NoL52/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.2.81
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No493/81
of26February1981
fixingtheimportleviesoncompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals(!),aslastamendedby
theActofAccessionofGreece(2),andinparticular
Article14(4)thereof,amountofthefixedcomponentand,inrespectof
someoftheseproducts,bypartofthevariablecompo­
nent;whereasthisreductionmustbemadeinaccor­
dancewithArticle12ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No706/76of30March1976onthearrangements
applicabletoagriculturalproductsandcertaingoods
resultingfromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'(5);
aslastamendedt>y^Regulation(EEC)No279/80(6);
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclature provided
forinthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff,HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereastherulestobeappliedincalculatingthevari­
ablecomponentoftheimportlevyoncompound
feedingstuffs arelaiddowninArticle14(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
productsconsideredtohavebeenusedinthemanufac­
tureofsuchcompoundfeedingstuffs ,thisaverage
beingadjustedonthebasisofthethresholdpricefor
thebasicproductsinquestionrulingduringthe
monthofimportation ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Whereasthelevythusdetermined ,increasedbythe
fixedcomponent ,isvalidforonemonth;whereasthe
amountofthefixedcomponentofthelevyislaid
downinArticle6ofRegulation (EEC)No2743/75;Theimportleviestobechargedonthecompound
feedingstuffs coveredbyRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75andsubjecttoRegulation(EEC)No2743/75
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
andoftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevy
relatingtotheminrespectofcertainproducts
processedfromcerealsmustbereducedbytheArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March
1981.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1575,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.
(4)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.(5)OJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.h)OJNoL31,8.2.1980,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26February1981fixingtheimportleviesoncompound
feedingstuffs
(ECU/tonne)
Levies
CCTheadingNo Nomenclature insimplifiedwordingThirdcountries
(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)2Containingnostarchorcontaining10%orlessbyweightofstarch:
—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilk
products
Containingmorethan10%butnotmorethan30%byweightof
starch:20-65
327-969-77
317-08
23.07BIb)1
23.07BIb)2—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%bywightofmilk
products41-42
348-7330-54
337-85
23.07BIc)1
23.07BIc)2Containingmorethan30%byweightofstarch:
—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilk
products71-95
379-2661-07
368-38