CELEX: 31987R0023
Language: en
Date: 1987-01-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 23/87 of 5 January 1987 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

6. 1 . 87                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 3/ 15
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 23/87
                                                         of 5 January 1987
                          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 1579/86 (*), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,            Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 2
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                 January 1987 ;
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 1449/86 (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 (*) and in particular Article 3           Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (10) the levies
thereof,                                                             at present in force must therefore be altered to the
                                                                     amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Having regard to the advice of the Monetary Committee,
Whereas the import levies on products processed from                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 4071 /86 (*), as last amended by Regulation                                            Article 1
(EEC) No 11 /87Q ;
                                                                     The import levies to be charged on products processed
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1588/86 (8) as                   from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (') as                2744/75, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
regards products falling within subheading 23.02 A of the            1588/86, as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation
Common Customs Tariff ;
                                                                     (EEC) No 4071 /86 are hereby altered to the amounts set
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies           out in the Annex hereto.
should be calculated on the following basis :
                                                                                                Article 2
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band            This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 January 1987.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, 5 January 1987.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                 Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                    Vice-President
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                                                                ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 5 January 1987 altering the import levies on products
                                                 processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                                    (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                     Import levies
                          CCT heading No                        Third countries
                                                                                                      ACP or OCT
                                                          (other than ACP or OCT)
            07.06 A I                                                182^3 (')                            181,12(')0
            07.06 A II                                               185,95 (')                           181,12 00
            11.01 CO                                                 335,31                               329,27
            11.01 DO                                                 277,37                               271,33
            11.01 GO                                                 183,62                               180,60
            11.02 A III 0                                            335,31                               329,27
            1 1.02 A IV 0                                            277,37                               271,33
            11.02 A VII 0                                            183,62                               180,60
            11.02 B I a) 10                                          295,71                               292,69
            11.02 B I a) 2 aa)                                       156,77                               153,75
            11.02 B l a) 2bb)0                                       274,35                               271,33
            11.02 Bib) 10                                            295,71                               292,69
            11.02 Bib) 2 0                                           274,35                               271,33
            11.02 B II d)0                                           286,32                               283,30
            11.02 C III (2)                                          463,37                              457,33
            11.02 C IV 0                                             244,20                               241,18
            11.02 C VI 0                                             286,32                              283,30
            1 1.02 D III (2)                                         189,61                               186,59
            11.02 D IV 0                                             156,77                               153,75
            11.02 D VI 0                                             183,62                               180,60
            11.02 EI a) 1 0                                          189,61                               186,59
            11 .02 E I a) 2 0                                        156,77                               153,75
            11.02 E I b) 1 0                                         371,90                              365,86
            11.02 E I b) 2 0                                         307,52                              301,48
            11.02 E II d) 2 0                                        324,75                              318,71
            11.02 F III (2)                                          335,31                              329,27
            1 1 .02 F IV 0                                           27737                               271,33
            1 1.02 F VII 0                                           183,62                               180,60
            11.04 CI                                                 185,95                               179,30 0
            11.07 A II a)                                            336,50 (4)                          325,62
            11.07 A lib)                                             254,18                              24330
            11.07 B                                                  294,42 0                            283,54
           (') This levy is limited to 6 % of the value for customs purposes, subject to certain conditions.
           (*) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 11.01 and 11.02 and those falling
                within subheading 23.02 A, products falling within heading Nos 11.01 and 11.02 shall be those meeting the
                following specifications :
                — a starch content (determined by the modified Ewers 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 No 11.02.
           (*) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 5,44 ECU/tonne for products origina­
                ting in Turkey.
           Is) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 the levy shall not be charged on the following products origina­
                ting in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and territories :
                — arrowroot falling within subheading ex 07.06 A,
                — flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheading 11.04 C,
                — arrowroot starch falling within subheading ex 11.08 A V.