28.8.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL237/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2121/76
of27August1976
fixingtheimportleviesoncompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1143/76(2),andinparticular
Article14(4)thereof,amountofthefixedcomponentand,inrespectof
someoftheseproducts,bypartofthevariablecompo­
nent;whereasthisreductionmustbemadeinaccor­
dancewithArticle12ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No706/76of30March1976onthearrangements
applicabletoagriculturalproductsandcertaingoods
resultingfromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'(4);
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
manufacture ofsuchcompoundfeedingstuffs ,this
averagebeingadjustedonthebasisofthethreshold
priceforthebasicproductsinquestionrulingduring
themonthofimportation ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Whereasthelevythusdetermined,increasedbythe
fixedcomponent ,isvalidforonemonth;whereasthe
amountofthefixedcomponentofthelevyisspeci­
fiedinArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No2743/75;Theimportleviestobechargedonthecompound
feedingstuffs coveredbyRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75andsubjecttoRegulation(EEC)No2743/75
arefixedherebyasshownintheAnnextothisRegula­
tion.
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orinthe'overseascountriesandterritories',thelevy
relatingtotheminrespectofcertainproducts
processedfromcerealsmustbereducedbytheArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1976.(•)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL130,19.5.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60. («)OJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.

NoL237/30 28.8.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27August1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Leviesinu.a./metricton
CCTheadingNo Nomenclature insimplifiedwordingThirdcountries
(otherthan
ACPand
OCT)ACPand
OCT
Preparations ofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredby
Regulation (EEC)No968'68,containingstarch,glucoseorglucose
syrupfallingwithinsubheadings17.02Band17.05B,ormilk
products (fallingwithinheadingNos04.01,04.02,04.03and04.04,
andsubheadings17.02Aand17.05A)containingstarch,glucose
orglucosesyrup:
Containingnostarchorcontaining10*/oorlessbyweightof
starch:
23.07BIa)1—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10*/oby
weightofsuchproducts14-57 5-57
23.07BIa)2—Containing10e/oormorebutlessthan50*/obyweightof
milkproducts
Containingmorethan10*/obutnotmorethan30*/obyweightof
starch:456-92 447-92
23.07BIb)1—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10e/oby
weightofsuchproducts26-42 17-42
23.07BIb)2—Containing10°/oormorebutlessthan50*/obyweightofmilk
products
Containinginorethan30*/obyweightofstarch:468-77 459-77
23.07BIc)1—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts43-84 34-84
23.07BIc)2—Containing10*/oormorebutlessthan50·/·byweightofmilk
products486-19 477-19