30.5.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL141/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1408/85
of29May1985
fixingtheimportleviesoncompoundfeedingstuffs
theseproducts,bypartofthevariablecomponent;
whereasthisreductionmustbemadeinaccordance
withArticle12ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
486/85of26February1985onthearrangements
applicabletoagriculturalproductsandcertaingoods
resultingfromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'(^;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No974/71(%aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No855/840,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent,andtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)(No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiz­
ationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1018/84(2),andinparticular
Article14(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereastherulestobeappliedincalculatingthevari­
ablecomponentoftheimportlevyoncompound
feedingstuffsarelaiddowninArticle14(1)(A)of
Regulation(EEC)No2727/75;whereasArticle4of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2743/75of29October
1975onthesystemtobeappliedtocereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs (3),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2560/77(4),providesthattheincidenceon
theprimecostsofthesefeedingstuffsofthelevies
applicabletotheirbasicproductsshouldbecalculated
onthebasisoftheaverageoftheleviesapplicable
duringthefirst25daysofthemonthprecedingthat
monthofimportationtothequantitiesofbasic
productsconsideredtohavebeenusedinthemanu­
factureofsuchcompoundfeedingstuffs ,thisaverage
beingadjustedonthebasisofthethresholdpricefor
thebasicproductsinquestionrulingduringthe
monthofimportation ;
Whereasthelevythusdetermined,increasedbythe
fixedcomponent,isvalidforonemonth;whereasthe
amountofthefixedcomponentofthelevyislaid
downinArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No2743/75;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
andoftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevy
relatingtotheminrespectofcertainproducts
processedfromcerealsmustbereducedbytheamount
ofthefixedcomponentand,inrespectofsomeofHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedonthecompound
feedingstuffscoveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
andsubjecttoRegulation(EEC)No2743/75shallbe
assetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1985.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.V)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.1. 0OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.
(«)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1(f)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.0OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29May1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29May1985fixingtheimportleviesoncompound
feedingstuffs
(ECU/tonne)
CCTheadingNo Nomenclature insimplifiedwordingLevies
J
Thirdcountries
(otherthan
ACPand
OCT)ACPand
OCT
Preparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredbyRegulation
(EEC)No968/68,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadings17.02Band21.07FII,ormilkproducts(falling
withinheadingNos04.01,04.02,04.03and04.04,andsubheadings
17.02Aand21.07FI)containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup:
23.07BIa)1
23.07BIa)2Containingnostarchorcontaining 10%orlessbyweightofstarch:
—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilk
products
Containingmorethan10%butnotmorethan30%byweightof
starch:23,69
572,2412,81
561,36
23.07BIb)1
23.07BIb)2—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilk
products50,92
599,4740,04
588,59
23.07BIc)1
23.07BIc)2Containingmorethan30%byweightofstarch:
—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilk
products90,96
639,5180,08
628,63