CELEX: 31973R2412
Language: en
Date: 1973-07-24
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2412/73 of the Council of 24 July 1973 concerning imports of rice from the Arab Republic of Egypt

7. 9 . 73                         Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 251 /99
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 2412/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                   of 24 July 1973
                            concerning imports of rice from the Arab Republic of Egypt
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                    accordance with Article 11 of Council Regulation No
                                                              359/67/EEC (*) of 25 July 1967 on the common
                                                              organization of the market in rice, as last amended by
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                  the Act (2) of Accession, less an amount, to be fixed
European Economic Community, and in particular                by the Commission each quarter, equal to 25% of the
Article 43 thereof;                                           average of the levies applied during the reference
                                                              period referred to in Article 4.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European                                           Article 2
Parliament;
                                                              Article 1 shall apply to all imports in respect of
Whereas Article 9 of Annex I to the Agreement                 which the importer can furnish proof that the special
between the European Economic Community and the               export charge has been levied by the said Arab
Arab Republic of Egypt (hereinafter called ' the              Republic of Egypt in accordance with Article 9 (2 ) of
Agreement') provides that, subject to the condition           the Agreement.
that the Arab Republic of Egypt shall apply a special
export charge on rice falling within heading No 10.06
of the Common Customs Tariff, the import levy shall
                                                                                       Article 3
be reduced by 25% of the average level of levies
applicable during a reference period, subject to a
fixed annual limit; whereas Article 2 (2 ) of the             Where in any year the Commission finds that imports
Protocol laying down certain provisions relating to           effected under the foregoing provisions during that
the Agreement between the European Economic                   year have reached a total of 32 000 metric tons, it
Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt                      shall suspend application of Article 1 for the
following the accession of new Member States to the           remainder of the year in question .
European Economic Community raises that limit to
32 000 metric tons ;
                                                                                       Article 4
Whereas by Article 9 (2 ) of Annex I to the Agreement
such special charge is to be reflected in the import
price of the rice ; whereas, in order to ensure that          Rules for the application of this Regulation , in
these arrangements are correctly applied, measures            particular as regards the period by reference to which
should be adopted whereby the importer is required ,          the amount is to be fixed by which the levy is to be
at the time when the rice is imported, to furnish             reduced, shall be adopted under the procedure laid
proof that the spcial export charge has been levied by        down in Article 26 of Regulation No 359/67/EEC.
the Arab Republic of Egypt ;
Whereas, pursuant inter alia to the exchange of                                        Article 5
letters annexed to the Agreement aforesaid, these
arrangements require rules for their implementation ;         This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
                                                              day following its publication in the Official Journal
                                                              of the European Communities.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                              It shall apply as from the entry into force of the
                       Article 1                              Agreement.
The levy on imports into the Community of rice
falling within heading No 10.06 of the Common
Customs Tariff originating in and coming from the             (!) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 .
Arab Republic of Egypt shall be the levy calculated in        (2) OJ Special Edition No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 24 July 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                  The President
                                                                                 I. NØRGAARD