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REGULATION (EEC)No2237/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of29August1974
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
Whereas,furthermore ,inthecaseofround-grained
andlong-grainedhuskedriceandround-grained and
long-grainedwhollymilledrice,thecifpriceiscalcu­
latedonthe-basisofquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketrelating,foreachtypeofrice,totheproducts
specifiedinArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No
1613/71;whereas,forthiscalculation,theconversion
ratesresultingfromCommissionRegulationNo467/
67/EEC(9)of21August1967fixingtheconversion
rates,theprocessingcostsandthevalueofthe
by-productsforthevariousstagesofriceprocessing,
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1808/74(10),
shouldbeusedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercen­
tageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforinthe
standardqualityfixedbyRegulationNo362/67/EEC
and,inthatcasetoadjusttheofferssoastoconform
withthevalueofonekilogrammeofbrokenriceas
fixedbyRegulationNo467/67/EEC,asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1808/74,whereasnoadjustment
ismade,however,ifthepricesforhuskedriceand
semi-milledorwhollymilledricetakenintoconsidera­
tionarelowerthanthoseprovidedforinthelast
subparagraph ofArticle4ofRegulationNo467/
67/EEC;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(1)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1129/74(2),andinparticularArticle11
(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle11ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,
whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequal
tothedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthe
cifprice;whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi­
milledrice,thelevyshouldbederivedfromthelevies
applicabletothecorresponding huskedriceand
whollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1974/75
marketingyearbyRegulation(EEC)No1718/74(3)
and(EEC)No1935/74(4);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulationNo359/67/EECand
inRegulation (EEC)No1613/71(5),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1057/73(6),andinparticular
themostfavourablepurchasingopportunities onthe
worldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepresentative of
therealtrendofthemarket,accountbeingtakenin
particularoftheneedtopreventsuddenvariations
likelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommu­
nitymarket;whereasthequalityofthegoodsoffered
mustalsobetakenintoaccount,whetherthisquality
correspondstothestandardqualityfixedinRegula­
tionNo362/67/EEC(7),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1555/71(8),orwhetheradjustments
needtobemadebyapplyingthecorrectiveamounts
providedforinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1613/71of26July1971layingdowndetailedrules
forfixingcifpricesandleviesonriceandbrokenrice
andthecorrectiveamountsrelatingthereto;WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersarefordeliverycostandfreightorrelatetoa
productputupinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,to
adjustsuchoffersbyapplyingtheratesoramounts
fixedbytheabovementioned Regulationtomakethe
offerscomparabletooffersfordeliveryciforrelating
toaproductpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscaluclatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmade
forotherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenof
thecorrectionsnecessitatedbythedifferenceintrans­
portchargesinrelationtoRotterdam ;
(»)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.20.
(3)OJNoL181,4.7.1974,p.7.
(4)OJNoL203,25.7.1974,p.22.
(5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(b)OJNoL105,20.4.1973,p.10.Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforArticle1(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifprice
maybecalculatedonthebasisofoffersfordelivery
(7)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.27. HOJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.
»0)OJNoL188,12.7.1974,p.34. (8)OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.11.

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ifvariationsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevy
entailanincreaseorareductionofatleast0-10unit
ofaccountper100kilogrammesintheamountofthe
levyinforce;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedas
shownintheTableannexedtothisRegulation ;duringthefollowingmonthormayberetainedunal­
teredforalimitedperiod;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAssociated AfricanStatesand
MadagascarandoftheOverseasCountriesandTerri­
tories,thelevyrelatingtothemmust,pursuantto
Regulation(EEC)No540/70(!),bereducedbyafixed
amountandbyanamountcorresponding to45%of
thelevyrelatingtothirdcountries;whereasthelevy
mustbefurtherreducedinthecaseofsemi-milled
andwhollymilledrice;whereas,underArticle2of
Regulation(EEC)No540/70,thechargingofthislevy
issubjecttoconditions,someofwhicharesetoutin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No430/72(2)of29
February1972onimplementing measuresconcerning
importsofriceandbrokenriceoriginatinginthe
AssociatedAfricanStatesandMadagascarorinthe
OverseasCountriesandTerritories ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1553/71(3)of
19July1971alteredthedefinitionsgiveninAnnexA
ofRegulation 'No359/67/EECandincorporatedin
supplementary notesNos2and3EtoChapter10of
theCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegula­
tionNo359/67/EEC,thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealtered
intheinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariations
inthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodetermine
cifprices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonlyHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulationNo359/
67/EECareherebyfixedasshownintheTable
annexedtothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29August1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(>)OJNoL68,25.3.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL52,1.3.1972,p.41.
(3)OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.5.

30.8.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL238/1)
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29August1974fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(u.a./lOOkit)
»0.06CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsThird
countriesAASM/
OCT(')(«)
in.ne Rice:
Λ.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0
li.Seini-milledorwhollymilledrice:
I.Semi-milledrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0
H.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0
C.Brokenrice 0 0
(')Regulation (EEC)No521/70providesthattheleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepartmentiof
productsoriginatingintheAASMandOCT.
(*)ThislevyiiapplicableonlytoimportsfulfillingtheconditionslaiddowninArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No540/70.