31975R0478

No L 52/34 Official Journal of the European Communities 28 . 2 . 75

REGULATION (EEC) No 478/75 OF THE COUNCIL of 27 February 1975

amending Regulation No 366/67/EEC on the fixing of export refunds on rice

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES,

Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; The following Article shall be added to Regulation No 366/67/EEC : Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/EEC (*) of 25 July 1967 on the common 'Article 3a organization of the market in rice, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 476/75 (2 ), and in 1 . The refund for the products referred to in particular Article 17 (5) thereof; Article 1 ( 1) (a) and (b) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC may be fixed, where appropriate, Having regard to the proposal from the by means of tenders. These tenders shall relate Commission ; to the amount of the refund.

Whereas Regulation No 366/67/EEC (3 ) laid down 2. The detailed rules for the application of general rules for export refunds on rice ; whereas the paragraph 1 shall be adopted in accordance with refund constitutes an instrument for permitting the the procedure laid down in Article 26 of continuation of export of rice and broken rice Regulation No 359/67/EEC.' towards third countries ; whereas these exports could be achieved hitherto by using the refund without Article 2 any quantitative restriction ; whereas it is however important in certain situations, and particularly in periods of uncertainty or of large price fluctuations The text of Article 7 of Regulation No 366/67/EEC on the world market, to ensure more precise shall be replaced by the following : management of exports ; whereas the fixing of the 'The refunds on the products listed in Article 3 refund by means of tenders seems to be a suitable shall be fixed at least once a month.' method for attaining this objective ;

Article 3 Whereas Article 7 of Regulation No 366/67/EEC provides for the weekly fixing of export refunds on rice and broken rice ; whereas it is not necessary This Regulation shall enter into force on the third for the purposes of management of the market that day following its publication in the Official Journal refunds be fixed so frequently in all cases, of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 27 February 1975.

For the Council

The President

M. A. CLINTON

(') OJ No 174 , 31 . 7. 196 /, p. 1 . (2) See page 31 of this Official Journal . (3) OJ No 174 , 31 . 7 . 1967 , p . 34 .