31982R0452

27. 2. 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 56/ 5

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 452/82 of 26 February 1982 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the COMMUNITIES, arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies in relation to the Community Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European currencies referred to in the previous indent ; Economic Community, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 23 and 24 February 1982 ; 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the Act of Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Article 1 1 (2) contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2526/81 to today's thereof, offer prices and quotations known to the Commission Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the that the levies at present in force should be altered to value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­ tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee , Article 1 Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2526/81 (*), as last The import levies to be charged on the products listed amended by Regulation (EEC) No 41 9/82 (^ ; in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the following basis : — in the case of currencies which are maintained in Article 2 relation to each other at any given moment within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March their central rate, 1982.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 February 1982. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . I1) OJ No L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17. O OJ No 106, 30. 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62. (4) OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 248 , 1 . 9. 1981 , p . 5 . (*) OJ No L 54, 25. 2. 1982, p. 25.

No L 56/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 2. 82

ANNEX

to die Commission Regulation of 26 February 1982 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice (ECU / tonne) CCT Third ACP or heading Description No countries (3) OCT C) o o

ex 10.06 Rice : B. Other : I. Paddy rice ; husked rice : a) Paddy rice : 1 . Round grain 126-78 59-79 2. Long grain 12011 56-45 b) Husked rice : 1 . Round grain 158-47 75-63 2. Long grain 150-14 71-47 II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : a) Semi-milled rice : 1 . Round grain 235-36 105-75 2. Long grain 334-13 155-18

b) Wholly milled rice : 1 . Round grain 250-66 112-98 2. Long grain 358-19 166-74 III . Broken rice 30-94 12-47

(') Subject to the application of the provisions of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 435/80 . (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 435/80, the levies are not applied to imports into the French overseas departments of products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the 'overseas countries and territories '. (3) The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Reunion is specified in Article 1 1 a of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76.