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( 1 ) OJ NO L 166 , 25 . 6 . 1976 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 136 , 2 . 6 . 1977 , P . 13 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 168 , 27 . 7 . 1971 , P . 28 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 139 , 7 . 6 . 1977 , P . 30 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 59/78

OF 12 JANUARY 1978

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1613/71 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR FIXING CIF PRICES AND LEVIES ON RICE AND BROKEN RICE AND THE CORRECTIVE AMOUNTS RELATING THERETO

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1418/76 OF 21 JUNE 1976 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN RICE ( 1 ) AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1158/77 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 16 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE ANNEXES TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1613/71 OF 26 JULY 1971 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR FIXING CIF PRICES AND LEVIES ON RICE AND BROKEN RICE AND THE CORRECTIVE AMOUNTS RELATING THERETO ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1204/77 ( 4 ), FIX THE CORRECTIVE AMOUNTS CORRESPONDING TO THE DIFFERENCES IN THE VALUE OF RICE OR BROKEN RICE OF THE QUALITIES OFFERED ON THE WORLD MARKET AS COMPARED WITH THE VALUE OF THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR WHICH THE THRESHOLD PRICE IS FIXED ;

WHEREAS OFFERS ON THE WORLD MARKET HAVE BEEN RECORDED FOR LONG GRAINED RICE FROM GUYANA WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN ANNEX II TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1613/71 ;

WHEREAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FIXING CIF PRICES A CORRECTIVE AMOUNT MUST BE FIXED FOR THIS VARIETY , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT BOTH THE COMMUNITY STANDARD QUALITY AND THE DIFFERENCES IN PRICE AND IN CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN THIS QUALITY AND THOSE LISTED IN ANNEX II ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR CEREALS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ANNEX II TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1613/71 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING ANNEX :

' ANNEX II

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TYPE // DESCRIPTION OF THE QUALITY OF RICE // CORRECTIVE AMOUNTS IN U.A./TONNE OF HUSKED RICE TO BE SUBTRACTED FROM THE PRICE //

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1 // ' LONG ' CHINA // 0.00 //

2 // SPANISH MEDIUM // 3.00 //

3 // URUGUAY SELECTION , SOUTH AMERICAN BLUEROSE // 5.00 //

4 // ARKROSE , CALROSE , GULFROSE , MAGNOLIA , NORTHROSE , ZENITH // 6.00 //

5 // USA BLUEROSE , NATO // 10.00 //

6 // PAKISTANI BEGAMI , ' INDO-CHINESE ' LONG , BURMESE LONG // 12.00 //

7 // MAKALIOKA , VARY LAVA // 16.00 //

8 // SOUTH AMERICAN CAROLINA // 20.00 //

9 // PAKISTANI BASMATI , FORTUNA , GUYANA , SURINAM // 31.00 //

10 // ALICAMBO , CENTURY PATNA , EDITH OF MEXICO , REXORO // 41.00 //

11 // SIAM // 45.00 //

12 // BELLE PATNA , BLUEBELL , SOUTH AMERICAN BLUE BONNET , STAR BONNET // 50.00 //

13 // BLUE BONNET // 55.00 //

1 . THE QUALITIES LISTED IN ANNEX II APPLY TO HUSKED RICE OF THE FOLLOWING GRADES :

- B FOR SIAM RICE ,

- 2 FOR OTHER RICE .

2 . WHERE THE RICE OFFERED IS OF A GRADE HIGHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED UNDER 1 , THE AMOUNT TO BE SUBTRACTED SHALL BE INCREASED BY 3.00 U.A./TONNE .

3 . WHERE THE RICE OFFERED IS OF A GRADE LOWER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED UNDER 1 , THE AMOUNT TO BE SUBTRACTED SHALL BE REDUCED BY 3.00 U.A./TONNE FOR EACH DROP IN GRADE .

4 . WHERE THE GRADE OF THE RICE OFFERED IS NOT SPECIFIED , THE AMOUNT TO BE SUBTRACTED SHALL BE REDUCED BY :

- 3.00 U.A./TONNE FOR RICE CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 15 % BUT NOT MORE THAN 25 % OF BROKEN RICE ,

- 6.00 U.A./TONNE FOR RICE CONTAINING 25 % OR MORE OF BROKEN RICE .

5 . IN THE ABSENCE OF INFORMATION ALLOWING THE EXACT CHARACTERISTICS OF A QUALITY OF RICE TO BE IDENTIFIED , THE OFFER SHALL BE TAKEN TO APPLY TO BEST-QUALITY RICE . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 12 JANUARY 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT