30.8.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL229/5
REGULATION (EEC)No2231/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of29August1975
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
Whereas,furthermore ,inthecaseofround-grained
andlong-grainedhuskedriceandround-grained and
long-grainedwhollymilledrice,thecifpriceiscalcu­
latedonthebasisofquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketrelating,foreachtypeofrice,totheproducts
specifiedinArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No
1613/71;whereas,forthiscalculation ,theconversion
ratesresultingfromCommissionRegulationNo467/
67/EEC(9)of21August1967fixingtheconversion
rates,theprocessingcostsandthevalueofthe
by-productsforthevariousstagesofriceprocessing,
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1484/75(l0)
shouldbeusedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercen­
tageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforinthe
standardqualityfixedbyRegulationNo362/67/EEC
and,inthatcasetoadjusttheofferssoastoconform
withthevalueofonekilogrammeofbrokenriceas
fixedbyRegulationNo467/67/EEC,asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1808/74,whereasnoadjustment
ismade,however,ifthepricesforhuskedriceand
semi-milledorwhollymilledricetakenintoconsidera­
tionarelowerthanthoseprovidedforinthelast
subparagraph ofArticle4ofRegulationNo467/
67/EEC;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(')of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No668/75(2),andinparticularArticle11
(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle 11ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,
whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequal
tothedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthe
cifprice;whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi­
milledrice,thelevyshouldbederivedfromthelevies
applicabletothecorresponding huskedriceand
whollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1975/76
marketingyearbyRegulation (EEC)No1892/75(3)
and(EEC)No2161/75(4);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulationNo359/67/EECand
inRegulation (EEC)No1613/71(5),aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1057/73(6),andinparticular
themostfavourablepurchasingopportunities onthe
worldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepresentative of
therealtrendofthemarket,accountbeingtakenin
particularoftheneedtopreventsuddenvariations
likelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommu­
nitymarket;whereasthequalityofthegoodsoffered
mustalsobetakenintoaccount,whetherthisquality
correspondstothestandardqualityfixedinRegula­
tionNo362/67/EEC(7),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1555/71(8),orwhetheradjustments
needtobemadebyapplyingthecorrectiveamounts
providedforinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1613/71of26July1971layingdowndetailedrules
forfixingcifpricesandleviesonriceandbrokenrice
andthecorrectiveamountsrelatingthereto;WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersarefordeliverycostandfreightorrelatetoa
productputupinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,to
adjustsuchoffersbyapplyingtheratesoramounts
fixedbytheabovementioned Regulationtomakethe
offerscomparabletooffersfordeliveryciforrelating
toaproductpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscaluclatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmade
forotherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenof
thecorrectionsnecessitatedbythedifferenceintrans­
portchargesinrelationtoRotterdam ;
(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(:)O")NoL72,20.3.197.5,p.18.
(')OÌNoL193,25.7.1975,p.3.Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforArticle1(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifprice
maybecalculatedonthebasisofoffersfordelivery4)OJNoL220,20.8.1975,p.9.
s)OÌNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
h)O'lNoL105,20.4.1973,p.10.
7)O'lNo174,31.7.1967,p.27.
s)OÌNoL164,22.7.1971,p.11.(9)OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(1D)OJNoL150,11.6.1975,p.7.

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duringthefollowingmonthormayberetainedunal­
teredforalimitedperiod;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orofthe'overseascountriesandterritories',thelevy
relatingtothemmust,pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)
No1599/75('),bereducedbyafixedamountandby
anamountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelating
tothirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurther
reducedinthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilled
rice;whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjectto
conditions,someofwhicharesetoutinArticle9of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1599/75of24June
1975;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1553/71(2)of
19July1971alteredthedefinitionsgiveninAnnexA
ofRegulationNo359/67/EECandincorporatedin
supplementary notesNos2and3EtoChapter10of
theCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegula­
tionNo359/67/EEC,thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporated intheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealtered
intheinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariations
inthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodetermine
cifprices;whereas,int&ecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonly
ifvariationsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevy
entailanincreaseorareductionofatleast1unitofaccountpermetrictonintheamountofthelevyin
force;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedas
shownintheTableannexedtothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulationNo359/
67/EECareherebyfixedasshownintheTable
annexedtothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29August1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,28.6.1975,p.67.
(-')OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.5.

30.8.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL229/7
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof29August1975fixingtheimportleviesonneeand
brokenrice
(u.a./metricton)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsThird
countriesACPand
OCT(')(')
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrain 0 0
b)Longgrain12-46 3-23
II.Huskedrice:\
a)Roundgrain 0 0
b)Longgrain15-57 4-79
B.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
I.Semi-milled rice:
a)Roundgrain 42-66 11-43
b)Longgrain 97-42 38-85
II.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrain 45-43 12-47
b)Longgrain 104-43 41-97
C.Brokenrice: 0 0
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle22ofRegulation (EEC)No1599/75.
(-')InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No1599/75providesthattheleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseas
departmentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.