6.12.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL326/19
REGULATION (EEC)No3076/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of5December 1974
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
2-2.5%,aconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity;
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesforeach
ofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunitycurren­
ciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraphovera
specifiedperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketinrice,
andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandontheworld
market,thattheexportleviesshouldbefixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommittee forCereals.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(0);
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73
specifiesthatwhentheexportlevyisbeingtixed
accountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationand
thefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavailabilitiesHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73is
herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon6December
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.
(6)OJNoL270,5.10.1974,p.1.

NoL326/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.12.74
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5December1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof5December1974fixingtheexportleviesonrice
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./100kg
10.06Ala)Roundgrainedpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(«) 12'000
10.06Alb)Longgrainedpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertified
seeds(*) 6-000
10.06AIIa)Roundgrainedhuskedrice 12-000
10.06AIIb)Longgrainedhuskedrice 6-000
10.06BIa)Roundgrainedsemi-milledrice >12-000
10.06Bib)Longgrainedsemi-milledrice 5-000
10.06BIIa)Roundgrainedwholly-milledrice '12-000
10.06BIIb)Longgrainedwholly-milledrice 5-000
10.06C 1Brokenrice !12-000
11.01F Riceflour '—
11.02AVIRicegroatsandmeal |12*000
11.02EIIe)1Flakedrice !12-000
11.02FVIPelletsofrice j12-000
(')Officiallycertifiedseedsareundersroodtobethoseseedscontainedinthepackagesofficiallysealedand
officiallylabelledas'basicseed",'certifiedtongeneration*,certifiedseed,secondgeneration'confor­
mingtotheprovisionsoftheCouncilDirertiveof34June1966onthemarketingofcerealseed(OJNo
1Z5,11.7.1966,p.2309/66)and«fihtCouncilDecisionof2.6March197jontheequivalenceofneed
producedinDenmark,IrelandandshelimitedKingdom {OjNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).