NoL147/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 3.6.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1208/78
of2June1978
fixingtheexportleviesonstarchproductsmanufactured fromrice
theproductsmentionedinArticle1bythecoeffi­
cientsrelatingtotheseproductsshownincolumn4
oftheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No2744/75(6),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2560/77(7);
Whereastheproductionrefundonbrokenrice
intendedforthemanufacture ofstarchisdefinedin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No2742/75;
Whereastheexportlevymustbefixedonceper
week;whereasitisalteredonlyifapplicationof
Article1(2)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No2007/75
entailsanincreaseorareductionofmorethan0-8
unitofaccountpertonneofbasicproduct;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,atarateofexchange
basedontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonth(
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,ir
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtc
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
totheworldmarketpriceofbrokenriceandtothe
importleviesthatanexportlevyshouldbeintroducec
fortheproductlistedintheAnnex,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1126/78(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2742/75of29October1975onproductionrefundsin
thecerealsandricesectors(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1127/78(4),andinparticular
Article6(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle6(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2742/75,anexportlevymaybeintroducedfor
productsfallingwithinsubheading11.08AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffwhenworldmarketprices
forbrokenriceexceedthethresholdpriceslessthe
productionrefund;
Whereas,byRegulation (EEC)No2007/75(5),the
Commissionlaiddowndetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionoftheexportlevyonstarchproducts;whereas
Article1(1)ofthatRegulationprovidesthatalevyis
introducedwhenitisfoundthattheimportlevyfor
brokenriceisatleastthreeunitsofaccountpertonne
lessthantheamountoftheproductionrefundvalid
inthecurrentmonthandthattheaverageofthe
leviesintheimmediatelyfollowingfortnightisat
leastthreeunitsofaccountpertonnelessthanthe
averageoftheproductionrefundvalidinthatfort­
night;
Whereastheexportlevymustbeequal,pertonneof
basicproduct,tothedifferencebetweentheproduc­
tionrefundvalidonthedayonwhichthisexportlevy
isfixedandtheaverageoftheleviesapplicableonthe
sevendaysprecedingthedayitcomesintoforce;
whereasthisdifferencemustthenbemultipliedforHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportleviesprovidedforinArticle6(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2742/75areherebyfixedasshownin
thetableannexedtothisRegulationfortheproduct
listedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon3June1978(>)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL142,30.5.1978,p.23.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.57.
(4)OJNoL142,30.5.1978,p.24.
(5)OJNoL203,1.8.1975,p.7.(6)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.
(7)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2June1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof2June1978fixingtheexportleviesonstarchproducts
manufactured fromrice
(u.a./tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Exportlevy
11.08AII Ricestarch 2011