Commission Regulation (EC) No 1312/2008 of 19 December 2008 fixing the conversion rates, the processing costs and the value of the by-products for the various stages of rice processing (Codified version)
Date: 2008-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural by-product, codification of EU law, food processing, market intervention, production cost, representative rate, rice

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1312/2008

of 19 December 2008

fixing the conversion rates, the processing costs and the value of the by-products for the various
stages of rice processing

(Codified version)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Article 1

The conversion rate between husked rice and paddy rice

1.
shall be as follows:

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 on the common organisation of agricultural
markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural
and in particular
products
Article 5, third paragraph, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

(Single CMO Regulation) (1),

Whereas:

the Commission of
Regulation (EEC) No 467/67 of
the
21 August 1967 fixing the
processing costs and the value of the by-products for
the various stages of rice processing (2) has been substan­
tially amended several times (3). In the interests of clarity
and rationality the said Regulation should be codified.

conversion rates,

Article 5,
third paragraph, of Regulation (EC) No
1234/2007 provides that the Commission may fix the
conversion rates, the processing costs and the value of
the by-products to be taken into consideration, when
applying the
the purpose of
converting values or quantities relating to the various
stages of the processing of rice (paddy, husked, semi-
milled or milled).

said Regulation,

for

Husked rice

1

Paddy rice

1,25

The conversion rate between husked rice and milled rice

2.
shall be as follows:

Round-grained rice

Medium-grained or
rice

long-grained

Husked rice

Milled rice

1

1

0,775

0,69

The conversion rate between milled rice and semi-milled

3.
rice shall be as follows:

Round-grained rice

Medium-grained or
rice

long-grained

Milled rice

Semi-milled rice

1

1

1,065

1,072

Article 2

The processing costs to be taken into consideration when
1.
paddy rice is converted into husked rice shall be EUR 47,13 per
tonne of paddy rice.

To that end, account should be taken of the information
obtained from the best equipped industries of
the
Community.

2.
The processing costs to be taken into consideration when
husked rice is converted into milled rice shall be EUR 47,13 per
tonne of husked rice.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the Opinion of
the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
Markets,

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ 204, 24.8.1967, p. 1.
(3) See Annex I.

The processing costs for converting semi-milled rice into

3.
milled rice shall not be taken into consideration.

Article 3

The value of the by-products obtained from processing

1.
paddy rice into husked rice shall be considered to be nil.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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The value of the by-products obtained from processing

2.
husked rice into milled rice shall be:

— reducing the amount thus obtained by the processing costs

fixed in Article 2(1).

(a) EUR 41,00 per tonne of husked round grain rice;

The conversion of the value of a quantity of paddy rice into the
value of the same quantity of husked rice shall be effected by:

(b) EUR 52,00 per tonne of husked medium-grained or long-

grained rice.

The value of the by-products obtained from processing

3.
semi-milled rice into milled rice shall be:

(a) EUR 12,62 per tonne of semi-milled round grain rice;

(b) EUR 14,05 per tonne of semi-milled medium-grained or

long-grained rice.

— increasing the value to be converted by the processing costs

fixed in Article 2(1), and

— multiplying the amount thus obtained by the rate fixed in

Article 1(1) for paddy rice.

2.
The conversion of the value of a quantity of husked rice
into the value of the same quantity of milled rice shall be
effected by:

Article 4

— increasing the value to be converted by the processing costs

fixed in Article 2(2), and

The conversion of the value of a quantity of husked rice into
the value of the same quantity of rice at another stage of
processing shall be effected on the basis of husked rice
containing 3 % broken rice. If the husked rice contains more
than 3 % broken rice, the conversion shall be effected after an
adjustment made on the basis of a value of EUR 110 per tonne
of broken rice.

The conversion of the value of a quantity of semi-milled rice or
milled rice into the value of the same quantity of rice at another
stage of processing shall be effected on the basis of semi-milled
or milled rice containing no broken rice. If any semi-milled or
milled rice contains broken rice, the conversion shall be effected
after an adjustment made on the basis of a value of EUR 150
per tonne of broken rice.

— reducing the value to be converted by the value of the by-

products fixed in Article 3(2), and

— dividing the amount

thus obtained by the rate fixed in

Article 1(2) for milled rice.

The conversion of the value of a quantity of milled rice into the
value of the same quantity of husked rice shall be effected by:

— multiplying the value to be converted by the rate fixed in

Article 1(2) for milled rice,

The adjustments provided for in the first and second paragraphs
shall not be effected when the prices of husked rice and the
prices of semi-milled or milled rice taken into consideration for
fixing the levies and export refunds are lower than:

— reducing the amount thus obtained by the processing costs

fixed in Article 2(2), and

— EUR 110 per tonne of husked rice,

— increasing the amount thus obtained by the value of the by-

products fixed in Article 3(2).

— EUR 150 per tonne of semi-milled or milled rice.

Article 5

3.
The conversion of the value of a quantity of milled rice
into the value of the same quantity of semi-milled rice shall be
effected by:

1.
The conversion of the value of a quantity of husked rice
into the value of the same quantity of paddy rice shall be
effected by:

— dividing the value to be converted by the rate fixed in

Article 1(3) for semi-milled rice, and

— dividing the value to be converted by the rate fixed in

— increasing the amount thus obtained by the value of the by-

Article 1(1) for paddy rice, and

products fixed in Article 3(3).

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The conversion of the value of a quantity of semi-milled rice
into the value of the same quantity of milled rice shall be
effected by:

— reducing the value to be converted by the value of the by-

products fixed in Article 3(3), and

— multiplying the amount thus obtained by the rate fixed in
Article 1(3) for semi-milled rice of the group in question.

The conversion of a quantity of milled rice into a corre­
2.
sponding quantity of semi-milled rice shall be effected by multi­
plying the quantity to be converted by the rate fixed in
Article 1(3) for semi-milled rice.

The conversion of a quantity of semi-milled rice into a corre­
sponding quantity of milled rice shall be effected by dividing the
quantity to be converted by the rate fixed in Article 1(3) for
semi-milled rice.

Article 6

Article 7

1.
The conversion of a quantity of husked rice into a corre­
sponding quantity of paddy rice or milled rice shall be effected
by multiplying the quantity to be converted by the rate fixed in
Article 1(1) for paddy rice, or by the rate fixed in Article 1(2)
for milled rice, as the case may be.

The conversion of a quantity of paddy rice or milled rice into a
corresponding quantity of husked rice shall be effected by
dividing the quantity to be converted by the rate fixed in
Article 1(1) for paddy rice or by the rate fixed in Article 1(2)
for milled rice, as the case may be.

Regulation (EEC) No 467/67 is repealed.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as
references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance
with the correlation table in Annex II.

Article 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2008.

For the Commission
The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX I

Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments

Regulation (EEC) No 467/67 of the Commission
(OJ 204, 24.8.1967, p. 1)

Regulation (EEC) No 1608/71 of the Commission
(OJ L 168, 27.7.1971, p. 17)

Regulation (EEC) No 1499/72 of the Commission
(OJ L 158, 14.7.1972, p. 22)

Regulation (EEC) No 1808/74 of the Commission
(OJ L 188, 12.7.1974, p. 34)

Regulation (EEC) No 1484/75 of the Commission
(OJ L 150, 11.6.1975, p. 7)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1572/77
(OJ L 174, 14.7.1977, p. 26)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1771/79
(OJ L 203, 11.8.1979, p. 6)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2119/80
(OJ L 206, 8.8.1980, p. 20)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2120/81
(OJ L 208, 28.7.1981, p. 7)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1871/82
(OJ L 206, 14.7.1982, p. 15)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1998/83
(OJ L 196, 20.7.1983, p. 16)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1548/84
(OJ L 148, 5.6.1984, p. 16)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2249/85
(OJ L 210, 7.8.1985, p. 13)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2325/88
(OJ L 202, 27.7.1988, p. 41)

Article 1 only

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ANNEX II

Correlation table

Regulation No 467/67/EEC

This Regulation

Articles 1 to 4

Article 5(1)(a) and (b)

Article 5(2)(a) and (b)

Article 5(3)(a) and (b)

Article 6

—

Article 7

—

—

Articles 1 to 4

Article 5(1), first and second subparagraphs

Article 5(2), first and second subparagraphs

Article 5(3), first and second subparagraphs

Article 6

Article 7

Article 8

Annex I

Annex II