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24 . 12 . 76 No L 354/ 29 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 3154/76 of 23 December 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 to destination ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening 141$/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­ period ; tion of the market in rice ('), 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 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in Committee, relation to each other, at any given moment, within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based Whereas Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 on their effective parity ; provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each products within the Community may be covered by of these currencies recorded for a given period, in an export refund ; relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous subparagraph ; Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431 /76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules Whereas it follows from applying these rules and for granting export refunds on rice and criteria for criteria to the present situation on the market in rice fixing the amount of such refunds (2), 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 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation on the other ; whereas the same Article provides that are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the ment Committee for Cereals, natural development of prices and trade on the rice 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 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1057/68 (4), lays down the maximum percentage of broken rice allowed in rice Article 1 for which an export refund is fixed and specifies the 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 ( EEC) No 1418/76 with the exception of those listed in paragraph 1 (c) of that Article, exported in the natural state , are hereby fixed as shown in the Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1431 /76 Annex to this Regulation . defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when the export refund on rice and broken rice is being calculated ; Article 2 (') OJ N6 L 166, 25 . 6. 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976, p. 36 . (3) OJ No 241 , 5. 10 . 1967, p. 6 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 (4) OJ No L 179, 25 . 7 . 1968 , p. 31 . December 1976 .

No L 354/ 30 24 . 12 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities

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

Done at Brussels , 23 December 1976 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 23 December 1976 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

fi/.ii. / 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 : for export to : — Austria , Switzerland and Liechtenstein 6000 — Other third countries — b) Long grain : for export to : — Austria , Switzerland and Liechtenstein 7000 — Other third countries •— B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : I. Semi-milled rice : — a) Round grain — b) Long grain II . Wholly milled rice : a) Round grain 8500 b) Long grain : . for export to : — Austria , Switzerland and Liechtenstein as well as destinations mentioned in Article 3 of Commis­ sion Regulation ( EEC) No 1 92/75 (') 7500 — Other third countries 1 20.00 C. Broken rice 1500

(') 0 | No I. 25 , 17 . I. I V75, p. 1 .

NB : The zones are those defined in Regulation ( EEC) No 306/76 (OJ No L 38 , 13 . 2 . 1976).