CELEX: 31985R3568
Language: en
Date: 1985-12-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3568/85 of 18 December 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

19 . 12 . 85                               Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 341 / 5
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3568/85
                                                       of 18 December 1985
                                       fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­
                                                                         tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                         previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                 Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                    contained in Regulation (EEC) No 3032/85 to today's
market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)              offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
No 1025/84 (2), and in particular Article 11 (2) thereof,            that the levies at present in force should be altered to the
                                                                     amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice were
fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 3032/85 (3), as last amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 3489/85 (4) ;                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies
                                                                                                 Article 1
should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­            The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band            Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76
     of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central           shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
     rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in
     Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 (*), as                                        Article 2
     last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 855/84 (6),
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the                This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 December
     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, 18 December 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 290, 1 . 11 . 1985, p. 5.
(4) OJ   No  L 334, 12. 12. 1985, p. 5.
O   OJ   No  L 106, 12. 5 . 1971 , p . 1 .
(6) OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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                                                              ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 18 December 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and
                                                           broken rice
                                                                                                      (ECU / tonne)
                  CCT
                                                                                           Third       ACP or
                 heading                             Description
                   No                                                                   countries (3) OCT(')e)0
            ex 10.06           Rice :                                                 I
                               B. Other :                                             \
                                     I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :                    l
                                         a) Paddy rice :                              l
                                            1 . Round grain                               289,33        141,06
                                            2. Long grain                ,                278,36        135,58
                                         b) Husked rice :                             l
                                            1 . Round grain                               361,66        177,23
                                            2. Long grain                                 347,95        170,37
                                    II . Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :          l
                                         a) Semi-milled rice :                        \
                                            1 . Round grain                               402,16        189,15
                                            2. Long grain                                 566,1 6      271,19
                                         b) Wholly milled rice :                      I
                                            1 . Round grain                               428,30       201,80
                                            2. Long grain                                 606,93       291,11
                                   III . Broken rice                                      144,81         69,40
            (') 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 .
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