CELEX: 31985R2734
Language: en
Date: 1985-10-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2734/85 of 30 September 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

1 . 10 . 85                               Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 259/ 15
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2734/85
                                                      of 30 September 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,
                                                                    Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        24 September 1985 ;
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization
of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation            Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
(EEC) No 1025/84 (2), and in particular Article 11 (2)              contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2456/85 to today's
thereof,                                                            offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice                   that the levies at present in force should be altered to
                                                                    the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2456/85 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2685/85 (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
     their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient               1418 /76 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
     provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC)
     No 974/71 (*), 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 1 October
     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, 30 September 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, 31 .   8 . 1985, p.  5.
(4) OJ   No  L 255, 26.    9 . 1985, p.  5.
O   OJ   No  L 106, 12.    5. 1971 , p.  1.
O   OJ   No  L 90 , 1 . 4.  1984, p.  1.
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                                                              ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 30 September 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and
                                                           broken rice
                                                                                                      (ECU / tonne)
                 CCT
                                                                                          Third        ACP or
                heading                              Description                       countries (3) OCT 000
                  No
           ex 10.06            Rice :
                               B. Other :                                            II
                                     I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                         a) Paddy rice :                             Il
                                            1 . Round grain                              268,14         130,47
                                            2. Long grain                                261,67         1 27,23
                                         b) Husked rice :                            I
                                            1 . Round grain                              335,18         1 63,99
                                            2. Long grain                                327,09         1 59,94
                                    II . Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                         a) Semi-milled rice :
                                            1 . Round grain                              369,75         172,95
                                            2. Long grain                                541,88         259,05
                                         b) Wholly milled rice :
                                            1 . Round grain                              393,79         184,54
                                            2. Long grain                                580,90         278,10
                                   III . Broken rice                                     117,46           55,73
           (') 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 .