NoL99/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.4.73
REGULATION (EEC)No994/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of12April1973
fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtotheleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
359/67/EEC(l)of25July1967onthecommonor­
ganizationofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedby
theAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAccession
ofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCom­
munity,signedatBrusselson22January1972,and
inparticularArticle13(6)thereof;onwhichthepremiumsarefixed;whereasthede­
tailedrulesfordeterminingcifpriceswerelaid
downinRegulation (EEC)No1613/71(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No363/72(9);where­
asthecifforwarddeliverypricemustalsobe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle16ofRegula­
tionNo359/67/EECbutonthebasisofoffersat
NorthSeaports;whereasthispricemustbethe
cifpriceforshipmentduringthemonthinwhich
theimportlicenceisissuedinthecaseofimportsto
beeffectedduringthatmonth;whereasthisprice
mustbethecifpriceforshipmentduringthe
monthinwhichimportation isexpectedtotake
placeinthecaseofimportstobeeffectedduring
themonthfollowingthemonthinwhichtheimport
licenceisissued;whereasthispricemustbethe
cifpriceforshipmentduringthemonthpreceding
themonthinwhichimportationisexpectedtotake
placeinthecaseofimportstobeeffectedduring
theremainingmonthsforwhichtheimportlicence
isvalid;whereas,ifnoofferforforwarddeliveryis
madeforshipmentduringagivenmonth,thisprice
shouldbethepricerulingforshipmentduringthe
lastmonthinwhichanofferforforwarddelivery
wasmade;
Whereasthepremiumisequalto0unitsofaccount
ifthecifpricedeterminedonthedayonwhich
thescaleofthepremiumsisfixedisequaltothe
cifforwarddeliverypriceorexceedsthatpriceby
notmorethan0-025unitofaccountper100kilo­
grammes ;
Whereasthepremiummay,however,befixedata
higherlevelinexceptionalcircumstances andwithin
certainspecifiedlimits;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofan
exchangeratewhichisbased,inthecaseofcurrencies
whicharefloatingorwhosecentralratediffersfrom
theofficialparity,ontheeffectiverateorthe
centralrateofthesecurrenciesand,inthecaseof
theUSdollar,onthechangeinparityannounced
on13February1973;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovi­
sionsthatthepremiumsshouldbefixedasshown
intheTableannexedtothisRegulation ;whereas
theamountofthepremiumsshouldbealteredonly
ifapplicationoftheabovementioned provisions
entailsachangeofmorethan0-025unitofaccount;HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereasthepremiumstobeaddedtotheimport
leviesfixedinadvanceforriceandbrokenrice
mustincludeapremiumforthecurrentmonthand
apremiumforeachofthefollowingmonthsuntil
theexpiryoftheperiodofvalidityoftheimport
licence;whereasthisperiodofvaliditywaslaid
downinArticle20(2)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2637/70(4)of23December1970,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No128/73(5);
WhereasCouncilRegulationNo365/67/EEC(8)of
25July1967,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2435/70(7),laysdownrulesfortheadvancefix­
ingofleviesonriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasunderthetermsofRegulationNo
365/67/EEC,wherethecifpriceforhuskedrice,
formilledriceorforbrokenricedeterminedonthe
dayonwhichthepremiumsarefixedishigherthan
thecifforwarddeliverypriceforthesameprod­
uct,thepremiumshouldasageneralrulebeequal
tothedifferencebetweenthesetwoprices;whereas
thecifpriceisthatdeterminedinaccordancewith
Article16ofRegulationNo359/67/EEContheday
(*)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(s)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
(s)OJNoL17,20.1.1973,p.16.
(•)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.32.
(T)OJNoL262,3.12.1970,p.3.HOJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(")OJNo1.46,22.2.1972,p.9.

13.4.73 OfficialJournalofcheEuropeanCommunities NoL99/21
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thepremiumstobeaddedtotheimportlevies
fixedinadvanceinrespectofriceandbrokenriceareherebyfixedasshownintheTableannexedto
thisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon13April
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12April1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof12April1973fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtothe
leviesonriceandbrokenrice(1)
(u.a./lOOkg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods Current
41st
period
52nd
period
63rd
period
7
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrained 0 0 0 0
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrained 0 0 0 0
B.Semi-milledorwhollymilled
rice:
I.Semi-milledrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrained 0 0 0 0
11.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0 0 0
C.Brokenrice: 0 0 0 0
C)TheperiodofvalidityofthelicenceislimitedinaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No2196/71,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No538/73.