NoL29/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.2.73
REGULATION (EEC)No243/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of31January1973
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesystemofcompensatoryamountsforriceandfixing
theseamountsforcertainproducts
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,riceprocessing,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1499/72(3);
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;WhereasforproductslistedinArticle1(1)(c)of
CouncilRegulationNo359/67/EEC(4)of26June
1967onthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
rice,amendedbytheAct,thecompensatory amount
mustbefixedwiththehelpofthecoefficientsused
indeterminingthevariablecomponentofthelevy;
whereasthesecoefficientswerefixedbyCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1052/68(5)of23July1968
ontheimportandexportsystemforproductspro­
cessedfromcerealsandfromrice,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1529/71(6);HavingregardtotheTreaty(')concerningtheAc­
cessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtotheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularArticles55(6)and62(1)of
theActannexedthereto;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,sincethe'purposeof.compensatory amounts
inintra-Community tradeistopromotethesatis­
factorycirculationofproductsbetweenMember
Stateshavingdifferentpricelevels,acompensatory
amountshouldfeeleviedonimports <toaMember
Statewithahigherpriceleveland,conversely,such
anamountshouldbegrantedonexportstoaMem­
berStatewithalowerpricelevel;
WhereasitthereforefollowsfromArticle55(1)(a)
oftheAct,accordingtowhichcompensatory
amountsareleviedbytheimportingMemberState
orgrantedbytheexportingMemberState,thatit
isfortheMemberStatewiththehighestpricelevel
tograntoirlevytheseamounts;WhereasunderArticle80oftheActcompensatory
amountsforround-grained andlong-grainedhusked
riceandforbrokenricemustbeestablishedonthe
basisofthedifferencebetweenthethresholdprice
andthemarketpricesrecordedonthemarketofthe
newMemberStateconcernedduringareference
period;
WhereasthenewMemberStateshaveuntilnow
obtainedtheirsuppliesatworldmarketprices;
whereasifthesepriceswhicharethebasisforfixing
leviesadjustedforthedifferenceintransportcosts
areused,apricecomparabletothethresholdprice
andscarcelyvaryingfromonenewMemberState
toanothershouldbefixedforthesenewMember
States,whereascompensatory amountsforhusked
andbrokenriceshouldthereforebefixedatan
identicallevelforthethreenewMemberStates;
WhereastherulesinArtide80(2)oftheActapply
tocompensatory amountsotherthanthosespecified
above;whereasunderthatArtidlethecompensatory
amountsforpaddyrice,semi-milledriceandfully
milledricewillbederivedfromthecompensatory
amountforthereferenceproductswiththehelp
ofthecoefficientsestablishedinCommissionRegu­
lationNo467/67/EEC(2)of21August1967fixing
theconversionrates,theprocessingcostsandthe
valueoftheby-productsforthevariousstagesofWhereasArticle56oftheActprovidesthatappro­
priatemeasuresmaybetakenwithaviewtoensur­
ingtheproperfunctioningofthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketwhentheworldmarketprice
ishigherthanthepriceusedincalculatingtheim­
portchargeintroducedunderthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy,lessthecompensatoryamount;whereas
themeasuresaforesaidmayinparticularprovidefor
thelimitedchargeorgrantofcompensatoryamounts
dependingonthefluctuationsofpricesontheworld
market;whereasthetermsonwhichthesearetobe
limitedmustthereofbefixed;whereas,moreover
thelimitationshouldbereflectedequallyinthe
compensatory amountsapplicabletoproductspro­
cessedfromrice.
(')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(')OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(s)OJNoL158,13.7.1972,p.22.(*)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(5)OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(8)OJNoL162,20.7.1971,p.11.

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Article3
IntradebetweentheMemberStatesandtheCom­
munityasoriginallyconstituted,compensatory
amountsshallbeleviedorgrantedbythatoneof
thetwoMemberStatesinquestionwhoseprice
levelusedindeterminingthecompensatory amounts
isthehigher.IntradebetweennewMemberStates
andthirdcountries,thecompensatory amountsshall
bedeductedfromthelevyorrefund.Whereasitshouldbemadeclearthattheapplication
ofArticle55(1)(b)oftheActinvolvesdeductionof
thecompensatory amountfromthelevyorrefund;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthepossible
introduction ,shouldthenecessityarise,ofasystem
ofrulesforadvancefixingofthecompensatory
amount;
Whereasappropriatemeasuresmustbetakento
avoiddeflectionoftradewhere,intradebetweena
newMemberStateandthirdcountries,thecompen­
satoryamountistobedeductedfromtherefund
orwheretherefund,iffixedatall,islowerthan
thecompensatory amount;
Whereasdetailedrulesforlevyingandgranting
compensatory amountsshouldbesuchastoavoid
deflectionsoftradecaused,inparticular,bydif­
ferencesintheirlevels;
WhereasforthesakeofclaritytheCommission
shouldbeauthorizedtopublishthecompensatory
amountsintheAnnexlistingthosefixedbythe
Commission ;Article4
1.Theapplicablecompensatoryamountshallbe
thatrulingonthedayofimportationorexportation .
2.However,shouldthenecessityarise,thede­
cisionmaybetaken,inaccordancewiththepro­
visionsofArticle7(1)toestablishasystemofrules
foradvancefixingofthecompensatory amount.
Article.S
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article/1.IfthelevyforanyproductreferredtoinAr­
ticle1islowerthanthecompensatory amountfixed
forthatproduct,theCommissionshall,byapplying
thescalesetoutintheAnnex,determinetheamount
applicablebywayofcompensatoryamountintrade
betweentheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedand
thenewMemberStates,andbetweenthoseStates
andthirdcountries.Thecompensatory amountsapplicableuntil31
August1973totradebetweentheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedandthenewMemberStates
andbetweenthenewMemberStatesandthird
countriesshall,forthefollowingproducts,beas
follows:
Round-grained husked9*90unitsofaccountper
rice: 100kilogrammes ;Where,however,theamountoflevylieswithinthe
rangeofvalueswhichincludesthecompensatory
amountfixedinArticle1,thatcompensatory amount
shallcontinuetoapply.
2.Forsemi-milledorwhollymilledricethe
amountapplicablebywayofcompensatory amount
shallbedeterminedbytheCommissiion inaccord­
ancewiththetermsandontheconditionssetout
intheforegoingparagraph,theamounttobetaken
forpurposesoflevybeinginthiscasethelevy
chargeableinrespectoftheproductinquestionre­
ducedbytheamountrepresentingthecomponent
forprotectionoftheprocessing 'industryreferredto
inArticle14(3)ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC.Long-grainedhusked1T45unitsofaccountper
rice: 100kilogrammes ;
Brokenrice:4*55unitsofaccountper
100kilogrammes ;
Article2
Thecompensatory amountsapplicabletopaddy
rice,semi-milledrice,milledriceandproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)(c)ofRegulationNo359/
67/EECshallbefixedwiththehelpofthecoef­
ficientsprovidedinRegulationsNo467/67/EEC
and(EEC)No1052/68.3.FortheproductsreferredtoinArticle1(c)of
RegulationNo359/67/EEC,theamountapplicable
bywayofcompensatoryamountshallbedetermined
bytheCommissionbyreferencetothevariations
intheamountoramountsdeterminedunderpara­
graph1forthebasicproductsconcerned.

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Article6
Where,foragivenproduct,compensatory amount
hasbeenfixed,andtherefundislowerthanthat
compensatory amount,orhasnotbeenfixed,then,
whentheproductinquestionisexportedtoathird
country,anamountnotexceedingthedifference
betweenthecompensatory amountandtherefund,
or,asthecasemaybe,notexceedingthecompen­
satoryamount,maybeleviedinthenewMember
Stateinquestion.(b)thecompensatory amountsprovidedforinArt­
icle1,forsubsequentmarketingyears;
(c)detailedrulesforgranting,levyingandrecovering
compensatory amounts,insuchawayasto
avoiddeflectionsoftradeanddistortionofcom­
petition;
(d)otherderailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Regulation .
2.TheCommissionshallbeauthorizedtopublish
thecompensatory amountstogetherwiththecom­
pensatoryamountsfixedinArticle1. Article7
ArticleS1.Thefollowingshallbedeterminedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle26
ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC:
(a)thecompensatory amountsprovidedforbyArt­
icle2;ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
ofitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS

1.2.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL29/29
ANNEX
AmountoftheCommunity levy
u.a.100kgAmountsapplicable
ascompensatory
amount
u.a.100kg
16·50
15·90
15·30
14·70
14·10
13·50
12·90
12·30
11·70
11·10
10·50
9·90
9·30
8·70
8·10
7·50
6·90
6·30
5·70
5·10
4·50
3·90
3·30
2·70
2·10
1·50
0·90
0·30
0from16·80to16·21
from16·20to15·61
from15·60to15·01
from15·00to14·41
from14·40to13·81
from13·80to13·21
from13·20to12·61
from12·60to1201
from1200to11·41
from11·40to10·81
from10·80to10·21
from10·20to9·61
from9·60to901
from9·00to841
from840to7·81
from7·80to7·21
from7·20to6-61
from6·60to6·01
from6·00to5·41
from5·40to4·81
from4·80to4·21
from4·20to3·61
from3·60to3·01
from3·00to2·41
from2·40to1·81
from1·80to1·21
from1·20to0·61
from0·60to0·01
0