CELEX: 31973R0018
Language: en
Date: 1973-01-05 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 18/73 of the Commission of 4 January 1973 fixing the levies on rice and broken rice

No L 5 / 10                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                  5 . 1 . 73
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 18/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 4 January 1973
                                              fixing the levies on rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         Whereas it follows from applying the rules and
COMMUNITIES,                                                           other provisions contained in Regulation ( EEC ) No
                                                                       1872/72 to the offer prices and today's quotations
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                     known to the Commission that the levies at pres­
pean Economic Community ;                                              ent in force should be altered as shown in the
Having regard to Council Regulation No                                 Table annexed to this Regulation ;
359/67/EEC (*) of 25 July 1967 on the common or­
ganisation of the market in rice, as last amended
by Regulation (EEC ) No 2429/72 ( 2 ), and in parti­                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
cular Article 11 (5 ) thereof ;
                                                                                                 Article 1
Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice
were fixed by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1872/72 (3 )
and subsequent amending Regulations ;                                  The import levies to be charged on the products
                                                                       listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) ( a ) and (b) of Regulation No
Whereas, if the currency of a third country moves                      359/67/EEC are hereby fixed as shown in the
outside the margins of fluctuation agreed under the                    Table annexed to this Regulation .
Washington agreement of 18 December 1971 , a
conversion rate based on the current market rate                                                 Article 2
for that currency should, following consultation
with the Monetary Committee, be used for the                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 January
purpose of calculating levies ;                                         1973 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 4 January 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                  The Vice-President
                                                                           Carlo SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA
 (M OJ No 174 , 31 . 7 . 1967 , p. 1 .
 ( 2 ) OJ No L 264 , 23 . 11 . 1972 , p. 1 .
 (a ) OJ No L 200 , 1 . 9 . 1972 , p. 10 .
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                                                                        ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation of 4 January 1973 fixing the levies on rice and broken rice
                                                                                                                                   ( u.a. / lOO kg)
               CCT                                                                                                  Third          AASM /
             heading                                        Description of goods                                  countries      OCT H (2)
                No
        10.06                              Rice :
                                           A. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                                I. Paddy rice :
                                                    a) Round grained                                               3-616             1-749
                                                    b ) Long grained                                               5-480             2-774
                                               II . Husked rice :
                                                    a ) Round grained                                              4-520             2-186
                                                    b ) Long grained                                               6-850             3-468
                                           B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                                I. Semi-milled rice :
                                                    a) Round grained                                                8-582            4-066
                                                    b ) Long grained                                              15-457             7-849
                                               II . Wholly milled rice :
                                                    a) Round grained                                               9-140             4-335
                                                    b) Long grained                                               16-570             8-421
                                           C. Broken rice                                                          0-930             0-292
        (') Regulation (EEC) No 521/70 provides that the levies are not applied to imports into the French overseas departments of
            products originating in the AASM and OCT .
        (2) This levy is applicable only to imports fulfilling the conditions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 540/70.