CELEX: 31994R3205
Language: en
Date: 1994-12-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 3205/94 of 23 December 1994 suspending advance fixing of the import levy for rice

No L 337/36                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                 24. 12. 94
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3205/94
                                                   of 23 December 1994
                                suspending advance fixing of the import levy for rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                 in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            Committee for Cereals,
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the
market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1869/94 (2), and in particular Article 13 (7) thereof,           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Article 13 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
provides that the provisions concerning advance fixing of
the levy may be suspended if the market situation shows                                    Article 1
that the application of such provisions will or is likely to
cause difficulties ;
                                                                 Advance fixing of the import levy for the products
Whereas there is a danger, given the irregular pattern of        referred to in Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC)
fixings at the end of the year and the uncertain trend of        No 1418/76 is hereby suspended from 24 December 1994
prices during that period, that if existing arrangements are     to 4 January 1995.
adhered to, levies could be fixed in advance in the short
term for quantities considerably in excess of the quanti­
ties which might be expected under more normal condi­
tions ;                                                                                    Article 2
Whereas the above situation requires that application of
the provisions concerning advance fixing of levies for the       This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 December
products concerned be temporarily suspended ;                    1994.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 23 December 1994.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             Rene STEICHEN
                                                                      Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 7.