CELEX: 31980R1148
Language: en
Date: 1980-05-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1148/80 of 7 May 1980 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

8 . 5 . 80                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 117/21
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1148/80
                                                           of 7 May 1980
                     altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                            a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
COMMUNITIES,                                                              their effective parity ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
Economic Community,                                                       arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                              of these currencies in relation to the Community
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                          currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
zation of the market in cereals (!), as last amended by              Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
Regulation (EEC) No 1 547/79 (2), and in particular                   6 May 1980 ;
Article 14 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                      differs from the average levy by more than 3-02 ECU
tion of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regu­              per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to
lation (EEC) No 1 13/80 (4), and in particular Article               Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 (9), the
12 (4) thereof,                                                       levies at present in force must therefore be altered to
                                                                      the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
tural policy (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2543/73 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
                                                                                               Article 1
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,                                                           The import levies to be charged on products
Whereas the import levies on products processed                       processed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation
from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC)                 (EEC) No 2744/75 ( 10), as last amended by Regulation
                                                                     (EEC) No 2245/78 ( u), as fixed in the Annex to
No 1038/80 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                      amended Regulation (EEC) No 1038/80, are hereby
No 1134/80 (8);                                                       altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto.
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
     relation to each other at any given moment within                This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 May 1980 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
                Done at Brussels, 7 May 1980 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                 Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                    Vice-President
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                                                                         ANNEX
          to die Commission Regulation of 7 May 1980 altering die import levies on products
                                                      processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                            Levies in ECU/tonne
                          CCT heading No
                                                                          Third countries
                                                                                                                     ACP or OCT
                                                                   (other than ACP or OCT)
          11.02    A  II (2)                                                 147-79                                     141-75
          11.02    B  II b)(2)                                               107 76                                     104-74
          11.02    C  II (2)                                                 129-02                                     126-00
          11.02    D   II (2)                                                  83-35                                     80-33
          11.02    E  II b)(2)                                               147-79                                     141 75
          11.02    F  II (2)                                                 147-79                                     141-75
          (') 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 1 1 .02.