NoL52/46 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.2.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No454/91
of26February1991
fixingtheimportleviesoncompoundfeedingstuffs
mustbereducedbytheamountofthefixedcomponent
and,inrespectofsomeoftheseproducts,bypartofthe
variablecomponent ;whereasthisreductionmustbe
madeinaccordancewithArticle14ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No715/90of5March1990onthearrange­
mentsapplicabletoagriculturalproductsandcertain
goodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascpuntriesandterritories(6),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No297/91O;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(8),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/900,
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomencla­
ture,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3577/90(2),andinparticularArticle14(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereastherulestobeappliedincalculatingthevariable
componentoftheimportlevyoncompoundfeedingstuffs
arelaiddowninArticle14(1)(A)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75;whereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobe
appliedtocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No944/87(4),provides
thattheincidenceontheprimecostsofthesefeeding­
stuffsoftheleviesapplicabletotheirbasicproducts
shouldbecalculatedonthebasisoftheaverageofthe
leviesapplicableduringthefirst25daysofthemonth
precedingthatmonthofimportationtothequantitiesof
basicproductsconsideredtohavebeenusedinthemanu­
factureofsuchcompoundfeedingstuffs ,thisaverage
beingadjustedonthebasisofthethresholdpriceforthe
basicproductsinquestionrulingduringthemonthof
importation ;
Whereasthelevythusdetermined,increasedbythefixed
component ,isvalidforonemonth;whereastheamount
ofthefixedcomponentofthelevyislaiddowninArticle
6ofRegulation(EEC)No2743/75;whereasonimporta­
tionintoPortugalofproductslistedinAnnexXXIVto
theActofAccessionanadditionalamountisaddedtothe
levy;whereastheseamountsweresetbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3808/90(*);
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenoftheinte­
restsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandof
theoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevyrelatingto
theminrespectofcertainproductsprocessedfromcerealsHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1 '
Theimportleviestobechargedonthecompound
feedingstuffscoveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
andsubjecttoRegulation(EEC)No2743/75shallbeas
setoutintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1991.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
OOJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.
(4)OJNoL90,2.4.1987,p.2.
(*)OJNoL366,29.12.1990,p.1.(6)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.f)OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.
(8)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26February1991fixingtheimportleviesoncompound
feedingstuffs
(ECU/tonne)
Levies
CNcode
ACPandOCTThirdcountries
(otherthan
ACPandOCT)(')
23091011 23,01 33,89
23091013 678,68 689,56
23091031 71,91 82,79
23091033 727,58 738,46
23091051 143,82 154,70
23091053 799,49 810,37
23099031 23,01 33,89
23099033 678,68 689,56
23099041 71,91 82,79
23099043 727,58 738,46
23099051 143,82 154,70
23099053 799,49 810,37
(')OnimportationintoPortugalthelevyisincreasedbytheamountspecifiedinArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No3808/90.
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