CELEX: 31985R0898
Language: en
Date: 1985-04-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 898/85 of 3 April 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

4. 4 . 85                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 97/ 11
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 898/85
                                                          of 3 April 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 576/85 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 576/85 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 828/85 (4) ;                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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
     relation to each other at any given moment within              The import levies to be charged on the products listed
     a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on                 in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
     their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient               1418/76 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
     provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC)
     No 974/71 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
     No 855/84 (6),                                                                          Article 2
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of            This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 April 1985.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 3 April 1985.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                   Vice-President
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(2) OJ  No   L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 13.
(3) OJ  No   L 67, 7. 3 . 1985, p. 5.
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                                                               ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 3 April 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken
                                                                  rice .
                                                                                                       (ECU/ tonne)
                   CCT
                                                                                           Third        ACP or
                  heading                             Description                       countries (3) OCT (1)(2)(3)
                    No
            ex 10.06            Rice :
                                B. Other :
                                      I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                          a) Paddy rice :
                                             1 . Round grain                              251,94         122,37
               -
                                             2. Long grain                                245,11         118,95
                                          b) Husked rice :
                                             1 . Round grain                              314,93         153,86
                                             2. Long grain                                306,39         149,59
                                     II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                          a) Semi-milled rice :
                                             1 . Round grain                              340,24         158,19
                                             2. Long grain                                531,85         254,04
                                          b) Wholly milled rice :
                                             1 . Round grain                              362,36         168,83
                                             2. Long grain                                570,15         272,72
                                    III . Broken rice                                      68,90          31,45
            (') Subject to the application of the provisions of Articles 10 and 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 486/85
                 and of Regulation No 551 /85.
            (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 486/85, 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.