NoL255/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.9.89
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2637/89
of31August1989
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
varietyfallingunderCCTNoex40.06BIandII(3),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1546/87(4),andin
particularArticle8thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereasinthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequaltothediffe­
rencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecifprice;
whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi-milledrice,
thelevyshouldbederivedfromtheleviesapplicableto
thecorresponding huskedriceandwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1989/90
marketingyearbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2120/89(*);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76andinRegu­
lation(EEC)No1613/71oftheCommissionof26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(*),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,theconversionratesresultingfromRegulationNo
467/67/EECoftheCommissionof21August1967fixing
theconversionrates,theprocessingcostsandthevalueof
theby-productsforthevariousstagesofriceproces­
sing(®),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2325/88,
shouldbeusedwhereappropriate;
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;0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
I2)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.
(3)OJNoL80,24.3.1987,p.20.
(4)OJNoL144,4.6.1987,p.10.0OJNoL203,15.7.1989,p.17.
(«)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
tothemmust,pursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
486/850,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
967/89(2),bereducedbyafixedamountandbyan
amountcorrespondingto50%ofthelevyrelatingto
thirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurtherreduced
inthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilledrice;
whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjecttoconditions,
someofwhicharesetoutinArticles10and11ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No486/85andinCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No551/85(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No171/880;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle272oftheActofAccession,
theCommunityasconstitutedat31December1985
must,inthecaseofproductsspecifiedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76whichareimportedfrom
Portugal,applythearrangementswhichwereapplicable
inrespectofPortugalbeforeaccession;whereas,under
Article4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3792/85of20
December1985layingdownthearrangementsapplying
totradeinagriculturalproductsbetweenSpainand
Portugal(*),aslastamendedbyCommissionsRegulation
(EEC)No3296/88(*),thesamearrangements aretobe
appliedinthecaseofSpain;whereasalevyshouldbe
appliedpursuanttothosearrangementsandwhereasthat
levyshouldbecalculatedinaccordancewiththeruleslaid
downinRegulation(EEC)No1613/71andtakinginto
accountthesituationwithregardtomarketpricesin
Portugal;andwhereas,inthecaseofimportsintoSpain
theaccessioncompensatory amountapplicabletotrade
betweenSpainandtheCommunityasconstitutedat31
December1985shouldbedeductedfromthelevy;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1423/76determinedthe
standardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3877/86Q
definedaspecialarrangementfortheimportationof
certainquantitiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity ;
whereasthisarrangementprovidesforalevyof75%of
thatcalculatedinaccordancewithArticle11ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymaynotbelessthanthedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier
priceforBasmatiriceandthethresholdpriceforlong­
grainrice;
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(8),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/870,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovementioned
provisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.0OJNoL103,15.4.1989,p.1.0OJNoL63,2.3.1985,p.10.
(*)OJNoL18,22.1.1988,p.56.
OOJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.7.
(•)OJNoL293,27.10.1988,p.7.0OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1.(»)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

NoL255/10OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.9.89
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1989fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CN code PortugalArrangement
inRegulation (EEC )
No3877 /86ACP orOCT
OOP )Third countries
(except ACP orOCT )0
1006 1021 134,89 276,98
1006 1023 — 175,01 113,07 233,34
1006 1025 — 175,01 113,07 23334
1006 1027 — 175,01 113,07 233,34
1006 1092 — — 134,89 276,98
1006 1094 — 175,01 113,07 23334
1006 1096 — 175,01 113,07 233,34
1006 1098 — 175,01 113,07 233,34
1006 2011 — — 169,51 346,23
1006 2013 — 218,75 142,23 291,67
1006 2015 — 218,75 142,23 291,67
1006 2017 — 218,75 142,23 291,67
1006 2092 — — 169,51 346,23
1006 2094 — 218,75 142,23 291,67
1006 2096 — 218,75 142,23 291,67
1006 2098 — 218,75 142,23 291,67
1006 3021 13,05 — 220,58 465,02
1006 3023 12,97 369,81 234,65 493,08
1006 3025 12,97 369,81 234,65 493,08
1006 3027 12,97 369,81 234,65 493,08
1006 3042 13,05 — ■ 220,58 465,02
1006 3044 12,97 369,81 234,65 493,08
1006 3046 12,97 369,81 234,65 493,08
1006 3048 12,97 369,81 234,65 493,08
1006 3061 13,90 — 235,27 495,25
1006 3063 13,90 396,44 251,94 528,59
1006 3065 13,90 396,44 251,94 528,59
1006 3067 13,90 396,44 251,94 528,59
1006 3092 13,90 — 235,27 495,25
1006 3094 13,90 396,44 251,94 528,59
1006 3096 13,90 396,44 251,94 528,59
1006 3098 13,90 396,44 251,94 528,59
1006 4000 0 — 50,98 107,96
(1)Subject totheapplication oftheprovisions ofArticles 10and11ofRegulation (EBC )No486/85andofRegula
tionNo551/85.
(2)Inaccordance with Regulation (EEC )No486/85,thelevies arenotapplied toimports intotheoverseas depart
rnent ofRéunion ofproducts originating intheAfrican ,Caribbean and Pacific States orinthe 'overseas countrie
and territories '.
(3)The irnport levyonriceentering theoverseas department ofRéunion isspecified inArticle llaofRegulatior
(EEC )No1418/76.
NB :The levies aretobeconverted into national currencies using thespecific agricultural conversion
rates fixed inCommission Regulation (EEC }No3294 /86(OJNoL304 ,30.10.1986 ,p.25).