31993R2666

No L 245/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 10 . 93

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2666/93 of 30 September 1993 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, No 1423/76 (8), or whether adjustments need to be made by applying the corrective amounts provided for in Regu­ lation (EEC) No 1613/71 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, furthermore, in the case of round grain and long Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 grain husked rice and round grain and long grain wholly of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the milled rice, the cif price is calculated on the basis of market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) quotations or prices on the world market relating, for No 1544/93 (2), and in particular Article 11 (2) thereof, each type of rice, to the products specified in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71 ; whereas, for this calcula­ tion, the conversion rates resulting from Commission Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) Regulation No 467/67/EEC of 21 August 1967 fixing the No 81 /92 of 15 January 1992 laying down detailed rules conversion rates, the processing costs and the value of the for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) by-products for the various stages of rice processing (9), as No 3877/86 on imports of rice of the long-grain aromatic last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2325/88 (10), should Basmati variety (3), and in particular Article 8 thereof, be used where appropriate ;

Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 Whereas, when these conversions are being effected, the provides for charging an import levy on paddy rice, Commission must take account of the fact that certain husked rice, semi-milled rice, wholly milled rice and offers are for rice containing a higher percentage of broken rice ; whereas, in the case of husked rice, wholly broken rice than that allowed for in the standard quality milled rice and broken rice, the levy is equal to the fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1423/76 and, in that case, difference between the threshold price and the cif price ; must adjust the offers so as to conform with the value of whereas, in the case of paddy rice and semi-milled rice, one kilogram of broken rice fixed by Regulation No 467/ the levy should be derived from the levies applicable to 67/EEC ; whereas no adjustment is made, however, if the the corresponding husked rice and wholly milled rice ; prices for husked rice and semi-milled or wholly milled rice taken into consideration are lower than those Whereas the threshold prices for husked rice, wholly provided for in the last subparagraph of Article 4 of Regu­ milled rice and broken rice were fixed for the 1993/94 lation No 467/67/EEC ; marketing year by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2091 /93 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2696/93 (*) ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71 requires the Commission to take account of the fact that certain offers are for delivery cost and freight or relate to a product put Whereas, for the purpose of calculating cif prices, the up in bags and, if this is the case, to adjust such offers by Commission must take account of the factors indicated in applying the rates or amounts fixed by the abovemen­ Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and in tioned Regulation to make the offers comparable to offers Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71 of 26 July for delivery cif or relating to a product presented in bulk ; 1971 laying down detailed rules for fixing cif prices and levies on rice and broken rice and the corrective amounts relating thereto (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Whereas the cif price is calculated for Rotterdam on the No 1614/92 Q, and in particular the most favourable basis of the abovementioned factors, offers made for other purchasing opportunities on the world market which are ports being adjusted, account being taken of the correc­ sufficiently representative of the real trend of the market, tions necessitated by the difference in transport charges in account being taken in particular of the need to prevent relation to Rotterdam ; sudden variations likely to cause abnormal disturbances on the Community market ; whereas the quality of the goods offered must also be taken into account, whether Whereas, if the conditions provided for in Article 1 (3) of this quality as fixed in Council Regulation (EEC) Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71 obtain, the cif price may be calculated on the basis of offers for delivery during the (') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . following month or may be retained unaltered for a (2) OJ No L 154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 5. limited period ; 0 OJ No L 10, 16. 1 . 1992, p. 9 . (4) OJ No L 190, 30. 7. 1993, p. 10. (*) See page 74 of this Official Journal. (8) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 20. (6) OJ No L 168, 27. 7. 1971 , p. 28. 0 OJ No L 204, 24. 8 . 1967, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 170, 25. 6. 1992, p. 15. 0°) OJ No L 202, 27. 7. 1988, p. 41 .

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Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the Whereas levies are fixed once a week and are altered in interests of the African , Caribbean and Pacific States, the the intervening period to take account of variations in levy relating to them must be reduced by a fixed amount threshold prices or in the factors used to determine cif and by an amount corresponding to 50 % of the levy prices ; whereas, in the case of husked rice, wholly milled relating to third countries ; whereas, pursuant to Articles rice and broken rice, the levies are altered only if varia­ 12 and 13 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of tions in the factors used to calculate the levy entail an 5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul­ increase or a reduction of at least ECU 1,21 per tonne in tural products and certain goods resulting from the the amount of the levy in force ; processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) ('), Whereas the representative market rates defined in as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 297/91 (*), the levy Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (') are must be further reduced in the case of semi-milled and used to convert amounts expressed in third country wholly milled rice ; currencies and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural conversion rates of the Member States' curren­ Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision cies ; whereas detailed rules on the application and deter­ 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the mination of these conversions were set by Commission overseas countries and territories with the European Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 ('); Economic Community (3), no levies shall apply on imports of products originating in the overseas countries Whereas it follows from applying all the abovementioned and territories ; provisions that the levies should be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1423/76 determined the standard qualities for rice and broken rice ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/86 (4), as HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3130/91 (*), defined a special arrangement for the importation of certain quanti­ ties of Basmati rice into the Community ; whereas this Article 1 arrangement provides for a levy of 75 % of that calculated in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) The import levies to be charged on the products listed in No 1418/76 ; whereas however this levy may not be less Article 1 (I) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 than the difference between the free-at-frontier price for shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . Basmati rice and the threshold price for long-grain rice ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491 /90 (*) and Article 2 Commission Regulation (EEQ No 862/91 f) made import arrangements for rice originating in Bangladesh ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1993.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 September 1993 .

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 84, 30. 3 . 1990, p. 85. (*) OJ No L 36, 8 . 2. 1991 , p. 9 . (») OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 . O OJ No L 361 , 20. 12. 1986, p. 1 . o OJ No L 297, 29. 10. 1991 , p. 1 . (') OJ No L 337, 4. 12. 1990, p. 1 . (') OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . f) OJ No L 88, 9 . 4. 1991 , p. 7 . 0 OJ No L 108 , 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 September 1993 fixing die import levies on rice and broken rice

(ECU/tonne)

Levies'(*) CN code ACP Third countries Arrangement in Regulation (EEC) Bangladesh (except ACP) No 3877/86 0 0000 0

100610 21 — 142,22 291,64 100610 23 — 149,24 305,69 100610 25 — 149,24 305,69 100610 27 229,27 149,24 305,69 100610 92 — 142^2 291,64 100610 94 — 149,24 305,69 300610 96 — 149,24 305,69 1006 10 98 229,27 149,24 305,69 1006 20 11 — 178,67 364,55 1006 20 13 — 187,45 382,11 1006 2015 — 187,45 382,11 1006 20 17 286,58 187,45 382,1 1 1006 20 92 — 178,67 364,55 1006 20 94 — 187,45 382,11 1006 20 96 — 187,45 382,11 1006 20 98 286,58 187,45 382,11 1006 30 21 — 221,63 4*7,12 1006 30 23 — 283,88 591,54 1006 30 25 — 283,88 591,54 1006 30 27 443,66 283,88 591,54 1006 30 42 — 221,63 467,12 1006 30 44 — 283,88 591,54 1006 30 46 — 283,88 591,54 1006 30 48 443,66 283,88 591,54 100630 61 — 23639 497,49 1006 30 63 — 304,71 634,13 1006 30 65 — 304,71 634,13 1006 30 67 475,60 304,71 634,13 1006 30 92 — 23639 497,49 1006 30 94 — 304,71 634,13 1006 30 96 — 304,71 634,13 1006 30 98 475,60 304,71 634,13 1006 40 00 — 61,45 128,90

(') Subject to the application of the provisions of Articles 12 and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90. 0 In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90, the levies are not applied to products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and imported direcdy into the overseas department of Reunion. 0 The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Reunion is specified in Article 11a of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76. (*) The levy on imports of rice, not including broken rice (CN code 1006 40 00), originating in Bangladesh is appli­ cable under the arrangements laid down in Regulations (EEC) No 3491 /90 and (EEC) No 862/91 . 0 The levy on imports of rice of the long-grain aromatic Basmati variety is applicable under the arrangements laid down in amended Regulation (EEC) No 3877/86. (*) No import levy applies to products originating in the OCT pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC, subject to the provisions of Decision 93/127/EEC.