CELEX: 31983R2997
Language: en
Date: 1983-10-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2997/83 of 26 October 1983 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

27. 10 . 83                              Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 295/ 15
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2997/83
                                                      of 26 October 1983
                                    fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         these currencies in relation to the Community
COMMUNITIES,                                                           currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
Economic Community,                                                contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2454/83 to today's
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                 that the levies at present in force should be altered to
                                                                   the amounts set out in the Annex hereto.
of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1566/83 (2), and in particular Article 11 (2)
thereof,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice
were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2454/83 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 29 13/83 (4) ;•                                              Article 1
Whereas, if the levy is to operate normally, levies                The import levies to be charged on the products listed
should be calculated on the following basis :                      in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in                1418 /76 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
     relation to each other at any given moment within
     a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on                                         Article 2
     their central rate,
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the              This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 October
     arithmetic mean, of the spot market rates of each of           1983 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 26 October 1983 .
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               Poul DALSAGER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
 (') OJ  No  L  166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
 (2) OJ  No  L  163, 22. 6. 1983, p. 5.
 (3) OJ  No  L 243,  1 . 9 . 1983, p. 5.
 (4) OJ  No  L 287,  20 10 . 1983, p. 6.
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                                                             ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 26 October 1983 fixing the import levies on rice and
                                                          broken rice
                                                                                                     (ECU / tonne)
                 CCT
                                                                                        Third         ACP or
                heading                             Description
                  No                                                                 countries (3)  OCT (1) (2) (3)
           ex 10.06           Rice :
                              B. Other :
                                    I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                        a) Paddy rice :
                                           1 . Round grain                             162,53           77,66
                                           2. Long grain                               145,88           69,34
                                        b) Husked rice :
                                           1 . Round grain                             203,16           97,98
                                           2. Long grain                               182,35           87,57
                                   II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                        a) Semi-milled rice :
                                           1 . Round grain                             320,50          148,32
           l                               2. Long grain                               391,90          184,06
                                        b) Wholly milled rice :
                                           1 . Round grain                             341,34          158,32
                                           2. Long grain                               420,12          197,71
                                  III . Broken rice                                     52,74           23,37
           (') 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 1 1 a of
               Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.