31.8.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL234/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2456/85
of30August1985
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1025/84(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereasinthecaseofhuskedrice,
whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequalto
thedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecif
price;whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi­
milledrice,thelevyshouldbederivedfromthelevies
applicabletothecorresponding huskedriceand
whollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1985/86
marketingyearbyRegulation(EEC)No2250/85(3);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
andinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of
26July1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcif
pricesandleviesonriceandbrokenriceandthe
correctiveamountsrelatingthereto(4),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2117/80(*),andinparticular
themostfavourablepurchasingopportunitiesonthe
worldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepresentative of
therealtrendofthemarket,accountbeingtakenin
particularoftheneedtopreventsuddenvariations
likelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommu­
nitymarket;whereasthequalityofthegoodsoffered
mustalsobetakenintoaccount,whetherthisquality
asfixedinRegulation (EEC)No1423/76(*),or
whetheradjustmentsneedtobemadebyapplyingthe
correctiveamountsprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)
No1613/71;
Whereas,furthermore,inthecaseofroundgrainand
longgrainhuskedriceandroundgrainandlonggrainwhollymilledrice,thecifpriceiscalculatedonthe
basisofquotationsorpricesontheworldmarket
relating,foreachtypeofrice,totheproductsspecified
inArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No1613/71;whereas,
forthiscalculation,theconversionratesresultingfrom
CommissionRegulationNo467/67/EECof21August
1967fixingtheconversionrates,theprocessingcosts
andthevalueoftheby-productsforthevariousstages
ofriceprocessingQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2249/85(8),shouldbeusedwhereappro­
priate;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercent­
ageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforinthestan­
dardqualityfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No1423/76
and,inthatcase,mustadjusttheofferssoasto
conformwiththevalueofonekilogramofbrokenrice
fixedbyRegulationNo467/67/EEC;whereasno
adjustmentismade,however,ifthepricesforhusked
riceandsemi-milledorwhollymilledricetakeninto
consideration arelowerthanthoseprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraph ofArticle4ofRegulationNo
467/67/EEC;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersarefordeliverycostandfreightOrrelatetoa
productputupinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,toadjust
suchoffersbyapplyingtheratesoramountsfixedby
theabovementioned Regulationtomaketheoffers
comparabletooffersfordeliveryciforrelatingtoa
productpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmade
forotherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenof
thecorrectionsnecessitatedbythedifferenceintrans­
portchargesinrelationtoRotterdam;
Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforinArticle1(3)
ofRegulation(EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifprice
maybecalculatedonthebasisofoffersfordelivery
duringthefollowingmonthormayberetainedun­
alteredforalimitedperiod;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
andoftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevy
relatingtothemmust,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.13.
(3)OJNoL210,7.8.1985,p.14.0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.0OJNoL206,8.8.1980,p.15.
i6)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.0OJNoL204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(8)OJNoL210,7.8.1985,p.13.

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theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No974/71(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No855/840,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent,andtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedasset
outintheAnnexhereto,No486/85('),bereducedbyafixedamountandbyan
amountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelatingto
thirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurther
reducedinthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilled
rice;whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjectto
conditions,someofwhicharesetoutinArticles10
and11ofRegulation(EEC)No486/85andinRegula­
tion(EEC)No551/85(2);
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1423/76(3)
determinedthestandardqualitiesforriceandbroken
rice;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76,thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealtered
intheinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariations
inthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodetermine
cifprices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonly
ifvariationsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevy
entailanincreaseorareductionofatleast1,21ECU
pertonneintheamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedonHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30August1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-Presiden ';
(')OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.
(2)OJNoL63,2.3.1985,p.10.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.(4)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.0OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

31.8.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL234/7
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30August1985fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionThird
countries(3)ACPor
OCT(1)(2)(3)
ex10.06 Rice:I
B.Other:
I.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
a)Paddyrice:
1.Roundgrain 261,30 127,05\ 2.Longgrain 248,50 120,65
b)Huskedrice:l
1.Roundgrain 326,63 159,71
2.Longgrain 310,62 151,71
II.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:l
a)Semi-milledrice:\
1.Roundgrain 358,05 167,10
2.Longgrain 531,30 253,76
b)Whollymilledrice:I
1.Roundgrain 381,33 178,31
2.Longgrain 569,56 272,43\III.Brokenrice 95,38 44,69
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles10and11ofRegulation(EEC)No486/85
andofRegulationNo551/85.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No486/85,theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintothe
overseasdepartmentofReunionofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aof
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76.