31972R0430

Official Journal of the European Communities 35

1.3.72 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 52 /41

REGULATION (EEC) No 430/ 72 OF THE COMMISSION

of 29 February 1972

on measures of application governing imports of rice and broken rice originating in the Associated African States and Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries and Terri­ tones

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN by Member States to the Commission, so that the COMMUNITIES, latter may decide, in full knowledge of the facts, on any measures to be proposed to the Council ; whereas Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ monthly communication should be sufficiently fre­ pean Economic Community; quent to meet this requirement;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 540/ Whereas the measures provided for in this Regu­ 701 of 20 March 1970 on the treatment to be accorded lation are in accordance with the Opinion of the to rice and broken rice originating in the Associated Management Committee for Cereals, African States and Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries and Territories, and in particular Article 5 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : thereof; Article 1 Whereas if Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 540/70 For the application of the provisions of Article 2 of is correctly applied, the cif export prices for the Regulation (EEC) No 540/70, the cif export price various qualities of rice must relate to the standard for a given lot of rice or broken rice shall be quality for which the threshold price is fixed before the adjustments provided for in that Article are adjusted, before the levy is added? in accordance made; whereas to this end the corrective amounts with the following rules :

provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 . If the cif export price is for a sacked product, 1613/7 12 of 26 July 1971 laying down detailed rules that price shall be reduced by 0-50 unit of for determining cif prices and levies on rice and account per 100 kilogrammes. broken rice, and the corrective amounts relating thereto should be applied; whereas with regard to long-grained rice, account should also be taken from 2 . The cif export price for the qualities Makalioka, Vary Lava, Surinam and Alicambo shall be 1 September 1971 of the difference in value between the standard quality for which the threshold price is adjusted :

fixed and the variety of long-grained rice represen­ tative of Community production, referred to in Ar­ (a) for the qualities Makalioka or Vary Lava, ticle 14 (2 ) (b ) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC3 as by increasing it by : amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1553 / 714; whereas, 0-320 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes in order to facilitate import transactions for the of rice in the form of paddy rice; Makalioka, Vary Lava, Surinam and Alicambo quali­ 0-400 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes ties of rice, which represent the major part of im­ of rice in the form of husked rice ; ports from the AASM and the OCT, the amounts to be added to or subtracted from the cif export 0-541 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes price should be fixed; of rice in the form of semi-milled rice ;

0-580 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 540/70 of rice in the form of wholly-milled rice; provides that if imports from the AASM or the OCT exceed a certain quantity, such imports may be (b) for the qualities Surinam and Alicambo, by partially or totally suspended ; whereas to this end a reducing it: procedure should be established for the rapid and frequent communication of information on imports - for rice in the form of paddy rice, by:

0-880 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes 1 OJ No L 68 , 25.3.1970, p . 1 . of Surinam rice; 2 O J No L 168, 27.7 . 1971 , p. 28. 3 OJ No 174, 31.7.1967 , p . 1 . 1-680 units of account per 100 kilogrammes 4 OJ No L 164, 22.7.1971 , p . 5. of Alicambo rice ;

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- for rice in the form of husked rice, by: 1-35 13 for rice in the form of semi-milled 11 00 units of account per 100 kilogram­ rice ; mes of Surinam rice ; 1-4493 for rice in the form , of wholly­ milled rice ; 2- 100 units of account per 100 kilogram­ and mes of Alicambo rice ; by taking account of the difference in - for rice in the form of semi-milled rice, by : value between the standard quality for 1-486 units of account per 100 kilogram­ which the threshold price is fixed and the mes of Surinam rice ; variety of long-grained rice representative „ 2-839 units of account per 100 kilogram­ of Community production referred to in mes of Alicambo rice ; Article 14 ( 2 ) (b) of Regulation No 359/ 67/EEC, the difference having first been - for rice in the form of wholly-milled rice, muliplied by a coefficient of: v by : 0 8000 for rice in the form of paddy rice; 1-594 units of account per 100 kilogram­ mes of Surinam rice ; 1-3513 for rice in the form of semi-milled rice ; 3 043 units of account per 100 kilogram­ mes of Alicambo rice . 1-4493 for rice in the form of wholly­ milled rice;

3. For qualities of rice originating in the AASM and (c) for broken rice, by applying the corrective OCT other than those listed in paragraph 2, the amount listed in Annex 111 to Regulation cif export price shall be adjusted : (EEC) No 1613/ 71 .

(a) for round-grained rice, by applying: Article 2 - for husked rice, the corrective amount listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) For the application of Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71 ; No 540/ 70 , Member States shall inform the Commis­ - for rice in a form other than husked rice, sion, before the 10th of each month for the preced­ the corrective amount listed in Annex . ing month , of the imports of rice and, broken rice coming from the Associated African States and Mada­ I to Regulation ( EEC) No 1613/73 , this gascar and from the Overseas Countries and Terri­ amount having first been multiplied by a coefficient of : tories, broken down by country of export and country of origin. 0 8000 for rice in the form of paddy rice; 1-2121 for rice in the form of semi-milled Article 3 rice ; 1-2903 for rice in the form of wholly­ Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1482/701 of 24 milled rice ; July 1970 on the application of measures governing imports of rice and broken rice originating in the Associated African States and Madagascar or in the (b) for long-grained rice : Overseas Countries and Territories is hereby re­ - for husked rice, by applying the correc­ pealed. tive amount listed in Annex II to Regula­ tion (EEC ) No 1613/ 71 , and by taking This Regulation shall enter into force on the third account of the difference in value between < day following its publication in the Official Journal the standard quality for which the thres­ of the European Communities. It shall apply from hold price is fixed and the variety of 1 September 1971 . long-grained rice representative of Com­ munity production referred to In Article This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 14 (2) (b) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC; directly applicable in all Member States.

- for rice in a form other than husked rice, Done at Brussels, 29 February 1972 . by applying the corrective amount listed in Annex II to Regulation EEC ) No 1613/ For the Commission 71 , this amount having first been multi­ plied by a coefficient of : The President

0 8000 for rice in the form of paddy rice; Franco M. MALFATTI

1 OJ No L 163, 25.7.1970, p . 15 .