5.10.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL271/27
REGULATION (EEC)No2530/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of4October1974
alteringtheexportleviesonrice
accountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationand
thefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavailabilities
ofriceontheCommunitymarketontheonehand
andpricesforriceandproductsprocessedfromiton
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesame
Articleprovidesthatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopment ofprices
andtradeonricemarketsandfurthermore ,totake
intoaccounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposed
exportsandtheneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarket;
WhereasfortheproductslistedinArticle1(c)of
RegulationNo359/67/EECthespecificfactorssetout
inArticle3(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73must
alsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereastheexportlevymaybevariediftheworld
marketsituationorthespecificrequirements of
certainmarketsmakethisnecessary ;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,the
followingshouldbeusedtocalculatethelevies:
—forcurrenciestheexchangeratesforwhichare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,aconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity;
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesforeach
ofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunitycurren­
ciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraphovera
specifiedperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketinrice,
andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandontheworld
market,thattheexportleviesshouldbealteredas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(J),of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinriceaslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1129/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,andinparticularArticle4(3)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle21ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC
providesthatthenecessarymeasuresmaybetakenif
thecifpriceofoneormoreproductsisappreciably
higherthanthethresholdpriceandifthatsituationis
likelytocontinuetherebydisturbingorthreateningto
disturbtheCommunitymarket;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No2737/73specifiesthat
thecifpricemayberegardedasappreciablyhigher
thanthethresholdpricewhenitexceedsitbyatleast
2%;whereasthisexcessmayberegardedasbeing
likelytocontinuewhereanimbalancebetweensupply
anddemandisestablishedandwherethisimbalance
islikelytopersisthavingregardtoforeseeableproduc­
tionandmarketpricetrends;
Whereasthehighlevelofpricesininternationaltrade
couldimpedeimportationofriceintotheCommu­
nityorprovokeexportationfromtheCommunity ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaidto
existatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresupplies
intheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbeintro­
ducedforthisproduct;
Whereasinviewoftherelationshipbetweentherice
andproductsprocessedfromitandgiventhemarket
situationfortheseproducts,anexportlevymustalso
befixedforallproductsprocessedfromrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1974/75
marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)No1718/74(4)
and(EEC)No1935/74(5)andamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2518/74(6);
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73
specifiesthatwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixedHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73is
herebyalteredasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7October
1974.1)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
2)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.20.
*)OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.
«)OJNoL181,4.7.1974,p.7.
*)OJNoL203,25.7.1974,p.22.
<)OJNoL270,5.10.1974,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4October1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof4October1974alteringtheexportleviesonrice
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./100kg
10.06AIa)Roundgrainedpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertified
seeds(J)12-000
10.06AIb)Longgrainedpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertified
seeds(*) 8-000
Í0.06AIIa)Roundgrainedhuskedrice 12-000
10.06AIIb)Longgrainedhuskedrice 8-000
10.06BIa)Roundgrainedsemi-milledrice 12-000
10.06BIb)Longgrainedsemi-milledrice 12-000
L0.06BIIa)Roundgrainedwholly-milled rice 12-000
10.06BIIb)Longgrainedwholly-milled rice 12-000
10.06C Brokenrice 12-000
11.01F Riceflour —
11.02AVI Ricegroatsandmeal 12-000
11.02EIIe)1Flakedrice 12-000
11.02FVI Pelletsofrice 12-000
(')Officiallycertifiedseedsareunderstoodtobethoseseedscontainedinthepackagesofficiallysealedand
officiallylabelledas'basicseed',"certifiedseed,firstgeneration','certifiedseed,secondgeneration'confor­
mingtotheprovisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966onthemarketingofcerealseed(OJNo
125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66)andoftheCouncilDecisionof26March1973ontheequivalenceofseed
producedinDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom(OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).