CELEX: 31985R2257
Language: en
Date: 1985-08-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2257/85 of 7 August 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

8 . 8 . 85                              Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 211 / 5
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2257/85
                                                        of 7 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
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2161 /85 (4) ;
 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
                                                                    The import levies to be charged on the products listed
      relation to each other at any given moment within
                                                                    in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
      a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on                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 (*), 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 8 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, 7 August 1985.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                   Vice-President
(')  OJ   No L  166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(*)  OJ   No L  107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 13 .
0    OJ   No L  67, 7. 3 . 1985, p. 5.
0    OJ   No L  203, 1 . 8 . 1985, p. 14.
0    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 7 August 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 :
                                     I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                         a) Paddy rice :
                                            1 . Round grain                               282,30        137,55
                                            2. Long grain                                 274,52        133,66
                                         b) Husked rice :
                                            1 . Round grain                               352,87        172,83
                                            2. Long grain                                 343.15        167,97
                                    II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                         a) Semi-milled rice :
                                            1 . Round grain                               391.16        183,65
                                            2. Long grain                                 560,71        268,47
                                         b) Wholly milled rice :
                                            1 . Round grain                               416,59        195,94
                                            2. Long grain                                 601,09        288,19
                                   III . Broken rice                                      102,24         48,12
            (') 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.