CELEX: 31979R2159
Language: en
Date: 1979-10-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2159/79 of 3 October 1979 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

4. 10 . 79                              Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 250 /5
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2159/79
                                                      of 3 October 1979
                                     fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
COMMUNITIES,                                                      that the levies at present in force should be altered to
                                                                  the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­
                                                                                           Article 1
tion of the market in rice (!), as last amended by Regu­
lation (EEC) No 1 552/79 (2), and in particular Article           The import levies to be charged on the products listed
 11 (2) thereof,                                                  in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   1418 /76 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice
were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1916/79 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2106/79 (4) ;                                               Article 2
Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules               This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 October
contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1916/79 to today's                1979 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 3 October 1979 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                Vice-President
(!) OJ  No L  166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No L  188 , 26. 7. 1979, p. 9 .
(3) OJ No  L 222,   1 . 9 . 1979, p. 5.
(4) OJ No  L 246,   29. 9. 1979, p. 5 .
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                                                                         ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 3 October 1979 fixing the import levies on rice and
                                                                      broken rice
                                                                                                                                  (ECU/ tonne)
                   CCT
                                                                                                                  Third           ACP or
                  heading                                           Description                                                  OCT (')O (>)
                    No                                                                                         countries (3)
            10.06                        Rice :
                                         A. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                              I. Paddy rice :
                                                  a) Round grain                                                  74.99            33-87
                                                  b) Long grain                                                 101.61             47-18
                                             II . Husked rice :
                                                  a) Round grain                                                  93·74            43-24
                                                  b) Long grain                                                 127.01             59.88
                                         B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                              I. Semi-milled rice :
                                                  a) Round grain                                                185-87             80.97
                                                  b) Long grain                                                 277.06            126.61
                                             II . Wholly milled rice :
                                                  a) Round grain                                                197-95             86.59
                                                  b) Long grain                                                 297-01            136.12
                                         C. Broken rice :                                                         61-97            27-97
           (') Subject to the application of the provisions of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 706/76.
           (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 706/76, 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'.
           (J) The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Reunion is specified in Article 11a of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.