CELEX: 31987R0040
Language: en
Date: 1987-01-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 40/87 of 7 January 1987 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 6/24                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                    8 . 1 . 87
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION <EEC) No 40/87
                                                           of 7 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 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,              Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 6
 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 23/87 0 ;
                                                                       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 (9) 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 8 January 1987.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, 7 January 1987.
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                   Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                       Vice-President
(') OJ  No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
O   OJ  No  L  139,  24. 5. 1986, p. 29.
(3) OJ  No  L  166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No  L  133,  21 . 5. 1986, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L  164,  24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(«) OJ  No  L  371 , 31 . 12. 1986, p. 19.
O   OJ  No  L  3, 6.  1 . 1987, p. 15.
(■) OJ  No  L  139,  24. 5. 1986, p. 47.
0   OJ  No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                             (">) OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
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                                                                 ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 7 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)
           11.01 GO                                                   186,70                              183,68
           11.02 A VII (2)                                            186,70                              183,68
            1 1 .02 B II d) 0                                        291,15                               288,13
           11.02 C VI (2)                                            291,15                               288,13
           1 1 .02 D VI (2)                                           186,70                              183,68
            11.02 E II d)2 (2)                                       330,18                               324,14
            1 1.02 F VII (2)                                          186,70                              183,68
           (*) 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.