31975R1713

* No L 173/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 4 . 7 . 75

REGULATION (EEC) No 1713/ 75 OF THE COMMISSION of 3 July 1975 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN when the export refund on rice and broken rice is COMMUNITIES, being calculated ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas the world market situation or the specific Economic Community ; requirements of certain markets may make it neces­ sary to vary the refund for certain products according Having regard to Council Regulation r No 359/ to destination ; 67/ EEC (') of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regula­ Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a tion (EEC) No 476/75 (2), and in particular the first month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2) period ; thereof ;

Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, Committee ; refunds should be calculated on the following basis :

Whereas Article 17 of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC — in the case of currencies which are maintained in provides that the difference between quotations or relation to each other, at any given moment, prices on the world market for the products listed in within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those on their effective parity ; products within the Community may be covered by an export refund ; — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No 366/ of these currencies recorded for a given period, in 67/EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 laying down general rules relation to the Community currencies referred to for granting export refunds on rice and criteria for in the previous subparagraph ; fixing the amount of such refunds, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 478/75 (4) provides that when Whereas it follows from applying these rules and refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the criteria to the present situation on the market in rice existing situation and the future trend with regard to and in particular to quotations or prices for rice and prices and availabilities of rice and broken rice on the broken rice within the Community and on the world Community market on the one hand and prices for market that the refund should be suppressed ; rice and broken rice on the world market on the other ; whereas the same Article provides that it is also Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation important to ensure equilibrium and the natural devel­ are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ opment of prices and trade on the rice market and, ment Committee for Cereals, furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to avoid distur­ bance of the Community market ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Regulation No 669/67/ EEC (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1057/68 (6) lays down the maximum percentage of broken rice allowed in rice for which an export refund is fixed and specifies the Article 1 percentage by which that refund is to be reduced where the proportion of broken rice in the rice The refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of exported exceeds that maximum ; Regulation No 359/67/EEC with the exception of those listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 366/67/EEC in the natural state, are hereby fixed as shown in the defines the specific criteria to be taken into account Annex to this Regulation .

(') OJ No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p . 1 . f ) OJ No L 52, 28 . 2. 1975, p . 31 . P) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 34. A rticle 2 (4) OJ No L 52, 28 . 2 . 1975, p. 34. i (5) OJ No 241 , 5. 10 . 1967, p. 6. (6) OJ No L 179 , 25 . 7 . 1968 , p. 31 This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 July 1975.

4 . 7 . 75 No L 173/29 Official Journal of the European Communities

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

Done at Brussels, 3 July 1975 . For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 3 July 1975 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 grain b) Long grain B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : I. Semi-milled rice : — a) Round grain b) Lon^. grain II . Wholly milled rice : a) Round grain b) Long grain C. Broken rice —

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. NB. If no amount is fixed for the refund, the corrective amount for such refund is not fixed .