28.3.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL85/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No881/87
of27March1987
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1449/86(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
883/87of23March1987layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
onimportsfriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmati
varietyfallingwithinsubheadingex10.06BIorIIofthe
CommonCustomsTraiff(3),andinparticularArticle8
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereasinthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequaltothediffe­
rencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecifprice;
whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi-milledrice,
thelevyshouldbederivedfromtheleviesapplicableto
thecorresponding huskedriceandwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1986/87
marketingyearbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2465/86(4);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2117/80(*),andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketwhichare
sufficientlyrepresentative oftherealtrendofthemarket,
accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;whereasthequalityofthe
goodsofferedmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whether
thisqualityasfixedinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1423/76(7),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(8),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2249/85('),should
beusedwhereappropriate ;
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.1.0OJNoL133,21.5.1986,p.1.
(3)OJNoL80,24.3.1987,p.20.
OOJNoL211,1.8.1986,p.12.0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.¥)OJNoL206,8.8.1980,p.15.OOJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.
(■)OJNoL204,24.8.1967,p.1.
('OJNoL210,7.8.1985,p.13.

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Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
RegulationisincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealteredin
theinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariationsin
thresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodeterminecif
prices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,whollymilled
riceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonlyifvaria­
tionsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevyentailan
increaseorareductionofatleast1,21ECUpertonnein
theamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(®),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovementioned
provisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
oftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevyrelating
tothemmust,pursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
486/85('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
73/87(2),bereducedbyafixedamountandbyanamount
corresponding to50%ofthelevyrelatingtothirdcoun­
tries;whereasthelevymustbefurtherreducedinthe
caseofsemi-milledandwhollymilledrice;whereasthe
chargingofthislevyissubjecttoconditions,someof
whicharesetoutinArticles10and11ofRegulation
(EEC)No486/85andinCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No551/85(3);
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle272oftheActofAccession,
theCommunityasconstitutedat31December1985
must,inthecaseofproductsspecifiedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76whichareimportedfrom
Portugal,applythearrangementswhichwereapplicable
inrespectofPortugalbeforeaccession;whereas,under
Article4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3792/85of20
December1985layingdownthearrangementsapplying
totradeinagriculturalproductsbetweenSpainand
Portugal(4),thesamearrangementsaretobeappliedin
thecaseofSpain;whereasalevyshouldbeapplied
pursuanttothosearrangementsandwhereasthatlevy
shouldbecalculatedinaccordancewiththeruleslaid
downinRegulation(EEC)No1613/71andtakinginto
accountthesituationwithregardtomarketpricesin
Portugal;andwhereas,inthecaseofimportsintoSpain
theaccessioncompensatoryamountapplicabletotrade
betweenSpainandtheCommunityasconstitutedat31
December1985shouldbedeductedfromthelevy;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1423/76determinedthe
standardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3877/86(*)
definedaspecialarrangementfortheimportationof
certainquantitiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity ;
whereasthisarrangementprovidesforalevyof75%of
thatcalculatedinaccordancewithArticle11ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymay
notbelessthanthedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier
priceforBasmatiriceandthethresholdpriceforlong­
grainrice;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon30March1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27March1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
oOJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.0OJNoL11,13,1.1987,p.23.0OJNoL63,2.3.1985,p.10.0OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.7.0OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1. 0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.

28.3.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL85/7
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27March1987fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription PortugalThird
countries(3)ACPor
OCTOOOBasmati
0
ex10.06 Rice:
B.Other:
I.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
a)Paddyrice:
1.Roundgrain—344,78 168,79 —
2.Longgrain—373,03 182,91 279,77
b)Huskedrice: l
1.Roundgrain—430,97 211,88—
2.Longgrain—466,29 229,54 349,72
II.Semi-milledorwhollymilled
rice: I
a)Semi-milledrice:l
1.Roundgrain 13,05 533,06 254,60—
2.Longgrain 12,97 666,63 321,43 499,97
b)Whollymilledrice:I
1.Roundgrain 13,90 567,71 271,50—
\ 2.Longgrain 13,90 714,63 344,96 535,97
III.Brokenrice 82,92 213,85 103,92—
N.B.TheleviesaretobeconvertedintonationalcurrenciesusingthespecificagriculturalconversionratesfixedinRegulation(EEC)
No3294/86.
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles10and11ofRegulation(EEC)No486/85andofRegulationNo551/85.
0InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No486/85,theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunionof
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.
0TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle1laofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76.
(*)ThislevyisapplicabletoBasmatiricecoveredbythearrangementprovidedforbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86.