25.4.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL105/9
REGULATION (EEC)No1065/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of24April1975
fixingtheexportleviesonrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC('),of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No476/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
477/75(4),andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle21ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC
providesthatmeasuresmaybetakenwhenthequota­
tionsorpricesontheworldmarketforoneormore
productsreachthelevelofCommunity prices;
whereasthatsituationislikelytocontinueandtodete­
riorate,therebydisturbingorthreateningtodisturb
theCommunitymarket;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No2737/73specifiesthat
thequotationsorpricesontheworldmarketshallbe
regardedashavingreachedthelevelofCommunity
priceswhentheyapproachorexceedthethreshold
price;whereasthecontinuationandthedeterioration
ofthatsituationmayberegardedasbeinglikelyto
continuewhereanimbalancebetweensupplyand
demandisestablishedandwherethisimbalance is
likelytopersist,havingregardtoforeseeableproduc­
tionandmarketpricetrends;
Whereasthehighlevelofpricesininternationaltrade
couldimpedeimportationofriceintotheCommu­
nityorprovokeexportationfromtheCommunity ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaidto
existatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresupplies
intheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbeintro­
ducedforcertaincategoriesofrice;
Whereasinviewoftherelationshipbetweentherice
andproductsprocessedfromitandgiventhemarket
situationfortheseproducts,anexportlevymustalso
befixedforproductsprocessedfromrice;Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1974/75
marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)No1718/74(5)
and(EEC)No1935/74(6),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2518/74(7);
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73
specifiesthatwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixed
accountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationand
thefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavailabilities
ofriceontheCommunitymarketontheonehand
andpricesforriceandproductsprocessedfromiton
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesame
Articleprovidesthatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopment ofprices
andtradeonricemarketsandfurthermore ,totake
intoaccounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposed
exportsandtheneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarket;
WhereasfortheproductslistedinArticle1(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;
—forothercurrencies aconversionratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesforeach
ofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunitycurren­
ciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraphovera
specifiedperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketinrice,
andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandontheworld
market,thattheexportleviesshouldbefixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
(>)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
:(2)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.31.
;(3)OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.
>(■»)OJNoL52,28.2.197.5,p.33.(5)O)NoL181,4.7.1974,p.7.
(b)O'JNoL203,25.7.1974,p.22.
(7)O'jNoL270,5.10.1974,p.I.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,herebyfixedasshownintheAnnextortheproducts
listedtherein.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73isArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon25April
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24April1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof24April1975fixingtheexportleviesonrice
(ii.ci./100kg)
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods Levies
10.06AIa)Roundgrainpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(')2000
10.06Alb)Longgrainpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(')—
10.06AIIa)Roundgrainhuskedrice 2000
10.06Alib)Longgrainhuskedrice—
10.06BIa)Roundgrainsemi-milledrice—
10.06Bib)Longgrainsemi-milledrice—
10.06B11a)Roundgrainwhollymilledrice—
10.06Blib)Longgrainwhollymilledrice—
10.06C Brokenrice 0-500
11.01F Riceflour —
11.02AVIRicegroatsandmeal 0-500
11.02EIIe)1Flakedrice 0-500
11.02FVI Pelletsofrice 0-500
(')Officiallycertifiedseedsareunderstoodtobethoseseedscontainedinthepackagesofficiallysealedandofficiallylabelledas'basic
seed','certifiedseed,firstgeneration','certifiedseed,secondgeneration'conformingtotheprovisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof14
June1966onthemarketingofcerealseed(OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66)andoftheCouncilDecisionof26March1973on
theequivalenceofseedproducedinDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom(OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).