31973R0111

No L 16/ 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 19 . 1 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 111 /73 OF THE COMMISSION of 18 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 (*) 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 19 January 1973 . percentage by which that refund is to be reduced

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

Done at Brussels, 18 January 1973 . For the Commission A. BORSCHETTE Member of the Commission

H 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. (8) OJ No L 179, 25 . 7. 1968, p . 31 .

19 . 1 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 16/ 15

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 18 January 1973 fixing the export 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 :

0-100 a) Round grained

b) Long grained 0-100

B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :

I. Semi-milled rice :

0-100 a) Round grained

0100 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./ lOO kg.