1.9.79 NoL222/5 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1916/79
of31August1979
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(!),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1552/79(2),andinparticularArticle
11(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,
whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequal
tothedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthe
cifprice;whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi­
milledrice,thelevyshouldbederivedfromthelevies
applicabletothecorresponding huskedriceand
whollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1979/80
marketingyearbyRegulation(EEC)No1774/79(3);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
andinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of
26July1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcif
pricesandleviesonriceandbrokenriceandthe
correctiveamountsrelatingthereto(4),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1776/79(5),andinparticular
themostfavourablepurchasingopportunitiesonthe
worldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepresentative of
therealtrendofthemarket,accountbeingtakenin
particularoftheneedtopreventsuddenvariations
likelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommu­
nitymarket;whereasthequalityofthegoodsoffered
mustalsobetakenintoaccount,whetherthisquality
asfixedinRegulation (EEC)No1423/76(6),or
whetheradjustmentsneedtobemadebyapplyingthe
correctiveamountsprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)
No1613/71;
Whereas,furthermore,inthecaseofroundgrainand
longgrainhuskedriceandroundgrainandlonggrainwhollymilledrice,thecifpriceiscalculatedonthe
basisofquotationsorpricesontheworldmarket
relating,foreachtypeofrice,totheproductsspecified
inArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No1613/71;
whereas,forthiscalculation,theconversionrates
resultingfromCommissionRegulationNo467/
67/EECof21August1967fixingtheconversionrates,
theprocessingcostsandthevalueoftheby-products
forthevariousstagesofriceprocessing(7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1771/79(8),should
beusedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercen­
tageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforinthe
standardqualityfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1423/76and,inthatcase,mustadjusttheofferssoas
toconformwiththevalueofonekilogramofbroken
ricefixedbyRegulationNo467/67/EEC,asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1808/74;whereasnoadjust­
mentismade,however,ifthepricesforhuskedrice
andsemi-milledorwhollymilledricetakeninto
considerationarelowerthanthoseprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraphofArticle4ofRegulationNo467/
67/EEC;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersarefordeliverycostandfreightorrelatetoa
productputupinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,to
adjustsuchoffersbyapplyingtheratesoramounts
fixedbytheabovementioned Regulationtomakethe
offerscomparabletooffersfordeliveryciforrelating
toaproductpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmade
forotherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenof
thecorrectionsnecessitatedbythedifferenceintrans­
portchargesinrelationtoRotterdam;
Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforinArticle1(3)
ofRegulation(EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifprice
maybecalculatedonthebasisofoffersfordelivery
duringthefollowingmonthormayberetainedunal­
teredforalimitedperiod;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
andoftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevy1)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
2)OJNoL188,26.7.1979,p.9.
3)OJNoL203,11.8.1979,p.11.
4)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
5)OJNoL203,11.8.1979,p.15.
6)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.(7)OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(»)OJNoL203,11.8.1979,p.6.

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—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No652/79of29
March1979(4)laiddownthecoefficientfor
expressingamounts,fixedinunitsofaccount,in
ECU;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedasset
outintheAnnexhereto,relatingtothemmust,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)
No706/76(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1198/78(2),bereducedbyafixedamountandby
anamountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelating
tothirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurther
reducedinthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilled
rice;whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjectto
conditions,someofwhicharesetoutinArticle9of
Regulation(EEC)No706/76;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1553/71of19
July1971amendingRegulationNo359/67/EECon
thecommonorganizationofthemarketinrice(3)
alteredthedefinitionsgiveninAnnexAtoRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76andincorporatedinSupple­
mentaryNotes2and3EtoChapter10ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76,thenomenclature provided
forinthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealtered
intheinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariations
inthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodetermine
cifprices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonly
ifvariationsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevy
entailanincreaseorareductionofatleast1-21ECU
pertonneintheamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(»)OJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.
(*)OJNoL147,3.6.1978,p.1.
3)OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.5. (4)OJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1.

1.9.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL222/7
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1979fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionThird
countries(3)ACPor
OCT(")(')(')
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrain 71-88 32.31
b)Longgrain 101.45 47.10\ II.Huskedrice:iii I a)Roundgrain 89.85 41.30
b)Longgrain 126.81 59.78
B.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:I I.Semi-milled rice:\ I a)Roundgrain 171.67 73-87
b)Longgrain 274.97 125-56
II.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrain 182.83 79-03
b)Longgrain 294-77 135.00
C.Brokenrice: 62-65 28-31
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No706/76.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No706/76,theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsof
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.
(5)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76.