31987R2604

29 . 8 . 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 245/39

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2604/87 of 28 August 1987 fixing the premiums to be added to the import levies on rice and broken rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 but 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 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European import licence is issued in the case of imports to be Economic Community, effected during that month ; whereas in the case of imports to be effected during the month following the Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and month in which the import licence is issued, this price must be the cif price for shipment during the month in Portugal, which importation is expected to take place ; whereas in the case of imports to be effected during the remaining Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 months for which the import licence is valid, this price of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the must be the cif price for shipment during the month market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) preceding the month in which importation is expected to No 1907/87 (2), and in particular Article 13 (6) thereof, take place ; whereas, if no offer for forward delivery is made for shipment during a given month, this price should be the price ruling for shipment during the last Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, month in which an offer for forward delivery was made ;

Whereas the premiums to be added to the import levies fixed in advance for rice and broken rice must include a whereas the premium shall be 0 ECU if the cif forward premium for the current month and a premium for each delivery price is equal to the cif price or lower by an of the following months until the expiry of the period of amount not exceeding 0,30 ECU per tonne ; validity of the import licence ; whereas this period of vali­ dity was laid down in Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 of 25 July 1975 on special detailed Whereas by virtue of Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) rules for the application of the system of import and No 1428/76 the premium may, however, be fixed at a export licences for cereals and rice (3), as last amended by higher level in exceptional circumstances and within Regulation (EEC) No 1665/87 (4) ; certain specified limits ;

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1428/76 0 lays down rules for the advance fixing of levies on rice and Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies broken rice ; should be calculated on the following basis :

Whereas under the terms of Regulation (EEC) No — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ 1428/76, where the cif price for husked rice, for milled tion to each other at any given moment within a band rice or for broken rice determined on the day on which of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central the premiums are fixed is higher than the cif forward rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in delivery price for the same product, the premium should the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regula­ as a general rule be equal to the difference between these tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (8), as last amended by Regula­ two prices ; whereas the cif price is that determined in tion (EEC) No 1636/87 (9), accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the 1418/76 on the day on which the premiums are fixed ; arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of whereas the detailed rules for determining cif prices were these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71 tion to the Community currencies referred to in the of 26 July 1971 laying down detailed rules for fixing cif previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ; prices and levies on rice and broken rice and the correc­ tive amounts relating thereto (*), as last amended by Regu­ lation (EEC) No 3817/85 f) ; whereas the cif forward deli­ very price is also determined in accordance with Article Whereas it follows from applying all these provisions that the premiums should be as set out in the Annex hereto ; whereas the amount of the premiums should be altered (') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 182, 3 . 7. 1987, p. 51 . only if application of the abovementioned provisions (3) OJ No L 213, 11 . 8 . 1975, p. 5 . entails a change of more than 0,30 ECU, (4) OJ No L 155, 16. 6. 1987, p. 10 . 0 OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 30 . (*) OJ No L 168 , 27. 7. 1971 , p. 28 . (8) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 368 , 31 . 12. 1985, p . 16. (9) OJ No L 153, 13 . 6, 1987, p. 1 .

No L 245/40 29 . 8 . 87 Official Journal of the European Communities

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 2. The premiums to be added to the import levies fixed in advance in respect of rice and broken rice origi­ nating in third countries shall be as set out in the Annex Article 1 hereto.

Article 2 1 . The premiums to be added to the import levies fixed in advance in respect of rice and broken rice origi­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September nating in Portugal shall be zero. 1987 .

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

Done at Brussels, 28 August 1987. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

29 . 8 . 87 No L 245/41 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 28 August 1987 fixing the premiums to be added to the import levies on rice and broken rice

(ECU/ tonne) CCT Current 1 st period 2nd period 3rd period heading Description No 9 10 11 12

ex 10.06 Rice : B. Other : I. Paddy rice ; husked rice : a) Paddy rice : 1 . Round grain 0 0 0 — 2. Long grain 0 0 0 — \ b) Husked rice : ||||Il 1 . Round grain 0 0 0 — 2. Long grain 0 0 0 — II . Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : a) Semi-milled rice : ||||Il 1 . Round grain 0 0 0 — 2. Long grain 0 0 0 — b) Wholly milled rice : I ||II 1 . Round grain o ' 0 0 — 2. Long grain 0 0 0 — III . Broken rice 0 0 0 0