1.9.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL222/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2407/93
of31August1993
fixingtheimportleviesonriceandbrokenrice
byapplyingthecorrectiveamountsprovidedforinRegu­
lation(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-productsforthevariousstagesofriceprocessing(8),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2325/88(9),should
beusedwhereappropriate ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1544/93(2),andinparticularArticle11(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (EEC)
No81/92of15January1992layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No3877/86onimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromatic
Basmativariety(3),andinparticularArticle8thereof,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesforcharginganimportlevyonpaddyrice,
huskedrice,semi-milledrice,whollymilledriceand
brokenrice;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenrice,thelevyisequaltothe
differencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecifprice;
whereas,inthecaseofpaddyriceandsemi-milledrice,
thelevyshouldbederivedfromtheleviesapplicableto
thecorresponding huskedriceandwhollymilledrice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforhuskedrice,wholly
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1993/94
marketingyearbyCommission Regulation (EEC)
No2091/93(4);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingcifprices,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactorsindicatedin
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1613/71of26July
1971layingdowndetailedrulesforfixingcifpricesand
leviesonriceandbrokenriceandthecorrectiveamounts
relatingthereto(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1614/92(6),andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketwhichare
sufficientlyrepresentative oftherealtrendofthemarket,
accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedtoprevent
suddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldisturbances
ontheCommunitymarket;whereasthequalityofthe
goodsofferedmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whether
thisqualityasfixedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1423/76P),orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemadeWhereas,whentheseconversionsarebeingeffected,the
Commission musttakeaccountofthefactthatcertain
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
Commission totakeaccountofthefactthatcertainoffers
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.
(2)OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.5.0OJNoL10,16.1.1992,p.9.
(4)OJNoL190,30.7.1993,p.10.nOJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(6)OJNoL170,25.6.1992,p.15.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.(«)OJNoL204,24.8.1967,p.1.
0OJNoL202,27.7.1988,p.41.

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thresholdpricesorinthefactorsusedtodeterminecif
prices;whereas,inthecaseofhuskedrice,whollymilled
riceandbrokenrice,theleviesarealteredonlyifvaria­
tionsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevyentailan
increaseorareductionofatleastECU1,21pertonnein
theamountofthelevyinforce;
Whereastherepresentative marketratesdefinedin
Article1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(8)are
usedtoconvertamountsexpressedinthirdcountry
currenciesandareusedasthebasisfordeterminingthe
agriculturalconversionratesoftheMemberStates'curren­
cies;whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddeter­
minationoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1068/93(9);
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheabovementioned
provisionsthattheleviesshouldbefixedassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates,the
levyrelatingtothemmustbereducedbyafixedamount
andbyanamountcorresponding to50%ofthelevy
relatingtothirdcountries;whereas,pursuanttoArticles
12and13ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of
5March1990onthearrangementsapplicabletoagricul­
turalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatingintheACP
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories(OCT)('),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No297/91(2),thelevy
mustbefurtherreducedinthecaseofsemi-milledand
whollymilledrice;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (3),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1423/76determinedthe
standardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86(4),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3130/91(s),defineda
specialarrangementfortheimportationofcertainquanti­
tiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity ;whereasthis
arrangementprovidesforalevyof75%ofthatcalculated
inaccordancewithArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)
No1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymaynotbeless
thanthedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier pricefor
Basmatiriceandthethresholdpriceforlong-grainrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(6)and
Commission Regulation (EEC)No862/91(7)made
importarrangementsforriceoriginatinginBangladesh ;
Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealteredin
theinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariationsinHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(2)OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.0OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
(4)OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1.
OOJNoL297,29.10.1991,p.1.
(6)OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1.0OJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7.(s)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.0OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.

1.9.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL222/7
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1993fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Levies0
CNcode Arrangement ACP Thirdcountries
inRegulation(EEC)Bangladesh (exceptACP)
No3877/8600000 0
10061021 — 139,08 285,36
10061023 — 145,15 297,50
10061025 — 145,15 297,50
10061027 223,13 145,15 297,50
10061092 — 139,08 285,36
10061094 — 145,15 297,50
10061096 — 145,15 297,50
10061098 223,13 145,15 297,50
10062011 — 174,75 356,70
10062013 — 182,33 371,87
10062015 — 182,33 371,87
10062017 278,90 182,33 371,87
10062092 — 174,75 356,70
10062094 — 182,33 371,87
10062096 — 182,33 371,87
10062098 278,90 182,33 371,87
10063021 — 216,70 457,25
10063023 — 281,77 587,32
10063025 — 281,77 587,32
10063027 440,49 281,77 587,32
10063042 — 216,70 457,25
10063044 — 281,77 587,32
10063046 — 281,77 587,32
10063048 440,49 281,77 587,32
10063061 — 231,13 486,97
10063063 — 302,45 629,61
10063065 — 302,45 629,61
10063067 472,21 302,45 629,61
10063092 — 231,13 486,97
10063094 — 302,45 629,61
10063096 — 302,45 629,61
10063098 472,21 302,45 629,61
10064000 — 79,20 164,41
0SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
OInaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,theleviesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandimporteddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
OTheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76.
OThelevyonimportsofrice,notincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisappli­
cableunderthearrangements laiddowninRegulations (EEC)No3491/90and(EEC)No862/91.
0Thelevyonimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyisapplicableunderthearrangements laid
downinamendedRegulation(EEC)No3877/86.
ONoimportlevyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC,
subjecttotheprovisionsofDecision93/127/EEC.