NoL240/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1.9.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2138/76
of31August1976
fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtotheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
withArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76but
onthebasisofoffersatNorthSeaports;whereasthis
pricemustbethecifpriceforshipmentduringthe
monthinwhichtheimportlicenceisissuedinthe
caseofimportstobeeffectedduringthatmonths
whereasthispricemustbethecifpriceforshipment
duringthemonthinwhichimportationisexpectedto
takeplaceinthecaseofimportstobeeffectedduring
themonthfollowingthemonthinwhichtheimport
licenceisissued;whereasthispricemustbethecif
priceforshipmentduringthemonthprecedingthe
monthinwhichimportationisexpectedtotakeplace
inthecaseofimportstobeeffectedduringthe
remainingmonthsforwhichtheimportlicenceis
valid;whereas,ifnoofferforforwarddeliveryismade
forshipmentduringagivenmonth,thispriceshould
bethepricerulingforshipmentduringthelast
monthinwhichanofferforforwarddeliverywas
made;
Whereasthepremiumshallbe0unitofaccountif
thecifforwarddeliverypriceisequaltothecifprice
orlowerbyanamountnotexceeding0-25unitof
accountpermetricton;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice('),andinparticularArticle
13(6)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereasthepremiumstobeaddedtotheimport
leviesfixedinadvanceforriceandbrokenricemust
includeapremiumforthecurrentmonthanda
premiumforeachofthefollowingmonthsuntilthe
expiryoftheperiodofvalidityoftheimportlicence;
whereasthisperiodofvaliditywaslaiddownin
Article8ofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2042/75of25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthesystemofimportandexport
licencesforcerealsandrice(2),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2088/76(3);
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1428/76of21
June1976(4)laysdownrulesfortheadvancefixingof
leviesonriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasunderthetermsofRegulation (EEC)No
1428/76,wherethecifpriceforhuskedrice,for
milledriceorforbrokenricedeterminedontheday
onwhichthepremiumsarefixedishigherthanthe
cifforwarddeliverypriceforthesameproduct,the
premiumshouldasageneralrulebeequaltothe
differencebetweenthesetwoprices;whereasthecif
priceisthatdeterminedinaccordancewithArticle16
ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76onthedayonwhich
thepremiumsarefixed;whereasthedetailedrulesfor
determiningcifpriceswerelaiddowninRegulation
(EEC)Noi613/71(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3320/75(6);whereasthecifforward
deliverypricemustalsobedeterminedinaccordanceWhereasbyvirtueofArticles6and7ofRegulation
(EEC)No1428/76thepremiummay,however,be
fixedatahigherlevelinexceptionalcircumstances
andwithincertainspecifiedlimits;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
thatthepremiumsshouldbefixedasshowninthe
tableannexedtothisRegulation ;whereastheamount
ofthepremiumsshouldbealteredonlyifapplication
oftheabovementioned provisionsentailsachangeof
morethan025unitofaccount,(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.5.
(3)OJNoL234,25.8.1976,p.9.
(4)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.30.
(5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(6)OJNoL328,20.12.1975,p.32.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1herebyfixedasshowninthetableannexedtothis
Regulation .
Artiee2
Thepremiumstobeaddedtotheimportleviesfixed
inadvanceinrespectofriceandbrokenriceareThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1976fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtothe
importleviesonriceandbrokenrice
(u.ii./nutm/Oil)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsCurrent
91stperiod2ndperiod ?rdperiod
1» II 12
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrain 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrain 0 0 0 -
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrain 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrain 0 0 0
B.Semi-milled orwholly
milledrice:
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