NoL244/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.9.74
REGULATION (EEC)No2291/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of5September1974
fixingtheexportleviesonrice
ofriceontheCommunitymarketontheonehand
andpricesforriceandproductsprocessedfromiton
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesame
Articleprovidesthatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopment ofprices
andtradeonricemarketsandfurthermore ,totake
intoaccounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposed
exportsandtheneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarket;
WhereasfortheproductslistedinArticle1(c)of
RegulationNo359/67/EECthespecificfactorssetout
inArticle3(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73must
alsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereastheexportlevymaybevariediftheworld
marketsituationorthespecificrequirements of
certainmarketsmakethisnecessary ;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,the
followingshouldbeusedtocalculatethelevies:
—forcurrenciestheexchangeratesforwhichare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,aconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity;
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesforeach
ofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunitycurren­
ciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraphovera
specifiedperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketinrice,
andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandontheworld
market,thattheexportleviesshouldbefixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC('),of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinriceaslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1129/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle21ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC
providesthatthenecessarymeasuresmaybetakenif
thecifpriceofoneormoreproductsisappreciably
higherthanthethresholdpriceandifthatsituationis
likelytocontinuetherebydisturbingorthreateningto
disturbtheCommunitymarket;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No2737/73specifiesthat
thecifpricemayberegardedasappreciablyhigher
thanthethresholdpricewhenitexceedsitbyatleast
2%;whereasthisexcessmayberegardedasbeing
likelytocontinuewhereanimbalancebetweensupply
anddemandisestablishedandwherethisimbalance
islikelytopersisthavingregardtoforeseeableproduc­
tionandmarketpricetrends;
Whereasthehighlevelofpricesininternationaltrade
couldimpedeimportationofriceintotheCommu­
nityorprovokeexportationfromtheCommunity ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaidto
existatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresupplies
intheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbeintro­
ducedforthisproduct;
Whereasinviewoftherelationshipbetweentherice
andproductsprocessedfromitandgiventhemarket
situationfortheseproducts,anexportlevymustalso
befixedforallproductsprocessedfromrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1974/75
marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)No1718/74(4)
and(EEC)No1935/74(5);
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73
specifiesthatwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixed
accountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationand
thefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavailabilitiesHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73is
herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon6September
1974.(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.20.
(3)OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.
(4)OJNoL181,4.7.1974,p.7.
(5)OJNoL203,25.7.1974,p.22.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.'
DoneatBrussels,5September1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof5September1974fixingtheexportleviesonrice
goods fC"TheadingNo Destiifiioiio!goods u.J./UK)kj,
10.06A1a)Roundgrainedpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertified
seeds(')12-000
10.06A1b)Longgrainedpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertified
seeds(') 8-000
10.06AIIa)Roundgrainedhuskedrice I2-000
10.06Λ11b)Longgrainedhuskedrice S--000
10.06BIa)Roundgrainedsemi-nulledrice 12-000
[0.06B1b)Longgrainedscnn-n\il!cdriet 12-000
10.06B11a)Roundgrainedwholly-milledrice 12-000
10.06B11b)Longgrainedwholly-milled rice 12-000
10.06C Brokenrice 12-000
11.01F Riceflour —
11.02AVI Ricegroatsandmeal 12-000
11.02E11e)1Flakedrice 12-000
11.02FVI Pelletsofrice 12-000
(')Officiallycertifiedseedsarcunderstoodtohethose»ei-d»coin,linedinthepackagesofficial!)sealedind
officiallylabelledas'basicseed','certifiedseed.first.neneration'.'certifiedseed,H-COIHIwnerat'on'confor­
mingtotheprovisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966onthemarketingofcerealvu-u;OJNo
125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66)andoftheCouncilDecisionof26March197Jontheequivalenceofseed
producedinDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom(OJNoL106,20.1.1973,p12!.