31980R0956

No L 101 /48 Official Journal of the European Communities 18 . 4 . 80

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 956/80 of 17 April 1980 suspending advance fixing of the import levy for rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the above situation requires that application COMMUNITIES, of the provisions concerning advance fixing of levies for the product concerned be temporarily suspended ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No ment Committee for Cereals, 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regu­ lation (EEC) No 1 1 3/80 (2), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 13 (7) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Article 13 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 provides that the provisions concerning Article 1 advance fixing of the levy may be suspended if the market situation shows that the application of such Advance fixing of the import levy for the product provisions will or is likely to cause difficulties ; referred in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76 is hereby suspended until 24 April 1980 inclusive. Whereas there is a danger, having regard to the situa­ tion on the world rice market, that, if existing arrange­ ments are adhered to, levies could be fixed in advance Article 2 in the short term for quantities considerably in excess of the quantities which might be expected under This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 April more normal conditions ; 1980 .

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

Done at Brussels, 17 April 1980. For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 16, 22. 1 . 1980, p. 1 .