Commission Regulation (EC) No 625/98 of 19 March 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 980/92 laying down detailed rules for applying the aid scheme for the marketing in Martinique and Guadeloupe of rice produced in French Guiana as regards the destination of the rice in respect of which aid is paid
L 85/6 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 3. 98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 625/98 of 19 March 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 980/92 laying down detailed rules for applying the aid scheme for the marketing in Martinique and Guadeloupe of rice produced in French Guiana as regards the destination of the rice in respect of which aid is paid THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, reconsigned from the rest of the Community to the over- seas departments; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16 December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 (2), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof, Whereas point 3(d) of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 provides that the volume of rice produced locally in French Guiana which may benefit from aid for disposal and marketing shall be increased to take account of profitability requirements; whereas, in particular, under Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 a limited quantity of that production up to 4 000 tonnes may benefit from aid so that it can be disposed of or marketed elsewhere in the Community; Whereas the provisions required to implement Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 and so amend Commission Regulation (EEC) No 980/92 of 21 April 1992 laying down detailed rules for applying the aid scheme for the marketing in Martinique and Guadeloupe of rice produced in French Guiana (3) should be adopted; whereas these technical adaptations should cover in particular the arrangements for granting the aid for contracts for disposal or marketing concluded between the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 and the entry into force of this Regula- tion, the definition of the parties to the contract for the disposal or marketing of rice produced in French Guiana, the measures to be taken to ensure that the maximum quantities which may benefit from aid are not exceeded and appropriate checks to ensure compliance with the aim of the scheme; Whereas, in order to comply with the aim of the measure, the necessary steps should be taken to ensure that the products receiving aid are not exported, reconsigned from the overseas departments to the rest of the Community or (1) OJ L 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 1. (2) OJ L 267, 9. 11. 1995, p. 1. (3) OJ L 104, 22. 4. 1992, p. 31. the aid to ensure effective application of Whereas, arrangements, this Regulation should apply from the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 2598/95; whereas, however, reconsignments and the effects of exports from Guadeloupe and Martinique to the rest of the Community and to non-member countries carried out in accordance with the provisions replaced by this Regu- lation should be considered definitive; whereas accor- dingly the new text of Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 980/92 should apply to reconsignments and exports from Guadeloupe and Martinique with effect from the date of entry into force of this Regulation; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Rice, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 980/92 is amended as follows: 1. The title is replaced by the following: ‘Commission Regulation (EEC) No 980/92 of 21 April 1992 laying down detailed rules for applying the aid scheme for the marketing of rice produced in French Guiana’. 2. Article 1(1) is replaced by: ‘1. For the purposes of applying the aid scheme provided for in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91, “annual contract” means a contract by which an operator, either a natural or a legal person estab- lished elsewhere in the Community other than in French Guiana, undertakes, before the beginning of in the marketing period, Guadeloupe, Martinique or elsewhere in the Commun- ity all or part of the rice production of a producer or a producers’ association or union in French Guiana’. to dispose of or market 20. 3. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 85/7 3. The following paragraph is added to Article 2: ‘4. For the purposes of Article 3(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91, applications for aid concerning the period between 12 November 1995 and 20 March 1998 shall be submitted to the competent departments of the French administration in accordance with conditions to be laid down by those departments. Aid shall be paid on submission of proof satisfactory to the competent departments the products conferring entitlement to aid have in fact been disposed of or marketed in Guadeloupe, Martinique or elsewhere in the Community. that The competent departments shall make appropriate checks on the truthfulness and accuracy of the ap- plications for aid and supporting documents. ’ 4. Article 5 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 5 1. If necessary, the competent French authorities shall lay down a uniform coefficient of reduction to be applied to the applications in question to ensure that, each year, aid is not granted for a quantity, expressed in terms of milled rice equivalent, exceeding 12 000 tonnes for all the quantities for which applications have been submitted and, within that ceiling, exceed- ing 4 000 tonnes in respect of the quantities disposed of or marketed elsewhere in the Community other than in Guadeloupe and Martinique. j = 12 000 y where y is the total quantity of rice from French Guiana in respect of which applications for aid were submitted shall be applied to all the quantities of rice; (c) where the quantities in respect of which the ap- plications for aid submitted total more than 12 000 tonnes and, as regards rice disposed of or marketed elsewhere in the Community other than in Guade- loupe and Martinique, more than the maximum volume of 4 000 tonnes, the coefficient z obtained from the formula: z = 12 000 (i * x) + k where: x is the quantity of rice from French Guiana actu- ally disposed of and marketed elsewhere in the Community other than in Martinique and Guade- loupe, i is the coefficient of reduction for applications for aid in respect of the quantity of rice from French Guiana actually disposed of and marketed else- where in the Community other than in Martinique and Guadeloupe referred to at (a), k is the quantity of rice from French Guiana actu- ally disposed of and marketed in Martinique and Guadeloupe, The uniform coefficient or reduction shall be 2. calculated as follows: shall be applied. (a) where the quantities in respect of which the ap- plications for aid submitted total less than 12 000 tonnes but, as regards rice disposed of or marketed elsewhere in the Community other than in Guade- loupe and Martinique, more than the maximum volume of 4 000 tonnes, the coefficient i obtained from the formula: i = 4 000 x where x is the quantity of rice from French Guiana actually disposed of and marketed elsewhere in the Community other than in Martinique and Guade- loupe The competent French authorites shall immediately notify the Commission of the application of this para- graph and of the quantities involved. 3. Aid shall be paid in respect of quantities actually disposed of and marketed under an annual contract or contracts and in accordance with the applicable provi- sions. For the purposes of this Article, the coefficient 4. for the processing of: — paddy rice into wholly milled rice is fixed at 0,45, — husked rice into wholly milled rice is fixed at 0,69, — semi-milled rice into wholly milled rice is fixed at 0,93’. shall be applied to that latter quantity; 5. Article 6 is replaced by the following: (b) where the quantities in respect of which the ap- plications for aid submitted total more than 12 000 tonnes but, as regards rice disposed of or marketed elsewhere in the Community other than in Guade- loupe and Martinique, less than the maximum volume of 4 000 tonnes, the coefficient j obtained from the formula: ‘Article 6 1. Products receiving aid under Article 3(3) of Regu- lation (EEC) No 3763/91 may not be exported; products disposed of and marketed in Guadeloupe and Martinique may not be reconsigned to the rest of the Community. L 85/8 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 3. 98 Products disposed of and marketed elsewhere in the Community which have benefited from the aid referred to in the first subparagraph may not be recon- signed to Guadeloupe, Martinique or French Guiana. shall The competent authorities 2. the necessary inspection measures to ensure compliance with paragraph 1. Such measures shall in particular, unannounced physical checks. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of the measures taken to this effect’. take all include, 6. The following paragraph is added to Article 9: ‘No later than 30 June and 31 December of each year, the competent French authorities send the Commission full information concerning implementa- shall tion of the aid scheme, and in particular the quantities concerned, the amount of aid granted and the destina- tion of the consignments’. 7. The Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Regula- tion. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 12 November 1995. However, in the case of reconsignments from Guadeloupe and Martinique to the rest of the Community and exports from those islands to non-member countries, Article 1(5) shall apply only from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 March 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission 20. 3. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 85/9 ANNEX ‘ANNEX APPLICATION FOR AID — Product:. — Marketing period: from. to. — Business name of producer or producer’s organisation:. — Address for administrative purposes: (street, number, locality, telephone, telex):. — Business name of the natural or legal person established in Martinique/Guadeloupe:. Address for administrative purposes:. Bank and account number to which the aid is to be paid:. — Legal relationship between the operators (association contract):. To be completed by the Member State (by product and by marketing period) Application received on:. Amount (in national currency) ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURE 1. Quantities marketed:. 2. Value of the production disposed of/marketed, delivered at port of un- loading, unloaded onto means of transport:. 3. Expenditure to be taken into consideration after assessment of the value indicated at 2 on the basis of supporting documents:. 4. Destination of the consignment:. 5. Coefficient of reduction (Quantity actually marketed) x i, j or z (1):. 6. Eligible expenditure (4 ý 3):. 7. Aid percentage (10 % or 13 %):. 8. Amount payable (5 ý 6):. (1) See Article 5(2)’