CELEX: 31985R0234
Language: en
Date: 1985-01-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 234/85 of 30 January 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

31 . 1 . 85                             Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 26/ 17
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 234/85
                                                      of 30 January 1985
                                   fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        these currencies recorded over a given period in
COMMUNITIES,                                                          relation to the Community currencies referred to
                                                                      in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 cient ;
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2504/84 to today's
of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation          offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
(EEC) No 1025/84 (2), and in particular Article 11 (2)            that the levies at present in force should be altered to
thereof,                                                          the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice
were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2504/84 (3), as last
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 165/85 (4) ;
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
levies should be calculated on the following basis :                                       Article 1
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                  The import levies to be charged on the products listed
     relation to each other at any given moment within
                                                                  in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
     a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on               1418 /76 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
     their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient
     provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC)
     No 974/71 (^), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                                    Article 2
     No 855/84(0,
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the             This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 January
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of          1985 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 30 January 1985.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                 Vice-President
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                                                             ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 30 January 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and
                                                          broken rice
                   *                                                                                 (ECU / tonne)
                 CCT
                                                                                        Third         ACP or
                heading                             Description                      countries (3)  OCT 000
                  No
            ex 10.06          Rice :                                               ll
                              B. Other :                                           l
                                    I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :                  l
                                        a) Paddy rice :                            l
                                           1 . Round grain                             242,23          117,51
                                           2. Long grain                               230,17          111,48
                                        b) Husked rice :                           l
                                           1 . Round grain                             302,79          147,79
                                           2. Long grain                               287,71          140,25
                                   II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :         l
          \                             a) Semi-milled rice :                      \
                                           1 . Round grain                             322,34          149,24
                                           2. Long grain                               502,39         239,31
                                        b) Wholly milled rice :                    I
                                           1 . Round grain                             343,29          159,29
                                           2. Long grain                               538,57         256,93
                                  III . Broken rice                                     60,10           27,05
           (') Subject to the application of the provisions of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 435/80.
           (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 435/80, the levies are not applied to imports into the
               French overseas departments of products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
               or in the 'overseas countries and territories'.
           (3) The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Reunion is specified in Article 11a of
               Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.