OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL26/19
30.1.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No255/88
of29January1988
fixingtheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1579/74of
24June1974ontheprocedureforcalculatingtheimport
levyonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfromrice
andfortheadvancefixingofthislevyfortheseproducts
andforcompoundfeedingstuffsmanufacturedfrom
cereals0,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1740/78(8),providesthatthelevythusdetermined,
increasedbythefixedcomponentisvalidingeneralfor
onemonthbutisalteredwherethelevyapplicabletothe
basicproductconcerneddiffersbynotlessthan3,02ECU
pertonnefromtheaverageoftheleviescalculatedas
describedabove;HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3989/87(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(10),laiddown
certaintransitionalmeasuresinrespectofstarches;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3990/87(4),andinparticularArticle12(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereasthefixedcomponentofthelevyisspecifiedin
Regulation(EEC)No2744/75;whereas,inaccordance
withCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2742/75(n),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{%providesthattheinci­
denceontheprimecostsoftheseproductsofthelevies
applicabletotheirbasicproductsshouldbecalculatedon
thebasisoftheaverageoftheleviesapplicabletothese
basicproductsforthefirst25daysofthemonthprece­
dingthatofimportation;whereasthisaverage,adjusted
onthebasisofthethresholdpricevalidforthebasic
productsinquestionduringthemonthofimportationis
calculatedonthebasisofthequantitiesofbasicproducts
consideredtohavebeenusedinthemanufactureofthe
processedproductorthecompetingproductwhichserves
asareferenceforprocessedproductsnotcontaining
cereals;Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenoftheinte­
restsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandof
theoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevyrelatingto
theminrespectofcertainproductsprocessedfromcereals
mustbereducedbytheamountofthefixedcomponent
and,inrespectofsomeoftheseproducts,bypartofthe
variablecomponent;whereasthisreductionmustbe
madeinaccordancewithArticle12ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No486/85of26February1985onthe
OOJNoL168,25.6.1974,p.7.
(8)OJNoL202,26.7.1978,p.8.
(»)OJNoL195,26.7.1975,p.25.
(10)OJNoL247,23.9.1975,p.22.
(»)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.57.HOJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.20.(■)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
Ì2)OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.HOJNoL377,31.12.1987.
HOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.
(«)OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.

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gementsarrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproducts
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
downthetermsonwhichtheimportlevymaybecharged
at6%advalorem;whereasaccountshouldbetakenof
theintroductionon1January1988ofthenewtariff
nomenclaturelaiddownbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2658/87of23July1987onthetariffandstatistical
nomenclatureandontheCommonCustomsTariff(4)and
tothatendformersubheading07.06Ashouldbe
replacedbythecorrespondingsubheadings07141090
and07149010ofthenewnomenclature ;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormallylevies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentralrate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(*),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomencla­
ture,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andin
Article1(1)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76and
subjecttoRegulation(EEC)No2744/75,shallbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29January1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.0OJNoL172,30.6.1987,p.102.0OJNoL43,13.2.1987,p.9.
(4)OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.ìf)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29January1988fixingtheimportleviesonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne)
\ Imports
CNcode
PortugalThirdcountries
(otherthanACPorOCT)ACPorOCT
07141010
07141090
07149010
11022010(2)
11022090(2)
110230000
110290100
110290300
11029090(2)
110312000
11031311(2)
11031319(2)
11031390
110314000
11031910
11031930(2)
11031990(2)
11032100(2)
11032910(2)
11032920(2)
11032930(2)
110329400
110329500
110329900
110411100
110411900
110412100
110412900
110419100
110419300
110419500
110419910
110419990
110421100
110421300
110421500
110421900
110422100
110422300
110422500
110422900
110423100
110423300
11042390042,52
39,50
39,50
25,14
13,84
3,02
77,14
178,39
37,82
178,39
25,14
25,14
13,84
3,02
88,95
77,14
37,82
38,62
88,95
77,14
178,39
25,14
3,02
37,82
43,31
85,04
100,69
197,54
38,62
88,95
25,14
6,04
67,46
66,22
66,22
104,79
43,31
175,37
175,37
156,22
100,69
20,00
20,00
13,84189,18
186,160
186,160
318,07
179,84
197.01
341,13
278.02
187,31
278,02
300,07
318,07
179,84
197.01
307,63
341,13
187,31
362,48
307,63
341.13
278.02
318,07
197,01
187,31
192,90
378,36
157.14
308,24
362,48
307,63
318,07
335,46
331,26
300,88
300,88
471,44
192,90
275,00
275,00
244,78
157,14
280,38
280,38
179,84184,350
184,3500
184,3500
312,03
176,82
193,99
335,09
271,98
184,29
271.98
294,03
312,03
176,82
193.99
301,59
335,09
184,29
356,44
301,59
335,09
271.98
312,03
193.99
184,29
189,88
372,32
154,12
302,20
356,44
301,59
312,03
.329,42
325,22
297,86
297,86
465,40
189,88
271,98
271,98
241,76
154,12
277,36
277,36
176,82

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(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeImports
PortugalThirdcountries
(otherthanACPorOCI)ACPorOCT
11042910*1000
11042910*20(2)0
11042910*3000
11042910*4000
11042910*900O
11042930*1000
11042930*2000
11042930*3000
11042930*4000
11042930*900H
110429910
110429950
110429990
11043010
11043090
11062010
11062091
11062099
11071011
11071019
11071091
11071099
11072000
11081100
11081200
11081300
11081400
11081910
11081990
11090000
170230910
170230990
170240900
170290500
17029075
17029079
21069055 ^
23021010
23021090
23022010
23022090
23023010
23023090
23024010
23024090
2303101127.09
64,28
57,61
57,61
57,61
31,98
76,72
57,61
57,61
57.61
21,48
50,00
37.82
19.62
14,00
42,52
37.63
37,63
43.10
34,95
81,19
63,42
72.11
60,37
37,63
37,63
37,63
30.83
37,63
253,74
119,00
83,57
83,57
83,57
120,06
82,72
83,57
v15,55
26,46
15,55
26,46
15,55
26,46
15,55
26,46
202,56266,39
225,86
292,11
292,11
292,11
319,85
271.10
292.11
292,11
292,11
205,00
173,92
187,31
154,56
136,05
189,18
283,54
299,64
363,36
274.25
342,240
258.47
299,430
425,39
283,54
283,54
283,54
290,77
283,54
917,42
439,76
329.48
329,48
329,48
456,09
316,42
329,48
84,05
173.26
84,05
173,26
84,05
173,26
84,05
173,26
508,04263,37
222,84
289,09
289,09
289,09
316.83
268,08
289,09
289,09
289,09
201.98
170,90
184,29
148.52
130,01
182.530
259.360
275,460
352.48
263.37
331.36
247,59
288,55
404.84
262.99
262,99
131.490
259,94
131,49
736,08
343,04
262,99
262,99
262,99
359.37
249,93
262,99
78,05
167,26,
78,05
167,26
78,05
167,26
78,05
167,26
326,70

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(')Thislevyislimitedto6%ofthevalueforcustomspurposes,subjecttocertainconditions.
oForthepurposeofdistinguishingbetweenproductsfallingwithinheadingNos11101,1102,1103and1104and^thosefallingwhithinsubheadings230210,230220,230230and230240,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)No2730/75theproductsfallingwithinsubheadings17023051and17023059aresubjecttothe
samelevyasproductsfallingwithinsubheading17023091and17023099.
(<)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No1180/77thislevyisreducedby5,44ECU/tonneforproductsoriginatinginTurkey.
(5)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No486/85thelevyshallnotbechargedonthefollowingproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandintheoverseascountriesandterritories:
—arrow-rootfallingwithinsubheading07149010,
floursandmealofarrow-rootfallingwithinsubheading110620,
—arrow-rootstarchfallingwithinsubheading11081990.
(®)Tariccode:wheat.
QTariccode:rye.
(8)Tariccode:millet.
(9)Tariccode:sorghum.
(10)Tariccode:others. -