1.7.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL172/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1557/76
of30June1976
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976,onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(!),andinparticularArticle
11(2)thereof,
Having,regardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,
whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequal
tothedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthe
cifprice;whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi­
milledrice,thelevyshouldbederivedfromthelevies
applicabletothecorresponding huskedriceand
whollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1975/76
marketingyearbyRegulation (EEC)No1429/76(2)
and(EEC)No2161/75(3);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
andinRegulation (EEC)No1613/71(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3320/75(5),andin
particularthemostfavourablepurchasingopportuni­
tiesontheworldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket,account
beingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldistur­
bancesontheCommunitymarket;whereasthe
qualityofthegoodsofferedmustalsobetakeninto
account,whetherthisqualitycorrespondstothe
standardqualityfixedinRegulation (EEC)No
1423/76(6),orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemade
byapplyingthecorrectiveamountsprovidedforin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifprices
andleviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrective
amountsrelatingthereto;
Whereas,furthermore ,inthecaseofround-grained
andlong-grainedhuskedriceandround-grained andlong-grainedwhollymilledrice,thecifpriceiscalcu­
latedonthebasisofquotationsorpricesontheworld
marketrelating,foreachtypeofrice,totheproducts
specifiedinArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No
1613/71;whereas,forthiscalculation ,theconversion
ratesresultingfromCommissionRegulationNo467/
67/EECof21August1967fixingtheconversionrates,
theprocessingcostsandthevalueoftheby-products
forthevariousstagesofriceprocessing(7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1484/75(8)should
beusedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercen­
tageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforinthe
standardqualityfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1423/76and,inthatcasetoadjusttheofferssoasto
conformwiththevalueofonekilogrammeofbroken
riceasfixedbyRegulationNo467/67/EEC,as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1808/74;whereas
noadjustmentismade,however,ifthepricesfor
huskedriceandsemi-milledorwhollymilledrice
takenintoconsideration arelowerthanthose
providedforinthelastsubparagraph ofArticle4of
RegulationNo467/67/EEC;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1613/71requiresthe
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersarefordeliverycostandfreightorrelatetoa
productputupinbagsand,ifthisisthecase,to
adjustsuchoffersbyapplyingtheratesoramounts
fixedbytheabovementioned Regulationtomakethe
offerscomparabletooffersfordeliveryciforrelating
toaproductpresentedinbulk;
WhereasthecifpriceiscaluclatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned factors,offersmade
forotherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenof
thecorrectionsnecessitatedbythedifferenceintrans­
portchargesinrelationtoRotterdam ;
Whereas,iftheconditionsprovidedforArticle1(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No1613/71obtain,thecifprice
maybecalculatedonthebasisofoffersfordelivery
duringthefollowingmonthormayberetainedunal­
teredforalimitedperiod;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates(•)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.33.
(3)OJNoL220,20.8.1975,p.9.
(4)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(5)OJNoL328,20.12.1975,p.32.
(*)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.(7)OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(8)OJNoL150,11.6.1975,p.7.

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orofthe'overseascountriesandterritories,thelevy
relatingtothemmust,pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)
No706/76('),bereducedbyafixedamountandby
anamountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelating
tothirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurther
reducedinthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilled
rice;whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjectto
conditions,someofwhicharesetoutinArticle9of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No706/76of30March
1976;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1553/71of19
July1971(2)alteredthedefinitionsgiveninAnnexA
toRegulation (EEC)No1418/76andincorporatedin
supplementary notesNos2and3EtoChapter10of
theCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76,thenomenclature provided
forinthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealtered
intheinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariations
inthresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodetermine
cifprices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonly
ifvariationsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevy
entailanincreaseorareductionofatleastoneunitof
accountpermetrictonintheamountofthelevyin
force:Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedas
showninthetableannexedtothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76areherebyfixedasshowninthetable
annexedtothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(•)OJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.
(2)OJNoL164,22.7.1971,p.5.

1.7.76 NoL172/11 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30June1976fixingtheimportleviesonneeandbroken
rice
(u.a./metricton)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsThird
countriesACPand
OCTC)(2)
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:'
a)Roundgrain 101.94 47.97
b)Longgrain 9800 4600
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrain 127.43 60.72
b)Longgrain 122.50 58.25
B.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
I.Semi-milled rice:
a)Roundgrain 149.85 65.03
b)Longgrain 223.74 102.01
II.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrain 159.59 69.55
b)Longgrain 239.85 109.68
C.Brokenrice: 39.51 17.26
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No706/76.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No706/76providesthattheleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepart­
mentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.