CELEX: 31978R0576
Language: en
Date: 1978-03-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 576/78 of 22 March 1978 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

23 . 3 . 78                            Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 79/ 5
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 576/78
                                                     of 22 March 1978
                                   fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Commission that the levies at present in force should
COMMUNITIES,                                                      be altered as shown in the table annexed to this
                                                                  Regulation ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­
                                                                                           Article 1
tion of the market in rice (1), as amended by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 1158/77 (2), and in particular Article 11           The import levies to be charged on the products listed
(2) thereof,                                                      in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice                 1418/76 are hereby fixed as shown in the table
were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 87/78 (3), as last              annexed to this Regulation .
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 536/78 (4) ;
                                                                                           Article 2
Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other
provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No 87/78 to             This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 March
the offer prices and today's quotations known to the              1978 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 22 March 1978 .
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                            Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                               Vice-President
(') OJ   No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(2) OJ   No L 136, 2. 6. 1977, p. 13 .
(}) OJ   No L 15, 19. 1 . 1978, p. 5.
(4) OJ   No L 74, 16. 3. 1978, p. 12.
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                                                                         ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 22 March 1978 fixing the import levies on rice and
                                                                       broken rice
                                                                                                                                     (u.a. / tonne)
                    OCT
                                                                                                                   Third            ACP or
                  heading                                            Description
                    No
                                                                                                                 countries         OCT (') (2)
          10.06                          Rice :
                                         A. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                               I. Paddy rice :
                                                   a) Round grain                                                  56.97             25.49
                                                   b) Long grain                                                   70.21             32.11
                                              II . Husked rice :
                                                   a) Round grain                                                  71.21             32-61
                                                   b) Long grain                                                   87.76             40-88
                                          B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                               I. Semi-milled rice :
                                                   a) Round grain                                                 141.15             60.68
                                                   b) Long grain                                                  198-35             89-31
                                              II . Wholly milled rice :
                                                   a) Round grain                                                 150.33             64-92
                                                   b) Long grain                                                  212-63             96.07
                                          C. Broken rice :                                                         43-49             19-25
          ( J ) Subject to the application of the provisions of Article 9 of Regulation ( EEC) No 706/76.
          (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 706/76, 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'.