31981R0649

13 . 3 . 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 68 /39

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 649/81 of 12 March 1981 prolonging the temporary suspension of the advance fixing of the import levy for rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN (EEC) No 590/81 (4), temporarily suspended advance COMMUNITIES , fixing of the import levy for rice ; whereas the reasons which led to that suspension still exist ; whereas it is Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European important, therefore, to continue that measure for a Economic Community, limited period, which will make it possible to monitor Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No the situation ; 1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the Act of Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Accession of Greece (2), and in particular the first para­ are in accordance with the opinion of the Management graph , first phrase, of Article 13 (7) thereof, Committee for Cereals, 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 provisions is causing, or is likely to cause, difficulties ; Article 1 Whereas there is a danger, having regard to the mone­ In Article 1 of amended Regulation (EEC) No 415/81 , tary situation on the world rice market, that, if existing ' 12 March 1981 ' is hereby replaced by ' 19 March 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 13 March 1981 . 18 February 1981 (3), as last amended by Regulation

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

Done at Brussels, 12 March 1981 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , p . 17 . (3) OJ No L 46, 19 . 2. 1981 , p. 28 . (4) OJ No L 60 , 6. 3 . 1981 , p . 23 .