31975R3293

No L 327/ 12 19 . 12 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3293/ 75 OF THE COMMISSION of 18 December 1975 fixing the premiums to be added to the import levies on rice and broken rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN with Article 16 of Regulation No 359/67/EEC but on COMMUNITIES, the basis of offers at North Sea ports ; whereas this price must be the cif price for shipment during the month in which the import licence is issued in the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European case of imports to be effected during that month ; Economic Community ; whereas this price must be the cif price for shipment during the month in which importation is expected to take place in the case of imports to be effected during Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/ the month following the month in which the import 67/EEC ( 1 ) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ licence is issued ; whereas this price must be the cif tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 668 /75 (2), and in particular Article 13 price for shipment during the month preceding the month in which importation is expected to take place (6) thereof ; in the case of imports to be effected during the remaining months for which the import licence is Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary valid ; whereas, if no offer for forward delivery is made Committee ; for shipment during a given month, this price should be the price ruling for shipment during the last month in which an offer for forward delivery was Whereas the premiums to be added to the import made ; levies fixed in advance for rice and broken rice must include a premium for the current month and a premium for each of the following months until the Whereas the premium is equal to 0 unit of account if expiry of the period of validity of the import licence ; the cif price determined on the day on which the whereas this period of validity was laid down in scale of the premiums is fixed is equal to the cif Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No forward delivery price or exceeds that price by not 2042/75 (3) of 25 July 1975 on special detailed rules more than 0-25 unit of account per metric ton ; for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice ;

Whereas the premium may, however, be fixed at a Whereas Council Regulation No 365/67/ EEC (4) of 25 higher level in exceptional circumstances and within July 1967, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No certain specified limits ; 2435/70 (5), lays down rules for the advance fixing of levies on rice and broken rice ; Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the following basis : Whereas under the terms of Regulation No 365/ 67/ EEC, where the cif price for husked rice for milled rice or for broken rice determined on the day on — in the case of currencies which are maintained in which the premiums are fixed is higher than the cif relation to each other, at any given moment, forward delivery price for the same product, the within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based premium should as a general rule be equal to the on their effective parity ; difference between these two prices ; whereas the cif price is that determined in accordance with Article 16 — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC on the day on which arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each the premiums are fixed ; whereas the detailed rules for of these currencies recorded for a given period, in determining cif prices were laid down in Regulation relation to the Community currencies referred to (EEC) No 1613/71 (6), as last amended by Regulation in the previous subparagraph ; (EEC) No 1057/73 (7) ; whereas the cif forward delivery price must also be determined in accordance

(') OJ No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 1 . Whereas it follows from applying all these provisions (2 ) OJ No L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p. 18 . that the premiums should be fixed as shown in the , (3 ) OJ No L 213 , 11 . 8 . 1975, p. 5 . table annexed to this Regulation ; whereas the amount (4) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 32 . of the premiums should be altered only if application (5 ) OJ No L 262, 3 . 12. 1970, p. 3 . of the abovementioned provisions entails a change of (6) OJ No L 168 , 27. 7 . 1971 , p. 28 . (7) OJ No L 105, 20 . 4. 1973 , p. 10 . more than 0-25 unit of account,

19 . 12. 75 No L 327/ 13 Official Journal of the European Communities

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : hereby fixed as shown in the table annexed to this Regulation. Article 1 Article 2 The premiums to be added to the import levies fixed This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 December 1975 . in advance in respect of rice and broken rice are

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

Done at Brussels, 18 December 1975. For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 18 December 1975 fixing the premiums to be added to the import levies on rice and broken rice

(u.a. / metric ton)

CCT Current 1st period 2nd period 3rd period heading Description of goods No 12 1 2 3

10.06 Rice : A. Paddy rice ; husked rice : I. Paddy rice : a) Round grain 0 0 0 b) Long grain 0 0 0 0 II . Husked rice : 0 0 0 a) Round grain b) Long grain 0 0 0 0

B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : I. Semi-milled rice : a) Round grain 0 0 0 b) Long grain 0 0 0 0 II . Wholly milled rice : a) Round grain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 b) Long grain

C. Broken rice 0 0 0 0