1.9.88OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL241/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2699/88
of31August198&
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinriceC),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2229/88(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
883/87of23March1987layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
onimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmati
varietyfallingwithinsubheading100610,100620or
100630ofthecombinednomenclature^),andinparti­
cularArticle8thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledrigeand
brokenrice;whereasinthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequaltothediffe­
rencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecifprice;
whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi-milledrice,
thelevyshouldbederivedfromtheleviesapplicableto
thecorrespondinghuskedriceandwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1988/89
marketingyearbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2574/88(4);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commissionmusttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2325/88(6),andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketwhichare
v-sufficientlyrepresentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket,
accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;whereasthequalityofthe
goodsofferedmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whether
thisqualityasfixedinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1423/76Q,orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemadeby
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-productsforthevariousstagesofriceprocessingf),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2325/88(9),should
beusedwhereappropriate ;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,the
Commissionmusttakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
offersareforricecontainingahigherpercentageof
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
Commissiontotakeaccountofthefactthatcertainoffers
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.1.0OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.30.0OJNoL80,24.3.1987,p.20.
(4)OJNoL229,18.8.1988,p.33.0OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(*)OJNoL202,27.7.1988,p.41.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.
(8)OJNoL204,24.8.1967,p.1/67.0OJNoL202,27.7.1988,p.41.

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notbelessthanthedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier
priceforBasmatiriceandthethresholdpriceforlong­
grainrice;
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)No1676/8517),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(8),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovementioned
provisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
oftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevyrelating
tothemmust,pursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
486/85('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1821/87(2),bereducedbyafixedamountandbyan
amountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelatingto
thirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurtherreduced
inthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilledrice;
whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjecttoconditions,
someofwhicharesetoutinArticles10and11ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No486/85andinCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No551/85(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No171/88(4);
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle272oftheActofAccession,
theCommunityasconstitutedat31December1985
must,inthecaseofproductsspecifiedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76whichareimportedfrom
Portugal,applythearrangementswhichwereapplicable
inrespectofPortugalbeforeaccession;whereas,under
Article4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3792/85of20
December1985layingdownthearrangementsapplying
totradeinagriculturalproductsbetweenSpainand
Portugal(*),thesamearrangementsaretobeappliedin
thecaseofSpain;whereasalevyshouldbeapplied
pursuanttothosearrangementsandwhereasthatlevy
shouldbecalculatedinaccordancewiththeruleslaid
downinRegulation(EEC)No1613/71andtakinginto
accountthesituationwithregardtomarketpricesin
Portugal;andwhereas,inthecaseofimportsintoSpain
theaccessioncompensatoryamountapplicabletotrade
betweenSpainandtheCommunityasconstitutedat31
December1985shouldbedeductedfromthelevy;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1423/76determinedthe
standardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3877/86(6)
definedaspecialarrangementfortheimportationof
certainquantitiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity ;
whereasthisarrangementprovidesforalevyof75%of
thatcalculatedinaccordancewithArticle11ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymayHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.
(2)OJNoL172,30.6.1987,p.102.
(3)OJNoL63,2.3.1985,p.10.
(4)OJNoL18,22.1.1988,p.56.
OOJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.7.
(6)OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.7.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(»)OJNoL153,13.6;1987,p.1.

1.9.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL241/29
ANNEX'
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1988fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcode PortugalThirdcountries
(exceptACPorOCT)
(3)ACPorOCT
CM2)0Arrangement
inRegulation(EEC)
No3877/86
10061091 283,19 137,99
10061099(4)— 262,94 127,87 197,21
10062010 — 353,99 173,39—
100620900— 328,68 160,74 ,'246,51
10063011 13,05 473,95 225,05—
10063019(4)12,97 546,66 261,44 410,00
10063091 13,90 504,76 240,03—
10063099(«) 13,90 586,02 280,66 439,52
10064000 0 107,38 50,69—
N.B.Theleviesaretobeconvertedintonationalcurrenciesusingthespecificagriculturalconversionratesfixedin
Regulation(EEC)No3294/86.
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles10and11ofRegulation(EEC)No486/85andofRegula­
tionNo551/85.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No486/85,theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheoverseasdepart­
mentofRéunionofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe'overseascountries
andterritories'.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecified.inArticle11aofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76.
(4)Theamountisapplicabletomedium-grain andlong-grainrice,asdefinedinparagraph2ofAnnexAofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3877/87(OJNoL365,24.12.1987).