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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1418/76onthecommonorganization ofthe
marketinrice
C0M(82)345finalCOΜ(82)345 final
Brussels.14June1982
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Underthepresentarrangements forimportsofriceintotheFrenchoverseas
department ofReunion,ReunionisexemptedfromtheLevyonimportsfrom
non-member countries andreceives asubsidyonimportsfromMemberStates.
Thesubsidy,depending ontheproduct,iseitherequaltotheamountof
thelevyorequaltothisamountlesstheamountfortheprotection of
theindustry.
ThepurposeoftheseprovisionsistoenableReuniontopurchasericeat
theworldpriceinordertosustainitsconsumption andmakeitsindustry
competitive .
Article11a)ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76laysdownthattheseprovisions
applytoallrice:paddy,husked,semi-milled,wholly-milled andbrokenrice.
ItnowappearsthatimportsintoReunionofsemi-milled ricehavecaused
somedistortions ontheisland'sdomesticmarket,makingitsindustry
uncompetitive .
Itisthereforeproposedthatsemi-milled ricebeexcludedfromthe
provisionsofArticle11aofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76.

PROPOSAL FOR
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC)No1418/76onthecommonorganization of
themarketinrice
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Economic Community ,andin
particular Article 40thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean Parliament (1),
WhereasArticle11aofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1418/76(2),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1871/80(3),laysdownspecialarrangements forimports
intotheFrenchoverseas department ofReunion andforconsignments fromMember
Statestothesaiddepartment ;whereasexperience gainedinapplying these
arrana«=mpnt hnsbroinhttoIiahtcertaindifficulties withreqardtosemi-milled
rice;whereasthisproductshouldtherefore beexcluded fromthespecial
arrangements ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
(1)0JNoC
(2)0JNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1
(3)OJNoL184,17.7.1980,p.4

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Art icLe 1
1.Article 11a (3)and (4)ofRegulation (EEC)Mo1418 /76arehereby replaced
bythe following :
"3.Notwithstanding Article 11(1)(g)and (h),the levy tobecharged
onimports ofproducts falling within subheading 10.06 BIIb)into the
French overseas department ofReunion shall beequal tothe amount for
theprotection ofthe industry referred toinArticle 14 (3).
4.Forconsignments tothe French overseas department ofReunion ofproducts
falling within heading No10.06 B,with theexception of
products falling within subheading
10.06 BIIa),originating intheMember States and inone ofthe situations
referred toinArticle 9(2)oftheTreaty ,asubsidy shall begranted ,
onapplication bytheparty concerned ,equal tothe levy inforce for
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing that
ofitspublication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Counci I
The President