31988R0939

9 . 4. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 92/ 19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 939/88 of 8 April 1988 fixing the amount by which the levy on imports of rice from the Arab Republic of Egypt must be reduced

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, reference period is to be the quarter preceding the month in which the amount is fixed ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (*) intro­ duces from 1 January 1988 a new combined nomencla­ Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, ture meeting the requirements of both the Common Customs Tariff and the Community's statistics of foreign Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 trade and replacing the previous nomenclature, of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Whereas the levies to be taken into consideration are No 3990/87 (2), and in particular Article 1 1 thereof, therefore those applicable during January, February and March 1988 , Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1250/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports of rice from the Arab Repub­ lic of Egypt (3), and in particular Article 1 thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1250/77 provides that the Article 1 levy calculated in accordance with Article 11 of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 1418/76 is to be reduced by an amount to The amount referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) be fixed by the Commission each quarter ; whereas this No 1250/77 by which the levy on imports of rice origina­ amount must be equal to 25 % of the average of the ting in and coming from the Arab Republic of Egypt is to levies applied during a reference period ; be reduced shall be as shown in the Annex hereto. Whereas, under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2942/73 of 30 October 1973 laying down detailed rules Article 2 for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 2412/73 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3817/85 (*), the This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1988.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 April 1988 . For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

0 OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 377, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 15. (3) OJ No L 146, 14. 6. 1977, p. 9. (4) OJ No L 302, 31 . 10. 1973, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 368 , 31 . 12. 1985, p. 16. O'OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1 .

No L 92/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 9 . 4. 88

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 8 April 1988 fixing the amount by which the levy on imports of rice from the Arab Republic of Egypt must be reduced

(ECU/tonne)

CN code Amounts to be deducted

1006 10 91 79,58 1006 10 99 72,48 1006 20 10 99,47 1006 20 90 90,60 100630 11 131,23 1006 30 19 147,44 1006 30 91 139,76 1006 30 99 158,06 1006 40 00 42,50