NoL44/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.2.73
REGULATION (EEC)No407/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of15February1973
fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtotheleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
359/67/EEC(*)of25July1967onthecommonor­
ganizationofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedby
theAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAccession
ofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCom­
munity,signedatBrusselson22January1972,and
inparticularArticle13(6)thereof;onwhichthepremiumsarefixed;whereasthede­
tailedrulesfordeterminingcifpriceswerelaid
downinRegulation (EEC)No1613/71(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No363/72(9);where­
asthecifforwarddeliverypricemustalsobe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle16ofRegula­
tionNo359/67/EECbutonthebasisofoffersat
NorthSeaports;whereasthispricemustbethe
cifpriceforshipmentduringthemonthinwhich
theimportlicenceisissuedinthecaseofimportsto
beeffectedduringthatmonth;whereasthisprice
mustbethecifpriceforshipmentduringthe
monthinwhichimportationisexpectedtotake
placeinthecaseofimportstobeeffectedduring
themonthfollowingthemonthinwhichtheimport
licenceisissued;whereasthispricemustbethe
cifpriceforshipmentduringthemonthpreceding
themonthinwhichimportationisexpectedtotake
placeinthecaseofimportstobeeffectedduring
theremainingmonthsforwhichtheimportlicence
isvalid;whereas,ifnoofferforforwarddeliveryis
madeforshipmentduringagivenmonth,thisprice
shouldbethepricerulingfor,shipmentduringthe
lastmonthinwhichanofferforforwarddelivery
wasmade;
Whereasthepremiumisequalto0unitsofaccount
ifthecifpricedeterminedonthedayonwhich
thescaleofthepremiumsisfixedisequaltothe
cifforwarddeliverypriceorexceedsthatpriceby
notmorethan0.025unitofaccountper100kilo­
grammes ;
Whereasthepremiummay,however,befixedata
higherlevelinexceptionalcircumstancesandwithin
certainspecifiedlimits;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedohthebasisofan
exchangeratewhichisbased,inthecaseofcurrencies
whicharefloatingorwhosecentralratediffersfrom1
theofficialparity,ontheeffectiverateorthe
centralrateofthesecurrenciesand,inthecaseof
theUSdollar,onthechangeinparityannounced
on13February1973;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovi­
sionsthatthepremiumsshouldbefixedasshown
intheTableannexedtothisRegulation ;whereas
theamountofthepremiumsshouldbealteredonly
ifapplicationoftheabovementioned provisions
entailsachangeofmorethan0.025unitofaccount;HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereasthepremiumstobeaddedtotheimport
leviesfixedinadvanceforriceandbrokenrice
mustincludeapremiumforthecurrentmonthand
apremiumforeachofthefollowingmonthsuntil
theexpiryoftheperiodofvalidityoftheimport
licence;whereasthisperiodofvaliditywaslaid
downinArticle20(2)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2637/70(4)of23December1970,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No128/73(5);
WhereasCouncilRegulationNo365/67/EEC(8)of
25July1967,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2435/70(7),laysdownrulesfortheadvancefix­
ingofleviesonriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasunderthetermsofRegulationNo
365/67/EEC,wherethecifpriceforhuskedrice,
formilledriceorforbrokenricedeterminedonthe
dayonwhichthepremiumsarefixedishigherthan
thecifforwarddeliverypriceforthesameprod­
uct,thepremiumshouldasageneralrulebeequal
tothedifferencebetweenthesetwoprices;whereas
thecifpriceisthatdeterminedinaccordancewith
Article16ofRegulationNo359/67/EEContheday
i1)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
HOJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(8)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
(s)OJNoL17,20.1.1973,p.16.
(6)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.32.
(7)OJNoL262,3.12.1970,p.3.(8)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(•)OJNoL46,22.2.1972,p.9.

16.2.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL44/13
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : areherebyfixedasshownintheTableannexedto
thisRegulation.
Article1 Article2
Thepremiumstobeaddedtotheimportlevies
fixedinadvanceinrespectofriceandbrokenriceThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16February
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15February1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof15February1973fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtothe
leviesonriceandbrokenrice(*)
(u.a./100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods Current
21st
period
32nd
period
43rd
period
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0.43 0.43 0.43
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0.54 0.54 0.54
R.Semi-milled orwhollymilled
rice:
I.Semi-milledrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0 0 1.51
II.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0 0 1.62
C.Brokenrice: 0 0 0 0
tion(EEC)No1167/72.(*)TheperiodofvalidityofthelicenceislimitedinaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No2196/71,aslastamendedbyRegula-