8.9.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL252/21
REGULATION (EEC)No2457/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of7September1973
alteringtheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasthelevyonthebasicproductaslastfixed
differsfromtheaveragelevybymorethan0-25unit
ofaccountper100kilogrammes ofbasicproduct;
whereas,pursuanttoArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
1080/68(8),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1047/73(9),theleviesatpresentinforcemustthere­
forebealteredasshownintheTableannexedtothis
Regulation ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2),andinparticularArticle
14(4)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(3)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbythe
Act(4)annexedtotheTreaty(5)ontheAccessionof
newMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community ,signedatBrusselson22January1972,
andinparticularArticle12(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereastheimportleviesonproductsprocessed
fromcerealsandricewerefixedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2368/73(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2446/73(7);
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedonproducts
processedfromcerealsandricecoveredbyRegulation
(EEC)No1052/68(10),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No881/73(n),asfixedintheAnnextothe
amendedRegulation(EEC)No2368/73,arehereby
alteredasshownintheTableannexedtothisRegula­
tion.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon8September
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7September1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
>)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
«)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
5)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
*>)OJNoL245,1.9.1973,p.14.
AOJNoL250,7.9.1973,p.44.(8)OJNoL181,27.7.1968,p.6.
OOJNoL104,19.4.1973,p.30.
(I0)OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(")OJNoL86,31.3.1973,p.30.

NoL252/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.9.73
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof7September1973alteringtheimportleviesonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
CCTheadingNo'Leviesinu.a./100kg
Thirdcountries
(otherthanAASMandOCT,
Tanzania,UgandaandKenya)AASM,OCT,Tanzania,Uganda
andKenya
11.01K(!) 1-524 1-274
11.02AIXH 1-524 1-274
11.02BIId)H 2-248 1-998
11.02CVIIIi1) 2-248 1-998
11.02DVIIIi1) 1-524 1-274
11.02EIId)i1) 2-748 2-248
11.02FIX(*) 1-524 1-274
(')Forthepurposeofdistinguishing betweenproductsfallingwithinheadingNos11.01and11.02andthose
fallingwithinsubheading23.02A,productsrailingwithinheadingNos11.01and11.02shallbethosemeeting
thefollowingspecifications :
—astarchcontent(determinedbythemodifiedEwerspolarimetric method),referredtodrymatter,
exceeding45°/obyweight
—anashcontent,byweight,referredtodrymatter(afterdeductionofanyaddedminerals),notexceeding
1-6°/oforrice,2-5%forwheat,3%forbarley,4c/oforbuckwheat,5°/oforoatsand2•/•for
othercereals.
Germofcereals,whole,rolled,flakedorground,fallsinallcaseswithinheadingNo11.02.