22.11.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL315/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3618/88
of21November 1988
alteringtheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
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,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1676/85of11
June1985onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicyQ,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1636/87(6),andinparticularArticle3
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereastheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfrom
cerealsandricewerefixedbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3384/88Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3605/88(8);
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1906/87(9)as
amendedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2744/75(10)as
regardsproductsfallingwithinCNcodes230210,
230220,230230and230240;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinabandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3.(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1676/85,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon
18November1988;
Whereastheaforesaidcorrectivefactoraffectstheentire
calculationbasisforthelevies,includingtheequivalence
coefficients ;
Whereasthelevyonthebasicproductaslastfixeddiffers
fromtheaveragelevybymorethan3,02ECUpertonne
ofbasicproduct;whereas,pursuanttoArticle1of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1579/74(n),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1740/78.(I2),thelevies
atpresentinforcemustthereforebealteredtothe
amountssetoutintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedonproductsprocessed
fromcerealsandricecoveredbyRegulation(EEC)No
2744/75asfixedintheAnnextoamendedRegulation
(EEC)No3384/88areherebyalteredtotheamountsset
outintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon22November
1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21November1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSE^
Vice-President
(>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.16.0OJ'NoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.30.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(6)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.0OJNoL299,1.11.1988,p.1.
(8)OJNoL313,19.11.1988,p.29.
OOJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.
(10)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.(")OJNoL168,25.6.1974,p.7.
(12)OJNoL202,26.7.1978,p.8.

NoL315/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.11.88
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof21November1988alteringtheimportleviesonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne)
Importlevies
CNcode
PortugalThirdcountries
(otherthanACPorOCT)ACPorOCT
11029030(2) 132,44 126,40
11031200Q \ 132,44 126,40
110329300l f32,44 126,40
110412100II 74,64 71,62
11041290f)|| 146,48 140,44
11042210(2)\ 129,42 126,40
110422300\ .129,42 126,40
110422500Il 115,37 112,35
110422900 74,64 71,62
(2)ForthepurposeofdistinguishingbetweenproductsfallingwithinheadingNos1101,1102,1103and1104andthosefalling
withinsubheadings230210,230220,230230and230240,productsfallingwithinheadingNos1101,1102,1103and1104shall
bethosemeetingthefollowingspecifications :
—astarchcontent(determinedbythemodifiedEwertpolarimetricmethod),referredtodrymatter,exceeding45%byweight,
—anashcontent,byweight,referredtodrymatter(afterdeductionofanyaddedminerals),notexceeding1,6%forrice,2,5%
forwheat,3%forbarley,4%forbuckwheat,5%foroatsand2%forothercereals.
Germofcereals,whole,rolled,flakedorground,fallsinallcaseswithinheadingNos1103and1104.