16.2.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL43/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No367/91
of15February1991
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
883/87of23March1987layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
onimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmati
varietyfallingwithinCNcodes100610,100620and
100630(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1546/87(4),andinparticularArticle8thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequaltothediffe­
rencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecifprice;
whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi-milledrice,
thelevyshouldbederivedfromtheleviesapplicableto
thecorresponding huskedriceandwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1990/91
marketingyearbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2104/900;
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(%aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2325/88f),andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketwhichare
sufficientlyrepresentative oftherealtrendofthemarket,
accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;whereasthequalityofthe
goodsofferedmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whether
thisqualityasfixedinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1423/76(8),orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemadeby
applyingthecorrectiveamountsprovidedforinRegula­
tion(EEC)No1613/71;
Whereas,furthermore ,inthecaseofroundgrainandlong
grainhuskedriceandroundgrainandlonggrainwholly
milledrice,thecifpriceiscalculatedonthebasisof
quotationsorpricesontheworldmarketrelating,for
eachtypeofrice,totheproductsspecifiedinArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No1613/71;whereas,forthiscalcula­
tion,theconversionratesresultingfromCommission
RegulationNo467/67/EECof21August1967fixingthe
conversionrates,theprocessingcostsandthevalueofthe
by-productsforthevariousstagesofriceprocessing(9),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2325/88,shouldbe
usedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersareforricecontainingahigherpercentageof
brokenricethanthatallowedforinthestandardquality
fixedbyRegulation(EEC)No1423/76and,inthatcase,
mustadjusttheofferssoastoconformwiththevalueof
onekilogramofbrokenricefixedbyRegulationNo467/
67/EEC;whereasnoadjustmentismade,however,ifthe
pricesforhuskedriceandsemi-milledorwhollymilled
ricetakenintoconsideration arelowerthanthose
providedforinthelastsubparagraphofArticle4ofRegu­
lationNo467/67/EEC;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertainoffers
arefordeliverycostandfreightorrelatetoaproductput
upinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,toadjustsuchoffersby
applyingtheratesoramountsfixedbytheabovemen­
tionedRegulationtomaketheofferscomparabletooffers
fordeliveryciforrelatingtoaproductpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamonthe
basisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmadeforother
portsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenofthecorrec­
tionsnecessitatedbythedifferenceintransportchargesin
relationtoRotterdam ;
Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforinArticle1(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifpricemaybe
calculatedonthebasisofoffersfordeliveryduringthe
followingmonthormayberetainedunalteredfora
limitedperiod;(■)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.
(3OJNoL80,24.3.1987,p.20.
(4)OJNoL144,4.6.1987,p.10.
I5)OJNoL191,24.7.1990,p.21.
(6)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
0OJNoL202,27.7.1988,p.41.(8)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.
OOJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.

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Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
oftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevyrelating
tothemmustbereducedbyafixedamountandbyan
amountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelatingto
thirdcountries;whereas,pursuanttoArticles12and13
ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of5March1990
onthearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproducts
andcertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagri­
culturalproductsoriginatingintheACPStatesorinthe
overseascountriesandterritories(OCT)('),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No297/91(2),thelevymustbefurther
reducedinthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilled
rice;
WhereasonimportationintoPortugalofproductslisted
inAnnexXXIVtotheActofAccessionanadditional
amountisaddedtothelevy;whereastheseamountswere
setbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3808/90(3);
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1423/76determinedthe
standardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3877/86(4)
definedaspecialarrangementfortheimportationof
certainquantitiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity ;
whereasthisarrangementprovidesforalevyof75%of
thatcalculatedinaccordancewithArticle11ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymay
notbelessthanthedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier
priceforBasmatiriceandthethresholdpriceforlong­
grainrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(*)made
importarrangementsforriceoriginatinginBangladesh ;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealteredin
theinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariationsin
thresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodeterminecifprices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,whollymilled
riceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonlyifvaria­
tionsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevyentailan
increaseorareductionofatleastECU1,21pertonnein
theamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90Q,
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovementioned
provisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon18February
1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15February1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(2)OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.0OJNoL366,29.12.1990,p.1.
(<)OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1.
OOJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1.(6)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

16.2.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL43/7
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof15February1991fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeArrangement
inRegulation (EEC)
No3877/86ACPorOCT
OOOThirdcountries
(exceptACPorOCT)
'00
10061021 160,00 327,21
10061023 229,02 149,08 305,36
10061025 229,02 149,08 305,36
10061027 229,02 149,08 305,36
10061092. — 160,00 327,21
10061094 229,02 149,08 305,36
10061096 229,02 149,08 305,36
10061098 229,02 149,08 305,36
10062011 — 200,90 409,01
10062013 286,28 1§7,25 381,70
10062015 286,28 187,25 381,70
10062017 286,28 187,25 381,70
10062092 — 200,90 409,01
10062094 286,28 187,25 381,70
10062096 286,28 187,25 381,70
10062098 286,28 187,25 381,70
10063021 — 249,19 522,24O
10063023 434,790 277,97 579,720
10063025 434,790 277,97 579,720
10063027 434,79O 277,97 579,72Is)
10063042 — 249,19 522,240
10063044 434,79O 277,97 579,720
10063046 434,79O 277,97 579,72O
10063048 434,79O 277,97 579,72(0
10063061 — 265,74 556,190
10063063 466,10H 298,38 621,46O
10063065 466,100 298,38 621,460
10063067 466,100 298,38 621,46O
10063092 — 265,74 556,190
10063094 466,100 298,38 621,460
10063096 466,100 298,38 621,460
10063098 466,100 298,38 621,46O
10064000 — 78,99 163,98
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,theleviesarenotappliedtoproductsimporteddirectlyintothe
overseasdepartmentofReunionofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe
overseascountriesandterritories.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76.
(4)TheimportlevyonriceoriginatinginBangladeshisspecifiedinRegulation(EEC)No3491/90.
(®)OnimportationintoPortugalthelevyisincreasedbytheamountspecifiedinArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No3808/90.