NoL69/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.3.73
REGULATION (EEC)No726/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of15March1973
fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtotheleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
359/67/EEC(*)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
(*)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(»)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
(5)OJNoL17,20.1.1973,p.16.
(6)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.32.
(7)OJNoL262,3.12.1970,p.3.(8)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(9)OJNoL46,22.2.1972,p.9.

16.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL69/13
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : areherebyfixedasshownintheTableannexedto
thisRegulation.
Article1 Article2
Thepremiumstobeaddedtotheimportlevies
fixedinadvanceinrespectofriceandbrokenriceThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16March
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15March1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof15March1973fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtothe
leviesonriceandbrokenricef1)(2)
(,u.a./100kg)
OCT
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
5·392
0
5·780
00
0
0
0
0
5·392
0
5·780
00
0
5·392
5·780
0
(')TheperiodofvalidityofthelicenceislimitedinaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No2196/71,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No538/73.
(2)AdvancefixingofthelevyissuspendedinaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No646/73(OJNoL61,7.3.1973,p.17),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No701/73(OJNoL67,14.3.1973,p.17).