NoL158/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.6.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1398/77
of28June1977
fixingtheimportleviesoncompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3138/76(2),andinparticular
Article14(4)thereof,amountofthefixedcomponentand,inrespectof
someoftheseproducts,bypartofthevariablecompo­
nent;whereasthisreductionmustbemadeinaccor­
dancewithArticle12ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No706/76of30March1976onthearrangements
applicabletoagriculturalproductsandcertaingoods
resultingfromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'(4);
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2727/75thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff,Whereastherulestobeappliedincalculatingthevari­
ablecomponentoftheimportlevyoncompound
feedingstuffsarelaiddowninArticle14(1)(A)of
Regulation(EEC)No2727/75;whereastheincidence
oftheleviesapplicabletothebasicproductsof
compoundfeedingstuffsontheirprimecostsshould
bedetermined,inpursuanceofArticle4ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2743/75of29October1975on
thesystemtobeappliedtocereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs (3),onthebasisoftheaverageofthe
leviesapplicableduringthefirst25daysofthemonth
precedingthemonthofimportationtothequantities
ofbasicproductsconsideredtohavebeenusedinthe
manufactureofsuchcompoundfeedingstuffs ,this
averagebeingadjustedonthebasisofthethreshold
priceforthebasicproductsinquestionrulingduring
themonthofimportation ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION
Article1
Whereasthelevythusdetermined ,increasedbythe
fixedcomponent ,isvalidforonemonth;whereasthe
amountofthefixedcomponentofthelevyisspeci­
fiedinArticle6ofRegulation (EEC)No2743/75;Theimportleviestobechargedonthecompound
feedingstuffs coveredbyRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75andsubjecttoRegulation(EEC)No2743/75
arefixedherebyasshownintheAnnextothisRegula­
tion.
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orinthe'overseascountriesandterritories',thelevy
relatingtotheminrespectofcertainproducts
processedfromcerealsmustbereducedbytheArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1977.(•)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL354,24.12.1976,p.1.
(>OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60. (4)OJNoL85,M.3.1976,p.2.

29.6.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL158/31
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28June1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28June1977fixingtheimportleviesoncompound
feedingstuffs
(u.aJtonne)
Levies
CCTheadingNo Nomenclature insimplifiedwordingThirdcountries
(otherthan
ACPand
OCT)ACPand
OCT
Preparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredbyRegulation
(EEC)No968/68,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadings17.02Band17.05B,ormilkproducts(falling
withinheadingNos04.01,04.02,04.03and04.04,andsubheadings
17.02Aand17.05A)containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup:
Containingnostarchorcontaining10%orlessbyweightofstarch:
23.07BIa)1
23.07BIa)2—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilk
products
Containingmorethan10%butnotmorethan-30%byweightof
starch:20-45'
468-4011-45
459-40
23.07BIb)1
23.07BIb)2—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%bywightofmilk
products
Containingmorethan30%byweightofstarch:44-79
492-7435-79
483-74
23.07BIc)1
23.07B1c)2—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts^
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilk
products80-58
528-5371-58
519-53