NoL378/88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities31.12.87
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No4042/87
of30December 1987
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3990/87(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
883/87of23March1987layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
onimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmati
varietyfallingwithinsubheading100610,100620or
100630ofthecombinednomenclature ^),andinparti­
cularArticle8thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereasinthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequaltothediffe­
rencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecifprice;
whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi-milledrice,
thelevyshouldbederivedfromtheleviesapplicableto
thecorrespondinghuskedriceandwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1987/88
marketingyearbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
23:52/87(4);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commissionmusttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3817/85(%andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketwhichare
sufficientlyrepresentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket,
accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;whereasthequalityofthe
goodsofferedmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whether
thisqualityasfixedinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1423/76Q,orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemadeby
applyingthecorrectiveamountsprovidedforinRegula­
tion(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(8),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2249/85(9),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
Commissiontotakeaccountofthefactthatcertainoffers
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; (')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(*)OJNoL377,31.12.1987.
(3)OJNoL80,24.3.1987,p.20.
(4)OJNoL210,1.8.1987,p.59.0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(«)OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.16.f)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.
(8)OJNoL204,24.8.1967,p.1/67.0OJNoL210,7.8.1985,p.13.

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Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
oftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevyrelating
tothemmust,pursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
486/85('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1821/87(2),bereducedbyafixedamountandbyan
amountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelatingto
thirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurtherreduced
inthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilledrice;
whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjecttoconditions,
someofwhicharesetoutinArticles10and11ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No486/85andinCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No551/85(3);Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealteredin
theinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariationsin
thresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodeterminecif
prices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,whollymilled
riceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonlyifvaria­
tionsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevyentailan
increaseorareductionofatleast1,21ECUpertonnein
theamountofthelevyinforce;
WhereasCounilRegulation(EEC)No2658/87(*)intro­
ducesfrom1January1988anewcombinednomencla­
turemeetingtherequirements ofboththeCommon
CustomsTariffandtheCommunity'sstatisticsofforeign
tradeandreplacingthepresentnomenclature ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle272oftheActofAccession,
theCommunity asconstitutedat31December1985
must,inthecaseofproductsspecifiedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76whichareimportedfrom
Portugal,applythearrangementswhichwereapplicable
inrespectofPortugalbeforeaccession;whereas,under
Article4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3792/85of20
December1985layingdownthearrangementsapplying
totradeinagriculturalproductsbetweenSpainand
Portugal(4),thesamearrangements aretobeappliedin
thecaseofSpain;whereasalevyshouldbeapplied
pursuanttothosearrangements andwhereasthatlevy
shouldbecalculatedinaccordancewiththeruleslaid
downinRegulation(EEC)No1613/71andtakinginto
accountthesituationwithregardtomarketpricesin
Portugal;andwhereas,inthecaseofimportsintoSpain
theaccessioncompensatory amountapplicabletotrade
betweenSpainandtheCommunityasconstitutedat31
December1985shouldbedeductedfromthelevy;Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85Q,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(8),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovementioned
provisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION : WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1423/76determinedthe
standardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3877/86(*)
definedaspecialarrangementfortheimportationof
certainquantitiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity ;
whereasthisarrangementprovidesforalevyof75%of
thatcalculatedinaccordancewithArticle11ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymay
notbelessthanthedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier
priceforBasmatiriceandthethresholdpriceforlong­
grain,rice;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
(■)OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.
(2)OJNoL172,30.6.1987,p.102.
(3)OJNoL63,2.3.1985,p.10.
(4)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.7.0OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.7.(*)OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.l.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(8)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

NoL378/90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities31.12.87
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30December1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30December1987fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNCode PortugalThirdcountries
(exceptACPorOCT)
(3)ACPorOCT
C)(2)(3)Basmati
0
10061091
10061099
10062010
10062090
10063011
10063019
10063091
10063099
1006400013,05
12,97
13,90
13,90
0,00322,54
307,20
403.17
384,00
529,79
608,18
564,23
651,97
184,15157,67
150,00
197,98
188,40
252,97
292,20
269,76
313,63
89,07230,40
288,00
456,14
488,98
N.B.Theleviesaretobeconvertedintonationalcurrenciesusingthespecificagriculturalconversionratesfixedin
Regulation(EEC)No3294/86.
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles10and11ofRegulation(EEC)No486/85andofRegula­
tionNo551/85.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No486/85,theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheoverseasdepart­
mentofReunionofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountries
andterritories'.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76.
(*)ThislevyisapplicabletoBasmatiricecoveredbythearrangementprovidedforbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
3877/86.