CELEX: 31985R0986
Language: en
Date: 1985-04-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 986/85 of 17 April 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

18 . 4. 85                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 106/5
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 986/85
                                                           of 17 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 935/85 (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
                                                                      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 (5) as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                                       Article 2
      No 855/84(0,
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 April
      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, 17 April 1985.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                 Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                    Vice-President
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                                                             ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 17 April 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 :                                                 I
                              B. Other :
                                    I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                        a) Paddy rice :
                                           1 . Round grain                               257,33         125,06
                                           2. Long grain                                 250,74         121,77
                                        b) Husked rice :                             l
                                           1 . Round grain                               321,66         157,23
                                           2. Long grain                                 313,42         153,11
                                   II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :           l
                                        a) Semi-milled rice :
                                           1 . Round grain                               345,94         161,04
                                           2. Long grain                                 536,13         256,18
                                        b) Wholly milled rice :                      I
                                           1 . Round grain                               368,43         171,86
                                           2. Long grain                                 574,74        275,02
                                  III . Broken rice                                       72,82          33,41
           (') 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.