CELEX: 51967EC0467
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Date: 2007-03-21
Title: Draft Commission Regulation (EC) No …/.. of […] fixing the conversion rates, the processing costs and the value of the by-products for the various stages of rice processing (codified version)

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|[pic]                     |COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                                                                           |

                                        Brussels,
                                        C

                                                                      Draft

                                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No …/..

                                                                      of […]

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

                                                                (Codified version)

                                            ê 467/67 (adapted)

                                                                      Draft

                                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No …/..

                                                                      of […]

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation Ö (EC) No 1785/2003 Õ of Ö 29 September 2003 Õ on the common organisation of the market in  rice[1],  and  in
particular Article Ö 2(2)(a) Õ thereof,

Whereas:

                                            ê 

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

                                            ê 467/67 Recital 1 (adapted)

   2) Article Ö 2(2)(a) Õ of Ö Council Õ Regulation Ö (EC) No 1785/2003 Õ provides for the fixing of the conversion rates, the  processing  costs
      and the value of the by-products to be taken into consideration, when applying Ö the said Õ  Regulation,  for  the  purpose  of  converting
      values or quantities relating to the various stages of the processing of rice (paddy, husked, semi-milled or milled).

                                            ê 467/67 Recital 2 (adapted)

   3) To this end account should be taken of the information obtained from the best equipped industries of the Community.

                                            ê 467/67 Recital 3

   4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

                                            ê 467/67
                                            è1 2325/88 Art. 1

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

                                                                    Article 1

1. The conversion rate between husked rice and paddy rice shall be as follows:

|Husked Rice                                                                    |Paddy Rice                                            |
|1                                                                              |1·25                                                  |

2. The conversion rate between husked rice and milled rice shall be as follows:

|                                                                          |Husked Rice                  |Milled Rice                  |
|Round-grained rice                                                        |1                            |0·775                        |
|è1 Medium-grained or long-grained rice ç                                  |1                            |0·69                         |

3. The conversion rate between milled rice and semi-milled rice shall be as follows:

|                                                                          |Milled Rice                  |Semi-milled Rice             |
|Round-grained rice                                                        |1                            |1·065                        |
|è1 Medium-grained or long-grained rice ç                                  |1                            |1·072                        |

                                            ê 2120/81 Art. 1 pt. 1 (adapted)
                                            è1 2249/85 Art. 1

                                                                    Article 2

1. The processing costs to be taken into consideration when paddy rice is converted into husked rice shall be è1 47,13  Ö euro Õ ç per  tonne  of
paddy rice.

2. The processing costs to be taken into consideration when husked rice is converted into milled rice shall be è1 47,13  Ö euro Õ ç per tonne  of
husked rice.

3. The processing costs for converting semi-milled rice into milled rice shall not be taken into consideration.

                                            ê 2120/81 Art. 1 pt. 2 (adapted)
                                            è1 1998/83 Art. 1 pt. 2
                                            è2 2325/88 Art. 1
                                            è3 1998/83 Art. 1 pt. 3

                                                                    Article 3

1. The value of the by-products obtained from processing paddy rice into husked rice shall be considered to be nil.

2. The value of the by-products obtained from processing husked rice into milled rice shall be:

(a)   è1 41,00  Ö euro Õ ç per tonne of husked round grain rice;

(b)   è1 52,00  Ö euro Õ ç per tonne of husked è2 medium-grained or long-grained rice ç.

3. The value of the by-products obtained from processing semi-milled rice into milled rice shall be:

(a)   è3 12,62  Ö euro Õ ç per tonne of semi-milled round grain rice;

(b)   è3 14,05  Ö euro Õ ç per tonne of semi-milled è2 medium-grained or long-grained rice ç.

                                            ê 1771/79 Art. 1 pt. 3 (adapted)

                                                                    Article 4

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 110  Ö euro Õ 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 150  Ö euro Õ per tonne of broken 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:

     – 110  Ö euro Õ per tonne of husked rice,

     – 150  Ö euro Õ per tonne of semi-milled or milled rice.

                                            ê 467/67 (adapted)

                                                                    Article 5

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(1) for paddy rice, and

              – reducing the amount thus obtained by the processing costs fixed in Article 2(1).

            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:

              – 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:

              – increasing the value to be converted by the processing costs fixed in Article 2(2), and

              – 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,

              – reducing the amount thus obtained by the processing costs fixed in Article 2(2), and

              – increasing the amount thus obtained by the value of the by-products fixed in Article 3(2).

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:

              – dividing the value to be converted by the rate fixed in Article 1(3) for semi-milled rice, and

              – increasing the amount thus obtained by the value of the by-products fixed in Article 3(3).

            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.

                                            ê 467/67

                                                                    Article 6

1. The conversion of a quantity of husked rice into a corresponding 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.

2. The conversion of a quantity of milled rice into a corresponding quantity of semi-milled rice shall be effected by  multiplying  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 corresponding 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.

                                            ê .

                                                                    Article 7

Regulation No 467/67/EEC 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.

                                            ê 467/67 Art. 7 (adapted)

                                                                    Article 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on Ö the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the  European  Union Õ
.

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

Done at Brussels, […]

      For the Commission
      […]
      Member of the Commission

                                            é

                                                                     ANNEX I

                                                Repealed Regulation with its successive amendments

|Regulation No 467/67EEC of the Commission                                             |                                              |
|(OJ No 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                                         |Article 1 only                                     |
|(OJ L 202, 27.7.1988, p. 41)                                                   |                                                   |

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                                                                     ANNEX II

                                                                Correlation Table

|Regulation No 467/67/EEC                                             |This Regulation                                                      |
|Articles 1 to 6                                                      |Articles 1 to 6                                                      |
|__                                                                   |Article 7                                                            |
|Article 7                                                            |Article 8                                                            |
|__                                                                   |Annex I                                                              |
|__                                                                   |Annex II                                                             |

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[1]    Ö OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96 Õ .
[2]   OJ L 204, 24.8.1967, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2325/88 (OJ L 202, 27.7.1988, p. 41).
[3]   See Annex I.