NoL328/66 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.11.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3487/91
of29November 1991
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
883/87of23March1987layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
onimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmati
varietyfallingwithinCNcodes100610,100620and
100630(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
674/91(4),andinparticularArticle8thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequaltothediffe­
rencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecifprice;
whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi-milledrice,
thelevyshouldbederivedfromtheleviesapplicableto
thecorresponding huskedriceandwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1991/92
marketingyearbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2149/91Q;
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(%aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2325/88f7),andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketwhichare
sufficientlyrepresentative oftherealtrendofthemarket,
accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;whereasthequalityofthe
goodsofferedmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whether
thisqualityasfixedinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1423/76(8),orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemadeby
applyingthecorrectiveamountsprovidedforinRegula­
tion(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(9),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2325/88,shouldbe
usedwhereappropriate ;
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;
WhereasRegulation(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)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.
(3)OJNoL80,24.3.1987,p.20.
(4)OJNoL75,21.3.1991,p.29.0OJNoL200,23.7.1991,p.10.
(«)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
OOJNoL202,27.7.1988,p.41.(8)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.
0OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.

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riceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonlyifvaria­
tionsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevyentailan
increaseorareductionofatleastECU1,21pertonnein
theamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(8),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(9),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovementioned
provisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
oftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevyrelating
tothemmustbereducedbyafixedamountandbyan
amountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelatingto
thirdcountries;whereas,pursuanttoArticles12and13
ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of5March1990
onthearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproducts
andcertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagri­
culturalproductsoriginatingintheACPStatesorinthe
overseascountriesandterritories(OCT)('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No523/91(2),thelevy
mustbefurtherreducedinthecaseofsemi-milled and
whollymilledrice;
WhereasonimportationintoPortugalofproductslisted
inAnnexXXIVtotheActofAccessionanadditional
amountisaddedtothelevy;whereastheseamountswere
setbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3808/90(3);
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1423/76determinedthe
standardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86(4),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3130/91(%defineda
specialarrangementfortheimportationofcertainquanti­
tiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity ;whereasthis
arrangementprovidesforalevyof75%ofthatcalculated
inaccordancewithArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymaynotbelessthan
thedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier pricefor
Basmatiriceandthethresholdpriceforlong-grainrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(6)and
Commission Regulation (EEC)No862/91Qmade
importarrangementsforriceoriginatinginBangladesh ;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealteredin
theinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariationsin
thresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodeterminecif
prices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,whollymilledHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29November1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(2)OJNoL58,5.3.1991,p.1.
(3)OJNoL366,29.12.1990,p.1.
(4)OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1.
OOJNoL297,29.10.1991,p.1.
(6)OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1.
OOJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(>)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

NoL328/68 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.11.91
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29November1991fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeArrangement
inRegulation(EEC)
No3877/86(6)ACPorOCT
C)(2)(3)(4)
BangladeshThirdcountries
(exceptACPorOCT)
0
10061021 152,20 311,60
10061023 220,04 143,09 293,38
10061025 220,04 143,09 293,38
10061027 220,04 143,09 293,38
10061092 — 152,20 311,60
10061094 220,04 143,09 293,38
10061096 220,04 143,09 293,38
10061098 220,04 143,09 293,38
10062011 — 191,15 389,50
10062013 275,05 179,76 366,73
10062015 275,05 179,76 366,73
10062017 275,05 179,76 366,73
10062092 — 191,15 389,50
10062094 275,05 179,76 366,73
10062096 275,05 179,76 366,73
10062098 275,05 179,76 366,73
10063021 — 236,87 497,600
10063023 439,450 281,08 585,930
10063025 439,450 281,08 585,930
10063027 439,450 281,08 585,930
10063042 — 236,87 497,600
10063044 439,45(*) 281,08 585,930
10063046 439,450 281,08 585,930
10063048 439,450 281,08 585,930
10063061 — 252,62 529,950
10063063 471,090 301,71 628,120
10063065 471,090 301,71 628,120
10063067 471,090 301,71 628,120
10063092 — 252,62 529,950
10063094 471,090 301,71 628,120
10063096 471,090 301,71 628,120
10063098 471,090 301,71 628,120
10064000 — 68,01 142,03
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,theleviesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountriesandterritoriesandimporteddirectlyintothe
overseasdepartmentofReunion.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76.
(*)Thelevyonimportsofrice,notincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisappli­
cablesunderthearrangements laiddowninRegulation (EEC)Nos3491/90and862/91.
(*)ThelevyonimportsintoPortugalisincreasedbytheamountspecifiedinArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3808/90.
(*)Thelevyonimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyisapplicableunderthearrangementslaid
downinRegulation(EEC)No3877/86,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3130/91.