24.1.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL22/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No200/87
of23January1987
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,1423/76(*),orwhetheradjustmentsheedtobemadeby
applyingthecorrectiveamountsprovidedforinRegula­
tion(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-productsforthevariousstagesofriceprocessingQ,as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2249/85(8),should
beusedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersareforricecontainingahigherpercentage6f
brokenricethanthatallowedforinthestandardquality
fixedbyRegulation(EEC)No1423/76and,inthatcase,
mustadjusttheofferssoastoconformwiththevalueof
onekilogramofbrokenricefixedbyRegulationNo467/
67/EEC;whereasnoadjustmentismade,however,ifthe
pricesforhuskedriceandsemi-milledorwhollymilled
ricetakenintoconsideration arelowerthanthose
providedforinthelastsubparagraphofArticle4ofRegu­
lationNo467/67/EEC;
WhereasRegulation (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;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1449/86(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereasinthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequaltothediffe­
rencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecifprice;
whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi-milledrice,
thelevyshouldbederivedfromtheleviesapplicableto
thecorresponding huskedriceandwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1986/87
marketingyearbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2465/86(3);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2117/800,andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketwhichare
sufficientlyrepresentative oftherealtrendofthemarket,
accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldisturbances
ontheCommunitymarket;whereasthequalityofthe
goodsofferedmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whether
thisqualityasfixedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
0)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL133,21.5.1986,p.1.
(3)OJNoL211,1.8.1986,p.12.0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.0OJNoL206,8.8.1980,p.15.(*)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.0OJNoL204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(8)OJNoL210,7.8.1985,p.13.

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Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
oftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevyrelating
tothemmust,pursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
486/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
73/87(2),bereducedbyafixedamountandbyanamount
corresponding to50%ofthelevyrelatingtothirdcoun­
tries;whereasthelevymustbefurtherreducedinthe
caseofsemi-milledandwhollymilledrice;whereasthe
chargingofthislevyissubjecttoconditions,someof
whicharesetoutinArticles10and11ofRegulation
(EEC)No486/85andinCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No551/85(3);
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle272oftheActofAccession,
theCommunityasconstitutedat31December1985
must,inthecaseofproductsspecifiedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76whichareimportedfrom
Portugal,applythearrangementswhichwereapplicable
inrespectofPortugalbeforeaccession;whereas,under
Article4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3792/85of20
December1985layingdownthearrangementsapplying
totradeinagriculturalproductsbetweenSpainand
Portugal(4),thesamearrangements aretobeappliedin
thecaseofSpain;whereasalevyshouldbeapplied
pursuanttothosearrangementsandwhereasthatlevy
shouldbecalculatedinaccordancewiththeruleslaid
downinRegulation(EEC)No1613/71andtakinginto
accountthesituationwithregardtomarketpricesin
Portugal;andwhereas,inthecaseofimportsintoSpain
theaccessioncompensatory amountapplicabletotrade
betweenSpainandtheCommunityasconstitutedat31
December1985shouldbedeductedfromthelevy;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1423/76determinedthe
standardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
RegulationisincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff;Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealteredin
theinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariationsin
thresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodeterminecif
prices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,whollymilled
riceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonlyifvaria­
tionsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevyentailan
increaseorareductionofatleast1,21ECUpertonnein
theamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/850,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovementioned
provisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon26January
1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23January1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.0OJNoL11,13,1.1987,p.23.
(3)OJNoL63,2.3.1985,p.10.
(4)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.7. 0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.

24.1.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL22/7
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof23January1987fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription PortugalThird
countries0ACPor
OCT(1)(2)(3)
ex10.06 Rice:
B.Other:IIII
I.Paddyrice;huskedrice: IIll
a)Paddyrice: \ I
1.Roundgrain—325,66 159,23
2.Longgrain—363,74 178,27
b)Huskedrice: I I
I 1.Roundgrain—407,08 199,94
2.Longgrain—454,67 223,73
II.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:I
a)Semi-milledrice: I l
1 1.Roundgrain 13,05 530,06 253,10
2.Longgrain 12,97 654,72 315,47
b)Whollymilledrice: I I
1.Roundgrain 13,90 564,52 269,91
2.Longgrain 13,90 701,86 338,58
III.Brokenrice 80,06 221,19 107,59
N.B.TheleviesaretobeconvertedintonationalcurrenciesusingthespecificagriculturalconversionratesfixedinRegulation(EEC)
No3294/86.
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles10and11ofRegulation(EEC)No486/85andofRegulationNo551/85.
0InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No486/85,theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunionof
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.
0TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76.