CELEX: 31974R1082
Language: en
Date: 1974-05-03 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1082/74 of the Commission of 2 May 1974 fixing the export levies on rice

3 . 5 . 74                               Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 121 / 27
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 1082/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 2 May 1974
                                                  fixing the export levies on rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       of rice on the Community market on the one hand
 COMMUNITIES ,-                                                      and prices for rice and products processed from it on
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               the world market on the other ; whereas the same
 Economic Community ;                                                Article provides that it is also important to ensure
                                                                     equilibrium and the natural development of prices
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                         and trade on rice markets and furthermore, to take
 67/ EEC ('), of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                into account the economic aspect of the proposed
 tion of the market in rice as'last amended by the Act               exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the
 of Accession (2 ) ;                                                 Community market ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 2737/73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general                   Whereas for the products listed in Article 1 (c) of
 rules to be applied in the event of the rice market                 Regulation No 359/67/ EEC the specific factors set out
being disturbed, and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof ;           in Article 3 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2737/73 must
                                                                     also be taken into account ;
 Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary
 Committee ;                                                         Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
Whereas Article 21 of Regulation No 359/67/EEC                       market situation or the specific requirements of
 provides that the necessary measures may be taken if                certain markets make this necessary ;
 the cif price of one or more products is appreciably
 higher than the threshold price and if that situation is            Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the
 likely to continue thereby disturbing or threatening to             following should be used to calculate the levies :
 disturb the Community market ;                                      — for currencies the exchange rates for which are
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2737/73 specifies that                        kept at any given moment within a band of
 the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher                      2-25 % , a conversion rate based on their actual
 than the threshold price when it exceeds it by at least                  parity ;
 2 % ; whereas this excess may be regarded as being                  — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the
 likely to , continue where an imbalance between supply                   arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for each
 and demand is established and where this imbalance
                                                                          of these currencies against the Community curren­
 is likely to persist having regard to foreseeable produc­
 tion and market price trends ;
                                                                          cies referred to in the preceding paragraph over a
                                                                          specified period ;
Whereas the high level of prices in international trade
 could impede importation of rice into the Commu­                    Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined
 nity or provoke exportation from the Community ;                    above to the present situation on the market in rice,
Whereas the situation described above can be said to                 and in particular to quotations or prices for these
 exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies              products within the Community and on the world
 in the Community an export levy should be intro­                    market, that the export levies should be fixed as
duced for this product ;                                             shown in the Annex to this Regulation ;
Whereas in view of the relationship between the rice                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
and products processed from it and given the market                  are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
situation for these products, an export levy must also               ment Committee for Cereals,
be fixed for all products processed from rice ;
Whereas the threshold prices for husked rice, wholly
 milled rice and broken rice were fixed for the 1973 / 74            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                           ,
marketing year by Regulations ( EEC) No 1 962/73 (4)
and No 2024/73 (5 ) ;                                                                         Article 1                      i
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2737/73
specifies that when the export levy is being fixed                   The export levy referred to in the first indent of      i
account must be taken of the existing situation and                  Article 2(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2737/ 73 is       ■
the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities            hereby fixed as shown in the Annex for the products     ■
                                                                     listed therein .
(') OJ No L 174, 3 1 . 7 . 1967, p . 1 .
(2 ) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14 .
\}) OJ No L 282, 9. 10. 1973, p. 13.                                                          Art idc 2
C ) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1973 , p . 1 .
(5 ) OJ No L 206 , 27 . 7 . 1973 , p . 30 .                          This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 May 1974.
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No L 121 / 28                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                                         3 . 5 . 74
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
             Done at Brussels, 2 May 1974.
                                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                                    P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                                          Member of the Commission
                                                                         ANNEX
                      to the Commission Regulation of 2 May 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, excluding officially certified                                  8.000
                                           seeds
            10.06 A I b)                   Long grained paddy rice, excluding officially certified
                                           seeds (*)                                                                              10.000
            10.06 A II a )                 Round grained husked rice                                                              12.000
            10.06 A II b )                 Long grained husked rice                                                                  8.000
            10.06 B I a )                  Round grained semi-milled rice                                                         15.000
            10.06 B I b )                  Long grained semi-milled rice                                                          10.000
            10.06 B II a )                 Round grained wholly-milled rice                                                       15.000
            10.06 B II b)                  Long grained wholly-milled rice                                                        10.000
            10.06 C                        Broken rice                                                                            12.000
            11.01 F                        Rice flour
            11.02 A VI                     Rice groats and meal                                                                   12.000
            11.02 E II e) 1                Flaked rice                                                                            12.000
            11.08 A II                     Rice starch
             (') Officially  certified seeds are understood to be those seeds contained in the packages officially sealed and
                 officially labelled as ' basic seed ', ' certified seed , first generation ', ' certified seed , second generation ' confor­
                 ming to    the provisions of the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed ( OJ No
                 125 , 11 . 7. 1966 , p. 2309 /66 ) and of the Council Decision of 26 March 1973 on the equivalence of seed
                 produced   in Denmark , Ireland and the United Kingdom ( OJ No L 106, 20. 4 . 1973 , p. 12).