31988R2700

No L 241 /30 1 . 9 . 88 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2700/88 of 31 August 1988 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 month in which the importv licence is issued, this price Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and 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 2229/88 (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 tp 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 2167/88 (4) ; certain specified limits ;

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1428 /76 (^ 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 :

in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ Whereas under the terms of Regulation (EEC) No 1428/76, wherq 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 tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (8), as last amended by Regula­ as a general rule be equal to the difference between these tion (EEC) No 1636/87 (9), two prices ; whereas the cif price is that determined in 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 (6), as last amended by Regu­ lation (EEC) No 2325/88 Q ; 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 197, 26. 7. 1988 , p. 30 . only if application of the abovementiOned provisions (J) OJ No L 213, 11 . 8 . 1975, p. 5. entails a change of more than 0,30 ECU, O OJ No L 190, 21 . 7. 1988 , p. 28 . M 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 . n OI No L 202. 27. 7 . 1988 , p. 41 . O OJ No L 153, 13 . 6. 1987, p. 1 .

1 . 9 . 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 241 /31

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 1988 . nating in Portugal shall be zero.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 August 1988 .

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

No L 241 / 32 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 9 . 88

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 31 August 1988 fixing the premiums to be added to the import levies on rice and broken rice

(ECU / tonne) Current 1st period 2nd period 3rd period CN Code 9 10 11 12

1006 10 91 0 0 0 Ó 0 0 I 1006 10 99 (') 1006 20 10 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 1006 20 90 (J) 1006 30 11 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 1006 30 19 (') 1006 30 91 0 ' ' 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 1006 30 99 (') 1006 40 00 0 0 0 0

(') The amount is applicable to medium-grain and long-grain rice, as defined in paragraph 2 of Annex A of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 1418/76, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3877/87 (OJ No L 365, 24. 12. 1987).