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No L 5 / 14 Official Journal of thie European Communities 5 . 1 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 20/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 4 January 1973 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN where the proportion of broken rice in the rice ex­ COMMUNITIES , ported exceeds that maximum ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 366/67/EEC de­ pean Economic Community ; fines the specific criteria to be taken into account Having regard to Council Regulation No when the export refund on rice and broken rice is 359/67/EEC ( 1) of 25 July 1967 on the common or­ being calculated ; ganisation of the market in rice, as last amended by Whereas the world market situation or the specific Regulation (EEC ) No 2429/72 (2), and in particular requirements of certain markets may make it neces­ the first sentence of the fourth subparagraph of sary to vary the refund for certain products accord­ Article 17 ( 2 ) thereof ; ing to destination ; Whereas Article 17 of Regulation No 359/67/EEC Whereas the refund must be fixed once a week ; provides that the difference between quotations or whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ; prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those pro­ Whereas it follows from applying these rules and cri­ ducts within the Community may be covered by an teria to the present situation on the market in rice export refund ; and in particular to quotations or prices for rice and Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No 366/67/ broken rice within the Community and on the world market that the refund should be fixed at the EEC (3 ) of 25 July 1967 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on rice and criteria for amounts shown in the Annex to this Regulation ; fixing the amount of such refunds , as amended by Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula­ Regulation No 1019/67/EEC (4 ), provides that when tion are in accordance with the Opinion of the Man­ refunds are being fixed account must be taken of agement Committee for Cereals ; the existing situation and the future trend with re­ gard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken rice on the Community market on the one hand and HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : prices for rice and broken rice on the world market on the other ; whereas the same Article provides Article 1 that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on the The refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of rice market and , furthermore, to take into account Regulation No 359/67/EEC with the exception of the economic aspect of the proposed exports and those listed in paragraph 1 ( c) of that Article, expor­ the need to avoid disturbance of the Community ted in the natural state, are hereby fixed as shown in market ; the Annex to this Regulation . Whereas Regulation No 669/67/EEC ( 5 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 1057/68 (6 ), lays down the Article 2 maximum percentage of broken rice allowed in rice for which an export refund is fixed and specifies the This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 January percentage by which that refund is to be reduced 1973 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 4 January 1973 . • For the Commission The Vice-President Carlo SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA

(!) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 . ( 2) OJ No L 264 , 23 . 11 . 1972, p. 1 ( 3) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 34 . ( 4) OJ No 311 , 21 . 12 . 1967, p . 13 . (5 ) OJ No 241 , 5 . 10. 1967, p. 6 . ( #) OJ No L 179 , 25 . 7. 1968 , p. 31

5 . 1 . 73 Official Journal of 'the European Communities No L 5/ 15

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 4 January 1973 fixing the exports refunds on rice and broken rice

(u.a./lOO kg)

CCT Amount of heading Description of goods refund No

10.06 Rice :

A. Paddy rice ; husked rice :

I

II . Husked rice :

a) Round grained 0-100

' b) Long grained 0-100

B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :

- I. Semi-milled rice :

0-100 a) Round grained

0-100 b) Long grained

II. "Wholly milled rice : a) Round grained 0-100

b ) Long grained 0-100

C. Broken rice 0-100

The amount by which the refunds may be increased pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation No 719/ 67/EEC is 0-20 u.a./ 100 kg.