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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2147/94
of31August1994
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
byapplyingthecorrectiveamountsprovidedforinRegu­
lation(EEC)No1613/71;
Whereas,furthermore,inthecaseofroundgrainandlong
grainhuskedriceandroundgrainandlonggrainwholly
milledrice,thecifpriceiscalculatedonthebasisof
quotationsorpricesontheworldmarketrelating,for
eachtypeofrice,totheproductsspecifiedinArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No1613/71;whereas,forthiscalcula­
tion,theconversionratesresultingfromCommission
RegulationNo467/67/EECof21August1967fixingthe
conversionrates,theprocessingcostsandthevalueofthe
by-productsforthevariousstagesofriceprocessing(8),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2325/88(9),should
beusedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersareforricecontainingahigherpercentageof
brokenricethanthatallowedforinthestandardquality
fixedbyRegulation(EEC)No1423/76and,inthatcase,
mustadjusttheofferssoastoconformwiththevalueof
onekilogramofbrokenricefixedbyRegulationNo467/
67/EEC;whereasnoadjustmentismade,however,ifthe
pricesforhuskedriceandsemi-milledorwhollymilled
ricetakenintoconsideration arelowerthanthose
providedforinthelastsubparagraphofArticle4ofRegu­
lationNo467/67/EEC;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
1869/94(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (EEC)
No81/92of15January1992layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No3877/86onimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromatic
Basmativariety(3),andinparticularArticle8thereof,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequaltothe
differencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecifprice;
whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi-milledrice,
thelevyshouldbederivedfromtheleviesapplicableto
thecorresponding huskedrice,andwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1994/95
marketingyearbyCommission Regulation (EC)
No2051/94(4);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(^aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1614/92(6),andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketwhichare
sufficientlyrepresentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket,
accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldisturbances
ontheCommunitymarket;whereasthequalityofthe
goodsofferedmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whether
thisqualityasfixedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1423/76P),orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemadeWhereasRegulation(EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertainoffers
arefordeliverycostandfreightorrelatetoaproductput
upinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,toadjustsuchoffersby
applyingtheratesoramountsfixedbytheabovemen­
tionedRegulationtomaketheofferscomparabletooffers
fordeliveryciforrelatingtoaproductpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamonthe
basisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmadeforother
portsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenofthecorrec­
tionsnecessitatedbythedifferenceintransportchargesin
relationtoRotterdam :
Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforinArticle1(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifpricemaybe
calculatedonthebasisofoffersfordeliveryduringthe
followingmonthormayberetainedunalteredfora
limitedperiod;(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL197,30.7.1994,p.7.
(3)OJNoL10,16.1.1992,p.9.
(4)OJNoL210,13.8.1994,p.24.(jOJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.(jOJNoL170,25.6.1992,p.15.
0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.(8)OJNoL204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(9)OJNoL202,27.7.1988,p.41.

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Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealteredin
theinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariationsin
thresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodeterminecif
prices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,whollymilled
riceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonlyifvaria­
tionsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevyentailan
increaseorareductionofatleastECU1,21pertonnein
theamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereastherepresentative marketratesdefinedin
Article1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(8),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No3528/93(9),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93(10),asamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No547/94(");
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovementioned
provisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates,the
levyrelatingtothemmustbereducedbyafixedamount
andbyanamountcorresponding to50%ofthelevy
relatingtothirdcountries;whereas,pursuanttoArticles
12and13ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No715/90of
5March1990onthearrangementsapplicabletoagricul­
turalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatingintheACP
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories(OCT)('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No235/94(2),the
levymustbefurtherreducedinthecaseofsemi-milled
andwhollymilledrice;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (3),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories ;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1423/76determinedthe
standardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86(4),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3130/91(*),defineda
specialarrangementfortheimportationofcertainquanti­
tiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity ;whereasthis
arrangementprovidesforalevyof75%ofthatcalculated
inaccordancewithArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)
No1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymaynotbeless
thanthedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier pricefor
Basmatiriceandthethresholdpriceforlong-grainrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(6)and
Commission Regulation (EEC)No862/91Qmade
importarrangementsforriceoriginatinginBangladesh ;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1994.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(2)OJNoL30,3.2.1994,p.12.
(3)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
(4)OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1.0OJNoL297,29.10.1991,p.1.
(6)OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1.0OJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7.(8)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.0OJNoL320,22.12.1993,p.32.
HOJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
(")OJNoL69,12.3.1994,p.1.

1.9.94 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL228/25
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1994fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeLevies(®)
Arrangement
inRegulation(EEC)
No3877/860ACP
BangladeshemonThirdcountries
(exceptACP)0
10061021 — 142,53 292^6
10061023 — 144,14 295,49
10061025 — 144,14 295,49
10061027 221,62 144,14 295,49
10061092 — 142,53 292,26
10061094 — 144,14 295,49
10061096 — 144,14 295,49
10061098 221,62 144,14 295,49
10062011 — 179,06 365,33
10062013 — 181,08 369,36
10062015 — 181,08 369,36
10062017 277,02 181,08 369,36
10062092 — 179,06 365,33
10062094 — 181,08 369,36
10062096 — 181,08 369,36
10062098 277,02 181,08 369,36
10063021 — 222,22 46830
10063023 — 267,80 559,37
10063025 — 267,80 559,37
10063027 419,53 267,80 559,37
10063042 — 222,22 468,30
10063044 — 267,80 559,37
10063046 — 267,80 559,37
10063048 419,53 267,80 559,37
10063061 — 237,02 498,74
10063063 — 287,47 599,65
10063065 — 287,47 599,65
10063067 449,74 287,47 599,65
10063092 — 237,02 498,74
10063094 — 287,47 599,65
10063096 — 287,47 599,65
10063098 449,74 287,47 599,65
10064000 — 54,02 114,04
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
OInaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,theleviesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandimporteddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76.
(4)Thelevyonimportsofrice,notincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisappli­
cableunderthearrangementslaiddowninRegulations (EEC)No3491/90and(EEC)No862/91.
(®)Thelevyonimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyisapplicableunderthearrangementslaid
downinamendedRegulation(EEC)No3877/86.
(')NoimportlevyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC,
subjecttotheprovisionsofDecision93/127/EEC.