No L 186/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 7. 97 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1352/97 of 15 July 1997 fixing the amount of aid to Portuguese producers of paddy rice for the 1997/98 marketing year THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 738/93 of 17 March 1993 amending the transitional measures gov- erning the organization of the market in cereals and rice in Portugal laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 3653/90 ('), and in particular Article 2 thereof, Whereas the special aid for rice producers in Portugal provided for in Article 1 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 738/93 must be reduced by half for the 1997/98 mar- keting year; whereas the amount thereof must therefore be fixed; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The special aid for Portugal for the 1997/98 marketing year referred to in Article 1 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 738/93 is hereby fixed at ECU 15,09 per tonne. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 September 1997. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 July 1997. () OJ No L 77, 31. 3. 1993, p. L. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission