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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2149/79 of 2 October 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 ; Whereas the levies to be taken into consideration are Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, therefore those applicable during the months of July, August and September 1 979 ; 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 March 1 979 (5) laid down the coefficient for tion of the market in rice ( l ), as last amended by Regu­ lation (EEC) No 1 552/79 (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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Arab Republic of Egypt (3), and in particular Article 1 thereof, Article 1 Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1250/77 provides that the levy calculated in accordance with Article 1 1 of The amount referred to in Article 1 of Regulation Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 is to be reduced by an (EEC) No 1250/77 by which the levy on imports of amount to be fixed by the Commission each quarter ; rice originating in and coming from the Arab Repu­ whereas this amount must be equal to 25 % of the blic of Egypt is to be reduced shall be as shown in the Annex hereto . average of the levies applied during a reference period ; Article 2 Whereas, under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2942/73 of 30 October 1973 laying down detailed This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1979 . rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No

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

Done at Brussels , 2 October 1979 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . $ OJ No L 188, 26. 7. 1979, p. 9. (4) OJ No L 302, 31 . 10 . 1973, p. 1 . P) OJ No L 146, 14. 6 . 1977 , p. 9 . (s ) OJ No L 84, 4. 4. 1979 , p. 1 .

No L 249 / 6 3 . 10 . 79 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 2 October 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 19.69 b) Long grain 29.54 II . Husked rice : a) Round grain 24.61 36.93 b) Long grain

B. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : I. Semi-milled rice : a) Round grain 45.04 b) Long grain 75.54 II . Wholly milled rice : 47-96 a) Round grain 80.98 b) Long grain

C. Broken rice 15.13