7.2.75 NoL34/11 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No298/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of6February1975
fixingtheexportleviesonrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC('),of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
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),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2518/74(6);
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73
specifiesthatwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixed
accountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationand
thefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavailabilitiesofriceontheCommunitymarketontheonehand
andpricesforriceandproductsprocessedfromiton
theworldmarket-ontheother;whereasthesame
Articleprovidesthat-itisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldeyelopment 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;
—forothercurrencies aconversionratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesforeach
ofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunitycurren­
ciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraphovera
specifiedperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketinrice,
andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandontheworld
market,thattheexportleviesshouldbefixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73is
herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7February
1975.C)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.
0)OJNoL270,5.10.1974,p.1.

NoL34/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.2.75
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6February1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof6February1975fixingtheexportleviesonrice
(u.a./100kg)
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods Levies
10.06AIa)
10.06AIb)
10.06AIIa)
10.06AIIb)
10.06BIa)
10.06BIb)
10.06BIIa)
10.06BIIb)
10.06C
11.01F
11.02AVI
11.02EIIe)1
11.02FVIRoundgrainedpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertified
seeds(')
Longgrainedpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertified
seeds(*)
Roundgrainedhuskedrice
Longgrainedhuskedrice
Roundgrainedsemi-milledrice
Longgrainedsemi-milledrice
Roundgrainedwholly-milled rice
Longgrainedwholly-milled rice
Brokenrice
Riceflour
Ricegroatsandmeal
Flakedrice
Pelletsofrice5-00
2-00
5-00
2-00
5-00
5-00
5-00
5-00
5-00
5-00
(l)Officiallycertifiedseedsareunderstoodtobethoseseedscontainedinthepackagesofficiallysealedand
officiallylabelledas'basicseed','certifiedseed,firstgeneration','certifiedseed,secondgeneration'confor­
mingtotheprovisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966onthemarketingofcerealseed(OJNo
125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66)andoftheCouncilDecisionof26March1973ontheequivalenceofseed
producedinDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom(OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).