Council Regulation (EC) No 3073/95 of 22 December 1995 determining the standard quality of rice

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3073/95
of 22 December 1995
determining the  standard quality of rice
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072 of 22 December 1995 on the common organization of  the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the intervention price for paddy rice should correspond to a specific standard quality;  whereas that quality is determined by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1423/76 of 21 June 1976  determining standard qualities for rice and broken rice (2);
Whereas, with regard to quality, trends in demand for rice on the Community market as well as the  guidelines followed in the reform of the common organization of the market make it appropriate to  re-determine the standard quality taking account of both the quality characteristics of Community  production and the most representative qualities of imported rice; whereas it follows from those  factors as well as other factors in the reform of the common organization of the market that  requirements should be made more stringent and the system provided for by the abovementioned  Regulation should be replaced,