1.9.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL243/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2454/83
of31August1983
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1566/83(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereasinthecaseofhuskedrice,
whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequalto
thedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecif
price;whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi­
milledrice,thelevyshouldbederivedfromthelevies
applicabletothecorresponding huskedriceand
whollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1983/84
marketingyearbyRegulation(EEC)No1999/83(3);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
andinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1613/71of
26July1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcif
pricesandleviesonriceandbrokenriceandthe
correctiveamountsrelatingthereto(4),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2117/80(^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,theconversionratesresultingfrom
CommissionRegulationNo467/67/EECof21August
1967fixingtheconversionrates,theprocessingcosts
andthevalueoftheby-productsforthevariousstages
ofriceprocessingQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1998/83(8),shouldbeusedwhereappro­
priate;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercent­
ageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforinthestan­
dardqualityfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No1423/76
and,inthatcase,mustadjusttheofferssoasto
conformwiththevalueofonekilogramofbrokenrice
fixedbyRegulationNo467/67/EEC,asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1808/74;whereasnoadjustment
ismade,however,ifthepricesforhuskedriceand
semi-milledorwhollymilledricetakenintocon­
siderationarelowerthanthoseprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraph ofArticle4ofRegulationNo
467/67/EEC;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersarefordeliverycostandfreightorrelatetoa
productputupinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,toadjust
suchoffersbyapplyingtheratesoramountsfixedby
theabovementioned Regulationtomaketheoffers
comparabletooffersfordeliveryciforrelatingtoa
productpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmade
forotherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenof
thecorrectionsnecessitatedbythedifferenceintrans­
portchargesinrelationtoRotterdam ;
Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforinArticle1(3)
ofRegulation(EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifprice
maybecalculatedonthebasisofoffersfordelivery
duringthefollowingmonthormayberetainedun­
alteredforalimitedperiod;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
andoftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevy
relatingtothemmust,pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)OOJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.5.
(3)OJNoL196,20.7.1983,p.17.
0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.0OJNoL206,8.8.1980,p.15.
(6)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.0OJNoL204,24.8.1967,p.1.0OJNoL196,20.7.1983,p.16.

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abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedasset
outintheAnnexhereto,No706/76('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No279/80(2),bereducedbyafixedamountandbyan
amountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelatingto
thirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurther
reducedinthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilled
rice;whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjectto
conditions,someofwhicharesetoutinArticle9of
Regulation(EEC)No706/76;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1423/76(3)
determinedthestandardqualitiesforriceandbroken
rice;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76,thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealtered
intheinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariations
inthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodetermine
cifprices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonly
ifvariationsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevy
entailanincreaseorareductionofatleast1,21ECU
pertonneintheamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.
(2)OJNoL31,8.2.1980,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.

1.9.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL243/7
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1983fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionThird
countries0ACPor
OCT000
ex10.06 Rice:
B.Other:\
I.Paddyrice;huskedrice:\
a)Paddyrice:
1.Roundgrain 170,39 81,59
2.Longgrain 144,31 68,55
b)Huskedrice:
1.Roundgrain 212,99 102,89
2.Longgrain 180,39 86,59\ II.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
a)Semi-milledrice:
1.Roundgrain 354,13 165,14
1 2.Longgrain 388,30 182,26
b)Whollymilledrice:
1.Roundgrain 377,15 176,22
2.Longgrain 416,26 195,78
III.Brokenrice 57,72 25,86
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle10ofRegulation(EEC)No435/80.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No435/80,theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintothe
FrenchoverseasdepartmentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aof
Regulation (EEC)No1418/76.