1.9.73 NoL245/7 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No2365/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of31August1973
fixingtheleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/67/
EEC(*)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbythe
Act(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAccessionof
newMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommu­
nity,signedatBrusselson22January1972,andin
particularArticle11(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetaryCom­
mittee;
WhereasArticle11ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,
whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequal
tothedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthe
cifprice;whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceand
semi-milledrice,thelevyshouldbederivedfromthe
leviesapplicabletothecorresponding huskedrice
andwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe
1973/74marketingyearbyRegulation (EEC)No
1962/73(4)andNo2024/73(5);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactors
indicatedinArticle16ofRegulationNo359/67/
EECandinRegulation (EEC)No1613/71(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1057/73(7),and
inparticularthemostfavourablepurchasingoppor­
tunitiesontheworldmarketwhicharesufficiently
representative oftherealtrendofthemarket,
accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedtopre­
ventsuddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormal
disturbancesontheCommunitymarket;whereas
thequalityofthegoodsofferedmustalsobetaken
intoaccount,whetherthisqualitycorrespondstothe
standardqualityfixedinRegulation362/67/EEC(8),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1555/71(9),
orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemadebyapplying
thecorrectiveamountsprovidedforinCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1613/71of26July1971lay­
ingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrective
amountsrelatingthereto;
Whereas,furthermore ,inthecaseofround-grained
andlong-grainedhuskedriceandround-grained and
long-grainedwhollymilledrice,thecifpriceiscalcu­
latedonthebasisofquotationsorpricesonthe
worldmarketrelating,foreachtypeofrice,tothe
productsspecifiedinArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)
No1613/71;whereas,forthiscalculation,thecon­
versionratesresultingfromCommissionRegulation
No467/67/EEC(10)of21August1967fixingthe
conversionrates,theprocessingcostsandthevalue
oftheby-productsforthevariousstagesofrice
processing,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1499/72(n),shouldbeusedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommissionmusttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercen­
tageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforthestan­
dardqualityfixedbyRegulationNo467/67/EEC;
whereasnoadjustmentismade,however,ifthe
pricesforhuskedriceandsemi-milledorwholly
milledricetakenintoconsideration arelowerthan
thoseprovidedforinthelastsubparagraph ofArticle
4ofRegulationNo467/67/EEC;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersarefordeliverycostandfreightorrelatetoa
productputupinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,toad­
justsuchoffersbyapplyingtheratesoramounts
fixedbytheabovementioned Regulationtomake
theofferscomparabletooffersfordeliveryciforre­
latingtoaproductpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmade
forotherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtaken
ofthecorrectionsnecessitatedbythedifferencein
transportchargesinrelationtoRotterdam ;(*)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
HOJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.1.
(5)OJNoL206,27.7.1973,p.30.
(•)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(7)OJNoL105,20.4.1973,p.10.(9)O]NoL164,22.7.1971,p.11.
(10)OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(»)OJNoL158,14.7.1972,p.22. (8)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.27.

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ationsinthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtode­
terminecifprices;whereas,inthecase*ofhusked
rice,whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevies
arealteredonlyifvariationsinthefactorsusedto
calculatethelevyentailsanincreaseorareduction
ofatleast0-10unitofaccountper100kilogrammes
intheamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%>,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesof
eachofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagiven
period,inrelationtotheCommunitycurrencies
referredtointheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedas
shownintheTableannexedtothisRegulation ;Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforArticle1(3)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecif
pricemaybecalculatedonthebasisofoffersfor
deliveryduringthefollowingmonthormaybe
retainedunalteredforalimitedperiod;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAssociatedAfricanStatesandMad­
agascarandoftheOverseasCountriesandTerri­
tories,thelevyrelatingtothemmust,pursuantto
Regulation (EEC)No540/70(1),bereducedbya
fixedamountandbyanamountcorresponding to
45°/oofthelevyrelatingtothirdcountries;whereas
thelevymustbefurtherreducedinthecaseofsemi­
milledandwhollymilledrice;whereas,underAr­
ticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No540/70,thecharging
ofthislevyissubjecttoconditions,someofwhich
aresetoutinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No430/
72(2)of29February1972onimplementing meas­
uresconcerningimportsofriceandbrokenrice
originatingintheAssociatedAfricanStatesand
MadagascarorintheOverseasCountriesandTerri­
tories;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1553/71(3)
of19July1971alteredthedefinitionsgiveninAn­
nexAofRegulation359/67/EECandincorporated
insupplementary notesNos2and3EtoChapter10
oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegula­
tionNo359/67/EEC,thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereaslfeviesarefixedonceaweekandarealtered
intheinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvari­HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulationNo
359/67/EECareherebyfixedasshownintheTable
annexedtothisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(!)OJNoL68,25.3.1970,p.1.
(»)OJNoL52,1.3.1972,p.41.
(s)OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.5.

1.9.73 OfficialJournalofcheEuropeanCommunities NoL245/9
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1973fixingtheleviesonriceandbrokenrice
(u.a.flOOkg/
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsThird
countriesAASM/
OCT(')(')
1006 Rice:'
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0
B.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
I.Semi-milledrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0
II.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrained 0 0
b)Longgrained 0 0
C.Brokenrice 0 0
{')Regulation (EEC)No521/70providesthattheleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepartmentiof
productsoriginatingintheAASMandOCT.
WThi«levyisapplicableonlytoimportsfulfillingtheconditionslaiddowninArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No540/70.