31994R0978

No L 111 /20 Official Journal of the European Communities 30 . 4. 94

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 978/94 of 29 April 1994 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 Q, as Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528/93 (8), are used to Community, convert amounts expressed in third country currencies and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­ of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­ of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the Azores and Madeira ('), as last amended by Regulation lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (9), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 547/94 (10) ; (EEC) No 1974/93 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof, Whereas, as a result of the application of these detailed Whereas, pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No rules to the current market situation in the rice sector, 1600/92, the requirements of the Azores and Madeira for and in particular to the rates of prices for these products rice are to be covered in terms of quantity, price and in the European part of the Community and on the world quality by the mobilization, on disposal terms equivalent market the aid for supply to the Azores and Madeira to exemption from the levy, of Community rice, which should be set at the amounts given in the Annex ; involves the grant of an aid for supplies of Community origin ; whereas this aid is to be fixed with particular Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are reference to the costs of the various sources of supply and in accordance with the opinion of the Management in particular is to be based on the prices applied to Committee for Cereals, exports to third countries ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93 (4), lays down common detailed rules for implementation of the Article 1 specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricul­ tural products, including rice, to the Azores and Madeira ; Pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1983/92 of the amount of aid for the supply of rice of Community 16 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementa­ origin under the specific arrangements for the supply of tion of the specific arrangements for the supply of rice the Azores and Madeira shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. products to the Azores and Madeira and establishing the forecast supply balance for these products (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1939/93 (6), lays down Article 2 detailed rules which complement or derogate from the provisions of the aforementioned Regulation ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1994.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 April 1994.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

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30 . 4. 94 No L 111 /21 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 29 April 1994 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira

(ECU/tonne) Amount of aid Product (CN code) Destination

Azores Madeira

Milled rice (1006 30) 267,00 267,00