Commission Regulation (EC) No 137/2000 of 20 January 2000 fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
L 16/66 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 1. 2000 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 137/2000 of 20 January 2000 fixing production refunds on cereals and rice THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992, on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1253/1999 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (4), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the arrangements concerning production refunds and rice sectors (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 87/1999 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof, in the cereals (1) Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 establishes the conditions for granting the production refund; whereas the basis for the calculation is established in Article 3 of the said Regulation; whereas the refund thus calculated must be fixed once a month and may be altered if the price of maize and/or wheat changes significantly; (2) Whereas the production refunds to be fixed in this Regulation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact amount payable; (3) Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The refund referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, expressed per tonne of starch extracted from maize, wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, rice or broken rice, shall be EUR 34,21/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 January 2000. Article 2 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 January 2000. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. (2) OJ L 160, 26. 6. 1999, p. 18. (3) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18. (4) OJ L 265, 30. 9. 1998, p. 4. (5) OJ L 159, 1. 7. 1993, p. 112. (6) OJ L 9, 15. 1. 1999, p. 8