NoL39/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.2.92
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No359/92
of14February1992
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
thisqualityasfixedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1423/76f),orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemade
byapplyingthecorrectiveamountsprovidedforinRegu­
lation(EEC)No1613/71;
Whereas,furthermore,inthecaseofroundgrainandlong
grainhuskedriceandroundgrainandlonggrainwholly
milledrice,thecifpriceiscalculatedonthebasisof
quotationsorpricesontheworldmarketrelating,for
eachtypeofrice,totheproductsspecifiedinArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No1613/71;whereas,forthiscalcula­
tion,theconversionratesresultingfromCommission
RegulationNo467/67/EECof21August1967fixingthe
conversionrates,theprocessingcostsandthevalueofthe
by-productsforthevariousstagesofriceprocessing(8),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2325/88,shouldbe
usedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersareforricecontainingahigherpercentageof
brokenricethanthatallowedforinthestandardquality
fixedbyRegulation(EEC)No1423/76and,inthatcase,
mustadjusttheofferssoastoconformwiththevalueof
onekilogramofbrokenricefixedbyRegulationNo467/
67/EEC;whereasnoadjustmentismade,however,ifthe
pricesforhuskedriceandsemi-milledorwhollymilled
ricetakenintoconsideration arelowerthanthose
providedforinthelastsubparagraphofArticle4ofRegu­
lationNo467/67/EEC:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (EEC)
No81/92of15January1992layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No3877/86onimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromatic
Basmativariety(3),andinparticularArticle8thereof,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequaltothe
differencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecifprice;
whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi-milledrice,
thelevyshouldbederivedfromtheleviesapplicableto
thecorresponding huskedriceandwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1991/92
marketingyearbyCommission Regulation (EEC)
No2149/91(4);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto^,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2325/88(6),andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketwhichare
sufficientlyrepresentative oftherealtrendofthemarket,
accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldisturbances
ontheCommunitymarket;whereasthequalityofthe
goodsofferedmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whetherWhereasRegulation(EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commissiontotakeaccountofthefactthatcertainoffers
arefordeliverycostandfreightorrelatetoaproductput
upinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,toadjustsuchoffersby
applyingtheratesoramountsfixedbytheabovemen­
tionedRegulationtomaketheofferscomparabletooffers
fordeliveryciforrelatingtoaproductpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamonthe
basisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmadeforother
portsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenofthecorrec­
tionsnecessitatedbythedifferenceintransportchargesin
relationtoRotterdam;
Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforinArticle1(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifpricemaybe
calculatedonthebasisofoffersfordeliveryduringthe
followingmonthormayberetainedunalteredfora
limitedperiod;(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.0OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.0OJNoL10,16.1.1992,p.9.0OJNoL200,23.7.1991,p.10.0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(6)OJNoL202,27.7.1988,p.41.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.
(8)OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.

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Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates,the
levyrelatingtothemmustbereducedbyafixedamount
andbyanamountcorresponding to50%ofthelevy
relatingtothirdcountries;whereas,pursuanttoArticles
12and13ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of
5March1990onthearrangementsapplicabletoagricul­
turalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatingintheACP
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories(OCT)('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No523/91(2),the
levymustbefurtherreducedinthecaseofsemi-milled
andwhollymilledrice;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity(3),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(4)ofthe
abovementioned Decision,aspecialamountshallbe
chargedonimportsofcertainproductsoriginatinginthe
overseascountriesandterritoriesinordertoprevent
productsoriginatingfromthesecountriesandterritories
fromreceivingmorefavourabletreatmentthansimilar
productsimportedfromSpainorPortugalintothe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985;
WhereasonimportationintoPortugalofproductslisted
inAnnexXXIVtotheActofAccessionanadditional
amountisaddedtothelev]';whereastheseamountswere
setbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3808/90(4);
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1423/76determinedthe
standardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86(*),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3130/91(6),defineda
specialarrangementfortheimportationofcertainquanti­
tiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity ;whereasthis
arrangementprovidesforalevyof75%ofthatcalculated
inaccordancewithArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)
No1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymaynotbeless
thanthedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier pricefor
Basmatiriceandthethresholdpriceforlong-grainrice;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90Qand
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No862/91(8)made
importarrangementsforriceoriginatinginBangladesh;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealteredin
theinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariationsin
thresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodeterminecif
prices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,whollymilled
riceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonlyifvaria­
tionsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevyentailan
increaseorareductionofatleastECU1,21pertonnein
theamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(9),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(l0),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovementioned
provisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon17February
1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14February1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(2)OJNoL58,5.3.1991,p.1.
OOJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
(4)OJNoL366,29.12.1990,p.1.
OOJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1.¥)OJNoL297,29.10.1991,p.1.0OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1.
(°)OJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(10)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof14February1992fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Levies0
CNcode Arrangement ACP Thirdcountries
inRegulation(EEC)0000 (exceptACP)
No3877/860 Bangladesh (3)
10061021 — 154,97 317,14
10061023 220,47 143,38 293,96
10061025 220,47 143,38 293,96
10061027 220,47 143,38 293,96
10061092 — 154,97 317,14
10061094 220,47 143,38 293,96
10061096 220,47 143,38 293,96
10061098 220,47 143,38 293,96
10062011 — 194,61 396,43
10062013 275,59 180,12 367,45
10062015 275,59 180,12 367,45
10062017 275,59 180,12 367,45
10062092 194,61 396,43
10062094 275,59 180,12 367,45
10062096 275,59 180,12 367,45
10062098 275,59 180,12 367,45
10063021 — 241,14 506,140
10063023 441,680 282,56 588,900
10063025 441,680 282,56 588,900
10063027 441,680 282,56 588,900
10063042 — 241,14 506,140
10063044 441,680 282,56 588,900
10063046 441,680 282,56 588,900
10063048 441,680 282,56 588,900
10063061 — 257,17 539,040
10063063 473,480 303,90 631,310
10063065 473,480 303,30 631,310
10063067 473,480 303,30 631,310
10063092 — 257,17 539,040
10063094 473,480 303,30 631,310
10063096 473,480 303,30 631,310
10063098 473,480 303,30 631,310
10064000 — 65,14 136,28
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,theleviesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandimporteddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76.
(4)Thelevyonimportsofrice,notincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisappli­
cablesunderthearrangementslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)Nos3491/90and862/91.
OThelevyonimportsintoPortugalisincreasedbytheamountspecifiedinArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3808/90.
(®)Thelevyonimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyisapplicableunderthearrangementslaid
downinRegulation(EEC)No3877/86,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3130/91.
P)NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.