4.4.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL84/2.5
REGULATION (EEC)No873/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of3April1975
fixingtheexportleviesonrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC('),of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No476/75;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
477/75(4),andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle21ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC
providesthatmeasuresmaybetakenwhenthequota­
tionsorpricesontheworldmarketforoneormore
productsreachthelevelofCommunityprices;
whereasthatsituationislikelytocontinueandtodete­
riorate,therebydisturbingorthreateningtodisturb
theCommunitymarket;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No2737/73specifiesthat
thequotationsorpricesontheworldmarketshallbe
regardedashavingreachedthelevelofCommunity
priceswhentheyapproachorexceedthethreshold
price;whereasthecontinuationandthedeterioration
ofthatsituationmayberegardedasbeinglikelyto
continuewhereanimbalancebetweensupplyand
demandisestablishedandwherethisimbalance is
likelytopersist,havingregardtoforeseeableproduc­
tionandmarketpricetrends;
Whereasthehighlevelofpricesininternationaltrade
couldimpedeimportationofriceintotheCommu­
nityorprovokeexportationfromtheCommunity ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaidto
existatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresupplies
intheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbeintro­
ducedforcertaincategoriesofrice;
Whereasinviewoftherelationshipbetweentherice
andproductsprocessedfromitandgiventhemarket
situationfortheseproducts,anexportlevymustalso
befixedforproductsprocessedfromrice;Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1974/75
marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)No1718/74(5)
and(EEC)No1935/74(6),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2518/74(7);
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73
specifiesthatwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixed
accountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationand
thefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavailabilities
ofriceontheCommunitymarketontheonehand
andpricesforriceandproductsprocessedfromiton
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesame
Articleprovidesthatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopment ofprices
andtradeonricemarketsandfurthermore ,totake
intoaccounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposed
exportsandtheneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarket;
WhereasfortheproductslistedinArticle 1(c)of
RegulationNo359/67/EECthespecificfactorssetout
inArticle3(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73must
alsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereastheexportlevymaybevariediftheworld
marketsituationorthespecificrequirements of
certainmarketsmakethisnecessary ;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,the
followingshouldbeusedtocalculatethelevies:
—forcurrenciestheexchangeratesforwhichare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,aconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity;
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesforeach
ofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunitycurren­
ciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraphovera
specifiedperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketinrice,
andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandontheworld
market,thattheexportleviesshouldbefixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.31.
(3)OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.
(■>)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.33.(5)OJNoL181,4.7.1974,p.7.
(o)OJNoL203,25.7.1974,p.22.
(7)OJNoL270,5.10.1974,p.1.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION
Article2
Article1
Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73isThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4April
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3April1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof3April1975fixingtheexportleviesonrice
(u.a./100kg)
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods Levies
10.06AIa)Roundgrainpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(')2.000
10.06Alb)Longgrainpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(') ■<«-
10.06AIIa)Roundgrainhuskedrice 2.000
10.06Alib)Longgrainhuskedrice—
10.06BIa)Roundgrainsemi-milledrice—
10.06BIb)Longgrainsemi-milledrice—
10.06BIIa)Roundgrainwhollymilledrice—
10.06BIIb)Longgrainwhollymilledrice—
10.06C Brokenrice 1-500
11.01F Riceflour —
11.02AVI Ricegroatsandmeal1-500
11.02EIIe)1Flakedrice 1-500
11.02FVI Pelletsofrice 1-500
(')Officiallycertifiedseedsareunderstoodtobethoseseedscontainedinthepackagesofficiallysealedandofficiallylabelledas'basic
seed','certifiedseed,firstgeneration','certifiedseed,secondgeneration'conformingtotheprovisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof14
June1966onthemarketingofcerealseed(OJNo125,1i.7.1966,p.2309/66)andoftheCouncilDecisionof26March1973on
theequivalenceofseedproducedinDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom(OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).