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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2530/92
of31August1992
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
thisqualityasfixedinCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1423/76f),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(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No674/92(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
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1992/93
marketingyearbyCommission Regulation (EEC)
No1841/920;
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(^,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1614/92(6),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)OJNoL73,19.3.1992,p.7.
(3)OJNoL10,16.1.1992,p.9.
(4)OJNoL187,7.7.1992,p.30.0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(«)OJNoL170,25.6.1992,p.15.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.
HOJNo204,24.8.1967,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)('),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No297/91(2),thelevy
mustbefurtherreducedinthecaseofsemi-milled and
whollymilledrice;
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)No3877/860,as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3130/91(6),defineda
specialarrangementfortheimportationofcertainquanti­
tiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity ;whereasthis
arrangementprovidesforalevyof75%ofthatcalculated
inaccordancewithArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)
No1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymaynotbeless
thanthedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier pricefor
Basmatiriceandthethresholdpriceforlong-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,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(9),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(10),
—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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.0OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.
(3)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
(4)OJNoL366,29.12.1990,p.1.0OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1.
(6)OJNoL297,29.10.1991,p.1.OOJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1.
OOJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7.
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(,0)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

1.9.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL254/23
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1992fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Levies0
CNcodeArrangement
inRegulation(EEC)
No3877/86(4)ACP
Bangladesh
C)(2)(3)(4)Thirdcountries
(exceptACP)0
10061021 154,89 316,99
10061023 — 157,19 321,58
10061025 — 157,19 321,58
10061027 241,19 157,19 321,58
10061092 — 154,89 316,99
10061094 — 157,19 321,58
10061096 — 157,19 321,58
10061098 241,19 157,19 321,58
10062011— 194,52 396,24
10062013 — 197,38 401,97
10062015 — 197,38 401,97
10062017 301,48 197,38 401,97
10062092 — 194,52 396,24
10062094 — 197,38 401,97
10062096 — 197,38 401,97
10062098 301,48 197,38 401,97
10063021 — 241,48 506,810
10063023 — 283,74 591,26(0
10063025 — 283,74 591,260
10063027 443,450 283,74 591,260
10063042 — 241,48 506,810
10063044 — 283,74 591,26(*)
10063046 — 283,74 591,260
10063048 443,450 283,74 591,26O
10063061 — 257,53 539,760
10063063 — 304,56 633,830
10063065 — 304,56 633,830
10063067 475,370 304,56 633,830
10063092 — 257,53 539,76(*)
10063094 — 304,56 633,830
10063096 — 304,56 633,83O
10063098 475,37(*) 304,56 633,830
10064000 — 71,86 149,73
(')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.
(*)ThelevyonimportsintoPortugalisincreasedbytheamountspecifiedinArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3778/91.
(6)Thelevyonimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyisapplicableunderthearrangementslaid
downinRegulation(EEC)No3877/86,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3130/91.
P)NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.