20.9.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL264/15
REGULATION (EEC)No2553/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of19September1973
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(*)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
Community andtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community ,signedatBrusselson22January1972,
andinparticularArticle12(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereastheimportlevies'onproductsprocessed
fromcerealsandricewerefixedbyRegulation(EEC)
No,2368/73(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2542/73(7);
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedonproducts
processedfromcerealsandricecoveredbyRegulation
(EEC)No1052/68(10),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No881/73(u),asfixedintheAnnextothe
amendedRegulation (EEC)No2368/73,arehereby
alteredasshownintheTableannexedtothisRegula­
tion.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20
September1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19September1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(!)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(i)0"|NoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(>)O'jNo174,31.7.1967,p.I.
(4)O'JNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(5)O'jNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.•
(»)OJNoL245,1.9.1973,p.14.
(7)O'lNoL262,19.9.1973,p.30.(s)OJNoL181,27.7.1968,p.6.oo'lNoL104,19.4.1973,p..}().
(I0)OlNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(")O'jNoL86,31.3.1973,p.30.

NoL264/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.9.73
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof19September1973alteringtheimportleviesonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
CCTheadingNoLeviesinj.a./100kg
Thirdcountries
(otherthanAASMandOCT,
Tanzania,UgandaandKenya)AASM,OCT,Tanzania,Uganda
andKenya
11.01EIo 2165 1-665
11.01EII(») 1-194 0-944
11.02AVa)1(*) 0-500 0
11.02AVa)2H 2-165 1-665
11.02AVb)H 1-194 0-944
11.02BIIc)(») 1-730 1-480
11.02CV(») 1-730 1-480
11.02DVH 1-194 0-944
11.02EIIc)(*) 2-165' 1-665
11.02FVi1) 2-165 1-665
11.02GII 1-194 0-694
11.06BI 1-700 0
11.06BII 3-189 1-309
11.08AI 1-700 0
11.08AIV 1-700 0
11.08AV 1-700 0
17.02BIIa)(2) 8-000 0
17.02BIIb)(2) 5-500 0
17.05BI 8-000 0
17.05BII 5-500 0
23.03AI 15-000 0
(')Forthepurposeofdistinguishing betweenproductsfallingwithinheadingNos11.01and11.02andthose
fallingwithinsubheading23.02A,productsfallingwithinheadingNos11.01and11.02shallbethosemeeting
thefollowingspecifications :
—astarchcontent(determinedbythemodifiedEwerspoiarimetricmethod),referredtodrymatter,
exceeding45°/obyweight
—anashcontent,byweight,referredtodrymatter(afterdeductionofanyaddedminerals),notexceeding
1-6•/•forrice,2-5%forwheat,3%forbarley,4*/oforbuckwheat,5•/«foroatsand2•/«forothercereals.
Germofcereals,whole,rolled,flakedorground,fallsinallcaseswithinheadingNo11.02.
(')PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66/EECtheproductfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BIissubjecttothe
samelevyasproductsfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BII.