CELEX: 31985R2161
Language: en
Date: 1985-08-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2161/85 of 31 July 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

No L 203 / 14                              Official Journal of the European Communities                              1 . 8 . 85
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2161 /85
                                                            of 31 July 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 2044/85 (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
     a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on                   in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                      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 1 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, 31 July 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 .
(') OJ  No  L  67, 7. 3 .  1985, p.   5.
(4) OJ  No  L  193 , 25.  7. 1985,   p.  11 .
0   OJ  No  L  106, 12 .  5 . 1971 , p.  1.
M OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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                                                             ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 31 July 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken
                                                                rice
                                                                                                      (ECU / tonne)
                  CCT
                                                                                          Third        ACP or
                heading                             Description                        countries (3)
                   No                                                                                OCT (') (2) (')
            ex 10.06           Rice :                                                                ll
                               B. Other :                                                            l
                                    I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :                    ll.I
                                        a) Paddy rice :                                              l
                                           1 . Round grain                               279,30         136,05
                                           2. "Long grain                                285,54         139,17
                                        b) Husked rice :                                             l
                                           1 . Round grain                               349,12         170,96
                                           2. Long grain                                 356,92         174,86
                                   II . Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :                          l
                                        a) Semi-milled rice :                                        \
                                           1 . Round grain                               385,57         180,86
                                           2. Long grain                                 572,66        274,44
                                        b) Wholly milled rice :                                      I
                                           1 . Round grain                               410,63         192,96
                                           2. Long grain                                 613,89        294,59
                                  III . Broken rice                                       98,65          46,32
           (') 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 1 la of
               Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76.