NoL56/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 2.3.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No578/88
of1March1988
alteringtheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3989/87(2),andinparticularArticle14(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3990/87(4),andinparticularArticle12(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1676/85of11
June1985onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy^,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1636/87(*),andinparticularArticle3
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereastheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfrom
cerealsandricewerefixedbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No516/88f),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
568/88(8);
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1906/87(')as
amendedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2744/75(10)as
regardsproductsfallingwithinsubheadings230210,
230220,230230and230240ofthecombinednomen­
clature;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1676/85,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon
29February1988;
Whereastheaforesaidcorrectivefactoraffectstheentire
calculationbasisforthelevies,includingtheequivalence
coefficients ;
Whereasthelevyonthebasicproductaslastfixeddiffers
fromtheaveragelevybymorethan3,02ECUpertonne
ofbasicproduct;whereas,pursuanttoArticle1of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1579/74(")thelevies
atpresentinforcemustthereforebealteredtothe
amountssetoutintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedonproductsprocessed
fromcerealsandricecoveredbyRegulation(EEC)No
2744/75asfixedintheAnnextoamendedRegulation
(EEC)No516/88areherebyalteredtotheamountsset
outintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon2March1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1March1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.1.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.15.V)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.0OJNoL53,27.2.1988,p.9.
(")OJNoL54,1.3.1988,p.80.0OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.
(10)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65. (")OJNoL168,25.6.1974,p.7.

2.3.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL56/27
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof1March1988alteringtheimportleviesonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeImportlevies
Thirdcountries
(otherthanACPorOCT)ACPorOCT
11032100
11041910
11042910*10
11042930*10
11042991
11043010
11071011
11071019
11081100
11090000350,540
350.540
257.57Of6)
309,240(6)
198,240
149.58
351.55
265,43
410,81
890,90344,50(2)
344,500
254,55(2)0
306,2200
195,220
143.54
340,67
254.55
390,26
709.56
(2)Forthepurposeofdistinguishing betweenproductsfallingwithinheadingNos1101,1102,1103and1104and
thosefallingwithinsubheadings230210,230220,230230and230240,productsfallingwithinheadingNos
1101,1102,1103and1104shallbethosemeetingthefollowingspecifications :
—astarchcontent(determinedbythemodifiedEwertpolarimetricmethod),referredtodrymatter,exceeding
45%byweight,
—anashcontent,byweight,referredtodrymatter(afterdeductionofanyaddedminerals),notexceeding
1,6%forrice,2,5%forwheat,3%forbarley,4%forbuckwheat,5%foroatsand2%forothercereals.
Germofcereals,whole,rolled,flakedorground,fallsinallcaseswithinheadingNos1103and1104.
(®)Tariccode:wheat.
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