19.4.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL106/27
REGULATION (EEC)No916/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of18April1974
fixingtheexportleviesonrice
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;
—forothercurrencies aconversionratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesforeach
ofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunitycurren­
ciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraphovera
specifiedperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketinrice,
andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandontheworld
market,thattheexportleviesshouldbefixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC('),of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinriceaslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccession(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(-')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
intheCommunity anexportlevyshouldbeintro­
ducedforthisproduct;
Whereasinviewoftherelationshipbetweentherice
andproductsprocessedfromitandgiventhemarket
situationfortheseproducts,anexportlevymustalso
befixedforallproductsprocessedfromrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1973/74
marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)No1962/73(4)
andNo2024/73(5);
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73
specifiesthatwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixed
accountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationand
thefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavailabilitiesHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Artic/cI
Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73is
herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon19April
1974.(t)OJNoL174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.
(4)OJNoL201,21.7.1.973,p.1.
(5)OJNoL206,27.7.1973,p.30.

NoL106/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.4.74
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18April1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof18April1974fixingtheexportleviesonrice
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./100kg
10.06AIa)Roundgrainedpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertified
seeds(l)15-000
10.06AIb)Longgrainedpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertified
seeds(*) 15-000
10.06AIIa)Roundgrainedhuskedrice 20-000
10.06AIIb)Longgrainedhuskedrice 15-000
10.06BIa)Roundgrainedsemi-milledrice 20-000
10.06BIb)Longgrainedsemi-milledrice 15-000
10.06BIIa)Roundgrainedwholly-milled rice 20-000
10.06BIIb)Longgrainedwholly-milled rice 15-000
10.06C Brokenrice 15-000
11.01F Riceflour —
11.02AVI Ricegroatsandmeal 15-000
11.02EIIe)1Flakedrice 15-000
11.08AII Ricestarch —
(')Officiallycertifiedseedsareunderstood 10bethoseseedscontainedinthepackagesofficiallyseatedand
officiallylabelledas'basicseed','certifiedseed,firstgeneration','certifiedseed,secondgeneration'confor­
mingtotheprovisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966onthemarketingofcerealseed(OJNo
125,11.7.1966,p.230966)andoftheCouncilDecisionof26March197.?ontheequivalenceofseed
producedinDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom (OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).