27.7.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL187/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1686/77
of26July1977
fixingtheimportleviesoncompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals(!),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1386/76(2),andinparticular
Article14(4)thereof,someoftheseproducts,bypartofthevariablecompo­
nent;whereasthisreductionmustbemadeinaccor­
dancewithArticle12ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No706/76of30March1976onthearrangements
applicabletoagriculturalproductsandcertaingoods
resultingfromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'(4),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No328/77(5);
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2727/75thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff,HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,
Whereastherulestobeappliedincalculatingthevari­
ablecomponentoftheimportlevyoncompound
feedingstuffsarelaiddowninArticle14(1)(A)of
Regulation(EEC)No2727/75;whereastheincidence
oftheleviesapplicabletothebasicproductsof
compoundfeedingstuffsontheirprimecostsshould
bedetermined,inpursuanceofArticle4ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2743/75of29October1975on
thesystemtobeappliedtocereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs (3),onthebasisoftheaverageofthe
leviesapplicableduringthefirst25daysofthemonth
precedingthemonthofimportationtothequantities
ofbasicproductsconsideredtohavebeenusedinthe
manufactureofsuchcompoundfeedingstuffs ,this
averagebeingadjustedonthebasisofthethreshold
priceforthebasicproductsinquestionrulingduring
themonthofimportation ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereasthelevythusdetermined,increasedbythe
fixedcomponent,isvalidforonemonth;whereasthe
amountofthefixedcomponentofthelevyisspeci­
fiedinArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No2743/75;Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedonthecompound
feedingstuffs coveredbyRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75andsubjecttoRegulation(EEC)No2743/75
arefixedherebyasshownintheAnnextothisRegula­
tion.
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orinthe'overseascountriesandterritories',thelevy
relatingtotheminrespectofcertainproducts
processedfromcerealsmustbereducedbythe
amountofthefixedcomponentand,inrespectofArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1977.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL158,29.6.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.(«)OJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.
(5)OJNoL46,18.2.1977,p.1.

NoL187/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.7.77
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26July1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof26July1977fixingtheimportleviesoncompound
feedingstuffs
(u.a/tonne)
Levies
CCTheadingNo Nomenclature insimplifiedwordingThirdcountries
(otherthan
ACPand
OCT)ACPand
OCT
Preparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredbyRegulation
(EEC)No968/68,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadings 17.02Band17.05B,ormilkproducts(falling
withinheadingNos04.01,04.02,04.03and04.04,andsubheadings
17.02Aand17.05A)containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup:
Containingnostarchorcontaining10%orlessbyweightofstarch:
23.07BIa)1
23.07B1a)2—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilk
products
Containingmorethan10%butnotmorethan30%byweightof
starch:20.44
4651911.44
45619
23.07BIb)1
23.07BIb)2—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%bywightofmilk
products
Containingmorethan30%byweightofstarch:44.74
489.4935.74
480.49
23.07BIc)1
23.07BIc)2—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilk
products80.47
525.2271.47
516.22