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REGULATION (EEC) No 1121 /73 OF THE COMMISSION of 30 April 1973 fixing the levies on rice and broken rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1555/71 (9 ), COMMUNITIES, or whether adjustments need to be made by applying the corrective amounts provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1613 /71 of 26 July 1971 lay­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ ing down detailed rules for fixing cif prices and pean Economic Community ; levies on rice and broken rice and the corrective amounts relating thereto ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/ EEC ( 1) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in rice, as last amended by the Whereas, furthermore, in the case of round-grained Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3 ) on the Accession of and long-grained husked rice and round-grained and new Member States to the European Economic Com­ long-grained wholly milled rice, the cif price is calcu­ munity and the European Atomic Energy Commu­ lated on the basis of quotations or prices on the nity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in world market relating, for each type of rice, to the particular Article 11 (2) thereof ; products specified in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71 ; whereas, for this calculation, the con­ Whereas Article 11 of Regulation No 359 /67/ EEC version rates resulting from Commission Regulation provides for charging an import levy on paddy rice, No 467/67/EEC ( 10) of 21 August 1967 fixing the husked rice, semi-milled rice, wholly milled rice and conversion rates, the processing costs and the value broken rice ; whereas, in the case of husked rice, of the by-products for the various stages of rice wholly milled rice and broken rice, the levy is equal processing, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No to the difference between the threshold price and the 1499/72 ( n ), should be used where appropriate ; cif price ; whereas, in the case of paddy rice and semi-milled rice, the levy should be derived from the Whereas, when these conversions are being effected, levies applicable to the corresponding husked rice the Commission must take account of the fact that and wholly milled rice ; certain offers are for rice containing a higher percen­ tage of broken rice than that allowed for the stan­ Whereas the threshold prices for husked rice, wholly dard quality fixed by Regulation No 467/67/EEC ) milled rice and broken rice were fixed for the whereas no adjustment is made, however, if the 1972/73 marketing year by Regulation ( EEC) No prices for husked rice and semi-milled or wholly 1408 /72 ( 4 ) and No 1500/72 ( 5 ) ; milled rice taken into consideration are lower than, those provided for in the last subparagraph of Article Whereas, for the purpose of calculating cif prices, 4 of Regulation No 467/67/EEC ; the Commission must take account of the factors indicated in Article 16 of Regulation No 359/67/ Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71 requires the EEC and in Regulation ( EEC) No 1613 /71 ( 6 ), as last Commission to take account of the fact that certain amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1057/73 ( 7 ), and offers are for delivery cost and freight or relate to a in particular the most favourable purchasing oppor­ product put up in bags and, if this is the case, to ad­ tunities on the world market which are sufficiently just such offers by applying the rates or amounts representative of the real trend of the market, fixed by the abovementioned Regulation to make account being taken in particular of the need to pre­ the offers comparable to offers for delivery cif or re­ vent sudden variations likely to cause abnormal disturbances on the Community market ; whereas lating to a product presented in bulk ; the quality of the goods offered must also be taken into account, whether this quality corresponds to the Whereas the cif price is calculated for Rotterdam on standard quality fixed in Regulation 362/67/EEC (8), the basis of the abovementioned factors, offers made for other ports being adjusted, account being taken of the corrections necessitated by the difference in (*) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p . 14 . transport charges in relation to Rotterdam ; (3) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p. 5 . ( 4) OJ No L 150, 4. 7. 1972, p . 10 . ( 5) OJ No L 158 , 14. 7. 1972 , p . 23 . ( 8) OJ No L 168 , 27. 7. 1971 , p. 28 . (») OJ No L 164, 22 . 7 . 1971 , p. 11 . ( 7) OJ No L 105 , 20 . 4. 1973 , p . 10 . ( 10) OJ No 204, 24 . 8 . 1967, p. 1 . ( 8) OJ No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p . 27 . ( u ) OJ No L 158 , 14.7.1972, p . 22 .

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Whereas, if the conditions provided for Article 1 (3 ) Whereas, in accordance with Article 20 ( 1 ) of Regula­ of Regulation (EEC) No 1613 /71 obtain, the cif tion No 359/67/EEC, the nomenclature provided for price may be calculated on the basis of offers for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common delivery during the following month or may be Customs Tariff ; retained unaltered for a limited period ; Whereas levies are fixed once a week and are altered in the intervening period to take account of vari­ Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the ations in threshold prices or in the factors used to de­ interests of the Associated African States and Mad­ termine cif prices ; whereas, in the case of husked agascar and of the Overseas Countries and Terri­ rice, wholly milled rice and broken rice, the levies tories, the levy relating to them must, pursuant to are altered only if variations in the factors used to Regulation (EEC) No 540/70 ( 1 ), be reduced by a calculate the levy entails an increase or a reduction fixed amount and by an amount corresponding to of at least 0·10 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes 45 °/o of the levy relating to third countries ; whereas in the amount of the levy in force ; the levy must be further reduced in the case of semi- Whereas it follows from applying all the abovemen­ milled and wholly milled rice ; whereas, under Ar­ tioned provisions that the levies should be fixed as ticle 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 540/70, the charging shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation ; of this levy is subject to conditions, some of which are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC ) No 430/ 72 (2) of 29 February 1972 on implementing meas­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : ures concerning imports of rice and broken rice Article 1 originating in the Associated African States and Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries and Terri­ The import levies to be charged on the products tories ; listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) ( a) and ( b) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC are hereby fixed as shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation. Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1553/71 (3 ) of 19 July 1971 altered the definitions given in An­ Article 2 nex A of Regulation 359/67/EEC and incorporated in supplementary notes Nos 2 and 3E to Chapter 10 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May of the Common Customs Tariff ; 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 30 April 1973 .

For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission

(*) OJ No L 68 , 25 . 3 . 1970, p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 52, 1 . 3 . 1972, p . 41 . (s) OJ No L 164, 22 . 7. 1971 , p . 5 .

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 April 1973 fixing the levies on rice and broken rice

(u.a. /100 kg)

CCT Third AASM / heading Description of goods countries No OCT (') (•)

10 06 Rice :

A. Paddy rice ; husked rice :

I. Paddy rice : a ) Round grained 0 0 b ) Long grained 0 0

II . Husked rice : a) Round grained 0 0 b) Long grained 0 0

B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :

I. Semi-milled rice : a) Round grained 0 0 4·478 1.811 b) Long grained II . "Wholly milled rice : a) Round grained 0 0 b) Long grained 4·800 1.948

C. Broken rice 0 0

(*) Regulation (EEC) No 521/70 provides that the levies are not applied to imports into the French overseas departments of product* originating in the AASM and OCT. (2) This levy is applicable only to imports fulfilling the conditions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 540/70.