31973R0109

No L 16/ 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 19 . 1 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 109/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 18 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 shouild, following consultation with the Monetary Committee, be used for the This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 January purpose of calculating levies ; 1973 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 18 January 1973 . For the Commission A. BORSCHETTE Member of the Commission

(!) OJ No 174 , 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 . ( 2 ) OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972 , p . 1 . (3) OJ No L 200, 1 . 9 . 1972, p . 10.

19 . 1 . 73 Official Journal of tine European Communities No L 16/ 11

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 18 January 1973 fixing the levies on rice and broken rice

(u.a.HOO kg)

CCT Third AASM / heading Description of goods countries OCT (') («) No

10.06 Rice : A. Paddy rice ; husked rice : L Paddy rice : a) Round grained 2-400 1-080 b) Long grained 5-032 2-528 II . Husked rice : a) Round grained 3-000 1-350 b) Long grained 6-290 3-160 B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : I. Semi-milled rice : a) Round grained 7-399 3-416 b) Long grained 14-795 7-485 II. Wholly milled rice : a) Round grained 7-880 3-642 b) Long grained 15-860 8-031 C. Broken rice 0-260 0

(') 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. (*) This levy is applicable only to imports fulfilling the conditions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 540/70 .