31984R1349

17 . 5 . 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 131 /7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1349/84 of 16 May 1984 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 174/84 (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 (J), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1281 /84 (4) ; Article 1 Whereas, if the levy system 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 7 May 1 984.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 May 1984. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6 . 1976, p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 21 , 26. 1 . 1984, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 243, 1 . 9 . 1983 , p. 5 . (" OJ No L 124, 11 . 5. 1984, p. 10 .

No L 131 / 8 Official Journal of the European Communities 17 . 5 . 84

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 16 May 1984 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice (ECU / tonne) CCT Third ACP or heading Description countries (3) OCT 000 No

ex 10.06 Rice : I

B. Other : \ I. Paddy rice ; husked rice : l a) Paddy rice : I 1 . Round grain 125,50 59,15 2. Long grain 1 87,98 90,39 b) Husked rice : l

1 . Round grain 156,88 74,84 2. Long grain 234,97 113,88 II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : l a) Semi-milled rice : l 1 . Round grain 270,23 123,19 2. Long grain 451,98 214,10

b) Wholly milled rice : \I

1 . Round grain 287,80 131,55 2. Long grain 484,53 229,91 III . Broken rice 42,80 18,40

(') 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.