1.2.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL24/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No224/92
of31January1992
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
thisqualityasfixedinCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1423/76Q,orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemade
byapplyingthecorrectiveamountsprovidedforinRegu­
lation(EEC)No1613/71;
Whereas,furthermore,inthecaseofroundgrainandlong
grainhuskedriceandroundgrainandlonggrainwholly
milledrice,thecifpriceiscalculatedonthebasisof
quotationsorpricesontheworldmarketrelating,for
eachtypeofrice,totheproductsspecifiedinArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No1613/71;whereas,forthiscalcula­
tion,theconversionratesresultingfromCommission
RegulationNo467/67/EECof21August1967fixingthe
conversionrates,theprocessingcostsandthevalueofthe
by-productsforthevariousstagesofriceprocessing(8),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2325/88,shouldbe
usedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersareforricecontainingahigherpercentageof
brokenricethanthatallowedforinthestandardquality
fixedbyRegulation(EEC)No1423/76and,inthatcase,
mustadjusttheofferssoastoconformwiththevalueof
onekilogramofbrokenricefixedbyRegulationNo467/
67/EEC;whereasnoadjustmentismade,however,ifthe
pricesforhuskedriceandsemi-milledorwhollymilled
ricetakenintoconsideration arelowerthanthose
providedforinthelastsubparagraphofArticle4ofRegu­
lationNo467/67/EEC:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (EEC)
No81/92of15January1992layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No3877/86onimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromatic
Basmativariety(3),andinparticularArticle8thereof,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequaltothe
differencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecifprice;
whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi-milledrice,
thelevyshouldbederivedfromtheleviesapplicableto
thecorresponding huskedriceandwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1991/92
marketingyearbyCommission Regulation (EEC)
No2149/91(4);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2325/88(%andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketwhichare
sufficientlyrepresentative oftherealtrendofthemarket,
accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldisturbances
ontheCommunitymarket;whereasthequalityofthe
goodsofferedmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whetherWhereasRegulation (EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertainoffers
arefordeliverycostandfreightorrelatetoaproductput
upinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,toadjustsuchoffersby
applyingtheratesoramountsfixedbytheabovemen­
tionedRegulationtomaketheofferscomparabletooffers
fordeliveryciforrelatingtoaproductpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamonthe
basisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmadeforother
portsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenofthecorrec­
tionsnecessitatedbythedifferenceintransportchargesin
relationtoRotterdam ;
Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforinArticle1(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifpricemaybe
calculatedonthebasisofoffersfordeliveryduringthe
followingmonthormayberetainedunalteredfora
limitedperiod;(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.0OJNoL10,16.1.1992,p.9.
(4)OJNoL200,23.7.1991,p.10.oOJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(6)OJNoL202,27.7.1988,p.41.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.
8)OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.

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Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates,the
levyrelatingtothemmustbereducedbyafixedamount
andbyanamountcorresponding to50%ofthelevy
relatingtothirdcountries;whereas,pursuanttoArticles
12and13ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of
5March1990onthearrangementsapplicabletoagricul­
turalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatingintheACP
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories(OCT)('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No523/91(2),the
levymustbefurtherreducedinthecaseofsemi-milled
andwhollymilledrice;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity(3),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(4)ofthe
abovementioned Decision,aspecialamountshallbe
chargedonimportsofcertainproductsoriginatinginthe
overseascountriesandterritoriesinordertoprevent
productsoriginatingfromthesecountriesandterritories
fromreceivingmorefavourabletreatmentthansimilar
productsimportedfromSpainorPortugalintothe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985;
WhereasonimportationintoPortugalofproductslisted
inAnnexXXIVtotheActofAccessionanadditional
amountisaddedtothelevy;whereastheseamountswere
setbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3808/90(4);
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1423/76determinedthe
standardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86(*),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3130/91(6),defineda
specialarrangementfortheimportationofcertainquanti­
tiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity ;whereasthis
arrangementprovidesforalevyof75%ofthatcalculated
inaccordancewithArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)
No1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymaynotbelessthanthedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier pricefor
Basmatiricearidthethresholdpriceforlong-grainrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90Qand
Commission Regulation (EEC)No862/91(8)made
importarrangementsforriceoriginatinginBangladesh ;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealteredin
theinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariationsin
thresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodeterminecif
prices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,whollymilled
riceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonlyifvaria­
tionsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevyentailan
increaseorareductionofatleastECU1,21pertonnein
theamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereas,ifthe:levysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(9),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(,0),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovementioned
provisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
0OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(2)OJNoL58,5.3.1991,-p.1.0OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
(4)OJNoL366,29.12.1990,p.1.0OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1.
(6OJNoL297,29.10.1991,p.1.0OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1.
(8)OJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(10)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

1.2.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL24/17
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31January1992fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeLevies0
Arrangement
inRegulation(EEC)
No3877/860ACP
0000
BangladeshThirdcountries
(exceptACP)0
10061021 153,81 314,82
10061023 219,44 142,69 292,58
10061025 219,44 142,69 292,58
10061027 219,44 142,69 292,58
10061092 — 153,81 314,82
10061094 219,44 142,69 292,58
10061096 219,44 142,69 292,58
10061098 219,44 142,69 292,58
10062011 — 193,16 393,53
10062013 274,30 179,26 365,73
10062015 274,30 179,26 365,73
10062017 274,30 179,26 365,73
10062092 — 193,16 393,53
10062094 274,30 179,26 365,73
10062096 274,30 179,26 365,73
10G62098 274,30 179,26 365,73
10063021 — 239,28 502,420
10063023 438,720 280,59 584,960
10063025 438,720 280,59 584,96(0
10063027 438,720 280,59 584,96(0
10063042.— 239,28 502,42(0
10063044 438,72(0 280,59 584,96(0
10063046 438,720 280,59 584,96(0
10063048 438,720 280,59 584,96(0
10063061 — 255,19 535,08(0
10063063 470,310 301,19 627,08(0
10063065 470,310 301,19 627,08(0
10063067 470,31O 301,19 627,08(0
10063092 — 255,19 535,08(0
10063094 470,310 301,19 627,08(0
10063096 470,310 301,19 627,08(0
10063098 470,310 301,19 627,08(0
10064000 — 64,00 134,00
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,theleviesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandimporteddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76.
(4)Thelevyonimportsofrice,notincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisappli­
cablesunderthearrangements laiddowninRegulation(EEC)Nos3491/90and862/91.
(0ThelevyonimportsintoPortugalisincreasedbytheamountspecifiedinArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3808/90.
0Thelevyonimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyisapplicableunderthearrangementslaid
downinRegulation(EEC)No3877/86,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3130/91.
0NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.