30.6.77 NoL160/25 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1420/77
of29June1977
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976,onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(*),andinparticularArticle
11(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
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1976/77
marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)No1427/76(2),
(EEC)No1778/76(3)and(EEC)No1922/76(4);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
andinRegulation (EEC)No1613/71(5),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1204/77(6),andin
particularthemostfavourablepurchasingopportuni­
tiesontheworldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket,account
beingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldistur­
bancesontheCommunitymarket;whereasthe
qualityofthegoodsofferedmustalsobetakeninto
account,whetherthisqualitycorrespondstothe
standardqualityfixedinRegulation (EEC)No
1423/76(7),orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemade
byapplyingthecorrectiveamountsprovidedforin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifprices
andleviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrective
amountsrelatingthereto;
Whereas,furthermore ,inthecaseofround-grained
andlong-grainedhuskedriceandround-grained andlong-grainedwhollymilledrice,thecifpriceiscalcu­
latedonthebasisofquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketrelating,foreachtypeofrice,totheproducts
specifiedinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No
1613/71;whereas,forthiscalculation,theconversion
ratesresultingfromCommissionRegulationNo467/
67/EECof21August1967fixingtheconversionrates,
theprocessingcostsandthevalueoftheby-products
forthevariousstagesofriceprocessing^),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1484/75(9),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
providedforinthelastsubparagraphofArticle4of
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;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates(•)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.29.
(3)OJNoL199,24.7.1976,p.7.
(<)OJNoL210,4.8.1976,p.9.0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(6)OJNoL139,7.6.1977,p.30.
(7)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.(8)OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(»)OJNoL150,11.6.1975,p.7.

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orofthe'overseascountriesandterritories,thelevy
relatingtothemmust,pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)
No706/76('),bereducedbyafixedamountandby
anamountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelating
tothirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurther
reducedinthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilled
rice;whereasthechargingofthislevyissubject1to
conditions,someofwhicharesetoutinArticle9of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No706/76of30March
1976;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1553/71of19
July1971(2)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;Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedas
showninthetableannexedtothisRegulation,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76areherebyfixedasshowninthetable
annexedtothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon30June
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29June1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(»)OJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.
(2)OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.5.

30.6.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL160/27
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29June1977fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbroken
rice
(u.a./tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsThird
countriesACPor
OCT00
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrain
b)Longgrain
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrain
b)Longgrain
B.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
I.Semi-milled rice:
a)Roundgrain
b)Longgrain
II.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrain
b)Longgrain
C.Brokenrice:86.66
103.24
108.32
129.05
159.74
240.98
170.12
258.33
59.6640.33
48.62
51.16
61.53
69.97
110.63
74.81
118.92
27.33
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No706/76.
OInaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No706/76,theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsof
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.