31983R3720

31 . 12. 83 No L 370/5 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3720/83 of 29 December 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 2454/83 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 Regulation (EEC) No 1566/83 (2), and in particular Article 11 (2) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2454/83 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3688/83 (4) ; Article 1 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 — 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 Article 2 their central rate, — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1984 . 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, 29 December 1983. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1983, p. 5 . (3) OJ No L 243, 1 . 9 . 1983, p. 5. («) OJ No L 368 , 29 . 12. 1983, p. 16.

No L 370/6 31 . 12. 83 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission. Regulation of 29 December 1983 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice (ECU/ tonne) CCT Third ACP or heading Description No countries (3) OCT 000

ex 10.06 Rice : B. Other : I. Paddy rice ; husked rice : a) Paddy rice : 1 . Round grain 157,66 75,23 2. Long grain 176,21 84,50 b) Husked rice : l 1 . Round grain 197,08 94,94 2. Long grain 220,26 106,53 II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : I a) Semi-milled rice : l 1 . Round grain 315,84 145,99 2. Long grain 437,38 206,80

b) Wholly milled rice : 1 . Round grain 336,37 155,83 2. Long grain 468,87 222,08 III . Broken rice 56,37 25,18

(') 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.