NoL79/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.4.93
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No764/93
of31March1993
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)
No674/92(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
milledriceandbrokenricewerefixedforthe1992/93
marketingyearbyCommission Regulation (EEC)
No1841/92(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
sufficientlyrepresentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket,
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.
OOJNoL73,19.3.1992,p.7.
OOJNoL10,16.1.1992,p.9.
(4)OJNoL187,7.7.1992,p.30.
OOJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.28.
(s)OJNoL170,25.6.1992,p.15.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.20.(8)OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.1.
(')OJNoL202,27.7.1988,p.41.

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Whereasleviesarefixedonceaweekandarealteredin
theinterveningperiodtotakeaccountofvariationsin
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)No3819/92(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(*),defineda
specialarrangementfortheimportationofcertainquanti­
tiesofBasmatiriceintotheCommunity ;whereasthis
arrangementprovidesforalevyof75%ofthatcalculated
inaccordancewithArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)
No1418/76;whereashoweverthislevymaynotbeless
thanthedifferencebetweenthefree-at-frontier pricefor
Basmatiriceandthethresholdpriceforlong-grainrice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(*)and
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No862/91Qmade
importarrangementsforriceoriginatinginBangladesh ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31March1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.0OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.
0OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
(4)OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1.0OJNoL297,29.10.1991,p.1.
(6)OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1.0OJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7.0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
OOJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.17.

NoL79/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.4.93
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31March1993fixingtheimportleviesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
I Levies(')
CNcodeArrangement
inRegulation(EEC)
No3877/86(5)ACP
Bangladesh
C)(2)(3)(4)Thirdcountries
(exceptACP)
(3)
10061021 — 154,80 316,80
10061023 — 167,68 342,56
10061025 — 167,68 342,56
10061027 256,92 167,68 342,56
10061092 — 154,80 316,80
10061094 — 167,68 342,56
10061096 — 167,68 342,56
10061098 256,92 167,68 342,56
10062011 — 194,40 396,00
10062013 — 210,50 428,20
10062015 — 210,50 428,20
10062017 321,15 210,50 428,20
10062092 — 194,40 396,00
10062094 — 210,50 428,20
10062096 — 210,50 428,20
10062098 321,15 210,50 428,20
10063021 — 240,70 505,26
10063023 — 300,27 624,32
10063025 — 300,27 624,32
10063027 468,24 300,27 624,32
10063042 — 240,70 505,26
10063044 — 300,27 624,32
10063046 — 300,27 624,32
10063048 468,24 300,27 624,32
10063061 — 256,70 538,11
10063063 — 322,28 669,27
10063065 — 322,28 669,27
10063067 501,95 322,28 669,27
10063092 — 256,70 538,11
10063094 — 322,28 669,27
10063096 — 322,28 669,27
10063098 501,95 322,28 669,27
10064000 — 72,09 150,18
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,theleviesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandimporteddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(J)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11aofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/76.
(4)Thelevyonimportsofrice,notincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisappli­
cablesunderthearrangementslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)Nos3491/90and862/91.
OThelevyonimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyisapplicableunderthearrangementslaid
downinamendedRegulation(EEC)No3877/86.
(')NoimportlevyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC,
subjecttotheprovisionsofDecision93/127/CEEconcerningsemi-milledricefallingwithinCNcodes
10063021to10063048originatingintheNetherlandsAntilles.