31978R0576

23 . 3 . 78 No L 79 / 5 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 576/ 78 of 22 March 1978 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Commission that the levies at present in force should COMMUNITIES, be altered as shown in the table annexed to this Regulation , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­ Article 1 tion of the market in rice (1), as amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 1158/77 (2), and in particular Article 11 The import levies to be charged on the products listed (2) thereof, in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1418 /76 are hereby fixed as shown in the table Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice annexed to this Regulation . were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 87/78 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 536/78 (4) ; Article 2 Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No 87/78 to This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 March 1978 . the offer prices and today's quotations known to the

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

Done at Brussels, 22 March 1978 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 136, 2. 6 . 1977, p . 13 . (}) OJ No L 15, 19 . 1 . 1978 , p. 5. (4) OJ No L 74, 16. 3 . 1978 , p. 12.

No L 79 / 6 23 . 3 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 22 March 1978 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

(u.a. / tonne) OCT Third ACP or heading Description countries OCT (') (2) No

10.06 Rice : A. Paddy rice ; husked rice : I. Paddy rice : a) Round grain 56.97 25.49 70.21 32.11 b) Long grain II . Husked rice : a) Round grain 71.21 32-61 b) Long grain 87.76 40-88 B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : I. Semi-milled rice : a) Round grain 141.15 60.68 b) Long grain 198-35 89-31 II . Wholly milled rice : a) Round grain 150.33 64-92 b) Long grain 212-63 96.07 C. Broken rice : 43-49 19-25

( J ) Subject to the application of the provisions of Article 9 of Regulation ( EEC) No 706/76. (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 706/76, the levies are not applied to imports into the French overseas departments of products originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific States or in the 'overseas countries and territories'.