1.9.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL223/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1953/77
of31August1977
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1158/77(2),andinparticularArticle11
(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,
whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequal
tothedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthe
cifprice;whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi­
milledrice,thelevyshouldbederivedfromthelevies
applicabletothecorresponding huskedriceand
whollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1977/78
marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)No1160/77(3),
(EEC)No1639/77(4)and(EEC)No1832/77(5);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
andinRegulation (EEC)No1613/71(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1204/77(7),andin
particularthemostfavourablepurchasingopportuni­
tiesontheworldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket,account
beingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldistur­
bancesontheCommunitymarket;whereasthe
qualityofthegoodsofferedmustalsobetakeninto
account,whetherthisqualitycorrespondstothe
standardqualityfixedinRegulation (EEC)No
1423/76(8),orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemade
byapplyingthecorrectiveamountsprovidedforin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifprices
andleviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrective
amountsrelatingthereto;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/EECof21August1967fixingtheconversionrates,
theprocessingcostsandthevalueoftheby-products
forthevariousstagesofriceprocessing^),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1572/77(10),should
beusedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercen­
tageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforinthe
standardqualityfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1423/76and,inthatcasetoadjusttheofferssoasto
conformwiththevalueofonekilogrammeofbroken
riceasfixedbyRegulationNo467/67/EEC,as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1808/74;whereas
noadjustmentismade,however,ifthepricesfor
huskedriceandsemi-milledorwhollymilledrice
takenintoconsideration arelowerthanthose
providedforinthelastsubparagraph ofArticle4of
RegulationNo467/67/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,iftheconditionsprovidedforArticle1(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifprice
maybecalculatedonthebasisofoffersfordelivery
duringthefollowingmonthormayberetainedunal­
teredforalimitedperiod;(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL136,2.6.1977,p.13.
(3)OJNoL136,2.6.1977,p.16.
(«)OJNoL183,22.7.1977,p.4.
(5)OJNoL202,9.8.1977,p.14.
(6)OJNoL168,22.7.1971,p.28.
OOJNoL139,7.6.1977,p.30.
(8)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.HOJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(,0)OJNoL174,14.7.1977,p.26.

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Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedas
showninthetableannexedtothisRegulation,Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orofthe'overseascountriesandterritories',thelevy
relatingtothemmust,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)
No706/76('),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
328/77(2),bereducedbyafixedamountandbyan
amountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelatingto
thirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurther
reducedinthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilled
rice;whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjectto
conditions ,someofwhicharesetoutinArticle9of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No706/76of30March
1976;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1553/71of19
July1971(3)alteredthedefinitionsgiveninAnnexA
toRegulation (EEC)No1418/76andincorporatedin
supplementary notesNos2and3EtoChapter10of
theCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76,thenomenclature provided
forinthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealtered
intheinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariations
inthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodetermine
cifprices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonly
ifvariationsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevy
entailanincreaseorareductionofatleastoneunitof
accountpermetrictonintheamountofthelevyin
force;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76areherebyfixedasshowninthetable
annexedtothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
OOJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.
(2)OJNoL46,18.2.1977,p.1.
P)OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.5.

1.9.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL223/7
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1977fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokennee
(u.a./tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsThird
countriesACPor
OCTC)(2)
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrain 67-36 30-68
b)Longgrain 92-13 43-07
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrain 84-20 39-10
b)Longgrain 115-16 54-58
B.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
I.Semi-milled rice:
a)Roundgrain 146-90 63-55
b)Longgrain 221-41 100-84
II.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrain 156-45 67-98
b)Longgrain 237-35 108-43
C.Brokenrice: 69-84 32-42
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No706/76.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No706/76,theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsof
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.