31976R0140

23 . 1 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 14/27

COMMISSION REGULATION EEC) No 140/76 of 22 January 1976 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the world market situation or the specific COMMUNITIES, requirements of certain markets may make it neces­ sary to vary the refund for certain products according Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European to destination ; Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/ Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a 67/EEC of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening tion of the market in rice ( ! ), as last amended by Regu­ period ; lation (EEC) No 668/75 (2), and in particular the first sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2) Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, thereof, refunds should be calculated on the following basis : Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee , — in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other, at any given moment, Whereas Article 17 of Regulation No 359/67/EEC within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based provides that the difference between quotations or on their effective parity ; prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices foij those — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the products within the Community may be covered by arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each an export refund ; of these currencies recorded for a given period, in relation to the Community currencies referred to Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No 366/ in the previous subparagraph ; 67/ EEC of 25 July 1967 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on rice and criteria for Whereas it follows from applying these rules and fixing the amount of such refunds (3), as last amended criteria to the present situation on the market in rice by Regulation (EEC) No 478/75 (4), provides that and in particular to quotations or prices for rice and when refunds are being fixed account must be taken broken rice within the Community and on the world of the existing situation and the future trend with market, that the refund, should be fixed as shown in regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken the Annex to this Regulation ; rice on the Community market on the one hand and prices for rice and broken rice on the world market on the other ; whereas the same Article provides that Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ natural development of prices and trade on the rice ment Committee for Cereals, market and , furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbance 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 exported exceeds that maximum ; The refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC with the exception of Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 366/67/EEC those listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported defines the specific criteria to be taken into account in the natural state, are hereby fixed as shown tn the when the export refund on rice and broken rice is Annex to this Regulation . < being calculated ;

(') OJ No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p. 18 . Article 2 P) OJ No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 34. («) OJ No L 52, 28 . 2 . 1975, p . 34. (5 ) OJ No 241 , 5 . 10 . 1967, p . 6. This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 January (6) OJ No L 179, 25 . 7 . 1968 , p. 31 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels, 22 January 1976. For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 22 January 1976 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

(H.LI. / metric ton)

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 2500 B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice I. Semi-milled rice : a) Round grain b) Long grain II . Wholly milled rice : a) Round grain b) Long grain 35-00 C. Broken rice

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