CELEX: 31974R0070
Language: en
Date: 1974-01-11 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 70/74 of the Commission of 10 January 1974 fixing the export levies on rice

11 . 1 . 74                              Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 9 / 21
                               REGULATION ( EEC) No 70/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 10 January 1974
                                                 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 1 962/73 (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
                                                                          parity ;
 Whereas the high level of prices in international trade
 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
                                                                          of these currencies against the Community curren­
 Whereas the situation described above can be said to
                                                                          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.                           (•») OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1973 , p . 1 .
  (3 ) 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 1
The export levy referred to in the first indent of                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 1 January
Article 2(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2737/73 is                     1974 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 10 January 1974.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                          Member of the Commission
                                                          ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 10 January 1974 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 ricc                                      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 II c) 1          Flaked rice                                                     28-000
             11.08 A II               Rice starch