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30. 9 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 249/ 13

COMMISSION REGULATION EEC No 2146/77 of 29 September 1977 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, 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 1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­ period ; tion of the market in rice (1), as amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 1 1 58 /77 (2), and in particular the first Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2) refunds should be calculated on the following basis : thereof, — in the case of currencies which are maintained in Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary relation to each other, at any given moment, Committee, within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on their effective parity ; Whereas Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 provides that the difference between quotations or — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the prices on the world market for the products listed in arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those of these currencies recorded for a given period, in products within the Community may be covered by relation to the Community currencies referred to an export refund ; in the previous subparagraph ;

Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas it follows from applying these rules and 1431 /76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules criteria to the present situation on the market in rice for granting export refunds on rice and criteria for and in particular to quotations or prices for rice and fixing the amount of such refunds (3), provides that broken rice within the Community and on the world when refunds are being fixed account must be taken market, that the refund should be fixed as shown in of the existing situation and the future trend with the Annex to this Regulation ; regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken rice on the Commiinity market on the one hand and Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation prices for rice and broken rice on the world market are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ on the other ; whereas the same Article provides that ment Committee for Cereals, it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the 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 (EEC) No 1361 /76 (4) lays down the maximum percentage of broken rice allowed in Article 1 rice 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 No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 136, 2. 6. 1977, p . 13 . (3) OJ No L 166, 25 . 6. 1976, p. 36. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October (4) OJ No L 154, 15 . 6 . 1976, p . 11 . 1977 .

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

Done at Brussels, 29 September 1977. For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 29 September 1977 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice

(u.a. / tonne)

CCT Amount of heading Description of goods refund No

10.06 Rice : A. Paddy rice ; husked rice : 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 8000 — 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 for export to : — Austria , Liechtenstein and Switzerland as well as destinations mentioned in Article 3 of Commis­ sion Regulation ( EEC) No 1 92/75 9000 — Other third countries — b) Long grain for export to : — Austria , Liechtenstein and Switzerland as well as destinations mentioned in Article 3 of Commis­ sion Regulation (EEC) No 192/75 (^ 10000 — Other third countries — C. Broken rice 2500

(>) OJ No L 25, 17 . 1 . 1975, p . 1 .

NB : The zones are those defined in Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 (OJ No L 134, 28 . 5 . 1977).