COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1516/1999

of 12 July 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 1443/98 establishing the supply balance for the Canary Islands in the rice products sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,

(1) Whereas common detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Canary Islands are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 825/98(4);

(2) Whereas, for the purposes of applying Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the forecast supply balance for the Canary Islands should be established for rice-sector products; whereas that balance must be established on the basis of the requirements of the region; whereas the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1443/98(5) should accordingly be replaced by the Annex hereto;

(3) 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 Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1443/98 is replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 July 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.

(3) OJ L 296, 17.11.1994, p. 23.

(4) OJ L 117, 21.4.1998, p. 5.

(5) OJ L 191, 7.7.1998, p. 43.

ANNEX

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Supply balance for rice for the Canary Islands for the marketing period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000

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