CELEX: 31981R0446
Language: en
Date: 1981-02-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 446/81 of 20 February 1981 prolonging the temporary suspension of the advance fixing of the import levy for rice

No L 48 / 16                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                 21 . 2. 81
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 446/81
                                                   of 20 February 1981
              prolonging the temporary suspension of the advance fixing of the import levy
                                                             for rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      fixing of the import levy for rice ; whereas the reasons
COMMUNITIES,                                                        which led to that suspension still exist ; whereas it is
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               important, therefore, to continue that measure for a
Economic Community,                                                 limited period, which will make it possible to monitor
                                                                    the situation ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the Act of            are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Accession of Greece (2), and in particular the first para­          Committee for Cereals,
graph of Article 13 (7) thereof,
Whereas Article 13 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No
1418/76 provides that the provisions concerning                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
advance fixing of the levy may be suspended if the
market situation shows that the application of such
                                                                                           Article 1
provisions is causing, or is likely to cause, difficulties ;
Whereas there is a danger, having regard to the mone­               In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 415/81 , '23
tary situation on the world rice market, that, if existing          February 1981 ' is hereby replaced by '25 February
arrangements are adhered to, levies could be fixed in               1981 '.
advance in the short term for quantities considerably­
greater than the quantities which might be expected                                        Article 2
under more normal conditions ;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 415/81 of                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 February
18 February 1981 (') temporarily suspended advance                  1981 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 20 February 1981 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Poul DALSAGER
                                                                          /Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976, p . 1 .
(2) OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , p. 17 .
 ') OJ No L 46, 19 . 2. 1981 , p . 28 .