18.8.88OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL229/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2573/88
of17August1988
alteringtheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSIONOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2221/88(2),andinparticularArticle14(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2229/88(4),andinparticularArticle12(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1676/85ofII
June1985onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(J),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1636/87(6),andinparticularArticle3
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereastheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfrom
cerealsandricewerefixedbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2350/88Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2494/88(8);
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1906/87(9)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
16August1988,-
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)No2350/88areherebyalteredtotheamountsset
outintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon18August1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,17August1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.16.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.30.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.ÓOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.0OJNoL204,29.7.1988,p.25.
(8)OJNoL218,9.8.1988,p.13.0OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.
(10)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.(")OJ.NoL168,25.6.1974,p.7.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof17August1988alteringtheimportleviesonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne)
l Importlevies
CNcodeThirdcountries
(otherthanACPorOCT)ACPorOCT
11031910(2) 192,72 186,68
11032910(2) 192,72 186,68
11041930(2) 192,72 186,68
11042910*20(2)f) 140,95 137,93
11042930*20(2)0 168,96 165,94
11042995(2) 108,80 105,78
(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.
f7)Tariccode:rye.