NoL54/68 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.2.81
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No540/81
of27February1981
alteringtheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesinrelationtotheCommunity
currenciesreferredtointhepreviousindent;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon
26February1981;
Whereasthelevyonthebasicproductaslastfixed
differsfromtheaveragelevybymorethan302ECU
pertonneofbasicproduct;whereas,pursuantto
Article1ofRegulation (EEC)No1579/74Q,the
leviesatpresentinforcemustthereforebealteredto
theamountssetoutintheAnnexhereto,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
theActofAccessionofGreece(2),andinparticular
Article14(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrice(3),aslastamendedbytheActof
AccessionofGreece,andinparticularArticle12(4)
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2543/73(*),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheadviceoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereastheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfrom
cerealsandricewerefixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
492/81(6);
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedonproductsprocessed
fromcerealsandricecoveredbyRegulation(EEC)No
2744/75(8),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2245/78(9),asfixedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)
No492/81areherebyalteredtotheamountssetout
intheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March
1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27February1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
J\iemberoftheCommission
(•)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
OOJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
OOJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.
(6)OJNoL52,27.2.1981,p.24.0OJNoL168,25.6.1974,p.7.
(8)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.
OOJNoL273,29.9.1978,p.1.

28.2.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL54/69
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27February1981alteringtheimportleviesonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
CCTheadingNoLeviesinECU/tonne
Thirdcountries
(otherthanACPorOCT)ACPorOCT
11.01G(2) 52-80 49-78
11.02AVII(2) 52-80 49-78
11.02BIId)(2) 81-10 78-08
11.02CVI0 81-10 78-08
11.02DVI(2) 52-80 49-78
11.02EIId)2(2)93-88 87-84
11.02FVII(2) 52-80 49-78
(2)Forthepurposeofdistinguishing betweenproductsfallingwithinheadingNos11.01and11.02
andthosefallingwithinsubheading23.02A,productsfallingwithinheadingNos11.01and11.02
shallbethosemeetingthefollowingspecifications :
—astarchcontent(determinedbythemodifiedEwerspolarimetricmethod),referredtodry
matter,exceeding45%byweight,
—anashcontent,byweight,referredtodrymatter(afterdeductionofanyaddedminerals),not
exceeding 1-6%forrice,2-5%forwheat,3%forbarley,,4%forbuckwheat,5%foroats
and2%forothercereals.
Germofcereals,whole,rolled,flakedorground,fallsinallcaseswithinheadingNo11.02.