NoL168/50 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.7.75
REGULATION (EEC)No1668/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of30June1975
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean .
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EECC)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No476/75(2),andinparticularArticle11
(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle11ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,
whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequal
tothedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthe
cifprice;whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi­
milledrice,thelevyshouldbederivedfromthelevies
applicabletothecorresponding huskedriceand
whollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1974/75
marketingyearbyRegulation (EEC)No1718/74(3)
and(EEC)No1935/74(4)andamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2518/74(5);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulationNo359/67/EECand
inRegulation (EEC)No1613/71(6),aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1057/73(7),andinparticular
themostfavourablepurchasingopportunities onthe
worldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepresentative of
therealtrendofthemarket,accountbeingtakenin
particularoftheneedtopreventsuddenvariations
likelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommu­
nitymarket;whereasthequalityofthegoodsoffered
mustalsobetakenintoaccount,whetherthisquality
correspondstothestandardqualityfixedinRegula­
tionNo362/67/EEC(8),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1555/71(9),orwhetheradjustments
needtobemadebyapplyingthecorrectiveamounts
providedforinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1613/71of26July1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesandleviesonriceandbrokenrice
andthecorrectiveamountsrelatingthereto;
Whereas,furthermore ,inthecaseofround-grained
andlong-grainedhuskedriceandround-grained and
long-grainedwhollymilledrice,thecifpriceiscalcu­
latedonthebasisofquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketrelating,foreachtypeofrice,totheproducts
specifiedinArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No
1613/71;whereas,forthiscalculation ,theconversion
ratesresultingfromCommissionRegulationNo467/
67/EEC(10)of21August1967fixingtheconversion
rates,,theprocessingcostsandthevalueofthe
by-productsforthevariousstagesofriceprocessing,
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1808/74(")
shouldbeusedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercen­
tageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforinthe
standardqualityfixedbyRegulationNo362/67/EEC
and,inthatcasetoadjusttheofferssoastoconform
withthevalueofonekilogrammeofbrokenriceas
fixedbyRegulationNo467/67/EEC,asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1808/74,whereasnoadjustment
ismade,however,ifthepricesforhuskedriceand
semi-milledorwhollymilledricetakenintoconsidera­
tionarelowerthanthoseprovidedforinthelast
subparagraph ofArticle4ofRegulationNo467/
67/EEC
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersarefordeliverycostandfreightorrelatetoa
•productputupinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,to
adjustsuchoffersbyapplyingtheratesoramounts
fixedbytheabovementioned Regulationtomakethe
offerscomparabletooffersfordeliveryciforrelating
toaproductpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscaluclatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmade
forotherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenof
thecorrectionsnecessitatedbythedifferenceintrans­
portchargesinrelationtoRotterdam ;
Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforArticleI(3)of
Regulation (EEC).No1613/71obtain,thecifprice
maybecalculatedonthebasisofoffersfordelivery(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.I.
(')OJNoL52,28.2.197.5,p.31.
(3)OJNoL181,4.7.1974,p.7.
OOJNoL203,25.7.1974,p.22.
0)OJNoL270,5.10.1974,p.1.
(*)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p,28.
(7)OJNoL105,20.4.1973,p.10.
0)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.27.
C>)OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.II.(I0)OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.I.
(")OJNoI.188,12.7.1974,p.34.

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duringthefollowingmonthormayberetainedunal­
teredforalimitedperiod;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orofthe'overseascountriesandterritories',thelevy
relatingtothemmust,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)
No1599/75('),bereducedbyafixedamountandby
anamountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelating
tothirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurther
reducedinthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilled
rice;whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjectto
conditions,someofwhicharesetoutinArticle9of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1599/75of24June
1975;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1553/71(2)of
19July1971alteredthedefinitionsgiveninAnnexA
ofRegulationNo359/67/EECandincorporatedin
supplementary notesNos2and3EtoChapter10of
theCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)of'Regula­
tionNo359/67/EEC,thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealtered
intheinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariations
inthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodetermine
cifprices;whereas,inthecaseof'huskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonly
ifvariationsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevyentailanincreaseorareductionofatleast0-10unit
ofaccountper100>kilogrammes intheamountofthe
levyinforce;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanOfthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedas
shownintheTableannexedtothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulationNo359/
67/EECareherebyfixedasshownintheTable
annexedtothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States. •
DoneatBrussels,30June1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,28.6.1975,p.67.
-')OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.5.

NoL168/52 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.7.75
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30June1975fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbroken
rice
(u.aJ100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsThird
countriesACPand
OCT(')(')
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrain 0 0
b)Longgrain 3-706 1-553
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrain 0 0
b)Longgrain. 4-632 2-016
B.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:l
I.Semi-milled rice:\ \ a)Roundgrain 3-379 0-911
b)Longgrain 12-686 5-567I II.Whollymilledrice:l
a)Roundgrain 3-599 1-000
b)Longgrain 13-600 6-000
C.Brokenrice: 0 0
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle22ofRegulation(EEC)No1599/75.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No1599/75providesthattheleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseas
departmentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.