CELEX: 31985R2423
Language: en
Date: 1985-08-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2423/85 of 28 August 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

29 . 8 . 85                              Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 230/5
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2423/85
                                                       of 28 August 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
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2371 /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 (*),
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the              This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 August
     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, 28 August 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.
(3) OJ   No L  67, 7. 3. 1985, p. 5.
0   OJ   No L  224, 22. 8. 1985, p.    5.
0   OJ   No L  106, 12. 5. 1971 , p.   1.
(0  OJ   No L  90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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                                                            ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 28 August 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 :                                               I
                                         1 . Round grain                                287,86         140,33
                                         2. Long grain                                  275,06         133,93
                                      b) Husked rice :
                                         1 . Round grain                                359,83         176,31
                                         2. Long grain                                  343,82         168,31
                                  II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                      a) Semi-milled rice :
                                         1 . Round grain                                395,73         185,94
                                         2. Long grain                                  573,30        274,76
                                      b) Wholly milled rice :
                                         1 . Round grain                                421,46        198,38
                                         2. Long grain                                  614,58        294,94
                                 III. Broken rice                                        99,80          46,90
          (') 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
              overseas department of Reunion 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.