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22.7.71 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL164/5
REGULATION (EEC)No1553/71OFTHECOUNCIL
of19July1971
amendingRegulationNo359/67/EEConthecommonorganisationofthemarketin
rice
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
establishingthé HavingregardtotheTreaty
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;Whereasthethresholdpriceforbrokenricewas
fixed-withinanupperlimitconstitutedbythe
thresholdpriceforhuskedriceandalowerlimit
constitutedbythethresholdpriceformaize;
WhereaswithintheframeworkoftheWheatTrade
Conventionof1971andtheFoodAidConventionof
1971itwasprovidedthatfoodaidmaybegivenin
theformofrice;whereasitshouldthereforebe
providedthatriceandproductsprocessedfromrice
maybemadeavailabletoafoodaidprogramme ;
whereastheseproductsmaybeboughtonthe
Communitymarket,obtainedfrominterventionrice
stocksormanufacturedfromrice;
Whereas,sincefoodaidmustbesuppliedurgently,it
shouldbeprovidedthatmeasuresonfoodaidinthe
formofriceshallbeapplicablewithoutdelaybefore
thebeginningofthe1971/72riceyear;
Whereasthedefinitionsofriceproductsshouldbe
revisedinordertobringthemasfaraspossibleinto
linewiththoseusedinworldtrade,takinginto
accountthecharacteristicsofCommunityrice;HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ;
Whereasexperiencesincetheentryintoforceofthe
commonorganisationofthemarketinriceandnew
factswhichhavecometolightduringthefirstfour
yearsofitsapplicationhaveshownthatcertain
adaptationsmustbemadetothesystemprovidedfor
inrespectofthatproduct;
Whereascorrectiveamounts,dependingonthe
qualityoftherice,areprovidedforinrespectof
paddyriceatintervention ;whereasundernormal
marketciflcumstancesqualityricecanbedisposedof
easilyatpriceswhosedifferencesreflectthe
differencesinquality;whereasanymeasuresstating
whatthesepricedifferencesshouldbeatthe
interventionstagearelikelytodistortthefreeplayof
-supplyanddemandonthemarket;whereas,inorder
topromotethenormaldisposalofqualityriceonthe
market,provisionshouldbemadeforthe
non-application ofthecorrectiveamountstocertain
ricevarietiesatintervention ;
Whereastherateofthecarry-overpaymentgranted
forpaddyriceattheendofthecropyearwas
calculatedonthebasisofthetargetpriceforhusked
riceinforceinthelastmonthofthemarketingyear
andthatinforceinthefirstmonthofthefollowing
year;whereasthetargetpriceforhuskedriceisbased
onfactorscertainofwhicharenotrelevanttoprice
formationforpaddyrice;whereasthecarry-over
paymentshouldthereforebecalculatedonthebasis
ofthedifferencebetweentheinterventionpricesat
theendandatthebeginningofthemarketingyear;
Whereas,toreflectmorecloselythedifferences
betweenthemarketsinround-grained riceand
long-grainedrice,theleviesonthesevarietiesshould
becalculatedonoffersrecordedforthem;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
CouncilRegulationNo359/67/EEC1of25July1967
onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinrice
shallbeamendedasfollows.
Article2
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle1(2):
'ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,paddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,milledrice,
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round-grained rice,long-grainedrice,brokenrice
andquellmehlaretheproductsdefinedinAnnex
A.'2.TheCommission shallfixthelevies
providedforinthisArticle.'
Article3Article6
Thefollowingshallbesubstitutedforthesecond
indentofArticle5(5):
'—thecorrectiveamountsapplicabletoin­
terventionwhetherforallorforsomeof
thevarietiesmentionedinthefirstindentof
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle5(2).'
Article4
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle8(2)
(b):
'(b)forpaddyrice,thedifferencebetweenthe
interventionpricevalidforthelastmonthof
themarketingyearandthatvalidforthefirst
monthofthenextmarketingyear.'
Article5
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle11:
'1.Alevyshallbechargedonimportsofrice,
equal:ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle14:
'1.ThereshallbefixedfortheCommunity
eachyear,before1May,forthefollowing
marketingyear;
—athresholdpriceforround-grained husked
rice;
—athresholdpriceforlong-grainedhuskedrice;
—athresholdpriceforround-grained milled
rice;
—athresholdpriceforlong-grainedmilledrice;
2.(a)Thethresholdpriceforround-grained
huskedriceshallbefixedinsuchaway
thatontheDuisburgmarkettheselling
pricefortheimportedproduct
correspondstothetargetprice,after
allowancefordifferencesinquality.That
thresholdpriceshallbesubjecttothe
monthlyincreasesdeterminedforthe
targetpriceinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofArticle7.
ItshallbecalculatedforRotterdamforthe
samestandardqualityasthetargetprice
forhuskedrice;
(b)Thethresholdpriceforlong-grained
huskedriceshallbecalculatedby
adjustingthethresholdpricefor
round-grained huskedricebyacorrective
amountrepresentingthedifferencesin
valuebetweenthevarietyofround-grained
ricecorresponding toastandardquality
andavarietyofricerepresentative of
Communityproduction .
3.Thethresholdpriceforround-grained
milledriceandthethresholdpricefor
long-grainedmilledriceshallbederivedfromthe
thresholdpricesforround-grained huskedrice
andlong-grainedhuskedricerespectivelyby
makingadjustmentsfortheconversionrate,for
processingcostsandforthevalueofby-products
andthenbyaddinganamountfortheprotection
oftheindustry.
ItshallbecalculatedforRotterdamforthesame
standardqualititesastherespectivethreshold
pricesforhuskedrice.
4.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe(a)forround-grained paddyrice,tothelevy
applicabletoround-grained huskedrice,
adjustedbytheconversionrate;
(b)forlong-grainedpaddyrice,tothelevy
applicabletolonggrainedhuskedrice,
adjustedbytheconversionrate;
'(c)forround-grained huskedrice,tothe
thresholdpricelessthec.i.f.pricefor
round-grained rice;
(d)forlong-grainedhuskedrice,tothethreshold
pricelessthec.i.f.priceforlong-grainedrice;
(e)forround-grainedsemi-milledrice,tothelevy
applicabletoround-grained milledrice,
adjustedbytheconversionrate;
(f)forlong-grainedsemi-milledrice,tothelevy
applicabletolong-grained milledrice,
adjustedbytheconversionrate;
(g)forround-grained milledrice,tothethreshold
pricelessthec.i.f.priceforround-grained
rice;
(h)forlong-grainedmilledrice,tothethreshold
pricelessthec.i.f.priceforlong-grainedrice;
(i)forbrokenrice,tothethresholdpricelessthe
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TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall
fixthethresholdpriceforround-grained husked
riceandtheprotectiveamountmentionedin
paragraph3.
5.Thefollowingshallbedeterminedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article26:
(a)thevarietyoflonggrainedricerepresentative
ofCommunityproductionandthedifference
invalue,for100kgofhuskedrice,between
thisvarietyandthevarietyofround-grained
ricecorresponding tostandardquality;
(b)thethresholdpriceforlong-grainedhusked
rice;
(c)thethresholdpriceforround-grained milled
rice;
(d)thethresholdpriceforlong-grainedmilled
rice.'2.Thec.iif.pricesshallbecalculatedforgoods
inbulkonthebasis,ofthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunities ontheworldmarket,
foreachofthetypesofricelistedinparagraph1,
takingintoaccountthequotations ,orpriceson
thatmarketadjustedfordifferencesinquality
comparedwiththestandardqualityand,for
long-grainedrice,adjustedforthedifferencein
valuebetweenthisqualityandthatrepresentative
ofCommunityproductionand,ifneedbe,forthe
conversionrate,forprocessingcostsandforthe
valueofby-products .
3.Differencesinqualityshallbeexpressedby
meansofacorrectiveamountrepresentingthe
differencesinqualityandinvaluebetweenthe
varietytakenasthestandardqualityand.other
varieties.
4.Wherefreequotationsontheworldmarket
arenotadeterminingfactorfortheofferprice
andwherethepriceislowerthanthose
quotations,aspecialc.i.f.pricecalculatedonthe
basisoftheofferpriceshallbesubstituted,solely
inrespectoftheimportsinquestion,forthec.i.f.
price.
5.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Article,inparticularthecorrectiveamounts,the
methodofcalculatingc.i.f.'prices,andthemargin
withinwhichvariationsinthefactorsusedfor
calculatingthelevydonotentailanyalterationof
thelevy,shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle26.'Article7
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle15:
'1.Athresholdpriceforbrokenriceshallbe
fixedfortheCommunityeachyear,before1
May,forthefollowingmarketingyear,atalevel
between130%and140%ofthethresholdprice
formaizevalidforthefirstmonthofthe
marketingyear.
2.Thethresholdpriceforbrokenriceshallbe
fixedforRotterdamandforastandardquality.
3.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall
fixthethresholdpriceforbrokenriceandthe
standardqualityforwhichitshallbefixed.'Article9
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle19:
'TheprocedurelaiddowninArticle25shall
applyfordetermining :
(a)theconversionratesbetween :
Article8—huskedriceandpaddyrice,tobeused
whenapplyingArticle4(3),Article11(1)
(a)and(b)andArticle16(2);
—huskedrioTandmilledrice,tobeused
whenapplying ■Article14(3)andArticle
16(2);ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle16:
'1.ThereshallbecalculatedforRotterdam :
(a)ac.i.f.priceforround-grained huskedrice;
(b)ac.i.f.priceforlong-grainedhuskedrice;
(c)ac.i.f.priceforround-grained milledrice;
(d)ac.i.f.priceforlong-grainedmilledrice;—milledriceandsemi-milledrice,tobe
usedwhenapplyingArticle11(1)(e)and
(f)andArticle16(2);
(b)theprocessingcostsandthevalueof
by-productstobeusedwhenapplyingArticle
4(3),Article14(3)andArticle16(2).' (e)ac.i.f.priceforbrokenrice;

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Article10
ThefollowingArticleshallheaddedtothe
Regulation :
'Article23a
1.Riceandproductsprocessedfromricemay
bemadeavailabletofoodaidprogrammeswhere
suchprogrammes areprovidedforin
internationalconventionsoragreements .
Thericeorproductsprocessedfromricetobe
madeavailabletosuchprogrammesshalleither
beboughtontheCommunitymarketorbe
obtainedfromstocksheldbytheintervention
agencies.
2.Theconditionsinwhichproductsmaybe
,madeavailable,andinparticularinwhichthey
maybeboughtontheCommunitymarketor
obtainedfromthestocksoftheintervention
agencies,shallbedeterminedbytheCouncil,
actinginaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle43(2)oftheTreatyona
proposalfromtheCommission .
3.Inexceptionalcircumstances ricemaybe
boughtontheworldmarket.Detailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthisparagraphshallbeadopted
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowqin
Article26.'(c)semi-milledrice:paddyricefromwhich
thehusk,partofthegermandthewhole
orpartoftheouterlayersofthepericarp
butnottheinnerlayershavebeen
removed;
(d)milledrice:paddyricefromwhichthe
husk,thewholeofthe.outerandinner
layersofthepericarp,thewholeofthe
germinthecaseoflongorsemi-longrice
andatleastpartofthegerminthecaseof
roundricehavebeenremoved,butin
whichlongitudinalwhitestriationsmay
remainonnotmorethan10%ofthe
grains;
2.(a)Round-grained rice:riceofwhichthe
grainshavealengthequaltoorlessthan
5-2millimetresandaratiooflengthto
widthoflessthan2;
(b)Long-grainedrice:riceofwhichthegrains
havealengthgreaterthan5-2millimetres;
(c)Measurement ofthegrains:grain
measurements aretakenonmilledriceby
thefollowingmethod:
(i)takearepresentative samplefromthe
consignment ;
(ii)sievethesamplesoastoretainonly
wholegrains;
(iii)carryouttwomeasurements
consistingof100grainseachandfind
theaverage;
(iv)expresstheresultinmillimetres,
roundedofftoonedecimalplace.
3.Brokenrice:grainfragmentsthelengthof
whichdoesnotexceedthreequartersofthe
averagelengthofthewholegrain.
4.Quellmehl:flourofwhichthestarchhas
undergoneheattreatmentorothertreatment
thusincreasingitsswellingcapacity.'Article11
ThefollowingArticle.shallbeaddedtothe
Regulation :
'Article31a
Shouldtransitionalmeasuresbenecessarythey
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle26.'
Article12
Article13ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforAnnexA:
'1.(a)Paddyrice:ricewhichhasretainedthe
huskafterthreshing;
(b)Huskedrice:paddyricefromwhichonly
thehuskhasbeenremoved.Examplesof
ricefallingwithinthisdefinitionarethose
withthecommercialdescriptions"brown
rice","cargorice","loozainrice"and
"risosbramato";ThisRegulationshallenter,intoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1September1971,saveasregards
Article10,whichshallapplyfromthedateofentry
intoforceofthisRegulation .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19July1971.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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