31985R0641

14. 3 . 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 73/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 641/85 of 13 March 1985 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN these currencies recorded over a given period in COMMUNITIES, relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European cient ; Economic Community, Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No contained in Regulation (EEC) No 576/85 to today's 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation offer prices and quotations known to the Commission that the levies at present in force should be altered to (EEC) No 1025/84 (2), and in particular Article 11 (2) the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, thereof, Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 576/85 (3) ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the following basis : Article 1 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other at any given moment within The import levies to be charged on the products listed a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on in Article 1 ( I ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Article 2 No 855/84 0, — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 March arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of 1985 .

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

Done at Brussels, 13 March 1985. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 13 . (3) OJ No L 67, 7. 3 . 1985, p. 5. (4) OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p . 1 . 0 OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .

No L 73/ 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 3 . 85

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 13 March 1985 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 : I. Paddy rice ; husked rice : a) Paddy rice : l 1 . Round grain 232,35 112,57 2. Long grain 221,13 106,96 b) Husked rice : l

1 . Round grain 290,44 141,62 2. Long grain 276,41 134,60 \ II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : l a) Semi-milled rice : l 1 . Round grain 301,57 138,86 2. Long grain 501,03 238,63

b) Wholly milled rice : I

1 . Round grain 321,17 148,23 2. Long grain 537,1 1 256,20 III . Broken rice 45,73 19,86

(') Subject to the application of the provisions of Articles 10 and 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 and of Regulation No 551 /85. (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 486/85, 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.