NoL58/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities28.2.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No397/78
of27February1978
fixingtheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals(!),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2560/77(2),andinparticular
Article14(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(3),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1158/77(4),andinparticularArticle12
(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereastherulestobeappliedtocalculatingthevari­
ablecomponentoftheimportlevyonproducts
processedfromcerealsandricearelaiddownin
Article14(1)(A)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75and
Article12(1)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76;
whereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2744/75of29October1975ontheimportand
exportsystemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsand
rice(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2650/77,providesthattheincidenceontheprime
costsoftheseproductsoftheleviesapplicabletotheir
basicproductsshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofthe
averageoftheleviesapplicabletothesebasicproducts
forthefirst25daysofthemonthprecedingthatof
,importation ;whereasthisaverage,adjustedonthe
basisofthethresholdpricevalidforthebasic
productsinquestionduringthemonthofimporta­
tion,iscalculatedonthebasisofthequantitiesof
basicproductsconsideredtohavebeenusedinthe
manufacture oftheprocessedproductorthe
competingproductwhichservesasareferencefor
processedproductsnotcontainingcereals;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1579/74
of24June1974ontheprocedureforcalculatingthe
importlevyonproductsprocessedfromcerealsand
fromriceandfortheadvancefixingofthislevyfor
theseproductsandforcompoundfeedingstuffsmanu­
facturedfromcerealscereals(6),lastamendedbyRegu­lation(EEC)No1997/75(7),providesthatthelevy
thusdetermined ,increasedbythefixedcomponent ,is
validingeneralforonemonthbutisalteredwhere
thelevyapplicabletothebasicproductconcerned
differsbynotlessthan2-5unitsofaccountpertonne
fromtheaverageoftheleviescalculatedasdescribed
above;
WhereasinaccordancewithArticle5ofRegulation
(EEC)No2744/75andArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)
No1579/74,thelevyoncertainprocessedproducts
mustbereducedbyanamountequaltotheproduc­
tionrefundgrantedinrespectofbasicproductsfor
processing ;whereasRegulation(EEC)No1921/75(8),
asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2415/75(9),laid
downcertaintransitionalmeasuresinrespectof
starches;
Whereasthefixedcomponentofthelevyisspecified
inRegulation (EEC)No2744/75;whereas,inaccor­
dancewithRegulation (EEC)No2742/75(10),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2560/77,thevari­
ablecomponentofthelevyoncertainprocessed
productsmustbereducedbytheincidenceofthe
productionrefundgrantedinrespectofbasicproducts
intendedforprocessing ;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orinthe'overseascountriesandterritories',thelevy
relatingtotheminrespectofcertainproducts
processedfromcerealsmustbereducedbythe
amountofthefixedcomponentand,inrespectof
someoftheseproducts,bypartofthevariablecompo­
nent;whereasthisreductionmustbemadeinaccor­
dancewithArticle12ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No706/76of30March1976onthearrangements
applicabletoagriculturalproductsandcertaingoods
resultingfromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'(u),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3013/77(12);
WhereasArticle4(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2744/75
providesthatthelevytobechargedontheproducts
listedintheAnnextothatRegulationunder
subheading07.06Aislimited,witheffectfromthe
dateofentryintoforceoftheGenevaProtocol(1967)
annexedtotheGeneralAgreementontariffsand
(7)OJNoL202,1.8.1975,p.57. 0)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(*)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL136,2.6.1977,p.13.(8)OJNoL195,26.7.1975,p.25.
HOJNoL247,23.9.1975,p.22.
(10)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.57.
(")OJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.
(12)OJNoL355,31.12.1977,p.31(5)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.
(«)OJNoL168,25.6.1974,p.7.

28.2.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL58/19
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75and
inArticle1(1)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
andsubjecttoRegulation (EEC)No2744/75are
herebyfixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegula­
tion.trade,totheamountresultingfromapplicationofthe
rateofdutyboundwithinGATT;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclature provided
forinthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff,Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27February1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

NoL58/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.2.78
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27February1978fixingtheimportleviesonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(u.a./tonne)
Imports
CCTheadingNo Thirdcountries
(otherthanACPorOCT)ACPorOCT
07.06A
11.01C(2)
11.01D(2)
11.01EI(2)
11.01EII(2)
11.01F(2)
11.01G(2)
11.02All(2)
11.02AIII(2)
11.02AIV(2)
11.02AVa)1(2)
11.02AVa)2(2)
11.02AVb)(2)
11.02AVI(2)
11.02AVII(2)
11.02BIa)1(2)
11.02BIa)2aa)
11.02BIa)2bb)(2)
11.02BIb)1(2)
11.02Bib)2(2)
11.02BIIa)(2)
11.02Blib)(2)
11.02BIIc)(2)
11.02BIId)(2)
11.02CI(2)
11.02CII(2)
11.02CIII(2)
11.02CIV(2)
11.02CV(2)
11.02CVI(2)
11.02DI(2)
11.02DII(2)
11.02DIII(2)
11.02DIV(2)
11.02DV(2)
11.02DVI(2)
11.02EIa)1(2)
11.02EIa)2(2)
11.02Elb)1(2)
11.02EIb)2(2)
11.02EIIa)(2)
11.02EIIb)(2)
11.02EIIc)(2)
11.02EIId)1(2)
11.02EIId)2(2)
11.02FI(2)
11.02FII(2)14.62(»)
151.23
138.99
145.24
81.97
76.27
86.97
144.03
151.23
138.99
145.24
145.24
81.97
76.27
86.97
132.48
78.43
136.49
132-48
136.49
121.83
105.23
127-16
135-00
146-05
126-08
208.10
121.60
127.16
135.00
94.01
81-28
85-36
78.43
81-97
86.97
85.36
78-43
167-48
153-88
166.50
144.03
145.24
130.26
154.06
166.50
144.0313-12(»)(«)
146-23
133.99
140-24
79.47
73-77
84.47
139.03
146.23
133.99
140.24
140-24
79-47
73.77
84-47
129.98
75.93
133.99
129-98
133-99
119-33
102-73
124-66
132.50
143-55
123.58
203-10
119.10
124-66
132.50
91-51
78-78
82-86
75.93
79-47
84-47
82.86
75.93
162-48
148-88
161.50
139-03
140-24
125-26
149-06
161-50
139.03

28.2:78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL58/21
(u.a./tonne)
Imports
CCTheadingNo Thirdcountries
(otherthanACPorOCT)ACPorOCT
11.02Fill(2)
11.02FIV(2)
11.02FV(2)
11.02FVI(2)
11.02FVII(2)
11.02GI
11.02GII
11.04CI
11.04CIIa)
11.04CIIb)
11.07Ala)
11.07Alb)
11.07AJTa)
11.07Allb)
11.07B
11.08AI
11.08AII
11.08AIII
11.08AIV
11.08AV
11.09
17.02BIIa)(3)
17.02BIIb)(3)
21.07FII
23.02AIa)
23.02AIb)
23.02AIIa)
23.02AIIb)
23.03AI151.23
138.99
145.24
76.27
86.97
72.29
63.43
17.12
115.07
142-44
168.70
128-33
153.61(4)
117.05
134.92(4)
115.07
99-52
160.95
115.07
115.07
411.72
207.91
153.07
153.07
24-88
79.64
19.91
79.64
271-82146.23
133.99
140.24
73.77
84-47
67-29
58-43
11.62(5)
95-07(5)
122-44(5)
159.70
119.33
144.61
108.05
125.92
98.07
74.02
143.95
98.07
49.03(5)
261-72
127-91
98.07
98.07
24-88
79.64
19.91
79.64
121.82
(')Thislevyislimitedto6°/oofthevalueforcustomspurposes.
(2)ForthepurposeofdistinguishingbetweenproductsfallingwithinheadingNos11.01and11.02andthose
fallingwithinsubheading23.02A,productsfallingwithinheadingNos11.01and11.02shallbethose
meetingthefollowingspecifications :
—astarchcontent(determinedbythemodifiedEwerspolarimetricmethod),referredtodrymatter,
exceeding45°/obyweight,
—anashcontent,byweight,referredtodrymatter(afterdeduction .ofanyaddedminerals),notexceeding
1.6%forrice,2.5%forwheat,3"/oforbarley,4%forbuckwheat,5°/oforoatsand2%forothercereals.
Germofcereals,whole,rolled,flakedorground,fallsinallcaseswithinheadingNo11.02.
(3)PursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No2730/75theproductfallingwithinsubheading17.02BIissubjecttothe
samelevyasproductsfallingwithinsubheading17.02BII.
(4)InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No1180/77thislevyisreducedby0.45u.a./100kgforproductsoriginating
inTurkey.
(5)InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No706/76thelevyshallnotbechargedonthefollowingproducts
originatinginthecountriesandterritories :
—arrowrootfallingwithinsubheadingex07.06A,
—floursandmealofarrowrootfallingwithinsubheadingsex11.04CI,ex11.04CIIa)eb),
—arrowrootstarchfallingwithinsubheadingex11.08AV.