CELEX: 31988R3755
Language: en
Date: 1988-12-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3755/88 of 30 November 1988 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

1 . 12. 88                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L - 328/57
                                             COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3755/88
                                                           of 30 November 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                   29 November 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 1 579/74 (10), as last
 lation (EEC) No 1636/87 (6), and in particular Article 3                amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1740/78 ("), 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 3689/88 0 ;                                                                              Article 1
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (8) as                      The import levies to be charged on products processed
 amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (9) as                   from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
 regards products falling within CN codes 2302 10,                       2744/75 as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No
 2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40 ;                                          3689/88 are hereby altered to the amounts set out in the
                                                                         Annex.
 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies
 should be calculated on the following basis :                                                     Article 2
 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December
       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, 30 November 1988.
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                    Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                       Vice-President
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(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 .
(<)   OJ  No  L 153,   13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
0    OJ   No  L 321 ,  26. 11 . 1988, p. 28 .
(8)  OJ   No  L 182,   3. 7. 1987, p. 49.                               (10) OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
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                                                       ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 30 November 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)
                      1102 20 10 0                        250,17                      244,13
                      110220900                           141,36                      138,34
                      1102 30 00 (2)                      131,34                      128,32
                      1102 90 30 0                        144,15                      138,11
                      1103 12 00 0                        144,15                      138,11
                      1103 13 110                         241,17                      235,13
                      1103 13 19 0                        250,17                      244,13
                      1103 13900                          141,36                      138,34
                      1103 14 00 0                        131,34                       128,32
                      1103 29 30 0                        144,15                       138,11
                      110329400                           250,17                      244,13
                      1103 29 50 0                        131.34                       128,32
                      1104 1210 0                           81,28                       78,26
                      110412 90 0                         159,50                       153,46
                      1104 19 50 0                        250,17                      244,13
                      110419 91 0                         223,95                      217,91
                      1104 22 10 0                        141,13                       138,11
                      1104 22 30 0                        141,13                       138,11 ■
                      1104 22 50 0                        125.79                       122,77
                      110422900                             81,28                       78,26
                      1104 23 10 0                        220,03                      217,01
                      1104 23 30 0                        220.03                       217,01
                      1104 2390 0                          141,36                      138,34
                      1104 30 90                           107,76                      101.72
                      1106 20 91                          230,86                       206,68 0
                      1106 20 99                          238,91                       214.73 0
                      1108 12 00                          230,86                       21031
                      1108 13 00                          230,86                       210.31
                      1108 14 00                          230,86                       105,15 0
                      1108 19 10                          205,72                       174,89
                      1108 19 90                          230,86                       105,15
                      1702 30 91 0                        371.04                       274.32
                      1702 30 99 0                        276.80                       210,31
                      1702 40 90 0                        276,80                       210,31
                      1702 90 50                          276,80                       21031
                      1702 90 75                          384,1 1                      287,39
                      1702 90 79                           266.35                      199,86
                      2106 90 55                           276,80                      210,31
                      2303 10 11                          442,60                       261,26
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           (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.
           (3) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the customs treatment in respect of glucose and glucose syrup of
               subheadings 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 shall also apply to glucose and glucose syrup of subheadings
               1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59.
           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 0714 90 10,
                — flours and meal of arrow-root falling within subheading 1106 20,
               — arrow-root starch falling within subheading 1108 19 90.