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Godifioation in the rioe seotor

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EXPLANATORY ]<J:EMORANDUll'l

This series of agr~cultural acts relating to the cereals sector constitutes

-tho sixi;h set of Commission uroposals consolidating the secondary

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recently in a resolutio~ of 26 }fovember 197

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inviting the Commission to submit ~roposals for consolidation to it.

The method ado;?ted for this consolidation is that used in res;)ect of tho• ..

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Brussels, 25 November 1975.

A D D E N D U M

CODIFICATION IN THE RICE SECTOR

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Having regarcl to the Opinion of the-European Parliament;

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Hheroas since their adoptj.on

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featur'e of all' legislation; 1-rhereas they should therefore

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Whereas free movement within the Community should enable surplusoe in production

areas to. be ,offset agQ.l.nsi;

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tho products

prooossoo, from rico 'vJhich arc· '?overed by. this .Regulation, account ·s)lould be . · ·.taken, ·when calculating ·tho ·levy .• of. the ·need to· ensure .a measure of

·:protection for tho Comniunity processing industry;

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. situatio'n.on tho market

provision should bo made for regulating or7vrhon·tho ·

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J?rocoss:i.ng m-rc'll1f3oments; 1'lhero<-,s, r.~oreovor, 'the reftffict should 'be. f'ixod in.'suoh a ·;

,, · that O'?O~ations under inwa'l:'d: processing arrangoli)~nts do nqt lead· tho Colilllluni ty

processing industry ·to usc, Ni th a view to export, basic products imported

frol:)·.'non-mombor OOU;"'l;trios

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follo1v trade movomol'!ts in order to asses market· trends and to apply thG

- measures .laid 'd.own ,in this .Rcgul:c.tion as necessary; whereas, to tlmt ond₁

pr~vis~:on

should be made 'for tho issue of imuort and oxi?ort licences accompanied

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security guaranteeing that tho- transactions for Vlhich such ' ' l ' _{~conccs arc requested arc effected;}

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measures at the external frontiers of the Co!illllunity; l'Jhorcas, hOVI(lVer1 the .

coinmon price and 1;\zy r::tachinory may in exceptional circumstances provo

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Whoroas,at a time when prices on the ~wrld mar.kd are high₁ thoro should be

:;>revisions enabling tho q.ppro:;>riato measures

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taken to ensure Community

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Nhoreas under tho £cod s.id conventions provision has been made for food aid.

to be provided in tho form of rice; 1oiheroas provision should therofere bo' made

whorob;\" rico Olfd 'rice-based products mcy be inobihzod r'or, fooCI.

·~id -~pera-Gions;

;horoas these products may .be bought on tho

Cor;nn~ity m~'kot;

be

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stocks of

ri~o ·h~l.d

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1. Tlio oom~on organization of tho narkot in rico shall comprise, a prioo~and

trading eyst<in and cover tho follot-.ring' products:.

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Description-of goods

Paddy rico

.Husked rico

Somi:-milled or uholly .pill ad rico

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Rice flour

Rico'groats

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·for tho marketing year beginning during' the :follo11ing

calendar year.

2. This price shall be :fixed for round-grained ricc•o:f a stundnrd quality.

3. This price shall be fixed f9r Duisburg at the wholesale stage, goods in

bulk₁ delivered to ~~arohouso, not unloo,Ciod •. ,

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is fixed shall be determined in accordance ;1i th 'tho procedure laid down

in Article.43(2) of tho Treaty.

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Tho marketing year :for all .tho produc.to listed i11 Article 1 shall begin on • l September' and end on 3I<August of thc_follo;Ting year,·

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~8X'kot

·.Price, doc's n<;>t :fail

below a minimum leve.l, intervent-ioil prices fq~. paddy rico. shall bo 'fixed for

the Community.

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quality detorminod]:l\•

r0fereno~ H;··~fl;h~·

v&.i<>ty chosen for determining tho

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:i:n:,~;yEJntion."

pricds E\hall "'()e fixed fcrr ;'\fles..<mil'Vc;cclli DZtd shaill be

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by calculating the dEJrivcd target price for husked rico for Arlcs and

Vorcclli, respectively;

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by converting that ·price into a price for paddy rico on the basis of tho t.

conversion r'ates, processing' costs and tho ·value of by-products.

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Tho ca.lcul?.tion ncntionod above shall be _oa.do in such a·wey that tho differences.

between tho intervention prices as also botv1oun them and tho target price

-correspond to the price disparities to be expected ~n a normal harvest under

natural C\lnc:'.itions of price fornation on the market ahd all01v the free, movement

of rico , td thin tho Comnuni ty in acoordmJ.co with tho requirements of tno market •..

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For other largcmarketing centres in areas of surplus production within the

Community, tho following prices sJtall e.pply:

tho intervention price for Arlos to cf-ntrcs :i:n Franco; ,.

·- tho in·Gcrvon:Gion price fol:- Vorcol.li- to centres in Italyo _

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The Council, acting by a qualified najority on a proposal from the

Commission, shall' fix tho intervention prices for Arlos

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Vercelli ea.ch'ycar,

bcf~ro

1 Ncy, for

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f~llov;ing

rice marketing year."' .

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Rules for tho dctcrmin,a.tion of large marketing centres for areas of surplus production othor than Arlos ahd Vcroolli, and the standard quality to ~rhich tho

intervention :;>rices relat,c, _slwll be adop·Ged in acoorda:noo 1;i tl1 the. procedure

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rcferr0d to in paragraph.

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6. Th6 marketing centres mentioned in the

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subparagraph of paragraph 3

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b0fo:re l J":ly of each year for the _following mro-kcti:ng year.,. in accordano0

with the procedure laid down in .AJ:•ticlo 27 •

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'T.rre·intcrvention agencies

shall·~~in

at the intervention price ruling

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for the marketing centro at which the· paddY rico'is offered, Under conditions

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-If the quality of ~he ,,addy rice offered is different. from the standard quality

for Nhich

th~

intor.;entioh

~rico

has'boen fixed, the intervention price shall be adjusted by appl~ing:

corroctivG o,l."lounts rcpreoenting tho differences in value bet1·men the variety

· vrliich corres-.Jonds to the·

st~d~d

qi.\ali

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ro1d the'

otho~

varieties; and

price increases or reductions representing

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v~iations

in. quality not

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attri butablc to the variGty classification of the product,

3, · Under tho conditions laid down' in ~;~.coordanoe with paragraphs

4

and

5

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~ntcrvontion agoncios_shall offer ~or sale, for export to.non-mcmbor countries

'· or for SU?ply to the internal mapket1 paddy_rice bought-in pursuant to

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; 8hall ado;;i; general rulE>s goi!'orning intcrvon·crion,

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27,

in particular as regards:

tho ninimum C[ualHy. and

qu~1tity

recru:ired fo-r intervention;

-tho corrective mJounts applicable to intervention l•rhether for all

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or for oomc of tho varieties mentioned in the fir.st indent of the second '

sub;:>aragraph of Article

5(2);

the prioe increases or reductions a.ppliouble to intervention;

the ;;>rooedt!res and. ooridi tions for taking o.ver by the intervention agencies; . •

the prooo<l.urcs and conditions for, dis~)osal by tho intervention agencies,.

Y • .Article 6

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The Oounoil₁ acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission₁

shall· determincn the conditions in whi.oh. intervention agEmoi'ae

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ta.lce special

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intervention meas-ures to prevent₁ in certain areas of·. tho Community,

su'Qstuntial buying-in of "9addy rice in purBU.('.n:\0 of Jlrt.icle··

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accordance w:i, th . the _procedl,lre ).aid. down in ;Art.~9le

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increases? :,:Jhased cvor the whole· or part of the I<)arke-hng yoq.r,.

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o~ry_:~:;cr ;;>~Yment

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be granted in re'SJ;iect 'of stocks reraaining at tho

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for paddy .rice, the· differ_ence between the intervention .p:t'ice valicl

for the last nonth of, tho miu>ke·ting

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and that -valid for the first month of the next marketing year o

3o The carr~'-over pa;yment shall ·be granted only if stocks reach

a

minil'!um

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Detailed rules for the 'appiLoation of this Article, in particular the

ninim1~ quantity <NaH:f'ying for a ca:rry-over payment and ·the categories

of person enti tlod to· i c1 ilhall

b~ aO:o~1ted

i:r{ accordance with the procedure

laid down. in llrtic):e 27.

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manufacture of starch •

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shall adopt rnl.es for the application of this Article and fix the amoilnt of tho

procluction refund.·

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Trade Hi tli noll-LLembor countries

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into tl~e Comnuni

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or exports therefrom of

any

of. the products

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listed in .Article 1 shal:l be subject to tho submission of an import or e::port

liconco Hhic:tshallbeism<ec't-l;:y:Member States' _.

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appl~cant irrespective

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noted on the licence which serves as a su:;Jporting docunent for such advance

fixing.

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The issuo of snch lic<mcos shall be conditional on the :orovision of a security

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of validity of the licence; the ~OOU):'ii,ty'shalJ'beforfeitea_ in 111hole or in ··

part·H the transaction is not cffecteQ., or is onl;y" ;;>n.r:tially effected, within

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- applic2.t.ion of this .Article- shall' be aclopted. in acco:rclanoe 111i th the procedure

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(a) for round-grained· paddy ric0₁ to ihe levy applicable to round-grained husked rice, adjusted by the conversion rete;

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for long-grained paddy l'ice 1 to tho levy, applicablG to long-grained •.

hu~ked

.:ri;e,

adj~ste'd

by ;.t.he C011V$rSioi1 rate; '

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for long-grained husked rice,

price for long-grained rico;

to· the

to tho

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threshOld prie,c lc.ss the c<i fl>

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wholly milled.rice; adjusted ·by-·thc'· conversion rate; '

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semi-~illed ~ice,

to the levy applicable to long-grained t;holly mi~led rice, adjusted by tho conversion rate; · ,

(g) · for .round-grained t;holly milled rice, to the- threshold price loss the

c i f,. price for rou~d-grained rice;

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2. The Conmission shall fix the levies provided for in ;this llrti-cle •

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the iml)Ort·ation

of

products

li~ted

in Al:'tiole · l(l)(c),

c~nsisting

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2o Where actual offers from non-member countries of products listed in

Article l(l)(c) do ~ot norrespond to the ?rioe.wh~ch r~sults from the p~ice

of the basic ))rocluct used in thGir Lmnufacturo, plus processing costs,· a.'l

anount

fixe~.

in accorda,;,ce with the procedure laid down in Article 27 may

be. added to the lc'V'J fixed i'n accordance with paragraph ·1.

3o · Tho Cotu~oil, acting by a qu~lified majority on a proposal from the

Co!llLJission, shall adopt rules for the application of this Article.

The Coi!lL1ission shall fix the levies ·sneoified in pare.g.raph 1.

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lo The levy to be charged shall·bo that applicable on. the dqv of importation.

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2o Ho1;·evor, as regarcls imports of rice _and broken rice, the levy

~pplioable

on the dey on which n:::>piication for a

licen~e

is .made, ·adjusted for the

. threshold price- whi0h

~rill

be in .J"oroo during the month of importation, shalJ.

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,~l'Plicnnt

.so ;Qquesto' uhon .. applying 'for

~he li~:nce.,.

be. <l.PJ:illeiLto nn

. import ef~ectetl at

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tbe

t:m>ing :J;he

pm:-iotl

<'f

,val:i,di·tv:· of tlle l-icence,

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A pv·miUJ:l₁ fixed at•the S£1Lle tine a's the levy, shaii be added to the l0vy .

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Art idle 2'7 to

a~piy

the. provisions of

any of tho products listed in A1•ticl8

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4• The, C'oune>il, noting by a qualified oajorit-,f on ·a proposal from the

Commission shn.ll ley cloem rules· for th0 applicn.tion of pa.rag.raph 2, on

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5o Dotailecl rules for advance _fixing shall be n,clopted in acooro.miot: with

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Tile scale 'of' 11rcmiUJ:1s .shall bo laid do~l)l by. the. ·C:ommission.

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o ]'lhere 8X(Jlllination of the J;Jarket, situation shot;s the.t cl:i.ffioul ties have

a.risen due to tho application of tho p:i'Ovisions concerning ·c~c advance fixhg

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In cases of extreme urgency th<o> Cbmlilission ma;y, after exc"1.1ll!Lnatipn of the

situation on; tho bdsis

:of

ali t"hi', information avn.iia.ble to i-t"··

d~cide

to '

s~spend.

ttd;atioe fixing fo:i- 'a

ln11~i~Um.

of three

1·Jor~ing da;y~.

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each ;y;car, beforG 1 May, for the

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~e thr~~h~ld

price' fo;

;~un~~ci~dd

husked rice shall be fixed in

'suph a ~~a;y.that on the.Duisburg market the im:~ort~cl prodiluct sells'at r.

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_{"price Hhich corresponds to the tC!.!'gc.t price, after c\llmance .for} differences in q=.lity •• Thct threshold price shall be subject to the

monthly increases determined for the target price in accordance with

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;;J;h.c, s~s wandi:\I'tl:.:~o.lity

as the tax get price •.

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a, correoti ve _.amoUl,'lt re')res<mting the diffe'renoes in

valu~

between·

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vn.rie!y 9f rotuad-grained rice oorresAonding (6,a._si;and~d.quality ~u

a varioty of long-grained rice of Community prodtwt1.ono

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rio~

respoo·tivoly

, , by making adjustments for the conversion rat81 for precessing costs and for

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by-p~odu;ts

and 'then by adding ?n

~:unotuat

·for 'the protection of i;hc

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l'1h:rili

be ··caloti.k'1.totl·

·Jm:J.•<·Ro~d;u;a· UJitl

:for

:bhe cs'alllP'· s'l::..'1ltt1ard "t.[l.tali tiel

· '.il:ttJ'ot-1~ ·:j_-.ef.i\~e.tft~ei:'.t>hre13lfb2-«l.~l~ido£!"':tor :11uekoc1 rice. ~· · ·.

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The Cow1cil, acting "by a qualified nw.jority on a proposal from the

Co~i~sion;~shall

fix

th~·thresh~ld-~rice

for

round~grain~d

husked rice and·thc protective n@ovnt mentioned· _.

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ThG followi.ng ·shall be de.tcrmined in accordance. :with the procedure · laid down in .Artl.clo 27:

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(a) the variety of long-grained rice representative of Community production

and tho difference in value, P<?r motric -ton of husked rice, be~~1een

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standard cruali ·Gy; ·

(b) the thre~hold price for long-grained husked rice;

(c) the 'threshold pl.'ice .for :,ouno.-gra,incd ~1holly milled rice;

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the 'tJ:ll,oshold price for long-grained wholly milled rice •

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· year before 1 i-lay for the following. marketing year, at a level between

130% anc1 140% of thG threshold 9rice for maize ap;Pliicable·.:l:or the first moiith of

the ma""Cketing yearo

'2, The threshold price .for· br.oken rice shall be fixed for Rotterdam and for

a standard qt1ality.

3. The Council, acting by a qtlalified majority on a proposal from the

Commission, sh.all fi:r:: tho thresJlold price for broken rice ancl ·the standard

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(b)

(c)

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. a c i f. price fer rolmd-gr:;>ined husked rice;.

8. c i.f price for long-grained husked rice;

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being determined, for e_a!?h ,of ~he t;J<pcs of !•ice referred to in paragraph 1,

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quality compared-with the starrdard qt~ali ty, and, for' lo~g-gr~J,ined ric:e for· any

differ13nce in value betrrreen that quality

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be. elqlressed by means' of

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amounts

representing the differences in quality aJ:J.d in' value bet~1eon 'the variet'IJ

taken·as the standard quality c~d other varieties.

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Where free quotations on the world market are not determinant for·

the offer price and :where t]1at pt-ice is lower than world market prices,

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entail any ·alteration of the ,levy, shall be adopted i11 ac.cord=ce 1~i th the.

prooed~e

laid d;wn in Article 2'7.

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goods listed

in Annex·~ ;n the basis of quotations or .prices for those products on the

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world marlcet, the difference between those .cruotatiol1s or prices ond prices

in the Coll1Llunii;y may .be covered by, an expert refund •.

2. The reful1d shall be the same for the whole Community. It may be varied

according to use , or de stinatiou.

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to establish' a bnlance bet1-1een the use of Community basic products in the ·

manufacture· of processed goods

of .non--member country products

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Refllllds ·shall be fixed at regUlar inte~v.:1.ls in accordance >1i th the proceduro

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vJhere nece·ss<iry the COJumission may, at the request

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in Article -1 · aiid of goods listed· in lb:mox B shall be that· applicable on the

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the refund appiioable on tho day ~ri whi~h application for ·a licence is m~le, a'djusted 'for the threshold price which t;iil be· in 'force during the mon-l:l: d'

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requer;;ts ;Jhc:n: <\i?Plying for the

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A corrective amount may bG·fixe,el'. · I t shall be a;?plied to the reflllld where •

this is fixed in advance. The corrective aDount shall be fixed at the same

time ·a.'s the rofnnd and according to th~ rome procedure

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request from a ~~e,l)lber Sta·~e or

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arrj" of' the products

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W!iero ·e::;:amination of the market situation si-;ows that difficulties have.

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due to the

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of the provi.sions concerning the adv;;mce ·- . fixing of the exp.ort

ref~mci.·, ~r

·that' such difficulties may ·;;_rise, a decision

may be' taken in

~ccordance with''th~

:9rocodurb laid' d01ill in Article

27,

to suspend tho a:jpiic'ahon of those provisions for

-~uch

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In cases of extreme urgency, the ColllLlission ma;v,. afto:c eY.a,II).ination of tho

situation

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all the

inf~rmation ava~labls

t'o· it, sv.spend advance- fixing for a maximum af threG working days.

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Applications for licenc~s acoomJ:la:nied by app~ica.tions for ·advance fixing

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submitt<?d <l.uring the P:'Jriod of suspension sl).~ll hot be 'c6nsiclered.

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of the market

noces<Jary for .. the_ proper i~orking of t}le common organization

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th~· c~imcii, ~oting

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D!ccjority on

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• ..: wholly millect rice v.rul semi-illillcd rice,

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1. Without prejudice to the provisions of RGgulation (EEC) No · ,

the general rules for the

interp~'et~tion

of' the' COllli1lO;, CustorJs Tariff and

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'· · of products covered by this Regulation; tho tariff nomenclature resulting· '

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a~plicati~n

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defi;,itiol'ls listed in

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the, application of any quantitative restriction or measure having

equivalent.offoct.

The restriction of iL1port'' or export

lic~no~s

to a. specified category of

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applicunt shall be ro,g;m•deB. c"IS a, 1neasu;:-o he.vin;:; effect equiv"J.ont to ~.

<rllmtit.ttive restriction.·

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l.Nhere the ciuotations or prices on tho ~wrl,d market f'or one or more of' the

products listed in Article l(l)(~) and (b) reach the level of Community '

prices, ·and .-!hat si tuatio;n is likely to persist and to >vorsen, tJ;creby

disturbing o:r threa,tening to disturb' thc'C'66munHy market, app:ropriato _.

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of' the nroducts listed in Article i.·exnerionces or is threatened with

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39

of. ~he Tre(l.ty, appropri£'.te me~asures t1ay- 'be applied in tr_ade with' ~on-membt;r

countries until such disturbance or -~hreat of distUrbance has ceased.

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