8.3:74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL66/23
REGULATION (EEC)No545/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of7March1974
fixingtheexportleviesonrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(!),of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinriceaslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccession(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee
WhereasArticle21ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC
providesthatthenecessarymeasuresmaybetakenif
thecifpriceofoneormoreproductsisappreciably
higherthanthethresholdpriceandifthatsituationis
likelytocontinuetherebydisturbingorthreateningto
disturbtheCommunitymarket;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No2737/73specifiesthat
thecifpricemayberegardedasappreciablyhigher
thanthethresholdpricewhenitexceedsitbyatleast
2%;whereasthisexcessmayberegardedasbeing
likelytocontinuewhereanimbalancebetweensupply
anddemandisestablishedandwherethisimbalance
islikelytopersisthavingregardtoforeseeableproduc­
tionandmarketpricetrends;
Whereasthehighlevelofpricesininternationaltrade
couldimpedeimportationofriceintotheCommu­
nityorprovokeexportationfromtheCommunity ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaidto
existatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresupplies
intheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbeintro­
ducedforthisproduct;
Whereasinviewoftherelationshipbetweentherice
andproductsprocessedfromitandgiventhemarket
situationfortheseproducts,anexportlevymustalso
befixedforallproductsprocessedfromrice;Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1973/74
marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)No1962/73(4)
andNo2024/73(5);
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2737/73
specifiesthatwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixed
accountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationand
thefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavailabilities
ofriceontheCommunitymarketontheonehand
andpricesforriceandproductsprocessedfromiton
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesame
Articleprovidesthatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopment ofprices
andtradeonricemarketsandfurthermore ,totake
intoaccounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposed
exportsandtheneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarket;
WhereasfortheproductslistedinArticle1(c)of
RegulationNo359/67/EECthespecificfactorssetout
inArticle3(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2737/73must
alsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereastheexportlevymaybevariediftheworld
marketsituationorthespecificrequirements of
certainmarketsmakethisnecessary;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,the
followingshouldbeusedtocalculatethelevies:
—forcurrenciestheexchangeratesforwhichare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,aconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity;
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesforeach­
ofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunitycurren­
ciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraphovera
specifiedperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketinrice,
andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandontheworld
market,thattheexportleviesshouldbefixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
(')OJNoL174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(})OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.(4)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.1.
(5)OJNoL206,27.7.1973,p.30.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Article2
TheexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentofThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon8March
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73is1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7March1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof7March1974fixingtheexportleviesonrice
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgood» u.a./100kg
10.06AIa)Roundgrainedpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertified
seeds(')35-000
10.06AIb)Longgrainedpaddyrice,excludingofficiallycertified
seeds(*) 35-000
10.06AIIa)Roundgrainedhuskedrice 35-000
10.06Alib)Longgrainedhuskedrice 35-000
10.06R1a)Roundgrainedsemi-milledrice 40-000
10.06R1b)Longgrainedsemi-milledrice 40-000
10.06BIIa)Roundgrainedwholly-milled rice 40-000
10.06BIIb)Longgrainedwholly-milled rice 40-000
10.06C Brokenrice 20-000
11.01F Riceflour —
11.02AVI Ricegroatsandmeal 21-200
11.02F.He)1Flakedrice 28-000
11.08AII Ricestarch —
:(')Officiallycertifiedseeds;ireunderstoodtohethoseseedscontainedillthepackagesofficiallysealedand
officiallylabelledas'basicseed",'certifiedseed,firstgeneration','certifiedseed,secondgeneration 'confor­
mingintheprovisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveofIflime1966onthemarketingofcerealseed(OJNollvII.7.1966,p.2.W66*andoftheCouncilDecisionof26March1973ontheequivalenceofseed
producedinDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom (OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).