NoL271/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.10.74
REGULATION (EEC)No2528/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of4October1974
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(')of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1129/74(2),andinparticularArticle11
(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle11ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,
whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequal
tothedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthe
cifprice;whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi­
milledrice,thelevyshouldbederivedfromthelevies
applicabletothecorresponding huskedriceand
whollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1974/75
marketingyearbyRegulation (EEC)No1718/74(3)
and(EEC)No1935/74(4)andamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2518/74(5);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulationNo359/67/EECand
inRegulation (EEC)No1613/71(6),aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1057/73(7),andinparticular
themostfavourablepurchasingopportunities onthe
worldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepresentative of
therealtrendofthemarket,accountbeingtakenin
particularoftheneedtopreventsuddenvariations
likelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommu­
nitymarket;whereasthequalityofthegoodsoffered
mustalsobetakenintoaccount,whetherthisquality
correspondstothestandardqualityfixedinRegula­
tionNo362/67/EEC(s),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1555/71(9),orwhetheradjustments
needtobemadebyapplyingthecorrectiveamounts
providedforinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1613/71of26July1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesandleviesonriceandbrokenrice
andthecorrectiveamountsrelatingthereto;
Whereas,furthermore ,inthecaseofround-grained
andlong-grainedhuskedriceandround-grained and
long-grainedwhollymilledrice,thecifpriceiscalcu­
latedonthebasisofquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketrelating,foreachtypeofrice,totheproducts
specifiedinArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No
1613/71;whereas,forthiscalculation ,theconversion
ratesresultingfromCommissionRegulationNo467/
67/EEC(10)of21August1967fixingtheconversion
rates,theprocessingcostsandthevalueofthe
by-productsforthevariousstagesofriceprocessing,
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1808/74(")
shouldbeusedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercen­
tageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforinthe
standardqualityfixedbyRegulationNo362/67/EEC
and,inthatcasetoadjusttheofferssoastoconform
withthevalueofonekilogrammeofbrokenriceas
fixedbyRegulationNo467/67/EEC,asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1808/74,whereasnoadjustment
ismade,however,ifthepricesforhuskedriceand
semi-milledorwhollymilledricetakenintoconsidera­
tionarelowerthanthoseprovidedforinthelast
subparagraph ofArticle4ofRegulationNo467/
67/EEC;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersarefordeliverycostandfreightorrelatetoa
productputupinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,to
adjustsuchoffersbyapplyingtheratesoramounts
fixedbytheabovementioned Regulationtomakethe
offerscomparabletooffersfordeliveryciforrelating
toaproductpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscaluclatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmade
forotherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenof
thecorrectionsnecessitatedbythedifferenceintrans­
portchargesinrelationtoRotterdam ;
Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforArticle 1(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifprice
mavbecalculatedonthebasisofoffersfordelivery(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.20.
(3)OJNoL181,4.7.1974,p.7.
(••)0|NoL203,2.5.7.1974,p.22.
(5)OJNoL270,.5.10.1974,p.1.
(b)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(7)OJNoL105,20.4.1973,p.10.
(8)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.27.
HOJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.11.(i0)O|No20-4,_-t.~:■!
(")O)No1.INS,12.7.1974,p..W.

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ifvariationsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevy
entailanincreaseorareductionofatleast010unit
ofaccountper100kilogrammesintheamountofthe
levyinforce;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedas
shownintheTableannexedtothisRegulation ;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulationNo359/
67/EECareherebyfixedasshownintheTable
annexedtothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7October
1974.duringthefollowingmonthormayberetainedunal­
teredforalimitedperiod;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAssociated AfricanStatesand
MadagascarandoftheOverseasCountriesandTerri­
tories,thelevyrelatingtothemmust,pursuantto
Regulation (EEC)No540/70('),bereducedbyafixed
amountandbyanamountcorresponding to45%of
thelevyrelatingtothirdcountries;whereasthelevy
mustbefurtherreducedinthecaseofsemi-milled
andwhollymilledrice;whereas,underArticle2of
Regulation (EEC)No540/70,thechargingofthislevy
issubjecttoconditions,someofwhicharesetoutin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No430/72(2)of29
February1972onimplementing measuresconcerning
importsofriceandbrokenriceoriginatinginthe
AssociatedAfricanStatesandMadagascarorinthe
OverseasCountriesandTerritories ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1553/71(3)of
19July1971alteredthedefinitionsgiveninAnnexA
ofRegulationNo359/67/EECandincorporated in
supplementary notesNos2and3EtoChapter10of
theCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegula­
tionNo359/67/EEC,thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporated intheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealtered
intheinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariations
inthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodetermine
cifprices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonly
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4October1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL68,25.3.1970,p.1.
(-')OJNoL52,1.3.1972,p.41.
(3)OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.5.

NoL271/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.10.74
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof4October1974fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
Iu.a./100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsThird
countriesAASM/
OCT(»)C)
1006 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0
B.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
f.Semi-milledrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0
If.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0
C.Brokenrice 0 0
(')Regulation (EEC)No521/70providesthattheleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsof
productsoriginatingintheAASMandOCT.
(•)ThislevyIsapplicableonlytoimportsfulfillingtheconditionslaiddowninArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No540/70.