CELEX: 31991R3729
Language: en
Date: 1991-12-20 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3729/91 of 19 December 1991 suspending advance fixing of the import levy for rice

No L 351 /48                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                  20. 12. 91
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3729/91
                                                   of 19 December 1991
                               suspending advance fixing of the import levy for rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      levies for the product concerned be temporarily
                                                                 suspended ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76             in accordance with the opinion of the Management
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                Committee for Cereals,
market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1806/89 (2), and in particular the first paragraph of
Article 13 (7) thereof,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Article 13 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
provides that the provisions concerning advance fixing of
the levy may be suspended if the market situation shows
that the application of such provisions will or is likely to                                Article 1
cause difficulties ;
                                                                 Advance fixing of the import levy for the products
Whereas there is danger, given the irregular pattern of           referred to in Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC)
fixings at the end of the year and the uncertain trend of         No 1418/76 is hereby suspended from 20. December
prices during that period, that if existing arrangements are      1991 to 6 January 1992.
adhered to, levies could be fixed in advance in the short
term for quantities considerably in excess of the quanti­
ties which might be excepted under more normal condi­                                       Article 2
tions ;
Whereas the abovementioned situation requires that                This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 December
application of the provisions concerning advance fixing of        1991 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 19 December 1991 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(») OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 177, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 .