NoL223/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.9.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1954/77
of31August1977
fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtotheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
withArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76but
onthebasisofoffersatNorthSeaports;whereasthis
pricemustbethecifpriceforshipmentduringthe
monthinwhichtheimportlicenceisissuedinthe
caseofimportstobeeffectedduringthatmonth;
whereasthispricemustbethecifpriceforshipment
duringthemonthinwhichimportationisexpectedto
takeplaceinthecaseofimportstobeeffectedduring
themonthfollowingthemonthinwhichtheimport
licenceisissued;whereasthispricemustbethecif
priceforshipmentduringthemonthprecedingthe
monthinwhichimportationisexpectedtotakeplace
inthecaseofimportstobeeffectedduringthe
remainingmonthsforwhichtheimportlicenceis
valid;whereas,ifnoofferforforwarddeliveryismade
forshipmentduringagivenmonth,thispriceshould
bethepricerulingforshipmentduringthelast
monthinwhichanofferforforwarddeliverywas
made:
Whereasthepremiumshallbe0unitofaccountif
thecifforwarddeliverypriceisequaltothecifprice
orlowerbyanamountnotexceeding0-25unitof
accountpertonne;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1158/77(2),andinparticularArticle13
(6)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereasthepremiumstobeaddedtotheimport
leviesfixedinadvanceforriceandbrokenricemust
includeapremiumforthecurrentmonthanda
premiumforeachofthefollowingmonthsuntilthe
expiryoftheperiodofvalidityoftheimportlicence;
whereasthisperiodofvaliditywaslaiddownin
Article8ofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2042/75of25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthesystemofimportandexport
licencesforcerealsandrice(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1505/77(«);
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1428/76of21
June1976(5)laysdownrulesfortheadvancefixingof
leviesonriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasunderthetermsofRegulation (EEC)No
1428/76,wherethecifpriceforhuskedrice,for
milledriceorforbrokenricedeterminedontheday
onwhichthepremiumsarefixedishigherthanthe
cifforwarddeliverypriceforthesameproduct,the
premiumshouldasageneralrulebeequaltothe
differencebetweenthesetwoprices;whereasthecif
priceisthatdeterminedinaccordancewithArticle16
ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76onthedayonwhich
thepremiumsarefixed;whereasthedetailedrulesfor
determiningcifpriceswerelaiddowninRegulation
(EEC)No1613/71(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1204/77(7);whereasthecifforward
deliverypricemustalsobedeterminedinaccordanceWhereasbyvirtueofArticles6and7ofRegulation
(EEC)No1428/76thepremiummay,however,be
fixedatahigherlevelinexceptionalcircumstances
andwithincertainspecifiedlimits;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
(•)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL136,2.6.1977,p.13.
(3)OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.5.
(4)OJNoL234,25.8.1976,p.9.Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
thatthepremiumsshouldbefixedasshowninthe
tableannexedtothisRegulation ;whereastheamount
ofthepremiumsshouldbealteredonlyifapplication
oftheabovementioned provisionsentailsachangeof
morethan0-25unitofaccount,(5)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.30.
(0)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(7)OJNoL139,7.6.1977,p.30.

1.9.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL223/9
herebyfixedasshowninthetableannexedtothis
Regulation .HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Article2
Thepremiumstobeaddedtotheimportleviesfixed
inadvanceinrespectofriceandbrokenriceareThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1977fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtothe
importleviesonriceandbrokenrice
(u.a./tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsCurrent
91stperiod
102ndperiod
1)3rdperiod
12
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrain 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrain 0 0 0 —
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrain 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrain 0 0 0 —
B.Semi-milled orwholly
milledrice:
I.Semi-milled rice:
a)Roundgrain 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrain 0 0 0 —
II.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrain 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrain 0 0 0 —
C.Brokenrice 0 0 0 0