8. 8. 80 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 206/17 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2118/80 of 30 July 1980 on measures concerning imports of rice and broken rice originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or the overseas countries and territories THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 435/80 of 18 February 1980 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or the overseas countries and territories ('), and in particular Article 23 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 878/77 of 26 April 1977 on the exchange rates to be applied in agriculture (%), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 779/80 (3), and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof, Whereas, with effect from the 1980/81 marketing year, a system of prices has been introduced common to the varieties of round graind and long grain rice; whereas the corrective amounts intended to cover the difference in value between the various varieties of long grain rice and the variety of round grain rice corresponding to the standard quality have been discontinued with effect from 1 September 1980 ; Whereas correct application of Article 10 of Regula- tion (EEC) No 435/80 means that the cif export prices for the various qualities of rice must be rendered comparable to the standard quality in respect of which the threshold price is fixed before the adjust- ments provided for in that Article are made ; whereas, to that end, it is necessary to apply the corrective amounts provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1613/71 of 26 July 1971 laying down detailed rules for fixing cif prices and levies on rice and broken rice and the corrective amounts relating thereto (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2117/80 (%) ; Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 435/80 provides that, in order to be eligible for a reduced levy on import into the Community, rice originating in the ACP States and in the overseas countries and terri- tories must, after application of that levy to the cif (1) OJ No L 55, 28. 2. 1980, p. 4. (2) OJ No L 106, 29. 4. 1979, p. 27. () OJ No L 85, 29. 3. 1980, p. 45. (*) O] No L 168, 27. 7. 1971, p. 28. (%) export price, reach a minimum level corresponding to the threshold price, less a certain amount ; whereas, in order that the system may operate correctly, it is neces- sary, at the time when observance of the minimum level is being checked, to have rules sufficiently firm to ensure that the objective contained in the agree- ments binding the Community to the ACP States and to the overseas countries and territories may not be jeopardized by alterations in conversion rates ; Whereas this Regulation incorporates the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2849/75 (¢), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1606/80 (); whereas the said Regulation should accordingly be repealed ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage- ment Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 For the purposes of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 435/80, the cif export price of a given lot of rice or broken rice, before being increased by the levy, shall be adjusted in accordance with the following rules : 1. If the cif export price relates to a product in sacks, that price shall be decreased by 7-25 ECU per tonne. 2. In the case of the Makalioka, Vary Lava, Surinam and Alicambo qualities, the cif export price shall be adjusted : (a) as regards the Makalioka or Vary Lava quality by increasing it by : — 3:87 ECU per tonne of rice presented in the form of paddy rice, — 484 ECU per tonne of rice presented in the form of husked rice, — 654 ECU per tonne of rice presented in the form of semi-milled rice, — 701 ECU per tonne of rice presented in the form of wholly-milled rice ; (6) OJ No L 283, 1. 11. 1975, p. 48. (') OJ No L 160, 26. 6. 1980, p. 40.