24.12.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL356/71
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No4072/88
of23December 1988
alteringtheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2221/88(2),andinparticularArticle14(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2229/88(4),andinparticularArticle12(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1676/85of11
June1985onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(*),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1636/87(6),andinparticularArticle3
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1676/85,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon
22December1988;
Whereastheaforesaidcorrectivefactoraffectstheentire
calculationbasisforthelevies,includingtheequivalence
coefficients ;
Whereasthelevyonthebasicproductaslastfixeddiffers
fromtheaveragelevybymorethan3,02ECUpertonne
ofbasicproduct;whereas,pursuanttoArticle1of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1579/74("),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1740/78(u),thelevies
atpresentinforcemustthereforebealteredtothe
amountssetoutintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereastheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfrom
cerealsandricewerefixedbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3689/88Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No4011/88(»);
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1906/87(9)as
amendedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2744/75(10)as
regardsproductsfallingwithinCNcodes230210,
230220,230230and230240;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinabandArticle1
Theimportleviestobechargedonproductsprocessed
fromcerealsandricecoveredbyRegulation(EEC)No
2744/75asfixedintheAnnextoamendedRegulation
(EEC)No3689/88areherebyalteredtotheamountsset
outintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon26December
1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23December1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.16.f)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.30.i5)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(*)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.0OJNoL321,26.11.1988,p.28.
(8)OJNoL354,22.12.1988,p.53.0OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.
(10)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.(")OJNoL168,25.6.1974,p.7.
(>2)OJNoL202,26.7.1978,p.8.

NoL356/72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.12.88
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof23December1988alteringtheimportleviesonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeImportlevies
Thirdcountries
.(otherthanACPorOCT)ACPorOCT
110230000
11031400(2)
110329500
110419910
110819100128,14
128,14
128,14
218,51
201,13125,12
125,12
125,12
212,47
170,30
(2)ForthepurposeofdistinguishingbetweenproductsfallingwithinheadingNos1101,1102,1103and1104and
thosefallingwithinsubheadings230210,230220,230230.and230240,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.