31981R0477

26 . 2. 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 51 /21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 477/81 of 25 February 1981 prolonging the temporary suspension of the advance fixing of the import levy for nce

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 415/81 of COMMUNITIES, 18 February 1981 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 446/81 (4), temporarily suspended advance fixing of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the import levy for rice ; whereas the reasons which Economic Community, led to that suspension still exist ; whereas it is impor­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No tant, therefore, to continue that measure for a limited 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization period, which will make it possible to monitor the of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the Act of situation, Accession of Greece (2), and in particular the first para­ graph, second phrase, 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 In Article 1 of amended Regulation (EEC) No 415/81 , provisions is causing, or is likely to cause, difficulties ; '25 February 1981 ' is hereby replaced by '2 March 1981 '. Whereas there is a danger, having regard to the mone­ tary situation on the world rice market, that, if existing arrangements are adhered to, levies could be fixed in Article 2 advance in the short term for quantities considerably greater than the quantities which might be expected This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 February under more normal conditions ; 1981 .

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

Done at Brussels, 25 February 1981 .

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1981 , P­ 28 . (2) OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979, p. 17. (4) OJ No L 48 , 21 . 2. 1981 , P- 16 .