CELEX: 31981R0716
Language: en
Date: 1981-03-20 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 716/81 of 19 March 1981 prolonging the temporary suspension of the advance fixing of the import levy for rice

No L 74/38                              Official Journal of the European Communities                               20 . 3 . 81
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 716/81
                                                      of 19 March 1981
              prolonging the temporary suspension of the advance fixing of the import levy
                                                             for rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      fixing of the import levy for rice ; whereas the reasons
COMMUNITIES,                                                        which led to that suspension still exist ; whereas it is
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               important, therefore, to continue that measure for a
Economic Community,                                                 limited period, which will make it possible to monitor
                                                                    the situation ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                  Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has
of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the Act of            not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
Accession of Greece (2), and in particular the first para­          its chairman,
graph, first phrase, of Article 13 (7) thereof,
Whereas Article 13 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No
1418/76 provides that the provisions concerning
advance fixing of the levy may be suspended if the
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
market situation shows that the application of such
provisions is causing, or is likely to cause, difficulties ;
                                                                                           Article 1
Whereas there is a danger, having regard to the situa­
tion on the world rice market, that, if existing arrange­           In Article 1 of amended Regulation (EEC) No 415/81 ,
ments are adhered to, levies could be fixed in advance              ' 19 March 1981 ' is hereby replaced by *26 March
in the short term for quantities considerably greater                1981 '.
than the quantities which might be expected under
more normal conditions ;
                                                                                           Article 2
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 415/81 of
18 February 1981 (3), as last amended by Regulation                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 March
(EEC) No 649/81 (4), temporarily suspended advance                   1981 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 19 March 1981 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Poul DALSAGER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ No  L  166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No  L  291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , p. 17.
(3) OJ No  L  46, 19 . 2. 1981 , p. 28 .
(4) OJ No  L  68 , 13 . 3 . 1981 , p. 39.