CELEX: 31985R0251
Language: en
Date: 1985-02-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 251/85 of 31 January 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

1 . 2 . 85                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 28 / 5
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 251 /85
                                                         of 31 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 2.34/85 (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 (6),
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February
      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, 31 January 1985.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                    Vice-President
(')  OJ  No  L  166, 25. 6 . 1976, p. 1 .
0    OJ  No  L  107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 13 .
0    OJ  No  L  234, 1 . 9 . 1984, p. 5 .
(4)  OJ  No  L  26, 31 . 1 . 1985, p. 17.
O    OJ  No  L  106, 12. 5 . 1971 , p. 1 .
(6)  OJ  No  L  90 , 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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                                                                 ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 31 January 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                            245,53         119,16
            \                                 2. Long grain                              233,46         113,13
            i                              b) Husked rice :                          l
                                              1 . Round grain                            306,91         149,85
                                              2. Long grain                              291,83         142,31
                                      II . Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :       l
                                           a) Semi-milled rice :                     \
                                               1 . Round grain                           327,33         151,74
                                              2 . Long grain                             507,96         242,09
                                           b) Wholly milled rice :                   I
                                               1 . Round grain                           348,61         161,95
                         -
                                              2. Long grain                              544,54         259,92
                                     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 '.
             (') The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Reunion is specified in Article 1 la of
                 Regulation (EEC) No 1418 / 76 .