CELEX: 31979R0491
Language: en
Date: 1979-03-15 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 491/79 of 14 March 1979 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

15. 3 . 79                              Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 65/5
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 491/79
                                                        of 14 March 1979
                                     fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
COMMUNITIES,                                                       that the levies at present in force should be altered to
                                                                   the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­
                                                                                           Article 1
tion of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regu­
lation (EEC) No 1260/78 (2), and in particular Article             The import levies to be charged on the products listed
 11 (2) thereof,                                                   in Article 1 (1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   1418/76 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice
were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2364/78 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 446/79 (4) ;                                                Article 2
Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules                This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March
contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2364/78 to today's                1979 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 14 March 1979.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                              Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                 Vice-President
(') OJ   No L 166, 25.   6. 1976, p. 1 .
(2) OJ   No L 156, 14.   6. 1978, p. 11 .
(>) OJ   No L 286, 12.   10 . 1978 , p. 5.
(4) OJ   No L 57, 8 . 3. 1979, p. 5.
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                                                                       ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 14 March 1979 fixing the import levies on rice and
                                                                     broken rice
                                                                                                                                  (u.a. / tonne)
                  CCT
                                                                                                                Third            ACP or
                heading                                            Description
                   No                                                                                        countries (3)      OCT (')(')(>)
          10.06                        Rice :
                                       A. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                             I. Paddy rice :
          I                                      a) Round grain                                                102-39             48-20
                                                 b) Long grain                                                 119-94             56-97
                                            II . Husked rice :                                                                i
                                                 a) Round grain                                                127-99             61-00
                                                 b) Long grain                                                 149-92             71-96
                                        B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                             I. Semi-milled rice :                                                            l
                                                 a) Round grain                                                160-35             70-28
                                                 b) Long grain                                                 270-07            125-17
                                            II . Wholly milled rice :                                    l\
                                                 a) Round grain                                                170-77             75-14
                                                 b) Long grain                                                 289-52            134-51
                                        C. Broken rice :                                                        61-06             28-03
          (') Subject to the application of the provisions of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 706/76.
          (2) In accordance with Regulation ( EEC) No 706/76, 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 111 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.