31993R2694

1 . 10 . 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 245/71

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2694/93 of 30 September 1993 suspending advance fixing of the import levy for broken rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, rules covering the importation of broken rice originating in the ACP States ; whereas those rules provide for Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European advance fixing of the import levy ; whereas, for the Economic Community, purpose of applying those rules, the procedure of advance Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 fixing of the levies on broken rice imported from the of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the ACP States should therefore be maintained ; market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1544/93 (2), and in particular the first paragraph of Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not Article 13 (7) thereof, delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, Whereas Article 13 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 provides that the provisions concerning advance fixing of the levy may be suspended if the market situation shows HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : that the application of such provisions will or is likely to cause difficulties ; whereas this provision may be applied Article 1 only, as deemed necessary, for a strictly specified period ; whereas the application of the provisions in question 1 . Advance fixing of the import levy for the products should therefore be suspended until 31 December 1993 referred to in Article 1 (b) of Regulation (EEC) in order to enable an assessment of the impact of the No 1418/76 is hereby suspended from 1 October to measure on trade flows ; 31 December 1993 . Whereas there is danger, given the reduction of the levy 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to products imported on broken rice, that if existing arrangements are adhered under the arrangements laid down in Regulation (EEC) to, levies could be fixed in advance for quantities conside­ No 999/90 . rably in excess of the quantities which might be envi­ saged under normal conditions ; Article 2 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 999/90 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 560/91 (4), lays down This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1993.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 September 1993.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

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