Commission Regulation (EC) No 276/2003 of 13 February 2003 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and suspending the issue of export licences

• Published date: 14 February 2003
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 41, 14 February 2003

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 276/2003 of 13 February 2003 fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and suspending the issue of export licences

Official Journal L 041 , 14/02/2003 P. 0021 - 0023

Commission Regulation (EC) No 276/2003

of 13 February 2003

fixing the export refunds on rice and broken rice and suspending the issue of export licences

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 13(3) and (15) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.

(2) Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, provides that when refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the existing situation and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of rice and broken rice on the Community market on the one hand and prices for rice and broken rice on the world market on the other. The same Article provides that 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...