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of8October1973
layingdowngeneralrulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarketbeing
disturbed
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Article21ofRegulationNo359/67/EECwhenit
exceedsitbyatleast2%.
2.Thisexcessshallberegardedasbeinglikelyto
continuewhereanimbalancebetweensupplyand
demandisestablishedandwherethisimbalanceis
likelytopersisthavingregardtoforeseeableproduc­
tionandmarketpricetrends.
3.TheCommunitymarketshallberegardedas
beingdisturbedorthreatenedwithdisturbance ,asa
resultofthesituationreferredtoinparagraphs 1and
2,whereinternationaltradepricesaresohighasto
impedeimportationofproductsmentionedinArticle
1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulationNo359/67/EECinto
theCommunity ,orprovokeexportationofsuch
productsfromtheCommunity ,eitherofwhichsitua­
tionswouldjeopardizesupplieswithintheCommu­
nity.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(1)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccession(2),andinparticularthesecondpara­
graphofArticle21(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle21ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC
providesthat,whenthecifpriceofoneormoreofthe
productsmentionedinArticle16(1)ofthatRegula­
tionisappreciablyhigherthanthethresholdprice,
andthatsituationislikelytocontinue,thereby
disturbingorthreateningtodisturbtheCommunity
market,thenecessarymeasuresmaybetaken;
Whereasthegeneralrulesforapplyingtheseprovi­
sions,andinparticularthecriteriaforestablishing
thatthecifpriceisappreciablyhigherthanthe
thresholdpriceandfordecidingwhetherthesituation
islikelytocontinue,shouldbelaiddown;
Whereas,toavoiddisturbancesontheCommunity
market,itisnecessarytoensureanadequatesupplyof
rice;whereas,tothisend,leviescouldbechargedon
exportsandtheissueofexportlicencestotallyor
partiallysuspended ;
Whereasitisalsonecessarytoestablishcriteriafor
calculatingtheexportlevyhavingregardtothe
economicsituation;whereasconsequentlyinorderto
continueanexportpolicywhichwillbeadequatein
thissituationandwillbeinaccordancewithmarket
requirements ,itisnecessarythatthelevyshouldbe
subjectsolelytothecriteriagoverningexportarrange­
ments;
WhereasCommunityobligationstosupplyfoodaid
aresuchthatexportsoifproductsforthatpurpose
shouldbeexcludedfromthisRegulation ,Article2
1.WheretheconditionsspecifiedinArticle21of
RegulationNo359/67/EECaremet,inaccordance
withthecriterialaiddowninArticle1,thefollowing
measuresmaybetaken:
—applicationofanexportlevy;furthermore a
speciallevyforanexportmaybethesubjectofa
tenderingprocedureinrespectofafixedquantity,
—fixingofatimelimitfortheissueofexport
licences,
—totalorpartialsuspensionoftheissueofexport
licences,
—totalorpartialrejectionofoutstandingapplica­
tionsfortheissueofexportlicences.
2.Themeasuresprovidedforinparagraph 1may
betakeninrespectofoneormoreoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC,
wherethisismadenecessarybythemarketsituation
andtherelationshipbetweenthoseproducts.
3.Themeasuresreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
abrogatedatthelatestassoonasitisfoundthat,fora
periodofthreeconsecutiveweeks,thecondition
referredtoinArticle1(1)isnolongerfulfilled.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Artide1
1.Thecifpriceshallberegardedasappreciably
higherthanthethresholdpricewithinthemeaningof
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ArticleJ 5.Nolevyshallbeappliedtoexportseffectedby
wayoffoodaidunderArticle23aofRegulationNo
359/67/EEC.1.Thefollowingshallbetakenintoaccountwhen
anexportlevyisbeingfixedforproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC:
(a)situationandtrends: Article4
1.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegula­
tionshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeproce­
durelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulationNo359/
67/EEC.
2.Followingthesameprocedureandforeach
product:
—theDecisiontoinstitutethemeasuresprovidedfor
inArticle2andtodiscontinue themeasures
providedforinthesecondandthirdindentsof
Article.2(1)shallbetaken;
—theexportlevyshallbefixedatregularintervals.
3.Ifnecessary,theCommissionmayinstituteor
modifytheexportlevy.
Article5—forricepricesandavailablequantitiesonthe
Communitymarket,
—forricepricesandforproductsprocessedfrom
riceontheworldmarket;
(b)theobjectivesofthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice,namelytobalancethatmarket
bothasregardssuppliesandasregardstrade;
(c)theneedtoavoiddisturbancesoftheCommunity
market;
(d)theeconomicaspectoftheexports.
2.Thefactorsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallapply
whenfixinganexportlevyfortheproductsreferredto
inArticle1(1)(c)ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC.In
addition,thefollowingspecificfactorsshallbetaken
intoaccount
(a)pricespaidforbrokenriceonthevariousCommu­
nitymarkets;
(b)amountofbrokenricerequiredtomanufacture
thoseproductsand,whereappropriate,thevalue
ofby-products ,
(c)possibilitiesandconditionsofsaleontheworld
marketofthoseproducts.
3.Wherethesituationontheworldmarketorthe
specificrequirements ofcertainmarketssorequire,
theexportlevymaybedifferentiated .
4.Theexportlevytobechargedshallbethatin
forceonthedayofexportation .
However,theexportlevyinforceonthedayon
whichthelicenceisappliedformay,onapplication
fromtheinterestedpartybelodgedatthesametime
astheapplicationforalicence,andbefore1p.m.be
appliedtoexportstobeeffectedduringtheperiodof
validityofthatlicence.InanemergencytheCommission maytakethe
measuresreferredtointhethirdandfourthindentsof
Article2(1).ItshallnotifyitsDecisiontothe
MemberStatesandshallpublishitonthenotice
boardsatitsHeadquarters .
Themeasuresshall,byvirtueofsuchaDecision,be
appliedtotherelevantproductsfromthedatespeci­
fiedtothisend;thisdayshallbesubsequenttothat
ofnotification .
TheDecisiononthemeasuresreferredtointhethird
indentofArticle2(1)shallbeapplicableforaperiod
notexceeding7days.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingthatofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8October1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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