NoL222/8I
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.9.79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1917/79
of31August1979
fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtotheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(!),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1552/79(2),andinparticularArticle
13(6)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,
Whereasthepremiumstobeaddedtotheimport
leviesfixedinadvanceforriceandbrokenricemust
includeapremiumforthecurrentmonthanda
premiumforeachofthefollowingmonthsuntilthe
expiryoftheperiodofvalidityoftheimportlicence;
whereasthisperiodofvaliditywaslaiddownin
Article8ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2042/75of25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthesystemofimportandexport
licencesforcerealsandrice(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No296/79(«);
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1428/76of21
June1976(5)laysdownrulesfortheadvancefixingof
leviesonriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasunderthetermsofRegulation(EEC)No
1428/76,wherethecifpriceforhuskedrice,for
milledriceorforbrokenricedeterminedontheday
onwhichthepremiumsarefixedishigherthanthe
cifforwarddeliverypriceforthesameproduct,the
premiumshouldasageneralrulebeequaltothe
differencebetweenthesetwoprices;whereasthecif
priceisthatdeterminedinaccordancewithArticle16
ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76onthedayonwhich
thepremiumsarefixed;whereasthedetailedrulesfor
determiningcifpriceswerelaiddowninCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July1971laying
downdetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesandlevieson
riceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1776/79(7);whereasthecifforward
deliverypriceisalsodeterminedinaccordancewithArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76butonthe
basisofoffersatNorthSeaports;whereasthisprice
mustbethecifpriceforshipmentduringthemonth
inwhichtheimportlicenceisissuedinthecaseof
importstobeeffectedduringthatmonth;whereasin
thecaseofimportstobeeffectedduringthemonth
followingthemonthinwhichtheimportlicenceis
issued,thispricemustbethecifpriceforshipment
duringthemonthinwhichimportationisexpectedto
takeplace;whereasinthecaseofimportstobe
effectedduringtheremainingmonthsforwhichthe
importlicenceisvalid,thispricemustbethecifprice
forshipmentduringthemonthprecedingthemonth
inwhichimportationisexpectedtotakeplace;
whereas,ifnoofferforforwarddeliveryismadefor
shipmentduringagivenmonth,thispriceshouldbe
thepricerulingforshipmentduringthelastmonth
inwhichanofferforforwarddeliverywasmade;
Whereasthepremiumshallbe0ECUifthecif
forwarddeliverypriceisequaltothecifpriceorlower
byanamountnotexceeding0-30ECUpertonne;
WhereasbyvirtueofArticles6and7ofRegulation
(EEC)No1428/76thepremiummay,however,be
fixedatahigherlevelinexceptionalcircumstances
andwithincertainspecifiedlimits;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No652/79of29
March1979(8)laiddownthecoefficientfor
expressingamounts,fixedinunitsofaccount,in
ECU;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
thatthepremiumsshouldbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto;whereastheamountofthepremiumsshould
bealteredonlyifapplicationoftheabovementioned
provisionsentailsachangeofmorethan0-30ECU,»)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
2)OJNoL188,26.7.1979,p.9.
3)OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.5.
«)OJNoL41,16.2.1979,p.34.
5)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.30.
')OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
J)OJNoL203,11.8.1979,p.15. («)OJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1.

1.9.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL222/9
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1979.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thepremiumstobeaddedtotheimportleviesfixed
inadvanceinrespectofriceandbrokenriceshallbe
assetoutintheAnnexhereto.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1979fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtothe
importleviesonriceandbrokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionCurrent
91stperiod
102ndperiod
11•3rdperiod
12
10.06 Rice:I
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:l
I.Paddyrice:\
a)Roundgrain 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrain 0 0 0 —I II.Huskedrice:l
a)Roundgrain 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrain 0 0 0 —
B.Semi-milled orwhollyl
milledrice:I
I.Semi-milled rice:\
a)Roundgrain 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrain 0 0 0 —
II.Whollymilledrice:\
a)Roundgrain 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrain 0 0 0 —
C.Brokenrice 0 0 0 0