CELEX: 31985R0641
Language: en
Date: 1985-03-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 641/85 of 13 March 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

14. 3 . 85                             Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 73/9
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 641/85
                                                      of 13 March 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 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) ;                    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 ( I ) (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 (4), 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 14 March
     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, 13 March 1985.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                 Vice-President
(') OJ   No  L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(2) OJ   No  L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 13 .
(3) OJ   No  L 67, 7. 3 . 1985, p. 5.
(4) OJ   No  L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p . 1 .
 0  OJ   No  L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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                                                              ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 13 March 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 :
                               B. Other :
                                     I. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                         a) Paddy rice :                             l
                                            1 . Round grain                              232,35         112,57
                                            2. Long grain                                221,13         106,96
                                         b) Husked rice :                            l
                                            1 . Round grain                              290,44         141,62
           \                                2. Long grain                                276,41         134,60
                                    II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :          l
                                         a) Semi-milled rice :                       l
                                            1 . Round grain                              301,57         138,86
                                            2. Long grain                                501,03         238,63
                                         b) Wholly milled rice :                     I
                                            1 . Round grain                              321,17         148,23
                                            2. Long grain                                537,1 1        256,20
                                   III . Broken rice                                      45,73          19,86
           (') 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 1 1 a of
                Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.