NoL70/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.3.86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No743/86
of12March1986
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,correctiveamountsprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No
1613/71;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,Whereas,furthermore,inthecaseofroundgrainandlong
grainhuskedriceandroundgrainandlonggrainwholly
milledrice,thecifpriceiscalculatedonthebasisof
quotationsorpricesontheworldmarketrelating,for
eachtypeofrice,totheproductsspecifiedinArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No1613/71;whereas,forthiscalcula­
tion,theconversionratesresultingfromCommission
RegulationNo467/67/EECof21August1967fixingthe
conversionrates,theprocessingcostsandthevalueofthe
by-productsforthevariousstagesofriceprocessingQ,as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2249/85(8),should
beusedwhereappropriate ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3768/85(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)thereof,
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersareforricecontainingahigherpercentageof
brokenricethanthatallowedforinthestandardquality
fixedbyRegulation(EEC)No1423/76and,inthatcase,
mustadjusttheofferssoastoconformwiththevalueof
onekilogramofbrokenricefixedbyRegulationNo467/
67/EEC;whereasnoadjustmentismade,however,ifthe
pricesforhuskedriceandsemi-milledorwhollymilled
ricetakenintoconsideration arelowerthanthose
providedforinthelastsubparagraphofArticle4ofRegu­
lationNo467/67/EEC:HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereasinthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequaltothediffe­
rencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecifprice;
whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi-milledrice,
thelevyshouldbederivedfromtheleviesapplicableto
thecorresponding huskedriceandwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1985/86
marketingyearbyRegulation(EEC)No2250/85(3);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2117/80(*),andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketwhichare
sufficientlyrepresentative oftherealtrendofthemarket,
accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldisturbances
ontheCommunitymarket;whereasthequalityofthe
goodsofferedmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whether
thisqualityasfixedinRegulation(EEC)No1423/76(*),
orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemadebyapplyingtheWhereasRegulation (EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertainoffers
arefordeliverycostandfreightorrelatetoaproductput
upinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,toadjustsuchoffersby
applyingtheratesoramountsfixedbytheabovemen­
tionedRegulationtomaketheofferscomparabletooffers
fordeliveryciforrelatingtoaproductpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamonthe
basisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmadeforother
portsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenofthecorrec­
tionsnecessitatedbythedifferenceintransportchargesin
relationtoRotterdam :
Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforinArticle1(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifpricemaybe
calculatedonthebasisofoffersfordeliveryduringthe
followingmonthormayberetainedunalteredfora
limitedperiod;(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
2)OJNoL362,31.12.1985,p.8.
(3)OJNoL210,7.8.1985,p.14.0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
OOJNóL206,8.8.1980,p.15.
MOJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.0OJNoL204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(8)OJNoL210,7.8.1985,p.13.

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thresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodeterminecif
prices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,whollymilled
riceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonlyifvaria­
tionsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevyentailan
increaseorareductionofatleast1,21ECUpertonnein
theamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(«),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovementioned
provisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
oftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevyrelating
tothemmust,pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No
486/85('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
692/86(2),bereducedbyafixedamountandbyan
amountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelatingto
thirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurtherreduced
inthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilledrice;
whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjecttoconditions,
someofwhicharesetoutinArticles10and11ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No486/85andinRegulation (EEC)No
551/85(3);
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle272oftheActofAccession,
theCommunity asconstitutedat31December1985
must,inthecaseofproductsspecifiedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76whichareimportedfrom
Portugal,applythearrangementswhichwereapplicable
inrespectofPortugalbeforeaccession;whereas,under
Article4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3792/85of20
December1985layingdownthearrangementsapplying
totradeinagriculturalproductsbetweenSpainand
Portugal(4),thesamearrangements aretobeappliedin
thecaseofSpain;whereasalevyshouldbeapplied
pursuanttothosearrangements andwhereasthatlevy
shouldbecalculatedinaccordancewiththeruleslaid
downinRegulation(EEC)No1613/71andtakinginto
accountthesituationwithregardtomarketpricesin
Portugal;andwhereas,inthecaseofimportsintoSpain
theaccessioncompensatoryamountapplicabletotrade
betweenSpainandtheCommunityasconstitutedat31
December1985shouldbedeductedfromthelevy;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1423/76(^deter­
minedthestandardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
RegulationisincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealteredin
theinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariationsinHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon13March1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12March1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.0OJNoL63,5.3.1986.
(3)OJNoL63,2.3.1985,p.10.
(4)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.7.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20. (6)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof12March1986fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Portugal\Third
countries(3)ACPor
OCT000
ex10.06 Rice:II
B.Other:\\
I.Paddyrice;huskedrice:ll
a)Paddyrice:ll
1.Roundgrain—314,82 153,81
2.Longgrain—318,09 155,44
b)Huskedrice:ll
1.Roundgrain—393,53 193,16
2.Longgrain—397,61 195,20I II.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:lI a)Semi-milledrice:\
1.Roundgrain 13,05 485,78 230,96
2.Longgrain 12,97 615,59 295,91
b)Whollymilledrice:I
1.Roundgrain 13,90 517,36 246,33
2.Longgrain 13,90 659,92 317,61.I III.Brokenrice 30,24 164,79 79,39
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles10and11ofRegulation(EEC)No486/85andofRegula­
tionNo551/85.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No486/85,theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheoverseasdepart­
mentofReunionofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe'overseascountries
andterritories'.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation
(EEC)No14J8/76.