NoL53/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1.3.90
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No497/90
of28February1990
fixingtheimportleviesoncompoundfeedingstuffs
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3530/89(6);Whereas
theCouncilhasnotyetbeenableformallytoadoptthe
RegulationintendedtoreplaceRegulation (EEC)No
486/85;whereas,inordertoavoiddiscontinuityinthe
arrangementsapplying,theapplicationofthearrange­
mentslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No486/85should
becontainedasaprecautionandwithoutprejudicetothe
definitivearrangements tobeadoptedsubsequentlyby
theCouncil;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle272oftheActofAccession,
theCommunity asconstitutedat31December1985
must,inthecaseofproductsspecifiedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No2727/75andinArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1418/76f),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1806/89(8),whichareimported
fromPortugal,applythearrangementswhichwereappli­
cableinrespectofPortugalbeforeaccession;whereas,
underArticle4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3792/85
of20December1985layingdownthearrangements
applyingtotradeinagriculturalproductsbetweenSpain
andPortugal(9),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3296/88(10),thesamearrangementsaretobeappliedin
thecaseofSpain;whereasalevyshouldbeapplied
pursuanttothosearrangements andwhereasthatlevy
shouldbecalculatedinaccordancewiththeruleslaid
downinCommissionRegulation156/67/EEC(n),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No31/76(l2),andtaking
intoaccountthesituationwithregardtomarketpricesin
Portugal;whereas,inthecaseofimportsintoSpain,the
accessioncompensatory amountapplicabletotrade
betweenSpainandtheCommunity asconstituedat31
December1985shouldbedeductedfromthelevy;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No201/90(2),andinparticularArticle14(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereastherulestobeappliedincalculatingthevariable
componentoftheimportlevyoncompoundfeedingstuffs
arelaiddowninArticle14(1)(A)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75;whereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobe
appliedtocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs(3),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No944/87(4),provides
thattheincidenceontheprimecostsofthesefeeding­
stuffsoftheleviesapplicabletotheirbasicproducts
shouldbecalculatedonthebasisoftheaverageofthe
leviesapplicableduringthefirst25daysofthemonth
precedingthatmonthofimportationtothequantitiesof
basicproductsconsideredtohavebeenusedinthemanu­
factureofsuchcompoundfeedingstuffs ,thisaverage
beingadjustedonthebasisofthethresholdpriceforthe
basicproductsinquestionrulingduringthemonthof
importation ;
Whereasthelevythusdetermined,increasedbythefixed
component,isvalidforonemonth;whereastheamount
ofthefixedcomponentofthelevyislaiddowninArticle
6ofRegulation(EEC)No2743/75;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenoftheinte­
restsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandof
theoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevyrelatingto
theminrespectofcertainproductsprocessedfromcereals
mustbereducedbytheamountofthefixedcomponent
and,inrespectofsomeoftheseproducts,bypartofthe
variablecomponent ;whereasthisreductionmustbe
madeinaccordancewithArticle12ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No486/85of26February1985onthearran­
gementsapplicabletoagriculturalproductsandcertain
goodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificWhereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(13),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1636/87(14),
0OJNoL61,26.2.1985,p.4.(jOJNoL347,28.11.1989,p.3.
OOJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(8)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.
(9)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.7.
(10)OJNoL293,27.10.1988,p.7.
(")OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2533/67.
HOJNoL5,10.1.1976,p.18.
(13)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
HOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.(•)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL22,27.1.1990,p.7.'
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.
4)OJNoL90,2.4.1987,p.2.

1.3,90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL53/19
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedonthecompound
feedingstuffscoveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727175
andsubjecttoRegulation(EEC)No2743/75shallbeas
setoutintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1990.Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomencla­
ture,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28February1990fixingtheimportleviesoncompound
feedingstuffs
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeLevies
Portugal ACPandOCTThirdcountries
(otherthan
ACPandOCT)
23091011 10,88 21,87 32,75
23091013 10,88 538,77 549,65
23091031 10,88 68,34 79,22
23091033 10,88 585,24 596,12
23091051 10,88 136,67 147,55
23091053 10,88 653,57 664,45
23099031 10,88 21,87 32,75
23099033 10,88 538,77 549,65
23099041 10,88 68,34 79,22
23099043 10,88 585,24 596,12
23099051 10,88 136,67 147,55
23099053 10,88 653,57 664,45