31983R1369

1 . 6 . 83 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 141 /5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1369/83 of 31 May 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 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No offer prices and quotations known to the Commission 1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization that the levies at present in force should be altered to of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the Act of the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, Accession of Greece (-), 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 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 284/83 (4) ; Article 1 Whereas, if the levy is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the following basis : The import levies to be charged on the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No — in the case of currencies which are maintained in 1418 /76 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. relation to each other at any given moment within a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central rate, Article 2 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1983 .

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

Done at Brussels, 31 May 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 . 0 OJ No L 255, 1 . 9 . 1982, p . 5. (") OJ No L 137, 26. 5 . 1983 , p . 5 .

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 31 May 1983 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice (ECU / tonne) CCT Third ACP or heading Description No countries (3) OCT (') (2) (3)

ex 10.06 Rice : B. Other : I. Paddy rice ; husked rice : a) Paddy rice : 1 . Round grain 216,02 104,41 2. Long grain 175,69 84,24 b) Husked rice : l 1 . Round grain 270,03 131,41 2. Long grain 219,61 106,20 II . Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : l a) Semi-milled rice : ll 1 . Round grain 379,48 177,81 2. Long grain 426,44 201,33

b) Wholly milled rice : I

1 . Round grain 404,15 189,72 2. Long grain 457,15 216,22 III . Broken rice 73,37 33,68

(') 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 la of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76.