13.4.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL92/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No915/91
of12April1991
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
883/87of23March1987layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
onimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmati
varietyfallingwithinCNcodes100610,100620and
100630(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
674/91(4),andinparticularArticle8thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequaltothediffe­
rencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecifprice;
whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi-milledrice,
thelevyshouldbederivedfromtheleviesapplicableto
thecorresponding huskedriceandwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1990/91
marketingyearbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2104/90(5);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2325/88Q,andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketwhichare
sufficientlyrepresentative oftherealtrendofthemarket,
accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;whereasthequalityofthe
goodsofferedmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whether
thisqualityasfixedinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1423/76(8),orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemadeby
applyingthecorrectiveamountsprovidedforinRegula­
tion(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(9),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;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertainoffers
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.
(2)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.0OJNoL80,24.3.1987,p.20.
(4)OJNoL75,21.3.1991,p.29.0OJNoL191,24.7.1990,p.21.
(6)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.0OJNoL202,27.7.1988,p.41.(8)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.
OOJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.

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Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
oftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevyrelating
tothemmustbereducedbyafixedamountandbyan
amountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelatingto
thirdcountries;whereas,pursuanttoArticles12and13
ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of5March1990
onthearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproducts
andcertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagri­
culturalproductsoriginatingintheACPStatesorinthe
overseascountriesandterritories(OCT)('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No523/91(2),thelevy
mustbefurtherreducedinthecaseofsemi-milled and
whollymilledrice;
WhereasonimportationintoPortugalofproductslisted
inAnnexXXIVtotheActofAccessionanadditional
amountisaddedtothelevy;whereastheseamountswere
setbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3808/90(3);
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1423/76determinedthe
standardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3877/86(4)
definedaspecialarrangementfortheimportationof
certainquantitiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity ;
whereasthisarrangementprovidesforalevyof75%of
thatcalculatedinaccordancewithArticle11ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymay
notbelessthanthedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier
priceforBasmatiriceandthethresholdpriceforlong­
grainrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(^and
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No862/91(6)made
importarrangementsforriceoriginatinginBangladesh;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealteredin
theinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariationsinthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodeterminecif
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)No1676/850,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(8),
—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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15April1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12April1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(2)OJNoL58,5.3.1991,p.1.
(3)OJNoL366,29.12.1990,p.1.
(4)OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1.0OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1.
(*)OJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.¥)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

13.4.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL92/7
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof12April1991fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbroken
rice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeArrangement
inRegulation (EEC)
No3877/86ACPorOCT
cmon
BangladeshThirdcountries
(exceptACPorOCT)0
10061021 153,70 314,61
10061023 220,34 143,29 293,78
10061025 220,34 143,29 293,78
10061027 220,34 143,29 293,78
10061092 — 153,70 314,61
10061094 220,34 143,29 293,78
10061096 220,34 143,29 293,78
10061098 220,34 143,29 293,78
10062011 — 193,03 393,26
10062013 275,42 180,01 367,23
10062015 275,42 180,01 367,23
10062017 275,42 .1.80,01 367,23
10062092 — 193,03 393,26
10062094 275,42 180,01 367,23
10062096 275,42 180,01 367,23
10062098 275,42 180,01 367,23
10063021 — 238,93 501,71(5)
10063023 435,85(5) 278,68 581,130
10063025 435,85(5) 278,68 581,130
10063027 435,85(5) 278,68 581,13(5)
10063042 — 238,93 501,71O
10063044 435,85(5) 278,68 581,130
10063046 435,85(5) 278,68 581,130
10063048 435,85(<) 278,68 581,130
10063061\ 254,81 534,330
10063063 467,240 299,14 622,98O
10063065 467,24(5) 299,14 622,980
10063067 467,240 299,14 622,980
10063092\ 254,81 534,330
10063094 467,24(■<) 299,14 622,98O
10063096 467,240 299,14 622,980
10063098 467,24(5) 299,14 622,980
10064000 — 73,52 153,04
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,theleviesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountriesandterritoriesandimporteddirectlyintothe
overseasdepartmentofReunion.
(')TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76.
(4)ThelewyonimportsofriceoriginatinginBangladeshisapplicablesunderthearrangementslaiddowninRegu­
lation(EEC)Nos3491/90and862/91.
0ThelevyonimportsintoPortugalisincreasedbytheamountspecifiedinArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3808/90.