30.4.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL113/5
COMMISSION REGULATION EECNo980/76
of29April1976
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(*)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No668/75(2),andinparticularArticle11
(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle11ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollyYnilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,
whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequal
tothedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthe
cifprice;whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi­
milledrice,thelevyshouldbederivedfromthelevies
applicabletothecorresponding huskedriceand
whollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1975/76
marketingyearbyRegulation (EEC)No1892/75(3)
and(EEC)No2161/75(4);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulationNo359/67/EECand
inRegulation(EEC)No1613/71(5),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No3320/75(6),andinparticular
themostfavourablepurchasingopportunities onthe
worldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepresentative of
therealtrendofthemarket,accountbeingtakenin
particularoftheneedtopreventsuddenvariations
likelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommu­
nitymarket;whereasthequalityofthegoodsoffered
mustalsobetakenintoaccount,whetherthisquality
correspondstothestandardqualityfixedinRegula­
tionNo362/67/EEC(7),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1555/71(8),orwhetheradjustments
needtobemadebyapplyingthecorrectiveamounts
providedforinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1613/71of26July1971layingdowndetailedrules
forfixingcifpricesandleviesonriceandbrokenrice
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(9)of21August1967fixingtheconversion
rates,theprocessingcostsandthevalueofthe
by-productsforthevariousstagesofriceprocessing,
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1484/75(10)
shouldbeusedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercen­
tageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforinthe
standardqualityfixedbyRegulationNo362/67/EEC
and,inthatcasetoadjusttheofferssoastoconform
withthevalueofonekilogrammeofbrokenriceas
fixedbyRegulationNo467/67/EEC,asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1808/74,y^hereasnoadjustment
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,iftheconditionsprovidedforArticle1(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifprice
maybecalculatedonthebasisofoffersfordelivery
duringthefollowingmonthormayberetainedunal­
teredforalimitedperiod;(>)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.18.
(3)OJNoL193,25.7.1975,p.3.
(4)OJNoL220,20.8.1975,p.9.
(5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(b)OJNoL328,20.12.1975,p.32.
(7)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.27.
(8)OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.11.(9)OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.
("0)OJNoL150,11.6.1975,p.7.

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Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedas
showninthetableannexedtothisRegulation,Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orofthe'overseascountriesandterritories',thelevy
relatingtothemmust,pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)
No706/76(J),bereducedbyafixedamountandby
anamountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelating
tothirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurther
reducedinthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilled
rice;whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjectto
conditions,someofwhicharesetoutinArticle9of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No706/76of30March
1976;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1553/71(2)of
19July1971alteredthedefinitionsgiveninAnnexA
ofRegulationNo359/67/EECandincorporatedin
supplementary notesNos2and3EtoChapter10of
theCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegula­
tionNo359/67/EEC,thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealtered
intheinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariations
inthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodetermine
cifprices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonly
ifvariationsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevy
entailanincreaseorareductionofatleastoneunitof
accountpermetrictonintheamountofthelevyin
force;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulationNo359/
67/EECareherebyfixedasshowninthetable
annexedtothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon30April
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29April1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(»)OJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.
2)OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.5.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29April1976fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(u.a./metricton)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsThird
countriesACPand
OCT(')P)
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrain 79-04 36-52
b)Longgrain 98-50 46-25
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrain 98-80 46-40
b)Longgrain 123-13 58-57
B.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
I.Semi-milled rice:
a)Roundgrain 144-00 62-10
b)Longgrain 217-41 98-84
II.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrain 153-36 66-43
b)Longgrain 233-06 106-28
C.Brokenrice: 26-82 10-91
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No706/76.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No706/76providesthattheleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepart­
mentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.