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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2666/93
of30September1993
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
No1423/76(8),orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemade
byapplyingthecorrectiveamountsprovidedforinRegu­
lation(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(10),should
beusedwhereappropriate ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1544/93(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (EEC)
No81/92of15January1992layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No3877/86onimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromatic
Basmativariety(3),andinparticularArticle8thereof,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequaltothe
differencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecifprice;
whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi-milledrice,
thelevyshouldbederivedfromtheleviesapplicableto
thecorresponding huskedriceandwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1993/94
marketingyearbyCommission Regulation (EEC)
No2091/93(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2696/93(*);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1614/92Q,andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketwhichare
sufficientlyrepresentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket,
accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldisturbances
ontheCommunitymarket;whereasthequalityofthe
goodsofferedmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whether
thisqualityasfixedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)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)OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.5.0OJNoL10,16.1.1992,p.9.
(4)OJNoL190,30.7.1993,p.10.
(*)Seepage74ofthisOfficialJournal.
(6)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.0OJNoL170,25.6.1992,p.15.(8)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.0OJNoL204,24.8.1967,p.1.
0°)OJNoL202,27.7.1988,p.41.

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Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealteredin
theinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariationsin
thresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodeterminecif
prices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,whollymilled
riceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonlyifvaria­
tionsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevyentailan
increaseorareductionofatleastECU1,21pertonnein
theamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereastherepresentative marketratesdefinedin
Article1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(')are
usedtoconvertamountsexpressedinthirdcountry
currenciesandareusedasthebasisfordeterminingthe
agriculturalconversionratesoftheMemberStates'curren­
cies;whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddeter­
minationoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1068/93(');
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovementioned
provisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates,the
levyrelatingtothemmustbereducedbyafixedamount
andbyanamountcorresponding to50%ofthelevy
relatingtothirdcountries;whereas,pursuanttoArticles
12and13ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of
5March1990onthearrangementsapplicabletoagricul­
turalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatingintheACP
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories(OCT)('),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No297/91(*),thelevy
mustbefurtherreducedinthecaseofsemi-milled and
whollymilledrice;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity(3),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1423/76determinedthe
standardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86(4),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3130/91(*),defineda
specialarrangementfortheimportationofcertainquanti­
tiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity;whereasthis
arrangementprovidesforalevyof75%ofthatcalculated
inaccordancewithArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)
No1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymaynotbeless
thanthedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier pricefor
Basmatiriceandthethresholdpriceforlong-grainrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(*)and
Commission Regulation(EEQNo862/91f)made
importarrangementsforriceoriginatinginBangladesh;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(I)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1October1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30September1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(*)OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.
(»)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
OOJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1.oOJNoL297,29.10.1991,p.1.
(')OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1.f)OJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7.(')OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.0OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.

NoL245/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.10.93
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30September1993fixingdieimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Levies'(*)
CNcodeArrangement
inRegulation(EEC)
No3877/860ACP
Bangladesh0000Thirdcountries
(exceptACP)0
10061021 — 142,22 291,64
10061023 — 149,24 305,69
10061025 — 149,24 305,69
10061027 229,27 149,24 305,69
10061092 — 142^2 291,64
10061094 — 149,24 305,69
30061096 — 149,24 305,69
10061098 229,27 149,24 305,69
10062011 — 178,67 364,55
10062013 — 187,45 382,11
10062015 — 187,45 382,11
10062017 286,58 187,45 382,11
10062092 — 178,67 364,55
10062094 — 187,45 382,11
10062096 — 187,45 382,11
10062098 286,58 187,45 382,11
10063021 — 221,63 4*7,12
10063023 — 283,88 591,54
10063025 — 283,88 591,54
10063027 443,66 283,88 591,54
10063042 — 221,63 467,12
10063044 — 283,88 591,54
10063046 — 283,88 591,54
10063048 443,66 283,88 591,54
10063061 — 23639 497,49
10063063 — 304,71 634,13
10063065 — 304,71 634,13
10063067 475,60 304,71 634,13
10063092 — 23639 497,49
10063094 — 304,71 634,13
10063096 — 304,71 634,13
10063098 475,60 304,71 634,13
10064000 — 61,45 128,90
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
0InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,theleviesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandimporteddirecdyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
0TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76.
(*)Thelevyonimportsofrice,notincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisappli­
cableunderthearrangements laiddowninRegulations(EEC)No3491/90and(EEC)No862/91.
0Thelevyonimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyisapplicableunderthearrangementslaid
downinamendedRegulation(EEC)No3877/86.
(*)NoimportlevyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC,
subjecttotheprovisionsofDecision93/127/EEC.