Commission Regulation (EC) No 610/2001 of 29 March 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 708/98 on the taking over of paddy rice by the intervention agencies and fixing the corrective amounts and the price increases and reductions to be applied
Date: 2001-03-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: food inspection, intervention agency, intervention buying, product quality, rice

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 610/2001

of 29 March 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 708/98 on the taking over of paddy rice by the intervention agencies
and fixing the corrective amounts and the price increases and reductions to be applied

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000 (2),
and in particular Article 8(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The conditions for the taking over of paddy rice by the
intervention agencies are laid down in Commission
Regulation (EC) No 708/98 (3), as amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 691/1999 (4). Article 2 of that Regulation
lays down the conditions under which rice may be
accepted for intervention and Article 3 lays down the
criteria for applying price increases and reductions, in
particular as regards the yield after processing.

Experience in recent marketing years has shown that
yields after processing of rice offered for intervention are
generally above the basic yields listed in Part B of Annex
II to Regulation (EC) No 708/98.

In order to strengthen the role of intervention as a safety
net and to encourage the production of high-quality rice,
the intervention criteria should be tightened up.

Adjustment of the yields after processing listed in Part B
of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 708/98, together with
a reduction in the current price increases and a reduc-

tion in the tolerances for divergence from the basic
yield, would appear to be the most effective ways of
promoting the production of high-quality rice and, at
the same time, ensuring the high quality of rice stored
by the intervention agencies.

(5)

The Management Committee for Cereals has not deliv-
ered an opinion within the time limit
set by its
Chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 708/98 is hereby amended as follows:

1. The second indent of Article 2(2) is replaced by:

‘— the yield after processing is not less than 7 points below

the basic yields listed in Part B of Annex II,’.

2. Annex II is replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 April 2001.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 March 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 98, 31.3.1998, p. 21.
(4) OJ L 87, 31.3.1999, p. 8.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX II

A. Price increases and reduction related to yield after processing

Yield from paddy rice in the form of whole grains of milled rice

Price increases and reductions per unit of yield

Above the basic yield

Below the basic yield

Price increase of 0,75 %

Price reduction of 1 %

Total yield from paddy rice in the form of milled rice

Price increases and reductions per unit of yield

Above the basic yield

Below the basic yield

Price increase of 0,60 %

Price reduction of 0,80 %

B. Basic yield after processing

Description of quality of rice

Yield in whole grains
(%)

Total yield
(%)

Carillon

Argo, Selenio, Couachi

Alpe, Arco, Balilla, Balilla GG, Balilla Sollana, Bomba, Bombon, Colina,
Elio, Flipper, Frances, Lido, Riso, Matusaka, Monticili, Pegoni, Sara, Strella,
Thainato, Thaiperla, Ticinese, Veta, Leda, Mareny, Clot, Albada,
Guadiamar

Ispaniko A, Makedonia

Bravo, Europa, Loto, Riva, Rosa Marchetti, Savio, Veneria

Tolima

Inca

Arôme

Alfa, Ariete, Bahia, Carola, Cigalon, Corallo, Cripto, Cristal, Drago, Eolo,
Girona, Gladio, Graldo,
Jucar, Koral, Lago, Lemont,
Mercurio, Miara, Molo, Navile, Niva, Onda, Padano, Panda, Pierina, March-
etti, Ribe, Ringo, Rio S. Andrea, Saturno, Senia, Sequial, Smeraldo, Star,
Stirpe, Vela, Vitro, Calca, Dion, Zeus

Italico,

Indio,

Strymonas

Anseatico, Arlesienne, Baldo, Belgioioso, Betis, Euribe, Italpatna, Mara-
thon, Redi, Ribello, Rizzotto, Rocca, Roma, romanico, Romeo, Tebre,
Volano

66

65

64

63

62

62

62

61

61

61

60

70

72

72

72

71

70

69

72

71

70

71

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Description of quality of rice

Yield in whole grains
(%)

Total yield
(%)

Bonnet Bell, Rita, Silla, Thaibonnet, L 202, Puntal

Evropi, Melas

Arborio, Arlatan, Blue Belle, Blue Belle “E”, Blue Bonnet, Calendal, Razza
82, Rea

Cesariot, Maratelli, Precoce Rossi

Carnaroli, Elba, Vialone Nano

Delta

Axios

Roxani

Irat 348, Mana

Pygmalion

Varieties not specified

59

59

57

57

56

56

56

56

46

51

63

71

69

71

69

71

69

66

65

66

70

71’