CELEX: 31973R0056
Language: en
Date: 1973-01-12 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 56/73 of the Commission of 11 January 1973 fixing the levies on rice and broken rice

No L 11 / 10                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                12 . 1 . 73
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 56/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 11 January 1973
                                               fixing the levies on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          Whereas it follows from applying the rules and
COMMUNITIES,                                                            other provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                        1872/72 to the offer prices and today's quotations
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                      known to the Commission that the levies at pres­
pean Economic Community ;                                               ent in force should be altered as shown in the
Having regard to Council Regulation No                                  Table annexed to this Regulation ;
359/67/EEC ( 1 ) of 25 July 1967 on the common or­
ganisation of the market in rice, as last amended
by Regulation (EEC ) No 2429/72 (2), and in parti­                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
cular Article 11 (5 ) thereof ;
                                                                                                  Article 1
Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice
were fixed by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1872/72 (3 )
and subsequent amending Regulations ;                                   The import levies to be charged on the products
                                                                        listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) ( a) and ( b) of Regulation No
Whereas, if the currency of a third country moves                       359/67/EEC are hereby fixed as shown in the
outside the margins of fluctuation agreed under the                     Table annexed to this Regulation .
Washington agreement of 18 December 1971 , a
conversion rate based on the current market rate                                                  Article 2
for that currency should, following consultation
with the Monetary Committee, be used for the                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 January
purpose of calculating levies ;                                         1973 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 11 January 1973 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                   P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                              Member of the Commission
 0 ) OJ No 174 , 31 . 7 . 1967, p . 1 .
 ( 2 ) OJ No L 264 , 23 . 11 . 1972 , p . 1 .
 ( 3 ) OJ No L 200, 1 . 9 . 1972 , p . 10.
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                                                                        ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 11 January 1973 fixing the levies on rice and broken rice
                                                                                                                                    (u.a. /100 kg)
               CCT                                                                                                  Third           AASM /
             heading                                        Description of goods                                  countries      OCT (') {*)
                No
        10.06                              Rice :
                                           A. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                                I. Paddy rice :
                                                     a) Round grained                                              3-616             1·749
                                                     b) Long grained                                               5·032             2.528
                                               II. Husked rice :
                                                     a) Round grained                                              4·520             2.186
                                                     b ) Long grained                                              6·290             3·16
                                           B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                                I. Semi-milled rice :
                                                     a ) Round grained                                             8·582             4.066
                                                     b) Long grained                                              15·019             7·608
                                               II . "Wholly milled rice :
                                                     a) Round grained                                              9.140             4·335
                                                     b) Long grained                                              16·100             8·163
                                           C. Broken rice                                                          0.810             0.226
        (') Regulation (EEC) No 521/70 provides that the levies are not applied to imports into the French overseas departments of
            products originating in the AASM and OCT .
        (') This levy is applicable only to imports fulfilling the conditions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 540/70.