31983R0996

28 . 4. 83 No L 112/7 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 996/ 83 of 27 April 1983 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN these currencies in relation to the Community COMMUNITIES, currencies referred to in the previous indent ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules Economic Community, contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2371 /82 to today's offer prices and quotations known to the Commission Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No that the levies at present in force should be altered to 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Article 1 1 (2) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2371 /82 (3), as last Article 1 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 923/83 (4) ; Whereas, if the levy is to operate normally, levies The import levies to be charged on the products listed should be calculated on the following basis : in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. — in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other at any given moment within a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on Article 2 their central rate, — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 April 1983 . arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of

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

Done at Brussels, 27 April 1983 . 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. (J) OJ No L 255, 1 . 9. 1982, p. 5 . (4 OJ No L 102, 21 . 4. 1983, p. 7.

No L 112/8 28 . 4. 83 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 27 April 1983 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice (ECU / tonne) CCT Third ACP or heading Description No countries (3) OCT (1) (2) (3)

ex 10.06 Rice : B. Other : l I. Paddy rice ; husked rice : || a) Paddy rice : |\ 1 . Round grain 209,95 101,37 2. Long grain 163,46 78,13 b) Husked rice : 1 . Round grain 262,44 127,62 2. Long grain 204,33 98,56 II . Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : a) Semi-milled rice : l 1 . Round grain 370,31 173,23 2. Long grain 411,08 193,65

b) Wholly milled rice : 1 . Round grain 394,38 184,84 2. Long grain 440,68 207,99 III. Broken rice 72,03 33,01

(') 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 11 a of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.