31976R1708

16 . 7 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 192/7

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1708 /76 of 15 July 1976 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 (EEC) No 1418 /76 but COMMUNITIES , on 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 the month following the month in which the import Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No licence is issued ; whereas this price must be the cif 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­ price for shipment during the month preceding the tion of the market in rice ('), and in particular Article month in which importation is expected to take place 13 (6) thereof, in the case of imports to be effected during the remaining months for which the import licence is valid ; whereas, if no offer for forward delivery is made Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary for shipment during a given month , this price should Committee, be the price ruling for shipment during the last month in which an offer for forward delivery, was made ; Whereas the premiums to, tbe , added to the import levies fixed in advance for rice and broken rice must include a premium for the current month and a Whereas the premium shall be 0 unit of account if premium for each of the following months until the the cif forward delivery price is equal to the cif price expiry of the period of validity of the import licence ; or lower by an amount not exceeding 0-25 unit of whereas this period of validity was laid down in account per metric ton ; Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 of 25 July 1975 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export Whereas by virtue of Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation licences for cereals and rice (2) ; ( EEC) No 1428/76 the premium may, however, be fixed at a higher level in exceptional circumstances and within certain specified limits ; Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1428 /76 of 21 June 1 976 (3) 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 ( EEC) No — in the case of currencies which are maintained in 1428 /76 , where the cif price for husked rice, for relation to each other, at any given moment, milled rice or for broken rice determined on the day within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on which the premiums are fixed is higher than the on their effective parity ; cif forward delivery price for the same product, the premium should as a general rule be equal to the difference between these two prices ; whereas the cif — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the price is that determined in accordance with Article 16 arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76 on the day on which of these currencies recorded for a given period, in the premiums are fixed ; whereas the detailed rules for relation to the Community currencies referred to determining cif prices were laid down in Regulation in the previous subparagraph ; (EEC) No 1613/71 (4), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 3320/75 (5) ; whereas the cif forward delivery price must also be determined in accordance Whereas it follows from applying all these provisions that the premiums should be fixed as shown in the (') OJ No L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976, p- 1 . table annexed to this Regulation ; whereas the amount O OJ No L 213, 1 1 . 8 . 1975, p. .5 . of the premiums should be altered only if application (>) OJ No L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976, p . 30 . 4 ) OJ No L 168 , 27 . 7 . 1971 , p. 28 . of the abovementioned provisions entails a change of (5) OJ No L 328 , 20 . 12 . 1975, p . 32 . more than 0 25 unit of account,

No L 192/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 16 . 7 . 76

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 16 July in advance in respect of rice and broken rice are 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels, 15 July 1976.

For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 15 July 1976 fixing the premiums to be added to the import levies on rice and broken rice

(tt.it. / metric ton)

C CT Current 1st period 2nd period 3rd period heading Description of goods No 7 « 9 10

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

C. Broken rice 0 0 0 0