CELEX: 31985R1431
Language: en
Date: 1985-06-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1431/85 of 31 May 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

1 . 6. 85                            Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 144/5
                                 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1431/85
                                                     of 31 May 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 1399/85 (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 1 June 1985.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels, 31 May 1985.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                            Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                               Vice-President
(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(A OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 13.
(3) OJ No L 67, 7. 3 . 1985, p. 5.
0 OJ No L 141 , 30 . 5. 1985, p. 5.
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                                                             ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 31 May 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 :
                              B. Other :                                            ||
                                    I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :                   ||
                                        a) Paddy rice :                             ||
                                           1 . Round grain                              264,59         128,69
                                           2. Long grain                                263,89         128,34
                                        b) Husked rice :                            ||
          \                                1 . Round grain                              330,74         161,77
                                           2. Long grain                                329,86         161,33
          1                        II . Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :         I
                                        a) Semi-milled rice :                       I
                                           1 . Round grain                              357,19         166,67
                                           2. Long grain                                550,69         263,46
                                        b) Wholly milled rice :
          \                                1 . Round grain                              380,41         177,85
          I                                2. Long grain                                590,34         282,82
                                  III . Broken rice                                      73,69          33,84
          (') 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 11a of
               Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.