CELEX: 31973R3370
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-14 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3370/73 of the Commission of 13 December 1973 fixing the export levies on rice

14. 12. 73                             Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 344/25
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 3370/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                     of 13 December 1973
                                                fixing the export levies on rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas the threshold prices for husked rice, wholly
COMMUNITIES,                                                       milled rice and broken rice were fixed for the 1973/ 74
                                                                   marketing year by Regulations ( EEC) Nos 1962/73 (4)
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              and No 2024/73 (5) ;
 Economic Community ;
                                                                   Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2737/73
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                        specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
67/ EEC ('), of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­               account must be taken of the existing situation and
tion of the market in rice as last amended by the Act              the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
of Accession (2) ;                                                 of rice on the Community market on the one hand
                                                                   and prices for rice and products processed from it on
                                                                   the world market on the other ; whereas the same
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Article provides that it is also important to ensure
 2737/73 (3 ) of 8 October 1973 laying down general
                                                                   equilibrium and the natural development of prices
rules to be applied in the event of the rice market                and trade on rice markets and furthermore, to take
being disturbed , and in particular Article 4(2) thereof ;         into account the economic aspect of the proposed
                                                                   exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the
 Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                      Community market ;
Committee ;
                                                                   Whereas for the products listed in Article 1 (c) of
Whereas Article 21 of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC                    Regulation No 359/67/ EEC the specific factors set out
 provides that the necessary measures may be taken if              in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2737/73 must
the cif price of one or more products is appreciably               also be taken into account ;
 higher than the threshold price and if that situation is
 likely to continue thereby disturbing or threatening to
disturb the Community market ;                                     Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
                                                                   market situation or the specific requirements of
Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 2737/73 specifies that                certain markets make this necessary ;
 the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher
than the threshold price when it exceeds it by at least
 2 % ; whereas this excess may be regarded as being                Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the
 likely to continue where an imbalance between supply              following should be used to calculate the levies :
and demand is established and where this imbalance
 is likely to persist having regard to foreseeable produc­         — for currencies the exchange rates for which are
 tion and market price trends ;                                         kept at any given moment within a band of
                                                                        2-25 % , a conversion rate based on their actual
Whereas the high level of prices in international trade                 parity ;
could impede importation of rice into the Commu­
 nity or provoke exportation from the Community ;                  — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the
                                                                        arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for each
Whereas the situation described above can be said to
                                                                        of these currencies against the Community curren­
                                                                        cies referred to in the preceding paragraph over a
exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies                  specified period ;
in the Community an export levy should be intro­
duced for this product ;
                                                                   Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined
Whereas in view of the relationship between the rice               above to the present situation on the market in rice,
and products processed from it and given the market                and in particular to quotations or prices for these
situation for these products, an export levy must also             products within the Community and on the world
be fixed for all products processed from rice ;                    market, that the export levies should be fixed as
                                                                   shown in the Annex to this Regulation ;
(' OJ No L 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 .
( 2) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.                              (4) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973, p. 1 .
(} ) OJ No L 282, 9 . 10 . 1973 , p . 13 .                         (5) OJ No L 206, 27. 7. 1973, p. 30 .
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Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation              hereby fixed as shown in the Annex for the products
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­                 listed therein .
ment Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                           Article 2
                          Article 7
The export levy referred to in the first indent of                This    Regulation    shall  enter into        force on      14
Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2737/73 is                   December 1973 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels , 13 December 1973 .
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                        Member of the Commission
                                                         ANNEX
               to the Commission Regulation of 13 December 1973 fixing the export levies on rice
                 CCT heading No                         Description of goods                        u.a. /100 kg
             10.06 A I a)            Round grained paddy rice                                         40.000
             10.06 A I b)            Long grained paddy rice                                          40.000
             10.06 A II a )          Round grained husked rice                                        40.000
             10.06 A II b)           Long grained husked rice                                         40.000
             10.06 B I a )           Round grained semi-milled rice                                   50.000
             10.06 B I b)            Long grained semi-milled rice                                    50.000
             10.06 B II a )          Round grained wholly-milled rice                                 50.000
             10.06 B II b)           Long grained wholly-milled rice                                  50.000
             10.06 C                 Broken rice                                                      20.000
             11.01 F                  Rice flour
             11.02 A VI               Rice groats and meal                                            21.200
             11.02 E He) 1           Flaked rice                                                      28.000
             11.08 A II              Rice starch