COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) N° 3990/87

of 23 December 1987

amending Regulation (EEC) N° 1418/76 on the common organization of the market in rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 3985/87 (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2658/87 establishes, with effect from 1 January 1988, a combined goods nomenclature based on the Harmonized System which will meet the requirements both of the Common Customs Tariff and the nomenclature of goods for the external trade statistics of the Community;

Whereas, as a consequence, it is necessary to express the descriptions of goods and tariff heading numbers which appear in Council Regulation (EEC) N° 1418/76 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 3877/87 (4), according to the terms of the combined nomenclature; whereas these adaptations do not call for any amendment of substance,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) N° 1418/76 is modified as follows:

1.

Article 1 (1) is replaced by the following:

'1. The common organization of the market in rice shall comprise a price and trading system and cover the following products:

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2.

Article 11 a paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) are replaced by the following:

'2. By way of derogation from Article 11 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d) and (i), no levy shall be charged on imports of products falling within subheadings 1006 10 91, 1006 10 99, 1006 20 and 1006 40 00 in the French overseas department of Réunion.

3. By way of derogation from Article 11 (1) (e), (f), (g) and (h), the levy to be charged on imports of products falling within subheading 1006 30 in the French overseas department of Réunion shall be equal to be amount for the protection of the industry referred to in Article 14 (3).

4. For consignments to the French overseas department of Réunion of products falling within heading N° 1006 excluding subheading 1006 10 10 which come from Member States and are in one of the situations referred to in Article 9 (2) of the Treaty, a subsidy shall be granted, on application by the party concerned, equal to the levy in force for the product concerned.

However, this subsidy shall:

- in respect of products falling within subheadings 1006 30 11 and 1006 30 19 be equal to the levy applicable to products falling within subheading 1006 20,

- in respect of products falling within subheadings 1006 30 91 and 1006 30 99, be reduced by the amount for the protection of the industry referred to in Article 14 (3)'.

3.

Annex B shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 December 1987.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

ANNEX

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Amendments and corrections
September 1, 1996	See 376R1418
February 15, 1990	Corrected by 31987R3990R(03)
August 18, 1988	Corrected by 31987R3990R(01)
August 18, 1988	Corrected by 31987R3990R(02)
January 1, 1988	Entry into force - See Art 2

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3990/87 of 23 December 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 on the common organization of the market in rice