CELEX: 31973R2038
Language: en
Date: 1973-07-27 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2038/73 of the Commission of 27 July 1973 fixing for the 1973/74 marketing year the amounts by which import levies and export refunds fixed in advance for rice are to be adjusted

No L 207/26                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                              28 . 7 . 73
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 2038/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                             of 27 July 1973
               fixing for the 1973/74 marketing years the amounts by which import levies and
                               export refunds fixed in advance for rice are to be adjusted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         were included in the threshold prices for such rice,
COMMUNITIES,                                                            such prices being calculated for a variety of round­
                                                                       grained and a variety of long-grained milled rice ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  whereas the conversion rates to be taken into account
Economic Community ;                                                   were fixed by Commission Regulation No 467/
                                                                        67/EEC (9) of 21 August 1967, as last amended by
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                             Regulation (EEC) No 1499/72 ( 10) ;
67/EEC ( ! ) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­
tion of the market rice, as last amended by the Act (2)
on the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments                     Whereas for each stage of processing concerned appli­
                                                                        cation of the relevant conversion rate to the amounts
to the Treaties, and in particular Article 13 (5) and
Article 1 7 (6) thereof ;                                               of the monthly price increases results in the amounts
                                                                        shown in the Tables annexed to this Regulation ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 365/                            whereas the amount of the levy or refund applicable
67/ EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on rules for the advance                    for the month of importation or exportation will thus
fixing of levies on rice and broken rice, as last                       be obtained by adding those amounts to the amount
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2435/70 (4), and in                      of the levy or refund in force during the month of
particular Article 9a (2) thereof ;                                     advance fixing ;
Whereas the aforesaid Regulation No 365/67/EEC                          Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
and Council Regulation No 366/67/EEC (5) of 25 July                     are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
1967 laying down general rules for granting export                      ment Committee for Cereals ;
refunds on rice and criteria for fixing the amount of
such refunds, as supplemented by Regulation No
1019/67/ EEC (6), provide that when the import levy or
the export refund on rice is fixed in advance, adjust­                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ments thereto are to be made on the basis of the
conversion rates for the various stages of processing ;
whereas it follows from this provision that the                                                   Article 1
monthly price increases for paddy rice are to be calcu­
lated by applying the relevant conversion rate to the
amounts of such increases in respect of husked rice                     Where the import levy or the export refund on paddy
and that the like of increases for semi-milled rice are                 rice or semi-milled rice is fixed in advance, the adjust­
to be calculated by applying the relevant conversion                    ment to such levy or refund on the basis of the
rate to the amounts of such increases in respect of                     threshold price shall for the 1973/74 marketing year
milled rice ;                                                           be made as shown in the Tables annexed to this Regu­
                                                                        lation .
Whereas for the 1 973/74 marketing year the monthly
increases applicable to the threshold price for husked
rice were fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No                                                    Article 2
 1963/73 ( 7) of 17 July 1973 ; whereas, under Commis­
sion Regulation (EEC) No 2024/73 (8) of 25 July 1973                    Where such advance fixing shall have taken place :
specifying for the 1973/74 marketing year the variety
of long-grained rice representative of Community                        1 . Before 1 July 1973 in respect of a transaction to be
production , the difference in value between this rice                       effected on or after 1 September 1973, the adjust­
and the variety of round-grained rice corresponding to                        ment on the basis of the threshold price shall be
the standard quality, the threshold prices for milled                         made as follows :
rice, the monthly increases applicable to milled rice
                                                                             (a) Add to the amount of the levy or refund as
(')  OJ No   174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p . 1 .                                         fixed in advance the amount shown in the July/
(2)  OJ No  L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p . 14.                                        August 1973 column against the month of
(3 ) OJ No   174, 31 . 6 . 1967, p . 32 .                                        advance fixing in the Tables annexed to Regula­
(«)  OJ No  L 262, 3 . 12 . 1970 , p . 3 .                                       tion (EEC) No 1506/72 ;
(5)  OJ No   174, 31 . 7 . 1967 , p . 34.
(6)  OJ No  31 1 , 21 . 12 . 1967 , p . 13 .
( 7) OJ No  L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1973 , p . 2.                              (9) OJ No 204, 24 . 8 . 1967, p . 1 .
(8)  OJ No  L 206, 27 . 7 . 1973 , p . 30 .                             (' 0) OJ No L 158 12 . 7 . 1972, p . 22 .
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    (b) Deduct from the amount obtained :                            corresponding to the month in which the trans­
         — in the case of paddy rice, 0-848 units of                 action is affected .
            account per 100 kilogrammes
         — in the case of round-grained semi-milled
            rice, 1-255 units of account per 100 kilo­        2. In July or August 1973 in respect of a transaction
            grammes
                                                                 to be effected on or after 1 September 1973, the
                                                                 adjustment on the basis of the threshold price
         — in the case of long-grained semi-milled rice,         shall, for paddy rice and for semi-milled rice, be
            1-453 units of account per 100 kilo­                 made by deducting from the amount of the levy or
            grammes ;                                            refund as fixed in advance the relevant amount
    (c) Add the amount, if any, shown in the Tables              shown in paragraph 1 (b) and adding where appro­
         annexed to this Regulation in the columm                priate, the amount referred to in paragraph 1 (c).
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 27 July 1973 .
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                            The President
                                                                       Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
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                                                            ANNEX
                                                             Table 1
                                                        PADDY RICE
                                                                                                                      (u . a . / 100 ke)
                           Amount to be added to the levy or refund in force on the day of advance fixing for a
                           transaction effected , subject to the limits as laid down in Regulation ( EEC ) - No 2637/70 or the
                                                          period of validity of the relevant licence , in
          Month of advance
               fixing
                           December      January       February       MarcTi         April           May      June           July/
                                                                                                                           August
                              1973         1974           1974          1974          1974           1974     1974             1974
     September, October,
      November 1973         0-125         0-250          0-375         0-500         0-625         0-750     0-875          1-000
     December 1973                        0.125          0-250         0-375         0-500         0-625     0-750          0-875
     January 1974                                        0-125         0-250         0-375          0-500    0-625          0-750
      February 1974                                                    0-125         0-2^0          0-375    0-500          0-625
      March 1974                                                                     0-125          0-250    0-375          0-500
      April 1974                                                                                    0-125    0-250          0-375
      May 1974                                                                                               0-125          0-250
      June 1974                                                                                                             0-125
                                                             Table 2
                                      ROUND-GRAINED SEMI-MILLED RICE
                                                                                                                     (u.a.1100 kg)
                           Amount to be added to the levy or refund in force on the day of advance fixing for a
                           transaction effected , subject to the limits as laid down in Regulation ( EEC ) No 2637/70 or the
          Month of advance
                                                          period of validity of the relevant licence , in
               fixing
                           Decem&or      January       February        March          April           May     June             July /
                                                                                                                            August
                              1973         1974           1974          1974          1974            1974     1974            1974
      September, October,
      November 1973         0-189         0-378         0-567          0-756         0-945          1-134    1-323           1-512
      December 1973                       0-189         0-378          0-576         0-756          0-945    1-134           1-323
      January 1974                                       0-189         0-378         0-567          0-756    0-945           1-134
      February 1974                                                    0-189         0-378          0-567    0-756          0-945
      March 1974                                                                     0-189          0-378    0-567          0-756
      April 1974                                                                                    0-189    0-378          0-567
      May 1974                                                                                               0-189          0-378
      June 1974                                                                                                             0-189
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                                                              Table 3
                                         LONG-GRAINED SEMI-MILLED RICE
                                                                                                                       (u.a. / lOO kg)
                              Amount to be added to the levy or refund in force on the day of advance fixing for a
                              transaction effected , subject to the limits as laid down in Regulation ( EEC ) No 2637 / 70 or the
            Month of advance
                                                            period of validity of the relevant licence , in
                 fixing
                             December      January       February       March          April          May      June         July/
                                                                                                                           August
                                1973         1974           1974         1974           1974          1974     1974           1974
        September, October,
         November 1973         0-211        0-422          0-633        0-844         1-055          1-266    1-477    1    1-688
        December 1973            —
                                            0-211          0-422        0-633         0-844          1-055    1-266         1-477
        January 1974             —            —
                                                           0-211        0-422         0 ■'633        0-844    1-055         1-266
         February 1974                        —              —
                                                                        0-211         0-422          0-633    0-844         1-055
         March 1974              —            —              —            —
                                                                                       0-211         0-422    0-633         0-844
         April 1974              —            —              —            —              —
                                                                                                     0-211    0-422         0-633
         May 1974                —            —              —            —              —              —
                                                                                                              0-211         0-422
         June 1974                            —              —                           —              —       —           0-211