NoL53/30 28.2.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No437/76
of26February1976
fixingtheimportleviesoncompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals(1),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3058/75(2),andinparticular
Article14(4)thereof,someoftheseproducts,bypartofthevariablecompo­
nent;whereasthisreductionmustbemadeinaccor­
dancewithArticle12ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1599/75of24June1975,onthearrangements
applicabletoagriculturalproductsandcertaingoods
resultingfromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'(4),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3329/75(5);
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2727/75thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff,HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
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.
Article2Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orinthe'overseascountriesandterritories',thelevy
relatingtotheminrespectofcertainproducts
processedfromcerealsmustbereducedbythe
amountofthefixedcomponentand,inrespectofThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March
1976.
(1)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.i.
(2)OJNoL306,26.11.1975,p.3.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.(4)OJNoL166,28.6.1975,p.67.
(5)OJNoL329,23.12.1975,p.6.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1976
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Leviesinu.a./metricton
CCTheadingNo Nomenclature insimplifiedwordingThirdcountries
(otherthan
ACPand
OCT)ACPand
OCT
Preparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredby
Regulation (EEC)No968/68,containingstarch,glucoseorglucose
syrupfallingwithinsubheadings17.02Band17.05B,ormilk
products(fallingwithinheadingNos04.01,04.02,04.03and04.04,
andsubheadings17.02Aand17.05A)containingstarch,glucose
orglucosesyrup:
Containingnostarchorcontaining10%/οorlessbyweightof
starch:
23.07BIa)1—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%/·by
weightofsuchproducts14-78 5-78
23.07BIa)2—Containing 10%/oormorebutlessthan50%/·byweightof
milkproducts
Containingmorethan10%/·butnotmorethan30%/·byweightof
starch:382-38 373-38
23.07BIb)1—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%/οby
weightofsuchproducts27-06 18-06
23.07BIb)2—Containing10·/·ormorebutlessthan50·/·byweightofmilk
products
Containingmorethan30·/·byweightofstarch:394-66 385-66
23.07BIc)1—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%/·by
weightofsuchproducts45-12 36-12
23.07BIc)2—Containing10·/·ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilk
products412-72 403-72