31973R1431

31 . 5 . 73 No L 144/ 13 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION (EEC) No 1431 /73 OF THE COMMISSION of 30 May 1973 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN for which an export refund is fixed and specifies the COMMUNITIES, percentage by which that refund is to be reduced where the proportion of broken rice in the rice exported exceeds that maximum ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 366/67/EEC defines the specific criteria to be taken into account Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/ when the export refund on rice and broken rice is 67/EEC ( 1) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ being calculated ; tion of the market in rice , as last amended by the Act (2) annexed to the ' Treaty (3) on the Accession of Whereas the world market situation or the specific new Member States to the European Economic requirements of certain markets may make it neces­ Community and the European Atomic Energy sary to vary the refund for certain products according Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, to destination ; and in particular the first sentence of the fourth sub­ paragraph of Article 1 7 (2) thereof ; Whereas the refund must be fixed once a week ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ; Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Committee ; Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, refunds should be calculated on the basis of an exchange rate which is based, in the case of currencies Whereas Article 17 of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC which are floating or whose central rate differs from provides that the difference between quotations or the official parity, on the effective rate or the central prices on the world market for the products listed in rate of these currencies and, in the case of the US Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those dollar, on the change in parity announced on 13 products within the Community may be covered by February 1973 ; an export refund ; Whereas it follows from applying these rules and Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No 366/ criteria to the present situation on the market in rice 67/EEC (4) of 25 July 1967 laying down general rules and in particular to quotations or prices for rice and for granting export refunds on rice and criteria for broken rice within the Community and on the world market that the refund should be fixed at the amounts fixing the amount of such refunds, as amended by Regulation No 1019/67/ EEC (5), provides that when shown in the Annex to this Regulation ; refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the existing situation and the future trend with regard to Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation prices and availabilities of rice and broken rice on the are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ Community market on the one hand and prices for ment Committee for Cereals ; rice and broken rice on the world market on the other ; whereas the same Article provides that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the natural devel­ opment of prices and trade on the rice market and, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to avoid distur­ bance of the Community market ; Article 1

The refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of Whereas Regulation No 669/67/ EEC (6), as amended Regulation No 359/67/ EEC with the exception of by Regulation (EEC) No 1057/68 (7), lays down the those listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported maximum percentage of broken rice allowed in rice in the natural state, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation . (!) 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 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 34. Artiele 2 (5) OJ No 311 , 21 . 12 . 1967, p. 13 . (0) OJ No 241 , 5 . 10 . 1967, p. 6 . (7) OJ No L 179 , 25 . 7 . 1968 , p. 31 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels , 30 May 1973 . For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation ' of 30 May 1973 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

(u.a. / 100 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

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

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.