CELEX: 31988R3292
Language: en
Date: 1988-10-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3292/88 of 25 October 1988 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

26 . 10 . 88                                 Official -Journal- of- the European Communities                               No L 292/ 13
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3292/88
                                                            of 25 October 1988
                        altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                     of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based * on their central
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                           rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
Economic Community,                                                             the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                                No 1676/85,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                         — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
Portugal,                                                                       arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                            these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                            tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                      previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
No 2221 /88 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,                 Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                       24 October 1988 ;
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                          Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                    calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
 No 2229/88 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,                 coefficients ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 1676/85 of 11                      Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs
June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the                      from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU per tonne
 exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the                      of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of
 common agricultural policy (*), as last amended by Regu­                  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 ("),• as last
 lation (EEC) No 1636/87 (6), and in particular Article 3                  amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1740/78 (12), the levies
 thereof,
                                                                           at present in force must therefore be altered to the
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,                   amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
 Whereas the import levies on products processed from
                                                                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation
 (EEC) No 2974/88 Q, as last amended by Regulation                                                    Article 1
 (EEC) No 3279/88 (8) ;
                                                                           The import levies to be charged on products processed
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (9) as                        from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
 amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (10) as                    2744/75 as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation
 regards products falling within CN codes 2302 10,                         (EEC) No 2974/88 are hereby altered to the amounts set
 2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40 ;                                            out in the Annex .
 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies                                           Article 2
 should be calculated on the following basis :
 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 October
      tion to each other at any given moment within a band                  1988 .
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, 25 October 1988 .
                                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                                        Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                           Vice-President
  (') OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p.  1.
   2) OJ  No  L 197,  26. 7.   1988, p.  16.
  (3) OJ  No  L 166,  25. 6.   1976, p.  1.
  0   OJ  No  L 197,  26. 7.   1988, p.  30.
  0   OJ  No  L 164,  24. 6.   1985, p.  1.
  I6) OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
  f) OJ No L 269, 29. 9. 1988, p. 26.
  (8) OJ No L 291 , 25. 10. 1988, p. 66.
  0 OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.                                         (") OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
  H OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                                      12) OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p. 8 .
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                                                           ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 25 October 1988 altering the import levies on products
                                             processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                     (ECU/tonne)
                                                                          Import levies
                           CN code
                                                          Third countries
                                                                                        ACP or OCT
                                                    (other than ACP or OCT)
                    0714 10 10                                122,00                      117,17 0
                    0714 10 90                                1 18,98 0                   117,17 00
                    0714 90 10                                118,98 (1)                  1 17,17 0 0
                    1102 90 10 (2)                            220,20                      214,16
                    1102 90 90 (V                             142,33                       139,31
                    1103 19 10 (2)                            211,83                      205,79
                    1103 19 30 (2)                            220,20                      214,16
                    1103 19 90 (2)                            142,33                       139,31
                    1103 29 10 (2)                            211,83                      205,79
                    1103 29 20 (2)   '                        220,20                      214,16
                    1103 29 90 (2)                             142,33                      139,31
                    1104 11 10 (2)                             124,38                      121,36
                    1104 11 90 0                              244,00                       237,96
                    1104 19 30 (2)                            211,83                       205,79
                    1104 1 9 99 (2)                           251,88                       245,84
                    1104 21 10 (2)                             193,39                      190,37
                    1104 21 30 (2)                             193,39                      190,37
                    1104 21 50 (2)                            303,49                       297,45
                    1104 21 90 (2)                             124,38                      121,36
                    1104 29 10*20 00                           155,08                      152,06
                    1104 29 10*30 (2)(8)                      221,55                       218,53
                    1104 29 10*40 (2)(9)                      221,55                       218,53
                    1104 29 10*90 OH                          221,55                       218,53
                    1104 29 30 * 20 0 0                        185,95                      182,93
                    1104 29 30 * 30 0 0                       221,55                       218,53
                    1104 29 30*40 0 0                         221,55                       218,53
                    11042930*90 OH                            221,55                       218,53
                    1104 29 95 0                               119,64                      116,62
                    110429990                                  142,33                      139,31
                    1106 20 10                                 122,00                      115,35 (5 )
                    1107 1091                                 222,66 0                     211,78
                    1107 10 99                                 169,12                      158,24
                    1107 20 00                                 195,30 0                    184,42
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            ,(') This levy is limited to 6% of the value for customs purposes, subject to certain conditions.
             (2) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 1101 , 1102, 1103 and 1104 and
                   those falling within subheadings 2302 10, 2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40, products falling within heading Nos
                    1101 , 1102, 1103 and 1104 shall be those meeting the following specifications :
                   — a starch content (determined by the modified Ewert polarimetric method), referred to dry matter, exceeding
                       45 % by weight,
                   — an ash content, by weight, referred to dry matter (after deduction of any added minerals), not exceeding
                       1,6 % for rice, 2,5 % for wheat, 3 % for barley, 4 % for buckwheat, 5 % for oats and 2 % for other cereals.
                   Germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground, falls in all cases within heading Nos 1103 and 1104.
             (4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 5,44 ECU/tonne for products origina­
                  ting in Turkey.
              0 In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 the levy shall not be charged on the following products origi­
                   nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and territories :
                   — arrow-root falling within subheading 07149010,
                   — flours and meal of arrow-root falling within subheading 1 1 Q6 20,
                   — arrow-root starch falling within subheading 1108 19 90.
              Q Taric-code : rye.
              (8) Taric-code : millet.
              (') Taric-code : sorghum.
              (10) Taric-code : others.