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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No468/86
of25February1986
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesystemofaccessioncompensatoryamountsforriceon
accountoftheaccessionofSpain
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle117(6)oftheActthe
compensatory amountforbrokenriceisfixedatalevel
whichtakesaccountofthedifferencebetweenthesup­
plypriceinSpainandthethresholdprice;
Whereas,forproductsprocessedfromrice,theacces­
sioncompensatory amountsmustbecalculatedin
accordancewithArticle117(5)oftheAct;whereasthe
coefficientsreferredtointhesaidArticleshouldbe
determinedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle27ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76;
Whereas,incaseitshouldbenecessary,provision
shouldbemadefortheintroductionofasystemforthe
advancefixingoftheaccessioncompensatory amount;
Whereas,inordertoensuremoreefficientmanagement
ofthemarketandtofacilitatetradeoperations,rules
shouldbelaiddowninordertopreventexcessivelyfre­
quentvariationsintheaccessioncompensatory
amountswhereArticle72(5)oftheActisapplied;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Act',andin
particularArticle89(1)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasArticles68and70oftheActlaydownthat,
forSpain,pricesmaybefixedatdifferentlevelsfrom
thecommonprices;whereas,byvirtueofArticle72of
theAct,suchdifferencesinpricelevelsmustbecom­
pensatedforbyasystemofcompensatory amounts;
Whereasthecompensatory amountsaredesignedto
preventdisturbancestotraderesultingfromthediffer­
encesinprices;whereascompensatory amountswill
thereforenothavetobeappliedincaseswheresuch
disturbancesareunlikelytooccur;
WhereasArticles68,70and72oftheActapplytothe
interventionpriceforrice;
WhereastheproductionrefundreferredtoinArticle9
ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76of21June
1976onthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
rice('),aslastamendedbytheAct,willresultinsupply
pricesfortheindustriesconcernedwhicharelower
thanthepricesestablishedbythecommonorgan­
izationofthemarkets;whereasthecalculationofcer­
tainaccessioncompensatory amountsshouldtake
accountofthisfact;WhereasArticle73oftheActlaysdownthatappro­
priatemeasuresmaybetakenwithaviewtoensuring
theproperfunctioningofthecommonorganizationof
themarketiftheexportrefundislessthanthecompen­
satoryamountorifnorefundisapplicable ;whereas
suchmeasuresmayinparticularprovideforthelevying
ofanamountwhichshallnotbemorethantheacces­
sioncompensatory amount;
Whereasacertainamountofdeflectionoftradeand
distortionofcompetitionmay,inparticular,occurin
thefinalperiodofmovestowardspricealignmentand
whencommonpricesareappliedthroughouttheCom­
munity;whereasitisthereforejustifiedthatmeasures
intendedtoavoidsuchdeflectionanddistortion
shouldapplyforsuchtimeasisnecessaryinorderto
achievethedesiredend,Whereas,pursuanttoArticle117(2),(3)and(4),ofthe
Act,compensatory amountsforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandsemi-milledricearedeterminedonthe
basisoftheratesreferredtoinArticle1ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No467/67/EECof21August1967
fixingtheconversionrates,theprocessingcostsandthe
valueoftheby-productsforthevariousstagesofthe
riceprocessing(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1548/84(3);HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
—the'CommunityofTen'shallbeunderstoodto
meantheCommunity asconstitutedbeforethe(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.0OJNoL204,24.8.1967,p.1.0OJNoL148,5.6.1984.p.16.

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Article4
IntradebetweentheCommunityofTenandSpain,the
accessioncompensatory amountsshallbeleviedor
grantedbytheMemberStateconcernedinwhichthe
pricelevelusedtodetermineaccessioncompensatory
amountsishighest.accessionoftheKingdomofSpainandthe
PortugueseRepublic,
and
—'accessioncompensatory amount'shallbeunder­
stoodtomeanthecompensatory amountsappli­
cableintradebetween:
—theCommunityofTenandSpain,
—Spainandthirdcountries. Article5
1.Theaccessioncompensatory amounttobeapplied
shallbethatinforceatthetimeofacceptanceofthe
importorexportdeclaration .
2.However,wherenecessary,adecisionmaybe
taken,inaccordancewiththeprocedureprovidedforin
Article8,toestablishasystemfortheadvancefixingof
theaccessioncompensatory amount.Article2
1.Foreachmarketingyeartheaccessioncompensa­
toryamountshallbe:
—forpaddyrice,equaltothedifferencebetweenthe
interventionpriceapplicableintheCommunityof
TenandtheinterventionpricefixedforSpain;this
differencemaybecorrectedinordertoensure
comparabilityoftheproductstakenintoconsidera­
tion,
—forhuskedrice,thatapplicabletopaddyricecon­
vertedbymeansoftheconversionratereferredto
inArticle1ofRegulationNo467/67/EEC,
—forwhollymilledrice,thatapplicabletohusked
riceconvertedbymeansoftheconversionrate
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulationNo467/67/
EEC,
—forsemi-milledrice,thatapplicabletowholly
milledriceconvertedbymeansoftheconversion
ratereferredtoinArticle1ofRegulationNo467/
67/EEC,
—forbrokenrice,equaltothedifferencebetweenthe
priceofbrokenricerecordedontheSpanishmar­
ketoveraperiodtobedeterminedandthe
thresholdpricefixedforthisproductintheCom­
munity.
2.FortheproductsreferredtoinArticle1(c)of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76,theaccessioncompen­
satoryamountsshallbederivedfromthoseapplicable
tobrokenricewiththeaidofcoefficientstobedeter­
minedinthelightoftheincidenceonthepriceofthe
productconcernedoftheapplicationofthecompensa­
toryamounttothepriceofbrokenrice.Article6
1.Where,foroneoftheproductsreferredtoinArticle
1(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76,thelevy
chargedonimportsbytheCommunityofTenisless
thantheaccessioncompensatory amountfixedforthe
productinquestion,theCommissionshalldetermine,
onthebasisofthescalesetoutintheAnnex,the
amountapplicableasanaccessioncompensatory
amountintradebetweentheCommunityofTenand
SpainandbetweenSpainandthirdcountries.
2.However,wherethelevylieswithinarangeofval­
uesincludingthatofthecompensatory amountfixed,
thelattershallremainapplicable .
3.FortheproductsreferredtoinArticle1(c)of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76,theamountapplicable
asanaccessioncompensatory amountshallbedeter­
minedbytheCommissioninthelightofthevariations
intheamountdeterminedforthebasicproductpur­
suanttoparagraph 1.
Article7
Where,foragivenproduct,anaccessioncompensatory
amountisfixedwhichhastobedeductedfromthe
refundonexportstothirdcountriesandwherethesaid
refundislessthantheaccessioncompensatory amount
orisnotfixed,provisionmaybemadeforthelevying,
uponexportfromSpaintoathirdcountryoftheprod­
uctinquestion,ofanamountofnotmorethanthedif­
ferencebetweentheaccessioncompensatory amount
andtherefundor,dependingonthecase,theaccession
compensatory amountitself.
Furthermore ,whererefundsaredifferentiated accord­
ingtodestination,iftherefundapplicabletoanexport
tooneormorethirdcountriesislessthantheaccessionArticle3
Forproductsfallingwithinsubheading10.06BIII
intendedfortheproductionofbeerand11.08AIIof
theCommonCustomsTariff,theaccessioncompensa­
toryamountsshallbederivedfromthoseapplicableto
thebasicproductminustheproductionrefundfixed
pursuanttoArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76.

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compensatory amountorisnotfixed,provisionmaybe
madefortheadoptionofmeasuressuchaswillensure
thecharging,uponexportfromSpain,oftheamount
referredtointheforegoingsubparagraph .(c)thedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegu­
lationandinparticular :
—thefixingofaccessioncompensatory amounts,
—caseswhereArticle7isapplied,
—theperiodoverwhichthepricesofbrokenrice
arerecordedinSpainforthepurposesofthe
applicationofArticle2(1).
2.Measuresdesignedtopreventdeflectionoftrade
anddistortionofcompetitionmaybeappliedforsuch
timeasisconsiderednecessaryaftertheabolitionof
theaccessioncompensatory amounts.Article8
1.Thefollowingshallbedeterminedaccordingtothe
procedurelaiddowninArticle27ofRegulation(EEC)
No1418/76:
(a)detailedrulesforthegrantingandchargingof
accessioncompensatory amountssoastoprevent
deflectionoftradeanddistortionofcompetition ;
(b)thecoefficientsprovidedforinArticle2(2);Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentirelyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25February1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.BRAKS

1.3.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL53/31
ANNEX
(ECU/tonnes)
CommunitylevyAmountapplicableasaccession
compensatory amount
from132to128,01
from128to124,01
from124to120,01
from120to116,01
from116to112,01
from112to108,01
from108to104,01
from104to100,01
from100to96,01
from96to92,01
from92to88,01
from88to84,01
from84to80,01
from80to76,01
from76to72,01
from72to68,01
from68to64,01
from64to60,01
from60to56,01
from56to52,01
from52to48,01
from48to44,01
from44to40,01
from40to36,01
from36to32,01
from32to28,01
from28to24,01
from24to20,01
from20to16,01
from16to12,01
from12to8.01
from8to4,01
from4to0,01
from0130
126
122
118
114
110
106
102
98
94
90
86
82
78
74
70
66
62
58
54
50
46
42
38
34
30
26
22
18
14
10
6
2
0