CELEX: 31985R2371
Language: en
Date: 1985-08-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2371/85 of 21 August 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

22. '8 . 85                               Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 224/5
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2371/85
                                                         of 21 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
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2325/85 (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
                                                                     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 Is), 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 22 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, 21 August 1985.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                   Vice-President
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                                                             ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 21 August 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 :                                                 I
                              B. Other :
                                    I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :                    l
                                        a) Paddy rice :                              \
                                           1 . Round grain                               284,75         138,77
                                           2. Long grain                                 280,84         136,82
                                        b) Husked rice :                             l
                                           1 . Round grain                               355,94         174,37
                                           2. Long grain                                 351,05         171,92
                                   II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :           l
                                        a) Semi-milled rice :
                                           1 . Round grain                               395,73         185,94
                                           2. Long grain                                 573,30         274,76
                                        b) Wholly milled rice :                      I
                                           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.