24. 7. 90 Official Journal of the: European Communities No L 191/21 COMMISSION REGULATION ((EEC) No 2104/90 of 23 July 1990 fixing, for the 1990/91 marketing year, the threshold prices for rice THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty -establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June-1976 on the common -organization of the market in rice (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1806 (%), and in particular Articles 14 (5) and 15 (4) thereof, Whereas, under- Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76, the threshold price for husked rice calculated for Rotterdam must be fixed in such a way that, on the Duis- burg market, the selling price for imported husked rice corresponds to the target price; whereas this aim is attained when the components referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 of the said - Article are deducted from. the target price; Whereas, pursuant to Article 14 (3) of the said Regulation, the threshold prices for milled rice are calculated by adjusting the threshold price for husked rice, account being taken of the monthly increases to which it is subject, on the basis of the conversion rates, processing costs and the value of by-products and by increasing the amounts thus obtained by an amount for-the protection of the industry; Whereas -the amount for the protection of the industry was fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1263/78 (%); whereas the components used for adjusting the threshold price for milled rice were fixed by Commission Regula- tion No 467/67/CEE (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2325/88 (); Whereas, under Article 15 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 the threshold price for broken rice must be set between a lower limit of 130 % and an upper limit of 140 % of the threshold price for maize applicable during the first month of the marketing year ; whereas, in order that imports of broken rice do not act as a brake on.the normal disposal of Community production throughout the Community market, the-threshold price for broken rice should be fixed at 140 % of the threshold price for maize ; , Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 784/90 of 29 March 1990 fixing the reducing coefficient for agricultural prices in the 1990/91 marketing year as a result of the monetary realignment of § January 1990 and amending the prices and amounts fixed in ecus for that marketing year (¢) draws up the list of prices and amounts to which the coefficient 1,001712 is applied under the arrange- ments for the automatic dismantlement of negative monetary gaps ; whereas the prices and amounts fixed in ecus by the Commission for the 1990/91 marketing year must take account of the resulting reduction ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The threshold prices for husked rice, round grain milled rice and long grain milled rice are hereby fixed at: (ECU/tonne) Threshold prices Month - T Husked Round grain Long -grain rice milled rice milled rice September 1990 540,05 718,65 789,52 October 1990 ' 542,63 721,98 793,26 November: 1990 545,21 725,31 797,00 December 1990 547,79 728,64 800,74 " January 1991~ 550,37 731,97 804,48 February 1991 552,95 7353 808,22 March 1991 555,53 738,63 . 811,96 April 1991 558,11 74196 815,70 May 1991 560,69 745,29 819,44 June 1991 - 563,27 748,62 823,18 July. 1991 565,85 75195 - 826,92 - August 1991 565,85 751,85 - 826,92 (") OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1. (3 OJ No L 177, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1. (®) OJ No L 156, 14. 6. 1978, p. 14. () OJ No L 204, 24. 8. 1967, p. 1. JR— : () OJ No L 202, 27. 7. 1988, p. 41. (9 OJ No L 83, 30. 3. 1990, p. 102.