9.11.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL309/31
REGULATION (EEC)No3038/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of8November 1973
fixingtheexportleviesonrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC('),of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinriceaslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccession(-');
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
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1973/74
marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)Nos1962/73(4)
andNo2024/73(5);
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73
specifiesthatwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixed
accountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationand
thefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavailabilities
ofriceontheCommunitymarketontheonehand
andpricesforriceandproductsprocessedfromiton
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesame
Articleprovidesthatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopment ofprices
andtradeonricemarketsandfurthermore ,totake
intoaccounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposed
exportsandtheneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarket;
WhereasfortheproductslistedinArticle 1(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;
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesforeach
ofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunitycurren­
ciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraphovera
specifiedperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketinrice,
andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandontheworld
market,thattheexportleviesshouldbefixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation
('OJNoL174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(-')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.h)OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.(4)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.1.
(5)OJNoL206,27.7.1973,p.30.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommittee forCereals.herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon9November
1973.Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73is
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8November1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

9.11.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL309/33
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof8November1973fixingtheexportleviesonrice
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a. /100kg
10.06AIa)
10.06AIb)
10.06AIIa)
10.06AIIb)
10.06 BIa)
10.06 BIb)
10.06BIIa)
10.06 BIIb)
10.06 C
11.01F
11.02AVI
11.02EIIe)1
11.08AllRoundgrainedpaddyrice
Longgrainedpaddyrice
Roundgrainedhuskedrice
Longgrainedhuskedrice
Roundgrainedsemi-milledrice
Longgrainedsemi-milledrice
Roundgrainedwholly-milled rice
Longgrainedwholly-milled rice
Brokenrice
Riceflour
Ricegroatsandmeal
Flakedrice
Ricestarch35·000
35·000
35·000
35·000
45·000
45·000
45·000
45·000
15·000
0
15·900
21·000
0