31973R0728

No L 69/ 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 16 . 3 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 728/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 15 March 1973 fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on rice and broken rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN latter by more than 0 025 unit of account per 100 COMMUNITIES, kilogrammes ; Whereas the cif price is that determined in accor­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ dance with Article 16 of Regulation No pean Economic Community ; 359/67/EEC ; whereas the cif forward delivery Having regard to Council Regulation No price is that determined in accordance with Article 3 359/67/EEC (*) of 25 July 1967 on the common or­ (2 ) of Regulation No 365/67/EEC (6), as last ganization of the market in rice, as last amended by amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2435/70 (7), the Act (2 ) annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Acces­ based, in respect of each month for which the ex­ sion of new Member States to the European Eco­ port licence is valid, on the cif price calculated on nomic Community and the European Atomic Energy the basis of offers for shipment during the month of Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, exportation ; and in particular the first subparagraph of Article Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, 17 (4 ) thereof ; refunds should be calculated on the basis of an Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary exchange rate which is based, in the case of currencies Committee ; which are floating or whose central rate differs from the official parity, on the effective rate or the Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 17 (4) of central rate of these currencies and, in the case of Regulation No 359/67/EEC provides that the export the US dollar, on the change in parity announced refund applicable to rice and broken rice on the day on 13 February 1973 ; on which application for an export licence is made, adjusted for the threshold price which will be in Whereas it follows from applying all these provi­ sions that the corrective amount applicable on force during the month of exportation, must be ap­ 16 March 1973 must be fixed as shown in the plied on request to exports to be effected during the period of validity of the licence ; Table annexed to this Regulation ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regu­ Whereas Regulation No 474/67/EEC (4), as amended lation are in accordance with the Opinion of the by Regulation (EEC ) No 1397/68 (5), lays down de­ Management Committee for Cereals ; tailed rules for the advance fixing of the export re­ fund on rice and broken rice ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas that Regulation provides that the refund Article 1 applicable on the day on which application for an export licence is made must, when it is fixed in ad­ The corrective amount referred to in Article 17 (4) vance, be reduced by an amount no greater than the of Regulation No 359/67/EEC which is applicable difference between the cif forward delivery price to the export refunds fixed in advance in respect of and the cif price, where the former exceeds the lat­ rice and broken rice is hereby fixed as shown in the ter by more than 0·025 unit of account per 100 kilo­ Table annexed to this Regulation. grammes ; whereas, on the other hand, the refund Article 2 must be increased by an amount no greater than the difference between the cif price and the cif for­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 March ward delivery price, where the former exceeds the 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 15 March 1973 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(*) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14 . (3 ) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 5 . (4 ) OJ No 204, 24. 8 . 1967, p . 20 . ( 6) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 32 . ( s) OJ No L 222, 10. 9 . 1968, p . 6 . ( 7) OJ No L 262, 3 . 12 . 1970, p . 1 .

16 . 3 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities - No L 69 / 17

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 15 March 1973 fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on rice and broken rice (*)

(.u.a. /100 kg 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5 th CCT Current period period period period period heading Description of goods No 3 4 5 6 7 8

10.06 Rice :

A. Paddy rice ; husked rice :

I. Paddy rice : a) Round grained b) Long grained II . Husked rice : a ) Round grained b ) Long grained

B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : I. Semi-milled rice : a) Round grained b ) Long grained II . Wholly milled rice : a) Round grained b ) Long grained

C. Broken rice

(*) Advance fixing of the refunds is suspended in accordance with Regulation ( EEC ) No 646/73 ( OJ No L 61 , 7. .3 . 1973 , p. 17), as amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 701 /73 ( OJ No L 67 , 14 . 3 . 1973 , p. 17).