31973R2857

20 . 10 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 293/25

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2857/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 19 October 1973 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) and No 2024/73 (5) ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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/EEC0, 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 2737/73 (3) of 8 October 1 973 laying down general Article provides that it is also important to ensure 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 Community market ; Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary 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 certain markets make this necessary ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2737/73 specifies that the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher than the threshold price when it exceeds it by at least Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the 2 % ; whereas this excess may be regarded as being following should be used to calculate the levies : likely to continue where an imbalance between supply and demand is established and where this imbalance — for currencies the exchange rates for which are is likely to persist having regard to foreseeable produc­ kept at any given moment within a band of tion and market price trends ; 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 — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the nity or provoke exportation from the Community ; 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. (4) 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 20 October Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2737/73 is 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 19 October 1973 . For the Commission

The President

François-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 19 October 1973 fixing the export levies on rice

Tariff No u . a . / 100 kg

10.06 A I a) 25.000 10.06 Alb) 25.000 10.06 A II a ) 25.000 10.06 A II b ) 25.000 10.06 B I a ) 35.000 10.06 B I b ) 35.000 10.06 B II a) 35.000 10.06 B II b ) 35.000 10.06 C 15.000 11.01 F 15.900 11.02 A IV 15.900 11.02 E II e) 1 21.000 11.02 F VI 15.300 11.08 A II 22.800