CELEX: 31985R0493
Language: en
Date: 1985-02-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 493/85 of 27 February 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

No L 60/8                              Official Journal of the European Communities                            28 . 2. 85
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 493/85
                                                      of 27 February 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
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­
                                                                       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 2504/84 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 2504/84 (3), as last
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 423/85 (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
     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
                                                                   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 (6),
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the              This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 February
     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, 27 February 1985.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                              Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                 Vice-President
(') OJ  No  L  166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L  107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 13.
(3) OJ  No  L  234, 1 . 9. 1984, p. 5.
(4) OJ  No  L  51 , 21 . 2. 1985, p. 15.
0   OJ  No  L  106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 .
(6  OJ  No  L  90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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                                                             ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 27 February 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and
                                                          broken rice
                                                                                                    (ECU/ tonne)
                 CCT
                                                                                        Third        ACP or
                heading                             Description
                  No                                                                 countries (') OCT (') O (')
            ex 10.06          Rice :
                              B. Other :
                                    I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                       a) Paddy rice :
                                          1 . Round grain                              229,06         110,93
                                          2. Long grain                                217,83         105,31
                                       b) Husked rice :                            l
                                          1 . Round grain                              286,32         139,56
                                          2. Long grain                                272,29         132,54
           \                       II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :         I
                                       a) Semi-milled rice :
                                          1 . Round grain                              296,57        136,36
                                          2. Long grain                                495,46        235,84
                                       b) Wholly milled rice :
                                          1 . Round grain                              315,85        145,57
                                          2. Long grain                                531,14        253,22
                                  III. Broken rice                                      45,73          19,86
           (') Subject to the application of the provisions of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 435/80.
           (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 435/80, 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'.
           P) The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Reunion is specified in Article 1 la of
               Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.