1.2.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL30/7
REGULATION (EEC)No247/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of30January1973
fixingtheleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/67/
EEC(1)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbythe
Act(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAccessionof
newMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommu­
nity,signedatBrusselson22January1972,andin
particularArticle11(2)thereof;
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
1972/73marketingyearbyRegulation (EEC)No
1408/72(4)andNo1500/72(5);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactors
indicatedinArticle16ofRegulationNo359/67/
EECandinRegulation (EEC)No1613/71(6),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No363/72(7),andin
particularthemostfavourablepurchasingopportuni­
tiesontheworldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket,account
beingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent­
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldistur­
bancesontheCommunitymarket;whereasthe
qualityofthegoodsofferedmustalsobetakeninto
account,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,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
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.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL150,4.7.1972,p.10.
(5)OJNoL158,14.7.1972,p.23.
(6)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28,
(7)OJNoL46,22.2.1972,p.9.
(8)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.27.(9)OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.11.
(,0)OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(")OjNoL158,14.7.1972,p.22.

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Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegula­
tionNo359/67/EEC,thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporated intheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealtered
intheinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvari­
ationsinthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtode­
terminecifprices;whereas,inthecaseofhusked
rice,whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevies
arealteredonlyifvariationsinthefactorsusedto
calculatethelevyentailsanincreaseorareduction
ofatleast0-10unitofaccountper100kilogrammes
intheamountofthelevyinforce;
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(x),bereducedbya
fixedamountandbyanamountcorresponding to
45°/oofthelevyrelatingtothird,countries;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:HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulationNo
359/67/EECareherebyfixedasshownintheTable
annexedtothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30Januarv1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(»)OJNoL68,25.3.1970,p.1.
(-)OJNoL52,1.3.1972,p.41.
(:!)OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.5.

I2.73 OfficialJournalofcheEuropeanCommunities NoL30/9
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30January1973fixingtheleviesonriceandbrokenrice
(u.aJIQOkg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsThird
countriesAASM/
OCT(!)(«)
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrained
b)Longgrained
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrained
b)Longgrained
R.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
I.Semi-milledrice:
a)Roundgrained
b)Longgrained
II.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrained
b)Longgrained
C.Brokenrice1-592
3-896
1-990
4-870
6-441
13-321
6-860
14-280
00-636
1-903
0-795
2-379
2-889
6-674
3-081
7-162
0
(')Regulation (EEC)No521/70providesthattheleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsof
productsoriginatingintheAASMandOCT.
(*)ThislevyisapplicableonlytoimportsfulfillingtheconditionslaiddowninArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No540/70.