CELEX: 31982R2977
Language: en
Date: 1982-11-09 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2977/82 of 8 November 1982 altering the import leives on products processed from cereals and rice

9 . 11 . 82                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 312/ 15
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2977/82
                                                           of 8 November 1982
                       altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
  COMMUNITIES,                                                                 relation to each other at any given moment within
                                                                              a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                        their central rate,
  Economic Community,                                                    — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
                                                                              arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                                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
 Regulation (EEC) No 1 451 /82 (2), and in particular                    Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
 Article 14 (4) thereof,                                                 5 November 1982 ;
 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 organization                    differs from the average levy by more than 3-02 ECU
 of the market in rice (3), as last amended by the Act of                per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to
 Accession of Greece (4), and in particular Article 1 2 (4)              Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (9), the
 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                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­
 tural policy (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                                              Article 1
 No 2543/73 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
                                                                         The import levies to be charged on products processed
 Having regard to the advice of the Monetary                             from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
 Committee ,                                                             2744/75 (10), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                         1459/82 ("), as fixed in the Annex to amended Regula­
 Whereas the import levies on products processed from                    tion (EEC) No 2847/82 are hereby altered to the
 cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No                      amounts set out in the Annex hereto .
 2847/82 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 2954/82 (8) ;                                                                                     Article 2
 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 November
 levies should be calculated on the following basis :                    1982 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 8 November 1982.
                                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                                       Poul DALSAGER
                                                                                Member of the Commission
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(6)  OJ   No  L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p . 1 .                           0 OJ No L 168 , 25 . 6 . 1974, p . 7.
0    OJ   No  L 299 , 27 . 10 . 1982. p . 16 .                          ( ,0) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p . 65 .
(8)  OJ   No  L 309 , 5 . 11 . 1982, p . 18 .                          (") OJ No L 164, 14 . 6 . 1982, p . 22 .
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                                                              ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 8 November 1982 altering the import levies on products
                                               processed from cereals and nee
                                                                                                          (ECU/tonne)
                                                                              Import levies
                          CCT heading No                      Third countries
                                                                                              ACP or OCT
                                                        (other than ACP or OCT)
           07.06 A I                                              113-00 (')                     111-19 00
            07.06 A II                                            1 16-02 0                      111-1900
            11.01 C (2)                                           209-44                         203-40
            1 1.02 A II (2)                                       18712                          181-08
            1 1 .02 A III (2)                                     209-44                         203-40
            1 1.02 B I a) 1 (2)                                   183-82                         180-80
            1 1.02 B I b) 1 (2)                                   183-82                         180-80
           -1 1.02 B II b) (2)                                    136-82                         133-80
            1 1.02 C II (2)                                       163-98                         160-96
            1 1.02 C III (2)                                      288-54                         282-50
            1 1 .02 D II (2)                                      105-63                         102-61
            1 1.02 D III (2)                                      118-28                         115-26
            11.02 E I a) 1 (2)                                    118-28                         115-26
            1 1.02 E I b) 1 (2)                                   232-04                         226-00
            1 1 . 02 E II b) (2)                                  187-12                         181-08
            11.02 F II (2)                                        187-12                         181-08
            11.02 F III (2)                                       209-44                         203-40
            1 1 .04 C I                                           116-02                         1 09-37 0
            11.07 A II a)                                         212-02 (*)                     201-14
            1 1.07 A II b)                                        161-17                         1 50-29
            11.07 B                                               186-03 (4)                     175-15
            (') This levy is limited to 6 % of the value for customs purposes.
            (2) 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 1 1.01 and 1 1.02
                  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.
            (4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 5-44 ECU/ tonne for
                  products originating in Turkey.
            O In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 435/80 the levy shall not be charged on the following
                  products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and
                  territories :
                  — arrowroot falling within subheading 07.06 A,
                  — flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheading 11.04 C,
                  — arrowroot starch falling within subheading 11.08 A V.