CELEX: 31985R1538
Language: en
Date: 1985-06-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1538/85 of 5 June 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

6. 6. 85                             Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 147/23
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1538/85
                                                      of 5 June 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
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1431 /85 (4) ;                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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
     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)
     No 855/84 («),                                                                     Article 2
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of        This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 June 1985.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 5 June 1985.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                           Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                              Vice-President
(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(4 OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 13.
(3) OJ No L 67, 7. 3. 1985, p. 5.
(4) OJ No L 144, 1 . 6. 1985, p. 5.
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 5 June 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken
                                                               rice
                                                                                                     (ECU/ tonne)
                CCT
                                                                                         Third        ACP or
               heading                             Description
                 No                                                                   countries (3) OCT (1)(2)(3)
          ex 10.06           Rice :                                                 I
                             B. Other :
                                   I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
          \                            a) Paddy rice :
                                          1 . Round grain                               263,44         128,12
                                          2. Long grain                                 263,89         128,34
                                       b) Husked rice :
                                          1 . Round grain                               329,30         161,05
          l                               2. Long grain                                 329,86         161,33
                                  II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                       a) Semi-milled rice :
                                          1 . Round grain                               357,19         166,67
                                          2. Long grain                                 550,69         263,46
                                       b) Wholly milled rice :                      I
                                          1 . Round grain                               380,41         177,85
                                          2. Long grain                                 590,34         282,82
                                 III . Broken rice                                       73,69          33,84
          (') 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
              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.