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No 174/32 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 31.7.67

REGULATION No 365 /67/EEC OF THE COUNCIL '

of 25 July 1967

on rules for the advance fixing of levies on rice and broken rice

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Whereas the importer should be induced by means of the premiums system to respect the period indicated Having regard to the Treaty establishing the by him when applying for the advance fixing of a European Economic Community ; levy in accordance with Article 13 (2) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC, although allowance should be made Having regard to Council Regulation No for the fact that the conditions of purchase customary 359/67/EEC1 of 25 July 1967 on the common in international trade in rice and the uncertainty organisation of the market in rice, and in particular about delivery time often prevent the import from Article 13 (4) thereof; being effected during the month indicated on the licence ; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; i Whereas the common threshold price is the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Community market's sole protection and whereas if imported goods were to enter this market at prices below the threshold price, the normal disposal of Article 1 home-grown rice in accordance with the regionalisation rules would be seriously threatened ; 1 . The amount of the premiums provided for in whereas where the levy is fixed in advance the Article 13 (2) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC shall be premium provided for in Article 13 (2) of Regulation fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in this No 359/67/EEC must therefore be fixed in such a Regulation . way that products imported under this procedure enter the Community market under conditions which cannot disturb its balance ; 2. A premium shall be fixed for the current month and a premium shall be fixed for each subsequent Whereas to this end it is necessary that this premium month until the licence expires . should cover the difference between the c.i.f. price and the c.i.f. forward delivery price, where the latter The amount of the premiums, expressed in units of is lower than the former, determined on the basis of account per 100 kilogrammes, shall be the same for offers reflecting the real trend of the future market; the whole Community.

Whereas there are exceptional cases where extraneous factors cause substantial price fluctuations Article 2 on the rice market; whereas in order to prevent such fluctuations from adversely affecting the Community When the c.i.f. price for husked rice, for milled rice market in rice, provision should be made in such a or for broken rice is higher than the c.i.f. forward case fixing the premium at a higher level than that delivery price for the same product, the amount of resulting from application of the usual rule so as to premium shall, subject to the provisions of the cover the difference between the c.i.f. price and the following Articles, be equal : c.i.f. forward delivery price, or for suspending temporarily the advance fixing of the levy or for ( a) for husked rice, milled rice and broken rice, to reducing the period for which it is possible to obtain the difference between those prices ; advance fixing of the levy ; ( b) for paddy rice, to the premium applicable to husked rice, adjusted on the basis of the conversion rate determined in accordance with 1 OJ No 174, 31.7.1967, p . 1 . Article 19 of Regulation No 359/67/EEC ;

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(c) for semi-milled rice, to the premium applicable to product in question, the amount of the premium may milled rice, adjusted on the basis of the temporarily be fixed, except for the month during conversion rate determined in accordance with which the licence was issued, at a level higher than that Article . the level resulting from the preceding Articles.

Article 3 2. The amount of the premium may not exceed the amount resulting from the preceding Articles by more than : 1 . The c.i.f. price for each product shall be that determined, in accordance with Article 16 of ( a ) 0-050 units of account for the first month Regulation No 359/67/EEC, on the day the premium following that in which the licence was issued ; is fixed . (b ) 0-075 units of account for the second month ; 2. The c.i.f. forward delivery price for each (c) 0-125 units of account for the third month. product shall be the c.i.f. price determined in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation No The amount laid down in (c) shall be increased by 359/67/EEC, but calculated on the basis of offers at 0-025 units of account for each subsequent month. North Sea ports valid as follows :

( a) In the case of imports to be effected during the month in which the licence was issued, that price Article 7 shall be the price ruling for shipment during that month ; 1 . In exceptional cases where factors extraneous to (b ) In the case of imports to be effected during the the rice market cause substantial price fluctuations on month following the month in which the licence this market which could not be foreseen in the light was issued, that price shall be the price ruling for of the supply and demand situation on the world shipment during the intended month of market, the amount of the premium may be fixed at importation ; a level higher than that resulting from the preceding Articles . (c) In the case of imports to be effected during the remaining months of the period of validity of the licence, that price shall be the price ruling for 2. The amount of the premium may not be shipment during the month preceding the increased by more than the difference between the intended month of importation ; c.i.f. price determined for each product and the last c.i.f. price determined for each product before prices (d) If there are no forward offers for shipment began to be affected by the factors mentioned in during a given month, that price shall be the paragraph 1 . price ruling for shipment during the last month for which a forward offer was made .

Article 8 Article 4 In the cases mentioned in Article 7, the advance If the c.i.f. forward delivery price is equal to the c.i.f. fixing of the levy in accordance with Article 13 (2) of price or lower by an amount not exceeding 0-025 Regulation No 359/67/EEC may be suspended, or units of account per 100 kilogrammes, the premium the period for which it is possible to obtain advance shall be 0 units of account. fixing of the levy may be reduced, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 26 of that Regulation. Article 5

The amount of premium in force for a particular Article 9 product and period shall be adjusted where application of the rules laid down in the preceding Articles entails a change in the amount of more than If importation is not effected during the month 0-025 units of account per 100 kilogrammes . indicated at the time of application and subject to exceptions the definition and details of which shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid Article 6 down in Article 26 of Regulation No 359/67/EEC :

1 . If, in view of prospective imports, serious (a) the levy applicable on the day on which the difficulties threaten the Community market in the application for a licence was submitted shall be

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adjusted in accordance with the threshold price amount of the premium valid at the time of in force on the day of importation ; and submission of the application for the month during which importation is effected, the latter amount shall (b ) the premium applicable shall be the premium laid be applied . down on the day on which the application for a licence was submitted for the product in question and for the indicated month of importation . Article 10

However, if the amount of the premium valid for the This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September indicated month of importation is less than the 1967 .

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

Done at Brussels, 25 July 1967.

For the Council

The President

H. HOECHERL