8.12.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL344/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3537/90
of7December 1990
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
883/87of23March1987layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
onimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmati
varietyfallingwithinCNcodes100610,100620and
100630(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1546/87(4),andinparticularArticle8thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequaltothediffe­
rencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecifprice;
whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi-milledrice,
thelevyshouldbederivedfromtheleviesapplicableto
thecorresponding huskedriceandwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1990/91
marketingyearbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2104/900;
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(<%aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2325/88f),andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketwhichare
sufficientlyrepresentative oftherealtrendofthemarket,
accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;whereasthequalityofthe
goodsofferedmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whether
thisqualityasfixedinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1423/76(8),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(9),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2325/88,shouldbe
usedwhereappropriate ;
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
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertainoffers
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.
OOJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.
OOJNoL80,24.3.1987,p.20.0OJNoL144,4.6.1987,p.10.0OJNoL191,24.7.1990,p.21.
(«)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.0OJNoL202,27.7.1988,p.41.(8)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.
»)OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.

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whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
oftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevyrelating
tothemmustbereducedbyafixedamountandbyan
amountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelatingto
thirdcountries;whereas,pursuanttoArticles12and13
ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of5March1990
onthearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproducts
andcertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagri­
culturalproductsoriginatingintheACPStatesorinthe
overseascountriesandterritories(OCT)('),thelevymust
befurtherreducedinthecaseofsemi-milledandwholly
milledrice;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle272oftheActofAccession,
theCommunityasconstitutedat31December1985
must,inthecaseofproductsspecifiedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76whichareimportedfrom
Portugal,applythearrangementswhichwereapplicable
inrespectofPortugalbeforeaccession;whereas,under
Article4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3792/85of20
December1985layingdownthearrangementsapplying
totradeinagriculturalproductsbetweenSpainand
Portugal(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3296/88(J),thesamearrangements aretobeappliedin
thecaseofSpain;whereasalevyshouldbeapplied
pursuanttothosearrangementsandwhereasthatlevy
shouldbecalculatedinaccordancewiththeruleslaid
downinRegulation(EEC)No1613/71andtakinginto
accountthesituationwithregardtomarketpricesin
Portugal;andwhereas,inthecaseofimportsintoSpain
theaccessioncompensatory amountapplicabletotrade
betweenSpainandtheCommunityasconstitutedat31
December1985shouldbedeductedfromthelevy;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1423/76determinedthe
standardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3877/86(4)
definedaspecialarrangementfortheimportationof
certainquantitiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity ;
whereasthisarrangementprovidesforalevyof75%of
thatcalculatedinaccordancewithArticle11ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymaynotbelessthanthedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier
priceforBasmatiriceandthethresholdpriceforlong-
grainrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(*)made
importarrangementsforriceoriginatinginBangladesh ;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealteredin
theinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariationsin
thresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodeterminecif
prices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,whollymilled
riceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonlyifvaria­
tionsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevyentailan
increaseorareductionofatleastECU1,21pertonnein
theamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/900,
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovementioned
provisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon10December
1990.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7December1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(2)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.7.0OJNoL293,27.10.1988,p.7.
b)OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1.0OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1.
(«)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

8.12.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL344/7
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof7December1990fixingtheimportleviesonneeand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcode PortugalArrangement
inRegulation(EEC)
No3877/86ACPorOCT
C)(2)(3)Thirdcountries
(exceptACPorOCT)
em
10061021 156,93 321,07
10061023 — 246,91 161,00 329,21
10061025 — 246,91, 161,00 329,21
10061027 — 246,91 161,00 329,21
10061092 — — 156,93 321,07
10061094 — 246,91 161,00 329,21
10061096 — 246,91 161,00 329,21
10061098 — 246,91 161,00 329,21
10062011 — — 197,07 401,34
10062013 — 308,63 202,15 411,51
10062015 — 308,63 202,15 411,51
10062017 _ 308,63 202,15 411,51
10062092 — 197,07 401,34
10062094 — 308,63 202,15 411,51
10062096 —. 308,63 202,15 411,51
10062098 — 308,63 202,15 411,51
10063021 13,05— 244,46 512,78
10063023 12,97 462,30 296,31 616,40
10063025 12,97 462,30 296,31 616,40
10063027 12,97 462,30 296,31 616,40
10063042 13,05— 244,46 512,78
10063044 12,97 462,30 296,31 616,40
10063046 12,97 462,30 296,31 616,40
10063048 12,97 462,30 296,31 616,40
10063061 13,90— 260,70 546,11
10063063 13,90 495,59 318,04 660,78
10063065 13,90 495,59 318,04 660,78
10063067 13,90 495,59 318,04 660,78
10063092 13,90— 260,70 546,11
10063094 13,90 495,59 318,04 660,78
10063096 13,90 495,59 318,04 660,78
10063098 13,90 495,59 318,04 660,78
10064000 0,00— 94,69 195,38
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,theleviesarenotappliedtoproductsimporteddirectlyintothe
overseasdepartmentofReunionofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe
overseascountriesandterritories.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76.
(4)TheimportlevyonriceoriginatinginBangladeshisspecifiedinRegulation(EEC)No3491/90.