31.8.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL243/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2590/91
of30August1991
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
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
674/91(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
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1991/92
marketingyearbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2149/910;
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2325/88Q,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.
(2)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.
(3)OJNoL80,24.3.1987,p.20.
(4)OJNoL75,21.3.1991,p.29.0OJNoL200,23.7.1991,p.10.
(<)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.0OJNoL202,27.7.1988,p.41.(8)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.
OOJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.

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riceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonlyifvaria­
tionsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevyentailan
increaseorareductionofatleastECU1,21pertonnein
theamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85Q,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(8),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovementioned
provisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
oftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevyrelating
tothemmustbereducedbyafixedamountandbyan
amountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelatingto
thirdcountries;whereas,pursuanttoArticles12and13
ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of5March1990
onthearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproducts
andcertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagri­
culturalproductsoriginatingintheACPStatesorinthe
overseascountriesandterritories(OCT)('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No523/91(2),thelevy
mustbefurtherreducedinthecaseofsemi-milledand
whollymilledrice;
WhereasonimportationintoPortugalofproductslisted
inAnnexXXIVtotheActofAccessionanadditional
amountisaddedtothelevy;whereastheseamountswere
setbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3808/90(3);
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1423/76determinedthe
standardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3877/86(4)
definedaspecialarrangementfortheimportationof
certainquantitiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity ;
whereasthisarrangementprovidesforalevyof75%of
thatcalculatedinaccordancewithArticle11ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymay
notbelessthanthedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier
priceforBasmatiriceandthethresholdpriceforlong­
grainrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(^and
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No862/91(6)made
importarrangementsforriceoriginatinginBangladesh ;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealteredin
theinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariationsin
thresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodeterminecif
prices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,whollymilledHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30August1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(2)OJNoL58,5.3.1991,p.1.0OJNoL366,29.12.1990,p.1.
(4)OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1.0OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1.
MOJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7.f)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(8OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30August1991fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeArrangement
inRegulation(EEC)
No3877/86ACPorOCT
cmon
BangladeshThirdcountries
(exceptACPorOCT)
(3)
10061021
10061023
10061025
10061027
10061092
10061094
10061096
10061098
10062011
10062013
10062015
10062017
10062092
10062094
10062096
10062098
10063021
10063023
10063025
10063027
10063042
10063044
10063046
10063048
10063061
10063063
10063065
10063067
10063092
10063094
10063096
10063098
10064000197,39
197,39
197,39
197,39
197,39
197,39
246,73
246,73
246,73
246,73
246,73
246,73
404,480
404,480
404,480
404,480
404,480
404,480
433,600
433,600
433,600
433,600
433,600
433,600143,43
127,99
127,99
127,99
143,43
127,99
127,99
127,99
180,19
160,88
160,88
160,88
180,19
160,88
160,88
160,88
223,11
257,76
257,76
257,76
223,11
257,76
257,76
257,76
237,96
276,71
276,71
276,71
237,96
276,71
276,71
276,71
71,59294,07
263,18
263,18
263,18
294,07
263,18
263,18
263,18
367,59
328,97
328,97
328,97
367,59
328,97
328,97
328,97
470,070
539,300
539,30O
539,300
470,070
539,300
539,300
539,300
500,630
578,130
578,130
578,130
500,630
578,130
578,130
578,130
149,18
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,theleviesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountriesandterritoriesandimporteddirectlyintothe
overseasdepartmentofReunion.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76.
(4)Thelevyonimportsofrice,notincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisappli­
cablesunderthearrangementslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)Nos3491/90and862/91.
OThelevyonimportsintoPortugalisincreasedbytheamountspecifiedinArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3808/90..