NoL67/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.3.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No659/88
of11March1988
alteringtheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3989/87(2),andinparticularArticle14(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3990/87(4),andinparticularArticle12(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1676/85of11
June1985onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(*),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1636/87{%andinparticularArticle3
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereastheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfrom
cerealsandricewerefixedbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No516/88Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No628/88(8);
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1906/87(9)as
amendedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2744/75(10)as
regardsproductsfallingwithinsubheadings230210,
230220,230230and230240ofthecombinednomen­
clature;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1676/85,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon
10March1988;
Whereastheaforesaidcorrectivefactoraffectstheentire
calculationbasisforthelevies,includingtheequivalence
coefficients ;
Whereasthelevyonthebasicproductaslastfixeddiffers
fromtheaveragelevybymorethan3,02ECUpertonne
ofbasicproduct;whereas,pursuanttoArticle1of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1579/74(u)thelevies
atpresentinforcemustthereforebealteredtothe
amountssetOutintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedonproductsprocessed
fromcerealsandricecoveredbyRegulation(EEC)No
2744/75asfixedintheAnnextoamendedRegulation
(EEC)No516/88areherebyalteredtotheamountsset
outintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon12March1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11March1988.'
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(<)OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.15.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(«)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.f)OJNoL53,27.2.1988,p.9.
(*)OJNoL62,8.3.1988,p.19.0OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.HOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65. (")OJNoL168,25.6.1974,p.7.

12.3.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL67/13
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof11March1988alteringtheimportleviesonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeImportlevies
Thirdcountries
(otherthanACPorOCT)ACPorOCT
110319100 307,38 301,34
11032910(2) 307,38 301,34
11041930(2) 307,38 301,34
11042910*20(2)Q 225,68 222,66
11042930*20Of) 270,88 267,86
11042995(2) 173,78 170,76
(2)Forthepurposeofdistinguishing betweenproductsfallingwithinheadingNos1101,1102,1103and1104and
thosefallingwithinsubheadings230210,230220,230230and230240,productsfallingwithinheadingNos
1101,1102,1103and1104shallbethosemeetingthefollowingspecifications :
—astarchcontent(determinedbythemodifiedEwertpolarimetricmethod),referredtodrymatter,exceeding
45%byweight,
—anashcontent,byweight,referredtodrymatter(afterdeductionofanyaddedminerals),notexceeding
1,6%forrice,2,5%forwheat,3%forbarley,4%forbuckwheat,5%foroatsand2%forothercereals.
Germofcereals,whole,rolled,flakedorground,fallsinallcaseswithinheadingNos1103and1104.
f)Tariccode:rye.