NoL24/52 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.2.95
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No178/95
of31January1995
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
1869/94(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
833/87of23March1987layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
onimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmati
varietyfallingwithinCNcodes100610,100620and
100630(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No674/91(4),andinparticularArticle8thereof,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequaltothe
differencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecifprice;
whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi-milledrice,
thelevyshouldbederivedfromtheleviesapplicableto
thecorresponding huskedriceandwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1994/95
marketingyearbyCommission Regulation (EC)
No2051/94(0;
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1614/92f),andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketwhichare
sufficientlyrepresentative oftherealtrendofthemarket,
accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldisturbances
ontheCommunitymarket;whereasthequalityofthe
goodsofferedmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whetherthisqualityasfixedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1423/76(8),orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemade
byapplyingthecorrectiveamountsprovidedforinRegu­
lation(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(10),should
beusedwhereappropriate ;
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
:alculatedonthebasisofoffersfordeliveryduringthe
followingmonthormayberetainedunalteredfora
limitedperiod;;>)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
,J)OJNoL197,30.7.1994,p.7.
>3)OJNoL80,24.3.1987,p.20.
4)OJNoL75,21.3.1991,p.29.^OJNoL210,13.8.1994,p.24.^OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
,y)OJNoL170,25.6.1992,p.15.8)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.
9)OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.
10)OJNoL202,27.7.1988,p.41.

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thresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodeterminecif
prices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,whollymilled
riceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonlyifvaria­
tionsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevyentailan
increaseorareductionofatleastECU1,21pertonnein
theamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereastherepresentative marketratesdefinedin
Article1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(8),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No150/95(9),areused
toconvertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93(10),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No157/95(»);
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovementioned
provisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates,the
levyrelatingtothemmustbereducedbyafixedamount
andbyanamountcorresponding to50%ofthelevy
relatingtothirdcountries;whereas,pursuanttoArticles
12and13ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of
5March1990onthearrangementsapplicabletoagricul­
turalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatingintheACP
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories(OCT)('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No2484/94(2),the
levymustbefurtherreducedinthecaseofsemi-milled
andwhollymilledrice;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (3),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1423/76determinedthe
standardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3877/86(4),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3130/91(*),defineda
specialarrangementfortheimportationofcertainquanti­
tiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity ;whereasthis
arrangementprovidesforalevyof75%ofthatcalculated
inaccordancewithArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)
No1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymaynotbeless
thanthedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier pricefor
Basmatiriceandthethresholdpriceforlong-grainrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(*)and
Commission Regulation (EEC)No862/91Qmade
importarrangementsforriceoriginatinginBangladesh ;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealteredin
theinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariationsinHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February1995.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(■)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(2)OJNoL265,15.10.1994,p.3.
OOJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
(4)OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1.0OJNoL297,29.10.1991,p.1.
(«)OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1.
OOJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7.(8)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.0OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.
(10)OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31January1995fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Levies(6)
CNcodeArrangement ACP Thirdcountries
l inRegulation(EEC)Bangladesh (exceptACPand
No3877/860 C)P)00 Bangladesh)(3)
10061021 219,72 446,66
10061023 — 222,15 451,51
10061025 — 222,15 451,51
10061027 338,63 222,15 451,51
10061092 — 219,72 446,66
10061094 — 222,15 451,51
10061096 — 222,15 451,51
10061098 338,63 222,15 451,51
10062011 — 227,58 462,38
10062013 — 230,10 467,40
10062015 — 230,10 467,40
10062017 350,55 230,10 467,40
10062092 — 227,58 462,38
10062094 -— 230,10 467,40
10062096 — 230,10 467,40
10062098 350,55 230,10 467,40
10063021 — 345,29 714,43
10063023 — 399,91 823,61
10063025 — 399,91 823,61
10063027 617,70 399,91 823,61
10063042 — 345,29 714,43
10063044 — 399,91 823,61
10063046 — 399,91 823,61
10063048 617,70 399,91 823,61
10063061 — 302,70 630,11
10063063 — 353,24 731,18
10063065 — 353,24 731,18
10063067 548,39 353,24 731,18
10063092 — 302,70 630,11
10063094 — 353,24 731,18
10063096 — 353,24 731,18
10063098 548,39 353,24 731,18
10064000 — 60,44 126,89
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,theleviesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandimporteddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76.
(4)Thelevyonimportsofrice,notincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisappli­
cableunderthearrangementslaiddowninRegulations(EEC)No3491/90and(EEC)No862/91.
Is)Thelevyonimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyisapplicableunderthearrangementslaid
downinamendedRegulation(EEC)No3877/86.
(6)NoimportlevyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedDecision
91/482/EEC.