop­
  ment of prices and trade on the rice market and, further­         Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
  more, to take into account the economic aspect of the             in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                    Committee for Cereals.
  proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances of
  the Community market with limits resulting from agree­
 ments concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the
 Treaty;
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361 /76 (2)
 lays down the maximum percentage of broken rice
 allowed in rice for which an export refund is fixed and                                     Article 1
 specifies the percentage by which that refund is to be
 reduced where the proportion of broken rice in the rice            The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of
 exported exceeds that maximum;                                     Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 with the exception of those
                                                                    listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported in the
 Whereas Article 13 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95               natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
 defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when
 the export refund on rice and broken rice is being calcu­
lated;                                                                                       Article 2
Whereas the world market situation or the specific requi­          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September
rements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary            1996 .
the refund for certain products according to destination;
                                                                   (3) OJ No L 102, 28. 4. 1993, p. 14.
(') OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18 .                             0 OJ No L 138, 21 . 6. 1995, p. 1 .
(2 OJ No L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 11 .                               (Ó OJ No L 65, 15. 3. 1996, p. 1 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 30 August 1996.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                    Karel VAN MIERT
                                                               Member of the Commission
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                                                                        ANNEX
                      to the Commission Regulation of 30 August 1996 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 11 000                 01                  218,00                    1006 30 65 900               01                    272,00
       1006 20 13 000                 01                  218,00
                                                                                                                 04                    272,00
       1006 20 15 000                 01                  218,00                    1006 30 67 100               —
       1006 20 17 000                                       —
                                                                                                                             II
                                                                                    1006 30 67 900    I-                     I-I
       1006 20 92 000                 01                  218,00
       1006 20 94 000                 01                  218,00                   1006 30 92 100                01                    272,00
       1006 20 96 000                 01                  218,00                                                 02                    278,00
       1006 20 98 000     I-                                                                                     03                    283,00
                          l                                                                                      04                    272,00
       1006 30 21 000                 01                  218,00
       1006 30 23 000                 01                  218,00                   1006 30 92 900               01                     272,00
       1006 30 25 000                 01                  218,00                                                04                    272,00
       1006 30 27 000                —                      —
                                                                                                                             l
      1006 30 42 000                 01                   218,00                   1006 30 94 100               01                    272,00
      1006 30 44 000                 01                  218,00                                                 02                    278,00
      1006 30 46 000                 01                  218,00
                                                                                                                03                    283,00
                                                                                                                04                    272,00
      1006 30 48 000                 —                      —
      1006 30 61 100                 01                  272,00                    1006 30 94 900               01                    272,00
                                     02                  278,00                                                 04                    272,00
                                     03                  283,00                                                 —                       —
                                     04                  272,00
                                                                                   1006 30 96 100               01                    272,00
      1006 30 61 900                 01                  272,00
                                                                                                                02                    278,00
                                     04                  272,00
                                                                                                                03                    283,00
      1006 30 63 100                 01                  272,00                                                 04                    272,00
                                     02                  278,00
                                     03                  283,00                    1006 30 96 900               01                    272,00
                                     04                  272,00                                                 04                    272,00
     1006 30 63 900                  01                  272,00                                                —                        —
                                     04                  272,00
                                                                                  1006 30 98 100
     1006 30 65 100                 01                   272,00
                                    02                   278,00                   1006 30 98 900
                                    03                   283,00
                                    04                   272,00                   1006 40 00 000               —
(') The destinations are identified as follows:
    01 Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia,
    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 amended
    Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 and Regulation (EC) No 462/96 are observed.
NB: The zones are those defined in the Annex to amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92.