27.9.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL256/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2706/85
of26September1985
fixingtheimportleviesoncompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)(No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiz­
ationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1018/84(2),andinparticular
Article14(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereastherulestobeappliedincalculatingthevari­
ablecomponentoftheimportlevyoncompound
feedingstuffsarelaiddowninArticle14(1)(A)of
Regulation(EEC)No2727/75;whereasArticle4of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2743/75of29October
1975onthesystemtobeappliedtocereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs (3),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2560/77(4),providesthattheincidenceon
theprimecostsofthesefeedingstuffsofthelevies
applicabletotheirbasicproductsshouldbecalculated
onthebasisoftheaverageoftheleviesapplicable
duringthefirst25daysofthemonthprecedingthat
monthofimportationtothequantitiesofbasic
productsconsideredtohavebeenusedinthemanu­
factureofsuchcompoundfeedingstuffs ,thisaverage
beingadjustedonthebasisofthethresholdpricefor
thebasicproductsinquestionrulingduringthe
monthofimportation ;
Whereasthe1985/86marketingyearforcerealsother
thandurumwheatbeginson1August1985;whereas
theCouncilhasnot,todate,adoptedpricesforthese
productsforthe1985/86marketingyear;whereasthe
Commission ,incompliancewiththetasksentrusted
toitbytheTreaty,isobligedtoadopttheprecau­
tionarymeasuresessentialtoensurecontinuityof
operationofthecommonagriculturalpolicyinthe
cerealssector;
Whereas,inordertoensurecontinuityofoperationof
theimportarrangementsforcereals,thepricessetin
Article2ofRegulation(EEC)No2124/85(*),should
beusedforcalculationoftheleviesonprocessed
products;whereasthesepriceswillbeadjusted,begin­
ningon1September1985,byamountsequaltothe
monthlyincreasesfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1020/84:Whereasthelevythusdetermined,increasedbythe
fixedcomponent ,isvalidforonemonth;whereasthe
amountofthefixedcomponentofthelevyislaid
downinArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No2743/75;
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
andoftheoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevy
relatingtotheminrespectofcertainproducts
processedfromcerealsmustbereducedbytheamount
ofthefixedcomponentand,inrespectofsomeof
theseproducts,bypartofthevariablecomponent ;
whereasthisreductionmustbemadeinaccordance
withArticle12ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
486/85of26February1985onthearrangements
applicabletoagriculturalproductsandcertaingoods
resultingfromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'(*);
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No974/71Q,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No855/84(8),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent,andtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedonthecompound
feedingstuffscoveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
andsubjecttoRegulation(EEC)No2743/75shallbe
assetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1October
1985.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60. (6)OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.0OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1
(8)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.(4)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.0OJNoL198,30.7.1985,p.31.

NoL256/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.9.85
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26September1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26September1985fixingtheimportleviesoncompound
feedingstuffs
(ECU/tonne) \>Levies
CCTheadingNo Nomenclature insimplifiedwordingThirdcountries
(otherthan
ACPand
OCT)ACPand
OCT
Preparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredbyRegulation
(EEC)No968/68,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadings17.02Band21.07FII,ormilkproducts(falling
withinheadingNos04.01,04.02,04.03and04.04,andsubheadings
17.02Aand21.07FI)containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup:
Containingnostarchorcontaining10%orlessbyweightofstarch:I
23.07BIa)1
23.07BIa)2—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilk
products
Containingmorethan10%butnotmorethan30%byweightof
starch:25,91
608,3215,03
597,44
23.07BIb)1
23.07BIb)2—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilk
products
Containingmorethan30%byweightofstarch:57,84
640,2546,96
629,37
23.07BIc)1
23.07BIc)2—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilk
products104,79
687,2093,91
676,32