29.9.88 NoL269/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2974/88
of28September1988
fixingtheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1579/74of
24June1974ontheprocedureforcalculatingtheimport
levyonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfromrice
andfortheadvancefixingofthislevyfortheseproducts
andforcompoundfeedingstuffsmanufactured from
cerealsQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1740/78(8),providesthatthelevythusdetermined,
increasedbythefixedcomponentisvalidingeneralfor
onemonthbutisalteredwherethelevyapplicabletothe
basicproductconcerneddiffersbynotlessthan3,02ECU
pertonnefromtheaverageoftheleviescalculatedas
describedabove;Havingregardto"theActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2221/88(2),andinparticularArticle14(4)thereof,WhereasinaccordancewithArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)
No2744/75andArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
1579/74,thelevyoncertainprocessedproductsmustbe
reducedbyanamountequaltotheproductionrefund
grantedinrespectofbasicproductsforprocessing ;
whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1921/75(9),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2415/75(l0),lai<3down
certaintransitionalmeasuresinrespectofstarches;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2229/88(4),andinparticularArticle12(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereasthefixedcomponentofthelevyisspecifiedin
Regulation (EEC)No2744/75;whereas,inaccordance
withCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2742/75("),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3794/85(12),thevari­
ablecomponentofthelevyoncertainprocessedproducts
mustbereducedbytheincidenceoftheproduction
refundgrantedinrespectofbasicproductsintendedfor
processing ;Whereastherulestobeappliedincalculatingthevariable
componentoftheimportlevyonproductsprocessed
fromcerealsandricearelaiddowninArticle14(1)(A)of
Regulation(EEC)No2727/75andArticle12(1)(a)of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76;whereasArticle2of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2744/75of29October
1975ontheimportandexportsystemforproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1906/87(6),providesthattheinci­
denceontheprimecostsoftheseproductsofthelevies
applicabletotheirbasicproductsshouldbecalculatedon
thebasisoftheaverageoftheleviesapplicabletothese
basicproductsforthefirst25daysofthemonthprece­
dingthatofimportation ;whereasthisaverage,adjusted
onthebasisofthethresholdpricevalidforthebasic
productsinquestionduringthemonthofimportationis
calculatedonthebasisofthequantitiesofbasicproducts
consideredtohavebeenusedinthemanufacture ofthe
processedproductorthecompetingproductwhichserves
asareferenceforprocessedproductsnotcontaining
cereals:Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenoftheinte­
restsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandof
theoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevyrelatingto
theminrespectofcertainproductsprocessedfromcereals
mustbereducedbytheamountofthefixedcomponent
and,inrespectofsomeoftheseproducts,bypartofthe
variablecomponent ;whereasthisreductionmustbe
madeinaccordancewithArticle12ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No486/85of26February1985onthe
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.16.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.30.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.
(6)OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.i7)OJNoL168,25.6.1974,p.7.
(8)OJNoL202,26.7.1978,p.8.
OOJNoL195,26.7.1975,p.25.
(10)OJNoL247,23.9.1975,p.22.
(")OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.57.
02)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.20.

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thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/870,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(!)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclature providedfofinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomencla­
ture,gements'arrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproducts
andcertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagri­
culturalproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,Caribbean
andPacificStatesorintheoverseascountriesandterrito­
ries('),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1821/87(2);
Whereas,inrespectofproductsfallingwithinsubheading
07.06AoftheCommonCuxtomsTariff,CouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No430/87of9February1987concerningthe
importarrangementsapplicabletoproductsfallingwithin
subheading07.06AoftheCommonCustomsTariff
comingfromthirdcountriesandamendingRegulation
(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff(3)lays
downthetermsonwhichtheimportlevyislimitedto
6%advalorem;whereasaccountshouldbetakenofthe
introductionon1January1988ofthenewtariffnomen­
claturelaiddownbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2658/87of23July1987onthetariffandstatistical
nomenclature andontheCommonCustomsTariff(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1471/88(*),andto
thatendformersubheading07.06Ashouldbereplaced
bythecorresponding subheadings 07141090and
07149010ofthenewnomenclature ;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormallylevies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforinHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75andin
Article1(1)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76and
subjecttoRegulation (EEC)No2744/75,shallbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1October1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28September1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.
0OJNoL172,30.6.1987,p.102.
(3)OJNoL43,13.2.1987,p.9.
0OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.
nOJNoL134,31.5.1988,p.1.(6)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

NoL269/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.9.88
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28September1988fixingtheimportleviesonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeImportlevies
PortugalThirdcountries
(otherthanACPorOCT)ACPorOCT
07141010 27,40 115,96 111,130
07141090 24,38 112,94(') 111,1300
07149010 24,38 .112,940 111,1300
11022010(2) 6,04 218,37 212,33
11022090(2)■3,02 123,34 120,32
11023000(2) 3,02 118,86 115,84
11029010(2) 49,92 209,33 203,29
11029030(2) 151,50 90,01 83,97
110290900 22,42 133,09 130,07
110312000: 151,50 90,01 83,97
11031311(2) 6,04 209,37 203,33
11031319(2) 6,04 218,37 212,33
11031390$ 3,02 123,34 120,32
11031400(2) 3,02 118,86 115,84
11031910(2) 59,19 195,53 189,49
11031930(2) 49,92 209,33 203,29
11031990(2) 22,42 133,09 130,07
11032100(2) 6,04 231,06 225,02
11032910(2) 59,19 195,53 189,49
11032920(2) 49,92' 209,33 203,29
11032930(2) 151,50 90,01 83,97
11032940(2) 6,04 218,37 212,33
11032950(2) 3,02 118,86 115,84
11032990(2) 22,42 133,09 130,07
11041110(2) 27,89 118,22 115,20
11041190(2) 54,80 231,92 225,88
11041210(2) 85,45 50,60 47,58
11041290(2) 167,65 99,34 93,30
11041910(2) 6,04 231,06 225,02
11041930(2) 59,19 195,53 189,49
11041950(2) 6,04 218,37 212,33
11041991(2) 6,04 202,74 196,70
11041999(2) 40,28 235,58 229,54
11042110(2) 42,03 183,72 180,70
11042130(2) 42,03 183,72 180,70
11042150(2) 66,99 288,39 282,35
11042190(2) 27,89 118,22 115,20
11042210(2) 148,48 86,99 83,97
11042230(2) 148,48 86,99 83,97
11042250(2) 132,32 77,66 74,64
11042290(2) 85,45 50,60 47,58
11042310(2) 3,02 191,76 188,74
11042330(2) 3,02 191,76 188,74
11042390(2) 3,02 123,34 120,32

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(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeImportlevies
PortugalThirdcountries
(otherthanACPorOCT)ACPorOCT
11042910*10(2)(6) 3,02 169,28 166,26
11042910*2000 42,29 143,03 140,01
11042910*3000 33,45 207,05 204,03
11042910*40(2)(9) 33,45 207,05 204,03
11042910*90OH 33,45 207,05' 204,03
11042930*1000 3,02 203,04 200,02
11042930*2000 50,27 171,45 168,43
11042930*3000 33,45 207,05 204,03
11042930*4000 33,45 207,05 204,03
11042930*900(10) 33,45 207,05 204,03
110429910 3,02 130,53 127,51
110429950 33,14 110,40 107,38
110429990 22,42 133,09 130,07
11043010 6,04 99,80 93,76
11043090 6,04 94,51* 88,47
11062010 27,40 115,96 109,310
11062091 20,55 202,42 178,240
11062099 20,55 210,47 186,290
11071011 10,88 233,40 222,52
11071019 10,88 177,14 166,26
11071091 54,28 211,910 201,03
11071099 43,31 161,09 150,21
11072000 48,67 185,940 175,06
11081100 20,55 280,17 259,62
11081200 20,55 202,42 181,87
11081300 20,55 202,42 181,87
11081400 20,55 202,42 90,930
11081910 30,83 187,82 156,99
11081990 20,55 202,42 90,93
11090000 181,34 653,38 472,04
170230910 96,72 333,94 237,22
170230990 66,49 248,36 181,87
170240900 66,49 248,36 181,87
17029050 66,49 248,36 181,87
17029075 96,72 345,23 248,51
17029079 66,49 239,32 172,83
21069055 66,49 248,36 181,87
23021010 9,41 55,83 49,83
23021090 13,31 112,77 106,77
23022010 9,41 55,83 49,83
23022090 13,31 112,77 106,77
23023010 9,41 55,83 49,83
23023090 13,31 112,77 106,77
23024010 9,41 55,83 49,83
23024090 13,31 112,77 106,77
23031011 181,34 407,26
'225,92

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(')Thislevyislimitedto6%ofthevalueforcustomspurposes,subjecttocertainconditions .
(2)ForthepurposeofdistinguishingbetweenproductsfallingwithinheadingNos1101,1102,1103and1104andthosefalling
withinsubheadings230210,230220,230230and230240,productsfallingwithinheadingNos1101,1102,1103and1104
shallbethosemeetingthefollowingspecifications :
—astarchcontent(determinedbythemodifiedEwerspolarimetricmethod),referredtodrymatter,exceeding45%byweight,
—anashcontent,byweight,referredtodrymatter(afterdeductionofanyaddedminerals),notexceeding1,6%forrice,2,5%
forwheat,3%forbarley,4%forbuckwheat,5%foroatsand2%forothercereals.
Germofcereals,whole,rolled,flakedorground,fallsinallcaseswithinheadingNos1103and1104.
(3)PursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No2730/75thecustomstreatmentinrespectofglucoseandglucosesyrupofsubheadings
17023091,17023099and17024090shallalsoapplytoglucoseandglucosesyrupofsubheadings17023051and17023059.
(4)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No1180/77thislevyisreducedby5,44ECU/tonneforproductsoriginatinginTurkey.
0InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No486/85thelevyshallnotbechargedonthefollowingproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandintheoverseascountriesandterritories:
—arrow-rootfallingwithinsubheading07149010,
—floursandmealofarrow-rootfallingwithinsubheading110620,
—arrow-rootstarchfallingwithinsubheading11081990.
0Tariccode:wheat.
I7)Tariccode:rye.
(8)Tariccode:millet.
(')Tariccode:sorghum.
(10)Tariccode:others.