CELEX: 31982R0419
Language: en
Date: 1982-02-25 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 419/82 of 24 February 1982 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

25. 2. 82                               Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 54/25
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 419/82
                                                     of 24 February 1982
                                   fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
COMMUNITIES,                                                          arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
                                                                      these currencies in relation to the Community
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                23 February 1982 ;
of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the Act of
Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Article 1 1 (2)        Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
thereof,                                                          contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2526/81 to today's
                                                                  offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                 that the levies at present in force should be altered to
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to            the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­
tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,
                                                                                          Article 1
Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice
were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2526/81 (*), as last            The import levies to be charged on the products listed
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 361 /82 (^ ;                       in Article 1 (1) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,                1418 /76 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
levies should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in                                       Article 2
     relation to each other at any given moment within
     a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on               This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 February
     their central rate,                                           1982.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 24 February 1982.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              Poul DALSAGER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
 (») OJ  No  L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(J)  OJ  No  L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17.
 (3) OJ  No  106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.
(4)  OJ  No  L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 .
O    OJ  No  L 248, 1 . 9. 1981 , p. 5.
 {*) OJ  No  L 46, 18 . 2. 1982, p. 8 .
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                                                            ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 24 February 1982 fixing the import levies on rice and
                                                         broken rice
                                                                                                    (ECU/ tonne)
                CCT
                                                                                       Third         ACP or
               heading                             Description
                 No                                                                 countries (3)  OCT o (*) o
           ex 10.06          Rice :
                             B. Other :
                                   I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                      a) Paddy rice :
                                         1 . Round grain                              124-14           58-47
                                         2. Long grain                                117-53           55-16
                                      b) Husked rice :
                                         1 . Round grain                              155-18           73-99
                                         2. Long grain                                146-91           69-85
                                  II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                      a) Semi-milled rice :
                                         1 . Round grain                              231-41         103-78
                                         2. Long grain                                329-69         152-96
                                      b) Wholly milled rice :
                                         1 . Round grain                              246-45         110-87
                                         2. Long grain                                353-43         164-36
                                 III. Broken rice                                      30-94           12-47
          (') Subject to the application of the provisions of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 435/80.
          (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 435/80, the levies are not applied to imports into the
              French overseas departments 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.