CELEX: 31979R0718
Language: en
Date: 1979-04-11 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 718/79 of 10 April 1979 fixing the amount by which the levy on imports of rice from the Arab Republic of Egypt is to be reduced

No L 92/ 6                           Official Journal of the European Communities                            11 . 4. 79
                                 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 718/79
                                                    of 10 April 1979
              fixing the amount by which the levy on imports of rice from the Arab Republic
                                               of Egypt is to be reduced
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                 2412/73 (4), the reference period is to be the quarter
COMMUNITIES,                                                   preceding the month in which the amount is fixed ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European          Whereas the levies to be taken into consideration are
Economic Community,                                            therefore those applicable during the months of
                                                               January, February and March 1979 ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­              Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 652/79 of 29
tion of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regu­       March 1979 (5) laid down the coefficient for
lation (EEC) No 1 260/78 (2) ;                                 expressing amounts, fixed in units of account, in
                                                               ECU,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1250/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports of rice from the
Arab Republic of Egypt (3), and in particular Article 1        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1250/77 provides that                                      Article 1
the levy calculated in accordance with Article 1 1 of
Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 is to be reduced by an             The amount referred to in Article 1 of Regulation
amount to be fixed by the Commission each quarter ;            (EEC) No 1250/77 by which the levy on imports of
whereas this amount must be equal to 25 % of the               rice originating in and coming from the Arab Repu­
average of the levies applied during a reference               blic of Egypt is to be reduced shall be as shown in the
                                                               Annex hereto .
period ;
Whereas, under Commission Regulation (EEC) No                                          Article 2
2942/73 of 30 October 1973 laying down detailed
rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1979 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
              Done at Brussels, 10 April 1979 .
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                          Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                             Vice-President
(i) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 156, 14. 6. 1978, p. 11 .                            (4) OJ No L 302, 31 . 10 . 1973, p. 1 .
(*) OJ No L 146, 14. 6. 1977, p. 9.                            (5) OJ No L 84, 4. 4. 1979, p. 1 .
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                                                         ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 10 April 1979 fixing the amount by which the levy on
                        imports of rice from the Arab Republic of Egypt is to be reduced
                                                                                           (ECU/tonne)
                  CCT                                                                    Amounts
                heading                                    Description                     to be
                   No                                                                    deducted
            10.06               Rice :
                               A. Paddy rice ; husked rice :
                                     I. Paddy rice :
                                         a) Round grain                                   31-41
                                         b) Long grain                                    37-43
                                    II . Husked rice :
                                         a) Round grain                                   39-25
                                         b) Long grain                                    46-79
                                B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice :
                                     I. Semi-milled rice :
                                         a) Round grain                                   50-61
                                         b) Long grain                                    82-84
                                    II. Wholly milled rice :
                                         a) Round grain                                   53-90
                                         b) Long grain                                    88-81
                                C. Broken rice                                            18-41