31981R0874

2. 4. 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 88/25

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 874/81 of 1 April 1981 fixing the export levies on rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1432/76 COMMUNITIES, specifies that when the export levy is being fixed account must be taken of the existing situation and Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities Economic Community, of rice on the Community market on the one hand, and prices for rice and products processed from it on Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No the world market on the other ; whereas the same 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization Article provides that it is also important to ensure of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the Act of equilibrium of supplies and trade on rice markets and Accession of Greece (2), furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to avoid distur­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No bances on the Community market ; 1432/76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules to be applied in the event of the rice market being Whereas for the products listed in Article 1 (c) of disturbed (3), and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof, Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76 the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1432/76 must also be taken into account ; Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world market situation or the specific requirements of Whereas Article 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 certain markets make this necessary ; provides that measures may be taken when the quota­ tions or prices on the world market for one or more Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the products reach the level of Community prices ; following should be used to calculate the levies : whereas that situation is likely to continue and to deteriorate, thereby disturbing or threatening to — for currencies the exchange rates for which are disturb the Community market ; kept at any given moment whithin a band of 2-25 % , a conversion rate based on their actual parity ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1432/76 specifies that the quotations or prices on the world market shall be — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the regarded as having reached the level of Community arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for each prices when they approach or exceed the threshold of these currencies against the Community curren­ price ; whereas the continuation and the deterioration cies referred to in the preceding paragraph over a of that situation may be regarded as being likely to specified period ; continue where an imbalance between supply and demand is established and where this imbalance is Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined likely to persist, having regard to foreseeable produc­ above to the present situation on the market in rice, tion and market price trends ; and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the export levies should be fixed as shown Whereas the high level of prices in international trade in the Annex to this Regulation, could impede importation of rice into the Community or provoke exportation from the Community ;

Whereas the situation described above can be said to HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies in the Community an export levy should be intro­ Article 1 duced for certain categories of rice ; The export levy referred to in the first indent of Whereas the threshold prices for husked rice, wholly Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1432/76 is hereby milled rice and broken rice were fixed for the 1980/81 fixed as shown in the Annex for the products listed marketing year by Regulation (EEC) No 2121 /80 (4) ; therein .

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . Article 2 (J) OJ No L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17. (3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 39 . b) OJ No L 206, 8 . 8. 1980, p. 23. This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 April 1981 .

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

Done at Brussels, 1 April 1981 .

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 1 April 1981 fixing the export levies on rice

(ECU/tonne) CCT heading Description Levies No

ex 10.06 Rice : B. Other : I. Paddy rice ; husked rice : a) Paddy rice : 1 . Round grain 22-58 2. Long grain 1-00 b) Husked rice : 1 . Round grain 28-22 2. Long grain 1-25

II . Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : a) Semi-milled rice : — 1 . Round grain 2. Long grain — b) Wholly milled rice : — 1 . Round grain — 2. Long grain III . Broken rice 14-06