1.9.82 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL255/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2371/82
of31August1982
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbytheActof
AccessionofGreece(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereasinthecaseo;huskedrice,
whollymilledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequalto
thedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecif
price;whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi­
milledrice,thelevyshouldbederivedfromthelevies
applicabletothecorresponding huskedriceand
whollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1982/83
marketingyearbyRegulation(EEC)No1872/82(3);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindi­
catedinArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
andinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of
26July1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcif
pricesandleviesonriceandbrokenriceandthe
correctiveamountsrelatingthereto(4),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2117/80(*),andinparticular
themostfavourablepurchasingopportunitiesonthe
worldmarketwhicharesufficientlyrepresentative of
therealtrendofthemarket,accountbeingtakenin
particularoftheneedtopreventsuddenvariations
likelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCommu­
nitymarket;whereasthequalityofthegoodsoffered
mustalsobetakenintoaccount,whetherthisquality
asfixedinRegulation (EEC)No1423/76(6),or
whetheradjustmentsneedtobemadebyapplyingthe
correctiveamountsprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)
No1613/71;
Whereas,furthermore ,inthecaseofroundgrainand
longgrainhuskedriceandroundgrainandlonggrainwhollymillednee,thecifpriceiscalculatedonthe
basisofquotationsorpricesontheworldmarket
relating,foreachtypeofrice,totheproductsspecified
inArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No1613/71;whereas,
forthiscalculation,theconversionratesresultingfrom
CommissionRegulationNo467/67/EECof21August
1967fixingtheconversionrates,theprocessingcosts
andthevalueoftheby-productsforthevariousstages
ofriceprocessingQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1871/82(8),shouldbeusedwhereappro­
priate;
Whereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,
theCommission musttakeaccountofthefactthat
certainoffersareforricecontainingahigherpercent­
ageofbrokenricethanthatallowedforinthestan­
dardqualityfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No1423/76
and,inthatcase,mustadjusttheofferssoasto
conformwiththevalueofonekilogramofbrokenrice
fixedbyRegulationNo467/67/EEC,asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1808/74;whereasnoadjustment
ismade,however,ifthepricesforhuskedriceand
semi-milledorwhollymilledricetakenintoconsider­
ationarelowerthanthoseprovidedforinthelast
subparagraph ofArticle4ofRegulationNo467/
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;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
andoftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevy
relatingtothemmust,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)(>)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
(3)OJNoL206,14.7.1982,p.16.
(4)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.0OJNoL206,8.8.1980,p.15.
(«)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.OOJNoL204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(8)OJNoL206,14.7.1982,p.15.

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abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovemen­
tionedprovisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedasset
outintheAnnexhereto,No706/76('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No279/80(2),bereducedbyafixedamountandbyan
amountcorresponding to50%ofthelevyrelatingto
thirdcountries;whereasthelevymustbefurther
reducedinthecaseofsemi-milledandwhollymilled
rice;whereasthechargingofthislevyissubjectto
conditions ,someofwhicharesetoutinArticle9of
Regulation (EEC)No706/76;
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,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1982.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.
(2)OJNoL31,8.2.1980,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1982fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionThird
countries(3)ACPor
OCToon
ex10.06 Rice:
B.Other:
I.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
a)Paddyrice:
1.Roundgrain 130-61 61-70
2.Longgrain 144-28 68-54
b)Huskedrice:
1.Roundgrain 163-26 78-03
2.Longgrain 180-35 86-57
II.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
a)Semi-milledrice:
1.Roundgrain 258-56 117-35
2.Longgrain 373-09 174-66
b)Whollymilledrice:
1.Roundgrain 275-37 125-33
2.Longgrain 399-96 187-63
III.Brokenrice 39-76 16-88
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle10ofRegulation (EEC)No435/80.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No435/80,theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintothe
FrenchoverseasdepartmentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle1laof
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76.