31976R1923

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1923/76 of 2 August 1976 fixing for the marketing year 1976/77 the amounts by which import levies and export refunds fixed in advance for rice are to be adjusted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas for each stage of processing of the rice COMMUNITIES, concerned application of the relevant conversion rate Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European to the amounts of the monthly price increases results in the amounts shown in the tables annexed to this Economic Community, Regulation ; whereas the amount of the levy or refund Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No applicable for the month of importation or exporta­ 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­ tion will thus be obtained by adding those amounts to tion of the market in rice ('), and in particular Articles the amount of the levy or refund in force during the 13 (5) and 17 (6) thereof, month of advance fixing ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1428/76 of 21 June 1976 on rules for the advance Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation fixing of levies on rice and broken rice (2), and in parti­ are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ cular Article 10 (2) thereof, ment Committee for Cereals, Whereas the aforesaid Regulation (EEC) No 1428/76 and Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431 /76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on rice and criteria for fixing the amount of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : such refunds (3), provide that when the import levy or the export refund on rice is fixed in advance adjust­ ments thereto are to be made on the basis of the conversion rates for the various stages of processing ; Article 1 whereas it follows from this provision that the monthly price increases for paddy rice are to be calcu­ Where the import levy or the export refund on paddy lated by applying the relevant conversion rate to the rice or semi-milled rice is fixed in advance, the adjust­ amounts of such increases in respect of husked rice ment of such levy or refund on the basis of the and that the like increases for semi-milled rice are to threshold price shall for the marketing year 1976/77 be calculated by applying the relevant conversion rate be made in accordance with the tables annexed to this to the amounts of such increases in respect of milled Regulation . rice ; Whereas for the marketing year 1976/77 the monthly increases applicable to the threshold price for husked Article 2 rice were fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1427/76 of 21 June 1976 (4) ; whereas, by Commission Where such advance fixing shall have taken place : Regulation (EEC) No 1922/76 of 2 August 1976 deter­ mining for the marketing year 1976/77 the variety of 1 . before 1 July 1976 in respect of a transaction to be long grain rice representative of Community produc­ effected on or after 1 September 1976, the adjust­ tion, the difference in value between this variety of ment on the basis of the threshold price shall be round grain rice corresponding to the standard quality made as follows : and the threshold prices for long grain husked rice and for milled rice (5), the monthly increases appli­ (a) add to the amount of the levy or refund as fixed cable to milled rice have been included in the thres­ in advance the amount shown in the 'July/ hold prices for such rice such prices being calculated August 1976' column against the month of for a variety of round grain and for a variety of long advance fixing in the tables annexed to Regula­ grain milled rice ; whereas the conversion rates to be tion (EEC) No 2162/75 ; taken into account were fixed by Commission Regula­ tion No 467/67/EEC of 21 August 1967 (6), as last (b) increase the amount obtained : amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1484/75 (7) ; — in the case of paddy rice, by 1-52 units of (») OJ No L 166, 25. 6 . 1976, p . 1 . account per metric ton, (2) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 30 . — in the case of round grain semi-milled rice, (5) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 36. (4) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 29 . by 2-30 units of account per metric ton, (5) See page 9 of this Official Journal . (6) OJ No 204, 24. 8 . 1967, . p. 1 . — in the case of long grain semi-milled rice, (7) OJ No L 150, 11 . 6. 1975, p . 7. by 2-57 units of account per metric ton ;

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(c) add the amount, if any, shown in the tables shall, for paddy rice and for semi-milled rice, be annexed to this Regulation in the column made by increasing the amount of the levy or corresponding to the month in which the tran­ refund as fixed in advance by the relevant amount saction is effected ; shown in paragraph 1 (b) and, where appropriate, the amount referred to in paragraph 1 (c). 2. in July or August 1976 in respect of a transaction This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day to be effected on or after 1 September 1976, the following its publication in the Official Journal of adjustment on the basis of the threshold price the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 August 1976.

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Table 1

PADDY RICE

(u.aJmetric ton)

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 2042/75, in : Month of advance fixing October November December February March April May June July/ January 1976 1976 1976 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 August 1977

September 1976 1-74 3-48 5-22 6-96 8-70 10-44 1218 13-92 15-66 17-40 October 1976 — 1-74 3-48 5-22 6-96 8-70 10-44 12-18 13-92 15-66 November 1976 — — 1-74 3-48 5-22 6-96 8-70 10-44 12-18 13-92 December 1976 — — — 1-74 3-48 5-22 6-96 8-70 10-44 12-18 — — — — 1-74 348 5-22 6-96 8-70 10-44 January 1977 — — — — — 1-74 3-48 5-22 6-96 8-70 February 1977 March 1977 — — — — — — 1-74 3-48 5-22 6-96 — — — — — — — 1-74 3-48 5-22 April 1977 — — — — — — — — 1-74 3-48 May 1977 — — — — — — — — — 1-74 June 1977

Table 2

ROUND GRAIN SEMI-MILLED RICE

(u.aJmetric ton)

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 2042/75, in : Month of advance fixing October November December January February March April May July/ June 1976 1976 1976 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 August 1977

September 1976 2-64 5-29 7-93 10-57 13-21 15-85 18-49 21-13 23-78 26-42 October 1976 — 2-65 5-29 7-93 10-57 13-21 15-85 18-49 21-14 23-78 November 1976 — — 2-64 5-28 7-92 10-56 13-20 15-84 18-49 21-13 December 1976 — — — 2-64 5-28 7-92 10-56 13-20 15-85 18-49 — — — — 2-64 5-28 7-92 10-56 13-21 15-85 January 1977 — — — — — 2-64 5-28 7-92 10-57 13-21 February 1977 March 1977 — — — — — — 2-64 5-28 7-93 10-57 — — — — — — — 2-64 5-29 7-93 April 1977 — — — — — — — — 2-65 5-29 May 1977 — — — — — . — — — — 2-64 June 1977

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Table 3

LONG GRAIN SEMI-MILLED RICE

(u.aJmetric ton)

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 2042/75, in : Month of advance fixing October November December March July/ January February April May June 1976 1976 1976 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 August 1977

September 1976 2-95 5-90 8-85 1179 1473 17-68 20-63 23-58 26-52 29-47 October 1976 — 2-95 5-90 8-84 1178 1473 17-68 , 20-63 23-57 26-52 November 1976 — — 2-95 5-89 8-83 1178 14-73 17-68 20-62 23-57 December 1976 — — — 2-94 5-88 8-83 11-78 14-73 17-67 20-62 — — — — 2-94 5-89 8-84 1 1-79 14-73 17-68 January 1977 — — — — — 2-95 5-90 8-85 11-79 14-74 February 1977 March 1977 — — — — — — 2-95 5-90 8-84 11-79 — — — — — — — 2-95 5-89 8-84 April 1977 — — — — — — — — 2-94 5-89 May 1977 — — — — — — — — — 2-95 June 1977