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14 . 1 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 7/7

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 45/76 of 13 January 1976 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 rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No COMMUNITIES, 2412/73 (4) the reference period is to be the three months preceding the date on which the amount is Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European fixed ; Economic Community, Having regard to the levies applicable during the Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/EEC months of October, November and December 1975, of 25 July 1967 on the common organization of the market in rice (!) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 668 /75 (2), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2412/73 of 24 July 1973 on imports of rice from the Article 1 Arab Republic of Egypt (3), and in particular Article 1 thereof, The amount referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2412/73 by which the levy on imports of Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2412/73 provides that rice originating in and coming from the Arab Repu­ the levy calculated in accordance with Article 11 of blic of Egypt is to be reduced shall be as shown in the Regulation No 359/67/EEC is to be reduced by an Annex. amount fixed quarterly by the Commission ; whereas that amount must be equal to 25 % of the average Article 2 levy applied during a reference period ; Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February No 2942/73 of 30 October 1973 laying down detailed 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels, 13 January 1976. For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(!) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 72, 20. 3. 1965, p. 18 . (3) OJ No L 251 , 7. 9. 1973, p. 103. (<) OJ No L 302, 31 . 10. 1973, p. 1 .

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ANNEX (u.aJmetric ton) CCT Amounts heading Description of goods to be No deducted

10.06 Rice : A. Paddy rice ; husked rice : I. Paddy rice : a) Round grain 6-02 b) Long grain 11-32 II . Husked rice : a) Round grain 7-52 b) Long grain 14-15

B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : L Semi-milled rice : a) Round grain 13-50 b) Long grain 34-03 II . Wholly milled rice : a) Round grain 14-38 b) Long grain 36-49

C. Broken rice 1-91