CELEX: 31985R2685
Language: en
Date: 1985-09-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2685/85 of 25 September 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

26. 9 . 85                                Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 255/5
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2685/85
                                                       of 25 September 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,
                                                                     Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        24 September 1985 ;
 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization
 of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation            Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
 (EEC) No 1025/84 (2), and in particular Article 11 (2)              contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2456/85 to today's
 thereof,                                                            offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
 Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice                   that the levies at present in force should be altered to
                                                                     the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,,
 were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2456/85 (3), as last
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2619/85 (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)                                      Article 2
     No 855/84 (6),
 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the               This Regulation shall enter into force on 26
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of             September 1985.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 25 September 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 234, 31 .  8. 1985,  p.   5.
(4) OJ  No  L 250, 19.   9. 1985,  p.   12.
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 25 September 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and
                                                       „ broken rice
                                                                                                     (ECU/ tonne)
                CCT
                                                                                         Third        ACP or
               heading                             Description                        countries (3) OCT (1) (2) (3)
                 No
           ex 10.06          Rice :
                             B. Other :                                             I
                                   I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :                    I
                                       a) Paddy rice :                              I
                                          1 . Round grain                               264,85         128,82
                                          2. Long grain                                 258,38         125,59
                                       b) Husked rice :                             ||
                                          1 . Round grain                               331,06         161,93
          l                               2. Long grain                                 322,97         157,88
                                  II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :           ||
                                       a) Semi-milled rice :                        ||
                                          1 . Round grain                               364,76         170,45
                                          2. Long grain                                 536,31        256,27
                                       b) Wholly milled rice :                      I
                                          1 . Round grain                               388,47         181,88
                                          2. Long grain                                 574,93        275,1 1
                                 III . Broken rice                                      117,46          55,73
          (') 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.