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( 1 ) OJ NO L 166 , 25 . 6 . 1976 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 184 , 17 . 7 . 1980 , P . 4 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 156 , 14 . 6 . 1978 , P . 14 .

( 4 ) OJ NO 204 , 24 . 8 . 1967 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) SEE PAGE 20 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2121/80

OF 30 JULY 1980

FIXING FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR THE THRESHOLD PRICES IN THE RICE SECTOR

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1418/76 OF 21 JUNE 1976 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN RICE ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1871/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 14 ( 5 ) AND 15 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 14 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1418/76 , THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR HUSKED RICE CALCULATED FOR ROTTERDAM MUST BE FIXED IN SUCH A WAY THAT ON THE DUISBURG MARKET THE SELLING PRICE FOR IMPORTED HUSKED RICE CORRESPONDS TO THE TARGET PRICE ; WHEREAS THIS AIM IS ATTAINED WHEN THE COMPONENTS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 ( A ) OF THE SAID ARTICLE ARE DEDUCTED FROM THE TARGET PRICE ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 14 ( 3 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION , THE THRESHOLD PRICES FOR MILLED RICE ARE CALCULATED BY ADJUSTING THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR HUSKED RICE , ACCOUNT BEING TAKEN OF THE MONTHLY INCREASES TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT , ON THE BASIS OF THE CONVERSION RATES , PROCESSING COSTS AND THE VALUE OF BY-PRODUCTS AND BY INCREASING THE AMOUNTS THUS OBTAINED BY AN AMOUNT FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE INDUSTRY ;

WHEREAS THE AMOUNT FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE INDUSTRY WAS FIXED BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1263/78 ( 3 ); WHEREAS THE COMPONENTS USED FOR ADJUSTING THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR MILLED RICE ARE FIXED BY COMMISSION REGULATION NO 467/67/EEC ( 4 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2119/80 ( 5 );

WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 15 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1418/76 , THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR BROKEN RICE MUST BE FIXED BETWEEN A LOWER LIMIT ( 130 % ) AND AN UPPER LIMIT ( 140 % ) CALCULATED BY REFERENCE TO THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR MAIZE ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER THAT IMPORTS OF BROKEN RICE DO NOT ACT AS A BREAK ON THE NORMAL DISPOSAL OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY MARKET , THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR BROKEN RICE SHOULD BE FIXED AT 135 % OF THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR MAIZE ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR CEREALS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE THRESHOLD PRICES FOR HUSKED RICE , ROUND GRAIN MILLED RICE AND LONG GRAIN MILLED RICE SHALL BE FIXED IN ECU PER TONNE AT :

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// THRESHOLD PRICES //

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MONTH // HUSKED RICE // ROUND GRAIN MILLED RICE // LONG GRAIN MILLED RICE //

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SEPTEMBER 1980 // 401.07 // 531.38 // 580.61 //

OCTOBER 1980 // 403.96 // 535.11 // 584.80 //

NOVEMBER 1980 // 406.85 // 538.84 // 588.99 //

DECEMBER 1980 // 409.74 // 542.57 // 593.18 //

JANUARY 1981 // 412.63 // 546.30 // 597.37 //

FEBRUARY 1981 // 415.52 // 550.03 // 601.56 //

MARCH 1981 // 418.41 // 553.76 // 605.75 //

APRIL 1981 // 421.30 // 557.49 // 609.94 //

MAY 1981 // 424.19 // 561.22 // 614.13 //

JUNE 1981 // 427.08 // 564.95 // 618.32 //

JULY 1981 //

AUGUST 1981 // 429.97 // 568.68 // 622.51 //

ARTICLE 2

THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR BROKEN RICE SHALL BE 255.83 ECU PER TONNE .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 1980 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 30 JULY 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT