31975R0995

18 . 4 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 97/9

REGULATION ( EEC) No 995 / 75 OF THE COMMISSION of 17 April 1975 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 1974/ 75 marketing year by Regulations (EEC) No 171 8 /74 (5) Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European and (EEC) No 1935/74 (6), as amended by Regulation Economic Community ; ( EEC) No 2518 /74 (7) ;

Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/ Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2737/73 67/ EEC ( 1 ), of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ specifies that when the export levy is being fixed tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regula­ account must be taken of the existing situation and tion ( EEC) No 476/75 (2) ; the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of rice on the Community market on the one hand Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2737/73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general and prices for rice and products processed from it on the world market on the other ; whereas the same rules to be applied in the event of the rice market being disturbed, as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No Article provides that it is also important to ensure 477/75 (4), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof ; equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on rice markets and furthermore , to take Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary into account the economic aspect of the proposed Committee ; exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market ; Whereas Article 21 of Regulation No 359 /67/ EEC provides that measures may be taken when the quota­ Whereas for the products listed in Article 1 (c) of tions or prices on the world market for one or more Regulation No 359/67/ EEC the specific factors set out products reach the level of Community prices ; in Article 3 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2737/73 must whereas that situation is likely to continue and to dete­ also be taken into account ; riorate, thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb the Community market ; Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 2737/73 specifies that market situation or the specific requirements of the quotations or prices on the world market shall be certain markets make this necessary ; regarded as having reached the level of Community prices when they approach or exceed the threshold price ; whereas the continuation and the deterioration Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the of that situation may be regarded as being likely to following should be used to calculate the levies : continue where an imbalance between supply and demand is established and where this imbalance is — for currencies the exchange rates for which are 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 certain categories of rice ; 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 products processed from rice ; market, that the export levies should be fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ; (') OJ No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L .52, 28 . 2 . 1975 , p. 31 . (5 ) OJ No L 181 , 4. 7 . 1974, p. 7 . (3) OJ No L 282, 9 . 10 . 1973 , p. 13 . (b) 0 | No L 203 , 25 . 7 . 1974, p. 22. (4) OJ No L 52, 28 . 2 . 1975, p. 33 . ( 7) OJ No L 270, 5 . 10 . 1974, p. 1 .

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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 18 April 1975 . Article 2 (1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2737/ 73 is

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

Done at Brussels, 17 April 1975 . For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 17 April 1975 fixing the export levies on rice

(u.a. / 100 kg)

CCT heading No Description of goods Levies

10.06 A I a) Round grain paddy rice, excluding officially certified seeds (') 2-000 — 10.06 A lb) Long grain paddy rice, excluding officially certified seeds (') 10.06 A II a) Round grain husked rice 2000 — 10.06 A lib) Long grain husked rice — 10.06 B I a) Round grain semi-milled rice — 10.06 B I b) Long grain semi-milled rice — 10.06 B II a) Round grain wholly milled rice — 10.06 B lib) Long grain wholly milled rice 10.06 C Broken rice 0-500 11.01 F Rice flour — 11.02 A VI Rice groats and meal 0-500 11 .02 E II e) 1 Flaked rice 0-500 11.02 F VI Pellets of rice 0-500

(') 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 ' conforming 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).