31985R2423

29 . 8 . 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 230/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2423/85 of 28 August 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 offer prices and quotations known to the Commission of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation 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), as last HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2371 /85 (4); Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, Article 1 levies should be calculated on the following basis : — in the case of currencies which are maintained in The import levies to be charged on the products listed relation to each other at any given moment within in Article 1 (1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on 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 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Article 2 No 855/84 (*), — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 August 1985. 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, 28 August 1985. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 13 . (3) OJ No L 67, 7. 3. 1985, p. 5. 0 OJ No L 224, 22. 8 . 1985, p. 5. 0 OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 . (0 OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 28 August 1985 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 : I

B. Other : \ I. Paddy rice ; husked rice : a) Paddy rice : I 1 . Round grain 287,86 140,33 2. Long grain 275,06 133,93 b) Husked rice : 1 . Round grain 359,83 176,31 2. Long grain 343,82 168,31 II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : a) Semi-milled rice : 1 . Round grain 395,73 185,94 2. Long grain 573,30 274,76

b) Wholly milled rice : 1 . Round grain 421,46 198,38 2. Long grain 614,58 294,94 III. Broken rice 99,80 46,90

(') 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 overseas department of Reunion 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 11a of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.