31974R1718

4 . 7 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 181 / 7

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1718 / 74 OF THE COUNCIL of 27 June 1974 determining for the 1974/75 marketing year the threshold prices for husked rice and broken rice and the protective amount to be included in the threshold price for milled rice

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas Article 14 (3 ) of Regulation No 359 / 67/ EEC COMMUNITIES , provides that the threshold prices for milled rice are to be derived from the threshold prices of husked rice Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European to which an amount for the protection of the industry Economic Community ; is to be added ; whereas , in view of the situation of the Having regard to Council Regulation No 359 / Community rice industry, it appears appropriate to 67/ EEC (") of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ increase the protective amount for the 1974/ 75 tion of the market in rice , as last amended by Regula­ marketing year to 0-70 unit of account per 100 kilo­ tion ( EEC) No 11 29 /74 ( 2), and in particular Articles grammes of milled rice , 14 (4) and 15 ( 3 ) thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; Whereas Article 14 ( 2) of Regulation No 359 /67 / EEC Article 1 provides that the threshold price for husked rice must be fixed in such a way that the selling price of This Regulation shall apply during the 1974/75 rice imported husked rice on the Duisburg market corres­ marketing year. ponds to the target price ; whereas this object can be attained by deducting from the target price certain Article 2 standard costs , in particular transhipment costs and transport costs between Rotterdam and Duisburg, The threshold price for round-grained husked rice which are usually incurred when the products are shall be 22-25 units of account per 100 kilogrammes . imported ; Articlc J ' Whereas Article 15 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 359 / 67/ EEC provides that the threshold price for broken rice must The threshold price for broken rice shall be 1 3-860 be fixed between a lower and an upper limit calcu­ units of account per 100 kilogrammes . lated in relation to the threshold price for maize ; whereas, in view of that relationship and of the need Article 4 to import broken rice in order to ensure supplies for the Community , that threshold price should be fixed The amount to be included in the threshold price for at a level corresponding in round figures to the lower milled rice for the protection of the industry shall be limit ; 0-70 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes .

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

Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 1974 . For the Council The President

K. GSCHEIDLE

(') OJ No 174, M. 7 . 1967, p. 1 . ( : ) O ) No L 128 , 10 . S. 1974, p. 20 .