19.1.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL15/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No87/78
of18January1978
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(*),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1158/77(2),andinparticularArticle11
(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,
whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequal
tothedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthe
cifprice;whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi­
milledrice,thelevyshouldbederivedfromthelevies
applicabletothecorresponding huskedriceand
whollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1977/78
marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)No1160/77(3),
(EEC)No1639/77(4)and(EEC)No1832/77(5);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
andinRegulation (EEC)No1613/71(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No59/78(7),andin
particularthemostfavourablepurchasingopportuni­
tiesontheworldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket,account
beingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldistur­
bancesontheCommunitymarket;whereasthe
qualityofthegoodsofferedmustalsobetakeninto
account,whetherthisqualitycorrespondstothe
standardqualityfixedinRegulation (EEC)No
1423/76(8),orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemade
byapplyingthecorrectiveamountsprovidedforin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifprices
andleviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrective
amountsrelatingthereto;Whereas,furthermore ,inthecaseofroundgrainand
longgrainhuskedriceandroundgrainandlonggrain
whollymilledrice,thecifpriceiscalculatedonthe
basisofquotationsorpricesontheworldmarket
relating,foreachtypeofrice,totheproductsspecified
inArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No1613/71;
whereas,forthiscalculation ,theconversionrates
resultingfromCommission RegulationNo467/
67/EECof21August1967fixingtheconversionrates,
theprocessingcostsandthevalueoftheby-products
forthevariousstagesofriceprocessing(9),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1572/77(10),should
beusedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercen­
tageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforinthe
standardqualityfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1423/76and,inthatcase,toadjusttheofferssoasto
conformwiththevalueofonekilogrammeofbroken
riceasfixedbyRegulationNo467/67/EEC,as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1808/74;whereas
noadjustmentismade,however,ifthepricesfor
huskedriceandsemi-milledorwhollymilledrice
takenintoconsideration arelowerthanthose
providedforinthelastsubparagraph ofArticle4of
RegulationNo467/67/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,iftheconditionsprovidedforArticle1(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifprice
maybecalculatedonthebasisofoffersfordelivery
duringthefollowingmonthormayberetainedunal­
teredforalimitedperiod;(>)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL136,2.6.1977,p.13.
(3)OJNoL136,2.6.1977,p.16.
(«)OJNoL183,22.7.1977,p.4.
(5)OJNoL202,9.8.1977,p.14.
(6)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(7)OJNoL10,13.1.1978,p.11.
(8)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.HOJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(I0)OJNoL174,14.7.1977,p.26.

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Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedas
showninthetableannexedtothisRegulation,Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orofthe'overseascountriesandterritories',thelevy
relatingtothemmust,pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)
No706/76('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No3013/77(2),bereducedbyafixedamountandby
anamountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelating
tothirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurther
reducedinthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilled
rice;whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjectto
conditions ,someofwhicharesetoutinArticle9of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No706/76of30March
1976;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1553/71of19
July1971(3)alteredthedefinitionsgiveninAnnexA
toRegulation (EEC)No1418/76andincorporatedin
Supplementary Notes2and3EtoChapter10ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76,thenomenclature provided
forinthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealtered
intheinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariations
inthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodetermine
cifprices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonly
ifvariationsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevy
entailanincreaseorareductionofatleastoneunitof
accountpertonneintheamountofthelevyinforce;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76areherebyfixedasshowninthetable
annexedtothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon19January
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18January1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(»)OJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.
(2)OJNoL355,31.12.1977,p.31.
(3)OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.5.

19.1.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL15/7
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof18January1978fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(u.a./tonne)
COT
heading
NoDescriptionThird
countriesACPor
OCT(')(')
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrain 53.96 23-98
b)Longgrain 65.13 29-57
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrain 67.45 30.73
b)Longgrain 81-41 37.71
B.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
I.Semi-milled rice:
a)Roundgrain 119.37 49.79
b)Longgrain 208.25 94-26
II.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrain 127.13 53-32
b)Longgrain 223-25 101.38
C.Brokenrice: 73.91 34-46
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticleVofRegulation (EEC)No706/76.
(:)InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No706/76,theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsof
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.