COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 69/98 of 9 January 1998 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2096/97
10. 1. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 6/21 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 69/98 of 9 January 1998 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2096/97 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 organization of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof, Whereas an invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2096/97 (2); Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95 (4), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund; whereas in fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account; is awarded to any tenderer whose whereas a contract tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund; results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are the Management in accordance with the opinion of Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2096/97 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 5 to 8 January 1998 at ECU 165 per tonne. Article 2 Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 January 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 9 January 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18. (2) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 19. (3) OJ L 61, 7. 3. 1975, p. 25. (4) OJ L 35, 15. 2. 1995, p. 8