CELEX: 31973R0109
Language: en
Date: 1973-01-19 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 109/73 of the Commission of 18 January 1973 fixing the levies on rice and broken rice

No L 16/ 10                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                  19 . 1 . 73
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 109/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 18 January 1973
                                                fixing the levies on rice and broken rice
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         Whereas it follows from applying the rules and
  COMMUNITIES,                                                           other provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                         1872/72 to the offer prices and today's quotations
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                      known to the Commission that the levies at pres­
  pean Economic Community ;                                              ent in force should be altered as shown in the
 Having regard to Council Regulation No                                  Table annexed to this Regulation :
 359/67/EEC (*) of 25 July 1967 on the common or­
 ganisation of the market in rice, as last amended
  by Regulation (EEC) No 2429/72 (2), and in parti­                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  cular Article 11 (5 ) thereof ;
                                                                                                   Article 1
 Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice
 were fixed by Regulation ( EEC) No 1872/72 (3 )
  and subsequent amending Regulations ;                                  The import levies to be charged on the products
                                                                         listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) ( a ) and ( b) of Regulation No
 Whereas, if the currency of a third country moves                       359/67/EEC are hereby fixed as shown in the
 outside the margins of fluctuation agreed under the                     Table annexed to this Regulation.
 Washington agreement of 18 December 1971 , a
 conversion rate based on the current market rate                                                  Article 2
 for that currency shouild, following consultation
 with the Monetary Committee, be used for the                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 January
 purpose of calculating levies ;                                         1973 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
                Done at Brussels, 18 January 1973 .
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                    A. BORSCHETTE
                                                                               Member of the Commission
(!) OJ No 174 , 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972 , p . 1 .
(3) OJ No L 200, 1 . 9 . 1972, p . 10.
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                                                                         ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 18 January 1973 fixing the levies on rice and broken rice
                                                                                                                                   (u.a.HOO kg)
                CCT                                                                                                 Third          AASM/
              heading                                        Description of goods                                 countries       OCT (') («)
                No
        10.06                               Rice :
                                            A. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                                 L Paddy rice :
                                                    a) Round grained                                                2-400            1-080
                                                    b) Long grained                                                 5-032            2-528
                                                II. Husked rice :
                                                    a) Round grained                                                 3-000           1-350
                                                    b) Long grained                                                 6-290            3-160
                                            B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                                 I. Semi-milled rice :
                                                    a) Round grained                                                7-399            3-416
                                                    b) Long grained                                                14-795            7-485
                                                II. Wholly milled rice :
                                                    a) Round grained                                                 7-880           3-642
                                                    b) Long grained                                                15-860            8-031
                                            C. Broken rice                                                           0-260             0
        (') Regulation (EEC) No 521/70 provides that the levies are not applied to imports into the French overseas departments of
             products originating in the AASM and OCT.
         (*) This levy is applicable only to imports fulfilling the conditions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 540/70.