31974R1082

3 . 5 . 74 No L 121 / 27 Official Journal of the European Communities

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 the world market on the other ; whereas the same Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article provides that it is also important to ensure Economic Community ; 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 Whereas for the products listed in Article 1 (c) of 2737/73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general 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 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the higher than the threshold price and if that situation is following should be used to calculate the levies : likely to continue thereby disturbing or threatening to 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 cies referred to in the preceding paragraph over a tion and market price trends ; 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 products within the Community and on the world exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies market, that the export levies should be fixed as in the Community an export levy should be intro­ shown in the Annex to this Regulation ; duced for this product ; 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 . Art idc 2 \}) OJ No L 282, 9 . 10 . 1973, p . 13 . 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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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).