30.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL82/13
REGULATION (EEC)No837/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of29March1973
fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtotheleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
359/67/EEC(1)of25July1967onthecommonor­
ganizationofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedby
theAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAccession
ofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCom­
munity,signedatBrusselson22January1972,and
inparticularArticle13(6)thereof;onwhichthepremiumsarefixed;whereasthede­
tailedrulesfordeterminingcifpriceswerelaid
downinRegulation (EEC)No1613/71(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No363/72(9);where­
asthecifforwarddeliverypricemustalsobe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle16ofRegula­
tionNo359/67/EECbutonthebasisofoffersat
NorthSeaports;whereasthispricemustbethe
cifpriceforshipmentduringthemonthinwhich
theimportlicenceisissuedinthecaseofimportsto
beeffectedduringthatmonth;whereasthisprice
mustbethecifpriceforshipmentduringthe
monthinwhichimportation isexpectedtotake
placeinthecaseofimportstobeeffectedduring
themonthfollowingthemonthinwhichtheimport
licenceisissued;whereasthispricemustbethe
cifpriceforshipmentduringthemonthpreceding
themonthinwhichimportationisexpectedtotake
placeinthecaseofimportstobeeffectedduring
theremainingmonthsforwhichtheimportlicence
isvalid;whereas,ifnoofferforforwarddeliveryis
madeforshipmentduringagivenmonth,thisprice
shouldbethepricerulingforshipmentduringthe
lastmonthinwhichanofferforforwarddelivery
wasmade;
Whereasthepremiumisequalto0unitsofaccount
ifthecifpricedeterminedonthedayonwhich
thescaleofthepremiumsisfixedisequaltothe
cifforwarddeliverypriceorexceedsthatpriceby
notmorethan0·025unitofaccountper100kilo­
grammes ;
Whereasthepremiummay,however,befixedata
higherlevelinexceptionalcircumstances andwithin
certainspecifiedlimits;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofan
exchangeratewhichisbased,inthecaseofcurrencies
whicharefloatingorwhosecentralratediffersfrom
theofficialparity,ontheeffectiverateorthe
centralrateofthesecurrenciesand,inthecaseof
theUSdollar,onthechangeinparityannounced
on13February1973;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovi­
sionsthatthepremiumsshouldbefixedasshown
intheTableannexedtothisRegulation;whereas
theamountofthepremiumsshouldbealteredonly
ifapplicationoftheabovementioned provisions
entailsachangeofmorethan0·025unitofaccount;HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereasthepremiumstobeaddedtotheimport
leviesfixedinadvanceforriceandbrokenrice
mustincludeapremiumforthecurrentmonthand
apremiumforeachofthefollowingmonthsuntil
theexpiryoftheperiodofvalidityoftheimport
licence;whereasthisperiodofvaliditywaslaid
downinArticle20(2)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2637/70(4)of23December1970,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No128/73(5);
WhereasCouncilRegulationNo365/67/EEC(6)of
25July1967,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2435/70(7),laysdownrulesfortheadvancefix­
ingofleviesonriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasunderthetermsofRegulationNo
365/67/EEC,wherethecifpriceforhuskedrice,
formilledriceorforbrokenricedeterminedonthe
dayonwhichthepremiumsarefixedishigherthan
thecifforwarddeliverypriceforthesameprod­
uct,thepremiumshouldasageneralrulebeequal
tothedifferencebetweenthesetwoprices;whereas
thecifpriceisthatdeterminedinaccordancewith
Article16ofRegulationNo359/67/EEContheday
HOJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(»)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(<)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
(«)OJNoL17,20.1.1973,p.16.
(•)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.32.
(T)OJNoL262,3.12.1970,p.3.nOJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(9)OJNoL46,22.2.1972,p.9.

NoL82/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.3.73
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : areherebyfixedasshownintheTableannexedto
thisRegulation .
Article1 Article2
Thepremiumstobeaddedtotheimportlevies
fixedinadvanceinrespectofriceandbrokenriceThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon30March
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29March1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29March1973fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtothe
leviesonriceandbrokenrice(*)
(u.a./100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods Current
31st
period
42nd
period
53rd
period
6
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrained
b)Longgrained
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrained
b)Longgrained
B.Semi-milledorwhollymilled
rice:
I.Semi-milledrice:
a)Roundgrained
b)Longgrained
II.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrained
b)Longgrained
C.Broken rice :0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
00
0
0·187
0·200
0
P)TheperiodofvalidityofthelicenceislimitedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No2196/71,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No538/73.