COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 763/98 of 6 April 1998 closing invitations to tender for the refund on exports of wholly milled rice opened by Regulations (EC) No 2095/97, (EC) No 2096/97, (EC) No 2097/97 and (EC) No 2098/97

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 organisation of the market in rice (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 192/98 (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas the quantities of rice exported in the 1997/98 marketing year under the invitations to tender for the export refund opened by Commission Regulations (EC) No 2095/97 (3), (EC) No 2096/97 (4), (EC) No 2097/97 (5) and (EC) No 2098/97 (6) have reached the forecasts without exceeding the limits laid down by the Uruguay Round agreement; whereas those invitations to tender should be closed;

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 invitations to tender to determine the export refund on wholly milled rice opened by Regulations (EC) No 2095/97, No 2096/97, No 2097/97 and No 2098/97 are hereby closed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 April 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16.

(3) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 16.

(4) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 19.

(5) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 22.

(6) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 25.