NoL43/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.2.74
REGULATION (EEC)No386/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of14February1974
fixingtheexportleviesonrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(f),of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinriceaslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccession(2); *
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,andinparticularArticle4(2)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
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1973/74
marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)No1962/73(4)
andNo2024/73(®);
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2737/73
specifiesthatwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixed
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,thattheexportleviesshouldbefixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
(!)OJNoL.174,31.7.1967,p.1.
I2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(*)OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.(4)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.1.
(5)OJNoL206,27.7.1973,p.30.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article2
Article1
TheexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentofThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15February
Article2(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2737/73is1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14February1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof14February1974fixingtheexportleviesonrice
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgood* u.*./100kg
10.06AIa)Roundgrainedpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertified
40-000 seeds(J)
10.06AIb)Longgrainedpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertified
seeds(1) 40-000
10.06AIIa)Roundgrainedhuskedrice 40-000
10.06AIIb)Longgrainedhuskedrice 40-000
10.06BIa)Roundgrainedsemi-milledrice 50-000
10.06BIb)Longgrainedsemi-milledrice 50-000
10.06BIIa)Roundgrainedwholly-milled rice 50-000
10.06BIIb)Longgrainedwholly-milled rice 50-000
10.06C Brokenrice 20-000
11.01F Riceflour —
11.02AVI Ricegroatsandmeal 21-200
11.02EIIe)1Flakedrice 28-000
11.08AII Ricestarch —
(')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).