L 244/38 Official Journal of the European Union 16.7.2004 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1308/2004 of 15 July 2004 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 (EC) No 17842003 of 29 September 2003, on the common organisation of the market in cereals (), 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 (%), and in particular Article 8(e) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1766/92 and (EEC) No 1418/76 concerning production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors respectively (%) lays down the conditions for granting production refunds. The basis for calculating the refund is laid down in Article 3 of that Regulation. The refund thus calculated, differentiated where necessary for potato starch, must be fixed once a month and may be amended if the price of maize and/or wheat changes significantly. (2)  The production refunds 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 to be paid. (3)  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 per tonne of starch referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, is hereby fixed at: (@) EUR 00,00/tonne for starch from maize, wheat, barley, oats, rice or broken rice; (b) EUR 9,62[tonne for potato starch. Atrticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 July 2004. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 July 2004. () O] L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. (® OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 (O] L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27). () OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 216/2004 (O] L 36, 7.2.2004, p. 13). For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission