Commission Regulation (EC) No 2219/1999 of 19 October 1999 fixing the exchange rate applicable to certain direct aids

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2219/1999
of 19 October 1999
fixing the exchange rate applicable to certain direct aids
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing the agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(1),
(1) Whereas the operative event for the exchange rate applicable to aid per hectare in the rice and dried grapes sector is to be the commencement of the marketing year in respect of which the aid is granted, as defined in Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture(2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999(3);
(2) Whereas that exchange rate is defined in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 as the average of the exchange rates applicable during the month preceding the date of the operative event, calculated pro rata temporis; whereas that date is 1 September 1999;
(3) Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999 stipulates that the exchange rate to be applied is to be fixed by the Commission,