CELEX: 31983R3609
Language: en
Date: 1983-12-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3609/83 of 21 December 1983 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

22 . 12. 83                              Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 358 /9
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3609/83
                                                       of 21 December 1983
                                     fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          these currencies in relation to the Community
 COMMUNITIES,                                                            currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
 Economic Community,                                                 contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2454/83 to today's
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                  that the levies at present in force should be altered to
 of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation            the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
 (EEC) No 1566/83 (2), and in particular Article 11 (2)
 thereof,
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice
were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2454/83 (3), as last
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3525/83 (4) ;                                                Article 1
Whereas, if the levy is to operate normally, levies                  The import levies to be charged on the products listed
should be calculated on the following basis :                        in Article 1 (1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in                  1418 /76 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
      relation to each other at any given moment within
      a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on                                         Article 2
      their central rate,
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the                This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December
      arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of            1983.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 21 December 1983 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 Poul DALSAGER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ   No  L  166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(2) OJ   No  L  163 , 22. 6 . 1983, p. 5 .
(3) OJ   No  L  243,  1 . 9. 1983, p. 5.
(4) OJ   No  L  325,  15. 12. 1983, p. 21
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                                                              ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 21 December 1983 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 :
                                            1 . Round grain                             154,48           73,64
                                            2. Long grain                               173,02           82,91
                                         b) Husked rice :                                           l
                                            1 . Round grain                             193,10           92,95
                                            2. Long grain                               216,28          104,54
                                    II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :                         I
                                         a) Semi-milled rice :                      \\
                                            1 . Round grain                             311,01          143,58
                                            2. Long grain                               432,00         204,1 1
                                         b) Wholly milled rice :
                                            1 . Round grain                             331,23          153,26
                                            2. Long grain                               463,10         219,20
           \                       III . Broken rice                                     56,37           25,18
            (') 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 .