12.10.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL286/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2364/78
of11October1978
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(1),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1260/78(2),andinparticularArticle
11(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
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1978/79
marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)No1262/78(3)
and(EEC)No1627/78(4);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
andinRegulation (EEC)No1613/71(5),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2309/78(6),andin
particularthemostfavourablepurchasingopportuni­
tiesontheworldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket,account
beingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldistur­
bancesontheCommunitymarket;whereasthe
qualityofthegoodsofferedmustalsobetakeninto
account,whetherthisqualitycorresponds tothe
standardqualityfixedinRegulation (EEC)No
1423/76(7),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
resultingfromCommissionRegulationNo467/
67/EECof21August1967fixingtheconversionrates,
theprocessingcostsandthevalueoftheby-products
forthevariousstagesofriceprocessing(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1572/77(9),should
beusedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercen­
tageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforinthe
standardqualityfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1423/76and,inthatcase,toadjusttheofferssoasto
conformwiththevalueofonekilogramofbroken
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;
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamon
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)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.11.
(3)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.13.
(4)OJNoL190,13.7.1978,p.19.
(5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
{b)OJNoL278,3.10.1978,p.25.
(?)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.(8)OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(»)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)
No1198/78(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;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76areherebyfixedasshowninthetable
annexedtothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon12October
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11October1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(>)OJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.
(2)OJNoL147,3.6.1978,p.1.
(3)OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.5.

12.10.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL286/7
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof11October1978fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(u.a./tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionThird
countries(3)ACPor
OCT(')P)(3)
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrain
b)Longgrain
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrain
b)Longgrain
B.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
I.Semi-milled rice:
a)Roundgrain
b)Longgrain
II.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrain
b)Longgrain
C.Brokenrice:9301
125.11
116.26
156.39
140.02
239.41
149.12
256-65
55-1743-51
59-56
55-13
75-20
60-11
109-84
64.31
118-08
25-29
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No706/76.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No706/76,theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsof
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76.