28.4.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL116/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No861/78
of27April1978
fixingtheimportleviesoncompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,amountofthefixedcomponentand,inrespectof
someoftheseproducts,bypartofthevariablecompo­
nent;whereasthisreductionmustbemadeinaccor­
dancewithArticle12ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No706/76of30March1976onthearrangements
applicabletoagriculturalproductsandcertaingoods
resultingfromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'(5);
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3013/77(6);
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals(!),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No709/78(2),andinparticular
Article14(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2727/75thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff,Whereastherulestobeappliedincalculatingthevari­
ablecomponentoftheimportlevyoncompound
feedingstuffsarelaiddowninArticle14(1)(A)of
Regulation(EEC)No2727/75;whereastheincidence
oftheleviesapplicabletothebasicproductsof
compoundfeedingstuffsontheirprimecostsshould
bedetermined ,inpursuanceofArticle4ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2743/75of29October1975on
thesystemtobeappliedtocereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs (3),onthebasisoftheaverageofthe
leviesapplicableduringthefirst25daysofthemonth
precedingthemonthofimportationtothequantities
ofbasicproductsconsideredtohavebeenusedinthe
manufacture ofsuchcompoundfeedingstuffs ,this
averagebeingadjustedonthebasisofthethreshold
priceforthebasicproductsinquestionrulingduring
themonthofimportation ;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Whereasthelevythusdetermined ,increasedbythe
fixedcomponent ,isvalidforonemonth;whereasthe
amountofthefixedcomponentofthelevyisspeci­
fiedinArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No2743/75,as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2560/77(4);Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedonthecompound
feedingstuffs coveredbyRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75andsubjecttoRegulation (EEC)No2743/75
arefixedherebyasshownintheAnnextothisRegula­
tion.
Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenofthe
interestsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orinthe'overseascountriesandterritories',thelevy
relatingtotheminrespectofcertainproducts
processedfromcerealsmustbereducedbytheArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1978.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL94,8.4.1978,p.9.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.
(4)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,"p.1.(5)OJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.
(6)OJNoL355,31.12.1977,p.31.

NoL116/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities28.4.78
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27April1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27April1978fixingtheimportleviesoncompound
feedingstuffs
(u.a./tonne)
Levies
CCTheadingNo Nomenclature insimplifiedwordingThird,countries
(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:
23.07BIa)1
23.07BIa)2Containingnostarchorcontaining10%orlessbyweightofstarch:
—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilk
products
Containingmorethan10%butnotmorethan30%byweightof
starch:20.55
450.2711-55
441-27
23.07BIb)1
23.07BIb)2—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%bywightofmilk
products45-10
474-8236.10
465-82
23.07BIc)1
23.07BIc)2Containingmorethan30%byweightofstarch:
—Containingnomilkproductsorcontaininglessthan10%by
weightofsuchproducts
—Containing10%ormorebutlessthan50%byweightofmilk
products81-20
510.9272-20
501-92