CELEX: 31985R2768
Language: en
Date: 1985-10-03 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2768/85 of 2 October 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

3 . 10. 85                              Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 261 /5
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2768/85
                                                      of 2 October 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
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­
                                                                      cient ;
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
                                                                  2 Octobre 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 2734/85 (4) ;
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
levies should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in                                        Article 1
     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 0,
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the             This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 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, 2 October 1985 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                 Vice-President
(') OJ   No  L 166, 25. 6.   1976,  p. 1.
0   OJ   No  L 107, 19. 4.   1984,  p. 13.
0   OJ   No  L 234, 31 . 8 . 1985,  p. 5.
(4) OJ   No  L 259, 1 . 10.  1985,  p. 15.
0   OJ   No  L 106, 12. 5.   1971 , p. 1.
(j OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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                                                             ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 2 October 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and
                                                          broken rice
                                                                                                      (ECU/ tonne)
                 CCT
                                                                                          Third        ACP or
                heading                             Description                        countries (3) OCT (1)(2)(3)
                  No
            ex 10.06          Rice :                                                 \\
                              B. Other :                                             ||
                                    I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :                    II
                                        a) Paddy rice :                              \\\
                                           1 . Round grain                               272,59         132,69
                                           2. Long grain                                 266,83         129,81
                                        b) Husked rice :                                             l
                                           1 . Round grain                               340,74         166,77
                                           2. Long grain                                 333,54         163,17
                                   II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                        a) Semi-milled rice :                        Il
                                           1 . Round grain                               378,19         177,17
                                           2. Long grain                                 548,19         262,21
                                        b) Wholly milled rice :
           l                               1 . Round grain                               402,78         189,04
                                           2. Long grain                                 587,66         281,48
                                  III . Broken rice                                      127,13          60,56
           (') 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.