16.7.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL192/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1708/76
of15July1976
fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtotheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,withArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76but
onthebasisofoffersatNorthSeaports;whereasthis
pricemustbethecifpriceforshipmentduringthe
monthinwhichtheimportlicenceisissuedinthe
caseofimportstobeeffectedduringthatmonth;
whereasthispricemustbethecifpriceforshipment
duringthemonthinwhichimportationisexpectedto
takeplaceinthecaseofimportstobeeffectedduring
themonthfollowingthemonthinwhichtheimport
licenceisissued;whereasthispricemustbethecif
priceforshipmentduringthemonthprecedingthe
monthinwhichimportationisexpectedtotakeplace
inthecaseofimportstobeeffectedduringthe
remainingmonthsforwhichtheimportlicenceis
valid;whereas,ifnoofferforforwarddeliveryismade
forshipmentduringagivenmonth,thispriceshould
bethepricerulingforshipmentduringthelast
monthinwhichanofferforforwarddelivery,was
made;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice('),andinparticularArticle
13(6)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereasthepremiumshallbe0unitofaccountif
thecifforwarddeliverypriceisequaltothecifprice
orlowerbyanamountnotexceeding0-25unitof
accountpermetricton;Whereasthepremiumsto,tbe,addedtotheimport
leviesfixedinadvanceforriceandbrokenricemust
includeapremiumforthecurrentmonthanda
premiumforeachofthefollowingmonthsuntilthe
expiryoftheperiodofvalidityoftheimportlicence;
whereasthisperiodofvaliditywaslaiddownin
Article8ofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2042/75of25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthesystemofimportandexport
licencesforcerealsandrice(2);WhereasbyvirtueofArticles6and7ofRegulation
(EEC)No1428/76thepremiummay,however,be
fixedatahigherlevelinexceptionalcircumstances
andwithincertainspecifiedlimits;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1428/76of21
June1976(3)laysdownrulesfortheadvancefixingof
leviesonriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasunderthetermsofRegulation (EEC)No
1428/76,wherethecifpriceforhuskedrice,for
milledriceorforbrokenricedeterminedontheday
onwhichthepremiumsarefixedishigherthanthe
cifforwarddeliverypriceforthesameproduct,the
premiumshouldasageneralrulebeequaltothe
differencebetweenthesetwoprices;whereasthecif
priceisthatdeterminedinaccordancewithArticle16
ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76onthedayonwhich
thepremiumsarefixed;whereasthedetailedrulesfor
determiningcifpriceswerelaiddowninRegulation
(EEC)No1613/71(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3320/75(5);whereasthecifforward
deliverypricemustalsobedeterminedinaccordanceWhereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
thatthepremiumsshouldbefixedasshowninthe
tableannexedtothisRegulation ;whereastheamount
ofthepremiumsshouldbealteredonlyifapplication
oftheabovementioned provisionsentailsachangeof
morethan025unitofaccount,(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p-1.
OOJNoL213,11.8.1975,p..5.
(>)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.30.
4)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(5)OJNoL328,20.12.1975,p.32.

NoL192/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.7.76
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1herebyfixedasshowninthetableannexedtothis
Regulation .
Article2
Thepremiumstobeaddedtotheimportleviesfixed
inadvanceinrespectofriceandbrokenriceareThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16July
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15July1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof15July1976fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtothe
importleviesonriceandbrokenrice
(tt.it./metricton)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsCurrent
71stperiod
«2ndperiod
93rdperiod
10
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrain 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrain 0 0 0 0
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrain 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrain 0 0 0 0
B.Semi-milled orwholly
milledrice:
I.Semi-milled rice:
a)Roundgrain 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrain 0 0 0 0
II.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrain 0 0 0 —
b)Longgrain 0 0 0 0
C.Brokenrice 0 0 0 0