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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No576/85
of6March1985
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
whollymilledrice,thecifpriceiscalculatedonthe
basisofquotationsorpricesontheworldmarket
relating,foreachtypeofrice,totheproductsspecified
inArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No1613/71;whereas,
forthiscalculation,theconversionratesresultingfrom
CommissionRegulationNo467/67/EECof21August
1967fixingtheconversionrates,theprocessingcosts
andthevalueoftheby-productsforthevariousstages
ofriceprocessingQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1548/84(8),shouldbeusedwhereappro­
priate;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercent­
ageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforinthestan­
dardqualityfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No1423/76
and,inthatcase,mustadjusttheofferssoasto
conformwiththevalueofonekilogramofbrokenrice
fixedbyRegulationNo467/67/EEC;whereasno
adjustmentismade,however,ifthepricesforhusked
riceandsemi-milledorwhollymilledricetakeninto
consideration arelowerthanthoseprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraph ofArticle4ofRegulationNo
467/67/EEC;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersarefordeliverycostandfreightorrelatetoa
productputupinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,toadjust
suchoffersbyapplyingtheratesoramountsfixedby
theabovementioned Regulationtomaketheoffers
comparabletooffersfordeliveryciforrelatingtoa
productpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmade
forotherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenof
thecorrectionsnecessitatedbythedifferenceintrans­
portchargesinrelationtoRotterdam ;
Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforinArticle1(3)
ofRegulation(EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifprice
maybecalculatedonthebasisofoffersfordelivery
duringthefollowingmonthormayberetainedun­
alteredforalimitedperiod;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1025/84(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereasinthecaseofhuskedrice,
whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequalto
thedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecif
price;whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi­
milledrice,thelevyshouldbederivedfromthelevies
applicabletothecorresponding huskedriceand
whollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1984/85
marketingyearbyRegulation(EEC)No1549/84(3);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
andinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1613/71of
26July1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcif
pricesandleviesonriceandbrokenriceandthe
correctiveamountsrelatingthereto(4),aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2117/80(s),andinparticular
themostfavourablepurchasingopportunities onthe
worldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepresentative of
therealtrendofthemarket,accountbeingtakenin
particularoftheneedtopreventsuddenvariations
likelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommu­
nitymarket;whereasthequalityofthegoodsoffered
mustalsobetakenintoaccount,whetherthisquality
asfixedinRegulation (EEC)No1423/76(6),or
whetheradjustmentsneedtobemadebyapplyingthe
correctiveamountsprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)
No1613/71;
Whereas,furthermore,inthecaseofroundgrainand
longgrainhuskedriceandroundgrainandlonggrain\
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
andoftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevy
relatingtothemmust,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.13.
(3)OJNoL148,5.6.1984,p.17.0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.0OJNoL206,8.8.1980,p.15. Ç)OJNoL204,24.8.1967,p.1.
8OJNoL148,5.6.1984,p.16. («)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.

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theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No974/71(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No855/840,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent,andtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedasset
outintheAnnexhereto,No486/85('),bereducedbyafixedamountandbyan
amountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelatingto
thirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurther
reducedinthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilled
rice;whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjectto
conditions,someofwhicharesetoutinArticles10
and11ofRegulation(EEC)No486/85andinRegula­
tion(EEC)No551/85(2);
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1423/76(3)
determinedthestandardqualitiesforriceandbroken
rice;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76,thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealtered
intheinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariations
inthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodetermine
cifprices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonly
ifvariationsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevy
entailanincreaseorareductionofatleast1,21ECU
pertonneintheamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereas,if.thelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseqfcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedonHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7March
1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6March1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.
OOJNoL63,2.3.1985,p.10.V)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.(")OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
0OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

7.3.85OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL67/7
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof6March1985fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbroken
rice
(ECU/tonne)
heading
NoDescriptionThird
countries(3)ACPor
OCTooo
ex10.06 Rice:
B.Other:
I.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
a)Paddyrice:
1.Roundgrain 232,35 112,57
2.Longgrain 221,13 106,96
b)Huskedrice:l
1.Roundgrain 290,44 141,62
2.Longgrain 276,41 134,60
II.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
a)Semi-milledrice:
1.Roundgrain 301,57 138,86
2.Longgrain 501,03 238,63
b)Whollymilledrice:
1.Roundgrain 321,17 148,23
2.Longgrain 537,11256,20
III.Brokenrice 45,73 19,86
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles10and11ofRegulation(EEC)No486/85
andofRegulationNo551/85.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No486/85,theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintothe
FrenchoverseasdepartmentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aof
Regulation (EEC)No1418/76.