European Parliament 22 January 1997, WRITTEN QUESTION No. 21/97 by Miguel ARIAS CAÑETE to the Commission. Crisis in the rice sector

7.7.97 No C 217/72 EN Official Journal of the European Communities (97/C 217/104) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0020/97 by Miguel Arias Canete (PPE) to the Commission (22 January 1997) Subject: Balance of 75 000 tonnes of rice left over from the maximum quantities laid down for subsidized exports in the previous marketing year The limits on subsidized exports of rice laid down by GATT are insufficient for