1.9.76 NoL240/5 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2137/76
of31August1976
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976,onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice('),andinparticularArticle
11(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,
whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequal
tothedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthe
cifprice;whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi­
milledrice,thelevyshouldbederivedfromthelevies
applicabletothecorresponding huskedriceand
whollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1976/77
marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)No1427/76(2),
(EEC)No1778/76(3)and(EEC)No1922/76(4);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
andinRegulation (EEC)No1613/71(5),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3320/75(6),andin
particularthemostfavourablepurchasingopportuni­
tiesontheworldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket,account
beingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldistur­
bancesontheCommunitymarket;whereasthe
qualityofthegoodsofferedmustalsobetakeninto
account,whetherthisqualitycorrespondstothe
standardqualityfixedinRegulation (EEC)No
1423/76(7),orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemade
byapplyingthecorrectiveamountsprovidedforin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifprices
andleviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrective
amountsrelatingthereto;
Whereas,furthermore ,inthecaseofround-grained
andlong-grainedhuskedriceandround-grained andlong-grainedwhollymilledrice,thecifpriceiscalcu­
latedonthebasisofquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketrelating,foreachtypeofrice,totheproducts
specifiedinArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No
1613/71;whereas,forthiscalculation ,theconversion
ratesresultingfromCommissionRegulationNo467/
67/EECof21August1967fixingtheconversionrates,
theprocessingcostsandthevalueoftheby-products
forthevariousstagesofriceprocessing(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1484/75(9),should
beusedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercen­
tageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforinthe
standardqualityfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1423/76and,inthatcasetoadjusttheofferssoasto
conformwiththevalueofonekilogrammeofbroken
riceasfixedbyRegulationNo467/67/EEC,as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1808/74;whereas
noadjustmentismade,however,ifthepricesfor
huskedriceandsemi-milledorwhollymilledrice
takenintoconsideration arelowerthanthose
providedforinthelastsubparagraph ofArticle4of
RegulationNo467/67/EEC;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersarefordeliverycostandfreightorrelatetoa
productputupinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,to
adjustsuchoffersbyapplyingtheratesoramounts
fixedbytheabovementioned Regulationtomakethe
offerscomparabletooffersfordeliveryciforrelating
toaproductpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscaluclatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmade
forotherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenof
thecorrectionsnecessitatedbythedifferenceintrans­
portchargesinrelationtoRotterdam ;
Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforArticle1(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifprice
maybecalculatedonthebasisofoffersfordelivery
duringthefollowingmonthormayberetainedunal­
teredforalimitedperiod;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates(!)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.29.
(3)OJNoL199,24.7.1976,p.7.
(4)OJNoL210,4.8.1976,p.9.
(5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(6)OJNoL328,20.12.1975,p.32.
(7)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.(s)OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(')OJNoL150,11.6.1975,p.7.

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Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedas
showninthetableannexedtothisRegulation ,orofthe'overseascountriesandterritories,thelevy
relatingtothemmust,pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)
No706/76('),bereducedbyafixedamountandby
anamountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelating
tothirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurther
reducedinthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilled
rice;whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjectto
conditions ,someofwhicharesetoutinArticle9of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No706/76of30March
1976;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1553/71of19
July1971(2)alteredthedefinitionsgiveninAnnexA
toRegulation (EEC)No1418/76andincorporatedin
supplementary notesNos2and3EtoChapter10of
theCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76,thenomenclature provided
forinthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealtered
intheinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariations
inthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodetermine
cifprices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonly
ifvariationsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevy
entailanincreaseorareductionofatleastoneunitof
accountpermetrictonintheamountofthelevyin
force;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76areherebyfixedasshowninthetable
annexedtothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.
(2)OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.5.

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ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof31August1976fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ii.J./nutruton)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsThird
countriesACPand
Octon
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrain 105-85 49-93
b)Longgrain 10417 49-09
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrain 132-31 63-16
b)Longgrain 130-21 62-11
B.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
I.Semi-milled rice:
a)Roundgrain154-29 67-25
b)Longgrain 231-19 105-73
II.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrain164-32 71-91
b)Longgrain 247-84 113-67
C.Brokenrice: 63-83 29-42
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsotArticle9otRegulation (EEC)No706/76.
(:)InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No706/76providesthattheleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepart­
mentsotproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.