31980R2914

No L 302/ 18 Official Journal of the European Communities 12 . 11 . 80

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2914/ 80 of 11 November 1980 suspending advance fixing of the import levy for cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN whereas there is a danger, having regard to the mone­ COMMUNITIES, tary situation on the world cereals and rice market, that, if existing arrangements are adhered to, levies Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European could be fixed in advance in the short term for quanti­ Economic Community, ties considerably in excess of the quantities which Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No might be expected under more normal conditions ; 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ Whereas the above situation requires that application tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by of the provisions concerning advance fixing of levies Regulation (EEC) No 1 870 /80 (2), and in particular the for the products concerned be temporarily suspended, second subparagraph of Article 15 (7) thereof, 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 (3), as last amended by Regu­ lation ( EEC) No 1871 /80 (4), and in particular the Advance fixing of the import levy for the products second paragraph of Article 13 (7) thereof, referred in Article 1 of Regulations (EEC) No 2727/75 and (EEC) No 1418 /76 is hereby suspended from 12 Whereas Article 15 (7) of Regulation ( EEC) No to 14 November 1980 inclusive . 2727/75 and Article 13 (7) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1418 /76 provides that the provisions concerning Article 2 advance fixing of the levy may be suspended if the market situation shows that the application of such This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 November 1980 . provisions will or is likely to cause difficulties ;

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

Done at Brussels, 11 November 1980 . For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(») OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 184, 17. 7. 1980, p. 1 . P ) OJ No L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976, p. 1 . (<) OJ No L 184, 17 . 7 . 1980 , p. 4.