31987R0378

7. 2. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 36/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 378/87 of 6 February 1987 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ tion to the Community currencies referred to in the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ; Economic Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules Portugal, contained in Regulation (EEC) No 200/87 to today's offer prices and quotations known to the Commission that the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 levies at present in force should be altered to the amounts of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the set out in the Annex hereto, market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1449/86 (2), and in particular Article 11 (2) thereof, Whereas the import levies on rice and broken rice were HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 200/87 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 290/87 (4) ; Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies Article 1 should be calculated on the following basis : — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ The import levies to be charged on the products listed in tion to each other at any given moment within a band Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­ tion (EEC) No 1676/85 0, 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 9 February 1987.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 February 1987. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 133, 21 . 5. 1986, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 22, 24. 1 . 1987, p. 5. (<) OJ No L 30, 31 . 1 . 1987, p. 5. 0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .

No L 36/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 7 . 2. 87

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 6 February 1987 fixing the import levies on rice and broken rice (ECU / tonne) CCT Third ACP or heading Description Portugal No countries (3) OCT 000

ex 10.06 Rice : B. Other : I. Paddy rice ; husked rice : a) Paddy rice : 1 . Round grain 334,13 163,46 2. Long grain 369,70 181,25 b) Husked rice : 1 . Round grain 417,66 205,23 2. Long grain 462,12 227,46 II. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice : a) Semi-milled rice : 1 . Round grain 1 13,05 539,17 257,66 2. Long grain 12,97 663,92 320,07

b) Wholly milled rice : 1 . Round grain 13,90 574,22 274,76 2. Long grain 13,90 711,73 343,51 III . Broken rice 82,92 223,84 108,92

MB. The levies are to be converted into national currencies using the specific agricultural conversion rates fixed in Regulation (EEC) No 3294/86. 0 Subject to the application of the provisions of Articles 10 and 1 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 and of Regulation No 551 /85. 0 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'. 0 The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Reunion is specified in Article 11a of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.