31981R0446

No L 48 / 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 21 . 2. 81

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 446/81 of 20 February 1981 prolonging the temporary suspension of the advance fixing of the import levy for rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN fixing of the import levy for rice ; whereas the reasons COMMUNITIES, which led to that suspension still exist ; whereas it is important, therefore, to continue that measure for a Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European limited period, which will make it possible to monitor Economic Community, the situation ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the Act of are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Accession of Greece (2), and in particular the first para­ Committee for Cereals, graph of Article 13 (7) thereof, Whereas Article 13 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 provides that the provisions concerning HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : advance fixing of the levy may be suspended if the market situation shows that the application of such Article 1 provisions is causing, or is likely to cause, difficulties ; Whereas there is a danger, having regard to the mone­ In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 415/81 , '23 tary situation on the world rice market, that, if existing February 1981 ' is hereby replaced by '25 February arrangements are adhered to, levies could be fixed in 1981 '. advance in the short term for quantities considerably­ greater than the quantities which might be expected Article 2 under more normal conditions ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 415/81 of This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 February 18 February 1981 (') temporarily suspended advance 1981 .

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

Done at Brussels, 20 February 1981 .

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER /Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976, p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , p. 17 . ') OJ No L 46, 19 . 2. 1981 , p . 28 .