NoL316/42 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.11.85
,COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3304/85
of26November 1985
fixingtheimportleviesoncompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)(No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1018/84(2),andinparticularArticle14(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee ,
Whereastherulestobeappliedincalculatingthevariable
componentoftheimportlevyoncompoundfeedingstuffs
arelaiddowninArticle14(1)(A)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75;whereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobe
appliedtocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (3),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2560/77(4),provides
thattheincidenceontheprimecostsofthesefeeding­
stuffsoftheleviesapplicabletotheirbasicproducts
shouldbecalculatedonthebasisoftheaverageofthe
leviesapplicableduringthefirst25daysofthemonth
precedingthatmonthofimportationtothequantitiesof
basicproductsconsideredtohavebeenusedinthemanu­
factureofsuchcompoundfeedingstuffs ,thisaverage
beingadjustedonthebasisofthethresholdpriceforthe
basicproductsinquestionrulingduringthemonthof
importation ;Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenoftheinte­
restsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandof
theoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevyrelatingto
theminrespectofcertainproductsprocessedfromcereals
mustbereducedbytheamountofthefixedcomponent
and,inrespectofsomeoftheseproducts,bypartofthe
variablecomponent ;whereasthisreductionmustbe
madeinaccordancewithArticle12ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No486/85of26February1985onthearran­
gements
applicabletoagriculturalproductsandcertaingoods
resultingfromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesor
inthe'overseascountriesandterritories'(%asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2903/85Q;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforin
Article2b(2)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
974/71(8),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
855/840,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
RegulationisincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereasthe1985/86marketingyearforcerealsother
thandurumwheatbeginson1August1985;whereasthe
Councilhasnot,todate,adoptedpricesfortheseproducts
forthe1985/86marketingyear;whereastheCommis­
sion,incompliancewiththetasksentrustedtoitbythe
Treaty,isobligedtoadopttheprecautionary measures
essentialtoensurecontinuityofoperationofthecommon
agriculturalpolicyinthecerealssector;
Whereas,inordertoensurecontinuityofoperationofthe
importarrangementsforcereals,thepricessetinArticle2
ofRegulation(EEC)No2124/85(*),shouldbeusedfor
calculationoftheleviesonprocessedproducts;whereas
thesepriceswillbeadjusted,beginningon1September
1985,byamountsequaltothemonthlyincreasesfixedby
Regulation(EEC)No1020/84;
Whereasthelevythusdetermined,increasedbythefixed
component,isvalidforonemonth;whereastheamount
ofthefixedcomponentofthelevyislaiddowninArticle
6ofRegulation (EEC)No2743/75;Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedonthecompound
feedingstuffscoveredbyRegulation (EEC)No2727US
andsubjecttoRegulation(EEC)No2743/75shallbeas
setoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1985.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,I.11.1975,p.60.
(4)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
Is)OJNoL198,30.7.1985,p.31.(«)OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.0OJNoL279,19.10.1985,p.5.
(8)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(')OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

27.li:85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL316/43
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26November1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26November1985fixingtheimportleviesoncompound
feedingstuffs
(ECU/tonne) \II Levies
CCTheadingNo^ NomenclatureinsimplifiedwordingThirdcountries
(otherthan
ACPand
OCT)ACPand
OCT
Preparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No
968/68,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadings
17.02Band21.07FII,ormilkproducts(fallingwithinheadingNos04.01,
04.02,04.03and04.04,andsubheadings17.02Aand21.07FI)containing
starch,glucoseorglucosesyrup:
Containingnostarchorcontaining10%orlessbyweightofstarch:l
23.07BIa)1
23.07BIa)2—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%byweightof
suchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilkproducts
Containingmorethan10%butnotmorethan30%byweightofstarch:27,67
748,4216,79
737,54
23.07BIb)1
23.07BIb)2—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%byweightof
suchproducts
—Containing 10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilkproducts
Containingmorethan30%byweightofstarch:63,36
784,1152,48
773,23
23.07BIc)1
23.07BIc)2—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%byweightof
suchproducts
—Containing 10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilkproducts115,84
836,59104,96
825,71