1.9.84 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL234/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2504/84
of31August1984
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1025/84(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereasinthecaseofhuskedrice,
whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequalto
thedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecif
price;whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi­
milledrice,thelevyshouldbederivedfromthelevies
applicabletothecorresponding huskedriceand
whollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1984/85
marketingyearbyRegulation (EEC)No1549/84(');
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
andinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of
26July1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcif
pricesandleviesonriceandbrokenriceandthe
correctiveamountsrelatingthereto(4),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2117/80(s),andinparticular
themostfavourablepurchasingopportunities onthe
worldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepresentative of
therealtrendofthemarket,accountbeingtakenin
particularoftheneedtopreventsuddenvariations
likelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommu­
nitymarket;whereasthequalityofthegoodsoffered
mustalsobetakenintoaccount,whetherthisquality
asfixedinRegulation (EEC)No1423/76(6),or
whetheradjustmentsneedtobemadebyapplyingthe
correctiveamountsprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)
No1613/71;
Whereas,furthermore ,inthecaseofroundgrainand
longgrainhuskedriceandroundgrainandlonggrainwhollymilledrice,thecifpriceiscalculatedonthe
basisofquotationsorpricesontheworldmarket
relating,foreachtypeofrice,totheproductsspecified
inArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No1613/71;whereas,
forthiscalculation,theconversionratesresultingfrom
CommissionRegulationNo467/67/EECof21August
1967fixingtheconversionrates,theprocessingcosts
andthevalueoftheby-productsforthevariousstages
ofriceprocessing(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1548/84(*),shouldbeusedwhereappro­
priate;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercent­
ageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforinthestan­
dardqualityfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No1423/76
and,inthatcase,mustadjusttheofferssoasto
conformwiththevalueofonekilogramofbrokenrice
fixedbyRegulationNo467/67/EEC;whereasno
adjustmentismade,however,ifthepricesforhusked
riceandsemi-milledorwhollymilledricetakeninto
consideration arelowerthanthoseprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraph ofArticle4ofRegulationNo
467/67/EEC;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)-No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersarefordeliverycostandfreightorrelatetoa
productputupinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,toadjust
suchoffersbyapplyingtheratesoramountsfixedby
theabovementioned Regulationtomaketheoffers
comparabletooffersfordeliveryciforrelatingtoa
productpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmade
forotherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenof
thecorrectionsnecessitatedbythedifferenceintrans­
portchargesinrelationtoRotterdam ;
Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforinArticle1(3)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifprice
maybecalculatedonthebasisofoffersfordelivery
duringthefollowingmonthormayberetainedun­
alteredforalimitedperiod;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
andoftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevy
relatingtothemmust,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.13.
(')OJNoL148,5.6.1984,p.17.
(4)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.0OJNoL206,8.8.1980,p.15.
(6)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.0OJNoL204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(")OJNoL148,5.6.1984,p.16.

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theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No974/71,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No855/84,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforatgivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent,andtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedasset
outintheAnnexhereto,No706/76('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No279/80(2),bereducedbyafixedamountandbyan
amountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelatingto
thirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurther
reducedinthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilled
rice;whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjectto
conditions,someofwhicharesetoutinArticle9of
Regulation(EEC)No706/76;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1423/76(')
determinedthestandardqualitiesforriceandbroken
rice;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76,thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealtered
intheinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariations
inthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodetermine
cifprices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonly
ifvariationsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevy
entailanincreaseorareductionofatleast1,21ECU
pertonneintheamountofthelevyinforce;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
#
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedonArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1984.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1984.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.
(2)OJNoL31,8.2.1980,p.1.
(■')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1984fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionThird
countries(')ACPor
OCT000
ex10.06 Rice:I
B.Other:\
I.Paddyrice;huskedrice:l
a)Paddyrice:l
1.Roundgrain 109,39 51,09
2.Longgrain 152,47 72,63
b)Huskedrice:l
1.Roundgrain 136,74 64,77
2.Longgrain 190,59 91,69
II.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
a)Semi-milledrice:\
1.Roundgrain 248,28 112,21
2.Longgrain 405,91 191,07
b)Whollymilledrice:I
1.Roundgrain 264,42 119,86
2.Longgrain 435,14 205,22
III.Brokenrice 44,32 19,16
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle10ofRegulation (EEC)No435/80.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No435/80,theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintothe
FrenchoverseasdepartmentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates >
orinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.
(')TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aof
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76.