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REGULATION ( EEC) No 1956/ 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 25 July 1974 fixing for the 1974/75 marketing years the amounts by which import levies and export refunds fixed in advance for rice are to be adjusted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN were included in the threshold prices for such rice, COMMUNITIES, such prices being calculated for a variety of round­ grained and for a variety of long-grained milled rice ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European whereas the conversion rates to be taken into account Economic Community ; were fixed by Commission Regulation No 467/ 67/EEC (9j of 21 August 1967, as last amended by Having regard to Council Regulation No 359 / Regulation (EEC) No 1 808 /74 (> ° ) ; 67/ EEC (') of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ tion of the market rice, as last amended by Regulation Whereas for each stage of processing concerned appli­ (EEC) No 11 29/74 (2 ), and in particular Articles 13 (5) cation of the relevant conversion rate to the amounts and 17 (6) thereof ; of the monthly price increases results in the amounts shown in the Tables annexed to this Regulation ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 365/ whereas the amount of the levy or refund applicable 67/ EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on rules for the advance for the month of importation or exportation will thus fixing of levies on rice and broken rice , as last be obtained by adding those amounts to the amount amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2435/70 (4), and in of the levy or refund in force during the month of particular Article 9a (2) thereof ; advance fixing ;

Whereas the aforesaid Regulation No 365/67/ EEC Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation and Council Regulation No 366/67/ EEC (5) of 25 July are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ 1967 laying down general rules for granting export ment Committee for Cereals , refunds on rice and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds , as amended by Regulation No 1019 / 67/ EEC (b), provide that when the import levy or the export refund on rice is fixed in advance, adjustments HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : thereto are to be made on the basis of the conversion rates for the various stages of processing ; whereas it follows from this provision that the monthly price Article 1 increases for paddy rice are to be calculated by applying the relevant conversion rate to the amounts Where the import levy or the export refund on paddy of such increases in respect of husked rice and that rice or semi-milled rice is fixed in advance, the adjust­ the like increases for semi-milled rice are to be calcu­ ment to such levy or refund on the basis of the lated by applying the relevant conversion rate to the threshold price shall for the 1 974/ 75 marketing year amounts of such increases in respect of milled rice ; be made as shown in the Tables annexed to this Regu­ lation . Whereas for the 1974/ 75 marketing year the monthly increases applicable to the threshold price for husked rice were fixed by Council Regulation ( EEC) No Article 2 171 9/ 74 ( 7 ) of 27 June 1974 ; whereas , under Commis­ sion Regulation ( EEC) No 1 935/ 74 (8) of 24 July 1974 Where such advance fixing shall have taken place : specifying for the 1974/ 75 marketing year the variety of long-grained rice representative of Community production , the difference in value between this rice 1 . before 1 July 1974 in respect of a transaction to be and the variety of round-grained rice corresponding to effected on or after 1 September 1974, the adjust­ the standard quality, the threshold prices for husked ment on the basis of the threshold price shall be made as follows : long-grained rice and the threshold prices for milled rice , the monthly increases applicable to milled rice ( a ) add to the amount of the levy or refund as fixed (') OJ No 174 , 31 . 7 . 1967, p. I. in advance the amount shown in the July / (2) OJ No L 128 , 10 . 5 . 1974, p. 20. August 1974 column against the month of ( J ) OJ No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 32 . advance fixing in the Tables annexed to Regula­ (4 ) OJ No I. 262 , 3 . 12 . 1970 , p. 3 . tion ( EEC) No 2038 / 73 . (5 ) OJ No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 34 . (") OJ No 31 1,21 . 12 . 1967, p. 13 . ( 7) OJ No I. 181 , 4 . 7. 1974, p. 8 . (") O ) No 204 , 24 . 8 . 1967 , p. I. (*) OJ No L 203 , 25 . 7 . 1974, p. 22 . (> o ) 6 ) No I. 188 , 12 . 7 . 1974, p. 34 .

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(b) increase the amount obtained : corresponding to the month in which the trans­ action is affected ; — in the case of paddy rice, by 0-082 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes ; — in the case of round-grained semi-milled 2. in July or August 1974 in respect of a transaction rice, by 0-537 unit of account per 100 kilo­ to be effected on or after 1 September 1974, the grammes ; adjustment on the basis of the threshold price — in the case of long-grained semi-milled rice, shall, for paddy rice and for semi-milled rice, be by 0-488 unit of account per 100 kilo­ made by increasing the amount of the levy or grammes ; refund as fixed in advance by the relevant amount (c) add the amount, if any, shown in the Tables shown in paragraph 1 (b) and, where appropriate, annexed to this Regulation in the columm the amount referred to in paragraph 1 (c).

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

Done at Brussels, 25 July 1974.

For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX

Table 1

PADDY RICE

,(ti.a. /lOO kg) Amount to be added to the levy or refund in force on the day of advance fixing for a transaction effected , subject to the limits on the period of validity of the relevant licence as laid down in Regulation ( EEC ) No 2637/70 , in : Month of advance fixing December January February March ! April May lune July/ 1974 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 August 1975 September, October, November 1974 0-135 0-270 0-405 0-540 0-675 0-810 0-945 1-080 December 1974 — 0-135 0-270 0-405 0-540 0-675 0-810 0-945 — — 0-135 0-270 0-405 0-540 0-675 0-810 January 1975 — — — 0-135 0-270 0-405 0-540 0-675 February 1975 March 1975 — — — 0-135 0-270 0-405 0-540 — . — — — — — 0-135 0-270 0-405 April 1975 — — — — — 0-135 0-270 May 1975 — — — — — — 0-135 June 1975

Table 2

ROUND-GRAINED SEMI-MILLED RICE

(u.a.'lOO kg) Amount to be added to the levy or refund in force on the day of advance fixing for a transaction effected , subject to the limits on the period of validity of the relevant licence as laid down in Regulation (EEC ) No 2637/70 , in : Month of advance fixing December January February March April May June July / 1974 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 August 1975 September, October, November 1974 0-204 0-409 0-613 0-818 1-023 1-229 1-433 1-638 December 1974 — 0-205 0-409 0-614 0-819 1-025 1-229 1-434 — — 0-204 0-409 0-614 0-820 1-024 1-229 January 1975 — — — 0-205 0-410 0-616 0-820 1-024 February 1975 March 1975 — — — 0-205 0-411 0-615 0-820 — — — — 0-206 0-410 0-615 April 1975 — — — — — — 0-204 0-409 May 1975 — — — — — — 0-205 June 1975

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Table 3

LONG-GRAINED SEMI-MILLED RICE

'u.a.1100 kg) Amount to be added to the levy or refund in force on the day of advance fixing for a transaction effected , subject to the limits on the period of validity of the relevant licence as laid down in Regulation ( EEC) No 2637/70, in : Month of advance fixing December January February March April May June July / 1974 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 August 1975 September, October , November 1974 0-229 0-457 0-686 0-914 1-142 1-370 1-598 1-827 December 1974 — 0-228 0-457 0-685 0-913 1-141 1-369 1-598 — — 0-229 . 0-457 0-685 0-913 1-141 1-370 January 1975 — — — 0-228 0-456 0-684 0-912 1-141 February 1975 March 1975 — — — — 0-228 0-456 0-684 0-913 — — — — — 0-228 0-456 0-685 April 1975 — — — , — — — 0-228 0-457 May 1975 — — _____ — 0-229 June 1975