31984R3619

21 . 12. 84 No L 333/57 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3619/84 of 20 December 1984 suspending advance fixing of the import levy for rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the abovementioned situation requires that COMMUNITIES, application of the provisions concerning advance fixing of levies for the product concerned be tempora­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European rily suspended ; Economic Community, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No are in accordance with the opinion of the Management 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization Committee for Cereals, of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1025/84 (2), and in particular the first para­ graph of Article 13 (7) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Article 13 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 provides that the provisions concerning . Article 1 advance fixing of the levy may be suspended if the market situation shows that the application of such Advance fixing of the import levy for the product provisions will or is likely to cause difficulties ; referred to in Article 1 (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) Whereas there is danger, given the irregular pattern of No 1418/76 is hereby suspended from 21 December 1984 to 3 January 1985 inclusive. fixings at the end of the year and the uncertain trend of prices during that period, that if existing arrange­ ments are adhered to, levies could be fixed in advance Article 2 in the short term for quantities considerably in excess of the quantities which might be excepted under more This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 December normal conditions ; 1984.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1984.

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 13.