31988R1660

No L 148 / 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 15 . 6 . 88

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1660/88 of 14 June 1988 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2846/87 concerning an invitation to tender for the refund on export of wholly milled long grain rice to certain third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, whereas the provisions in the rice balance sheet for rice exports to third countries have now been reached ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European whereas it is therefore opportune to close the aforemen­ Economic Community^ tioned tender ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the in accordance with the opinion of the Management market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Committee for Cereals, ' No 3990/87 (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431 /76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for granting HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : export refunds on rice and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Article 1 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2846/87 (4), issued an invitation to tender for the refund on export of Regulation (EEC) No 2846/87 is hereby repealed. wholly milled long grain rice to certain third countries ; Whereas the recent movement of rice prices in producing Article 2 Member States will allow a normal development of the rice market up to the end of the 1987/88 marketing year ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 1988 .

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

Done at Brussels, 14 June 1988 . For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ N6 L 377, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 15. (3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36. 0 OJ No L 272, 25. 9. 1987, p. 10 .