1.7.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL175/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1750/81
of30June1981
fixingtheexportleviesonrice
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No1432/76
specifiesthatwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixed
accountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationand
thefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavailabilities
ofriceontheCommunitymarketontheonehand,
andpricesforriceandproductsprocessedfromiton
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesame
Articleprovidesthatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumofsuppliesandtradeonricemarketsand
furthermore ,totakeintoaccounttheeconomicaspect
oftheproposedexportsandtheneedtoavoiddistur­
bancesontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasfortheproductslistedinArticle1(c)of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76thespecificfactorsset
outinArticle3(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1432/76
mustalsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereastheexportlevymaybevariediftheworld
marketsituationorthespecificrequirements of
certainmarketsmakethisnecessary;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,the
followingshouldbeusedtocalculatethelevies:
—forcurrenciestheexchangeratesforwhichare
keptatanygivenmomentwhithinabandof
2-25%,aconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity,
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesforeach
ofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunitycurren­
ciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraphovera
specifiedperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketinrice,
andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandontheworld
market,thattheexportleviesshouldbefixedasshown
intheAnnextothisRegulation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbytheActof
AccessionofGreece(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1432/76of21June1976layingdowngeneralrulesto
beappliedintheeventofthericemarketbeing
disturbed(3),andinparticularArticle4(3)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,
WhereasArticle21ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesthatmeasuresmaybetakenwhenthequota­
tionsorpricesontheworldmarketforoneormore
productsreachthelevelofCommunityprices;
whereasthatsituationislikelytocontinueandto
deteriorate,therebydisturbingorthreateningto
disturbtheCommunitymarket;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1432/76specifiesthat
thequotationsorpricesontheworldmarketshallbe
regardedashavingreachedthelevelofCommunity
priceswhentheyapproachorexceedthethreshold
price;whereasthecontinuationandthedeterioration
ofthatsituationmayberegardedasbeinglikelyto
continuewhereanimbalancebetweensupplyand
demandisestablishedandwherethisimbalanceis
likelytopersist,havingregardtoforeseeableproduc­
tionandmarketpricetrends;
Whereasthehighlevelofpricesininternationaltrade
couldimpedeimportationofriceintotheCommunity
orprovokeexportationfromtheCommunity ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaidto
existatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresupplies
intheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbeintro­
ducedforcertaincategoriesofrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1980/81
marketingyearbyRegulation(EEC)No2121/80(4);HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1432/76ishereby
fixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproductslisted
therein.
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.Article2
(>)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.39.
(4OJNoL206,8.8.1980,p.23. ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1981.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1981.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
GastonTHORN
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30June1981fixingtheexportleviesonrice
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading Description Levies
No
ex10.06 Rice:
B.Other:
I.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
a)Paddyrice:
1.Roundgrain 56-89
2.Longgrain 7-58
b)Huskedrice:
1.Roundgrain 71-11
2.Longgrain 9-48
II.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
a)Semi-milledrice:
1.Roundgrain 18-16
2.Longgrain—
b)Whollymilledrice:
1.Roundgrain 19-34
2.Longgrain—
III.Brokenrice 6-90