CELEX: 31973R1076
Language: en
Date: 1973-04-26 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1076/73 of the Commission of 25 April 1973 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

26 . 4. 73                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 109/ 11
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 1076/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                            of 25 April 1973
                            altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         exchange rate which is based, in the case of cur­
COMMUNITIES,                                                           rencies which are floating or whose central rate
                                                                       differs from the official parity, on the effective rate
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                     or the central rate of these currencies and, in the
pean Economic Community ;                                               case of the US dollar, on the change in parity
Having regard to Council Regulation No                                 announced on 13 February 1973 ;
120/67/EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common or­                       Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed
ganization of the market in cereals, as last amended                   differs from the average levy by more than 0*25 unit
by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Acces­                 of account per 100 kilogrammes of basic product ;
sion of new Member States to the European Econo­                       whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC)
mic Community and the European Atomic Energy                           No 1080/68 (7 ), the levies at present in force must
Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972,                      therefore be altered as shown in the Table annexed
and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof ;                             to this Regulation ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No
359/67/EEC (4) of 25 July 1967 on the common or­
ganization of the market in rice, as last amended by                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the Act annexed to the Treaty on the Accession of
new Member States to the European Economic Com­
                                                                                                     Article 1
munity and the European Atomic Energy Commu­
nity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in
particular Article 12 (4) thereof ;                                    The import levies to be charged on products pro­
                                                                       cessed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                           (EEC ) No 1052/68 (8), as fixed in the Annex to
Committee ;                                                            amended Regulation (EEC) No 851 /73 , are hereby
                                                                       altered as shown in the Table annexed to this
Whereas the import levies on products processed
from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation                         Regulation .
(EEC) No 851 /73 (5 ), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC ) No 932/73 (6) ;                                                                              Article 2
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally ,                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 April
levies should be calculated on the basis of an                         1973 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 25 April 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                   P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                              Member of the Commission
H    OJ No  117, 19 . 6. 1967, p . 2269/67.
(2)  OJ No  L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14 .
(3 ) OJ No  L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p . 5 .
(4)  OJ No  174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 .
(5)  OJ No  L 85 , 31 . 3 . 1973 , p . 13 .                            (') O I No L 181 , 27 . 7. 1968, p. 6 .
(6 ) OT No  L 90 , 6 . 4 . 1973 , p . 28 .                             (8 ) O J No 1 . 179, 25 . 7 . 1968 . p . 8 .
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                                                                     ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 25 April 1973 altering the import levies on products
                                                      processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                      Levies in u.a. / 100 kg
                            CCT heading No                           Third countries
                                                                                                   AASM, OCT, Tanzania , Uganda
                                                           (other than AASM and OCT,                              and Kenya
                                                             Tanzania , Uganda and Kenya)
                        11.01 K t1 )                                      4.057                                     3.807
                        11.02 A IX I 1 )                                  4.057                                     3.807
                        11.02 B II d)                                     6.221                                     5.971
                        11.02 C VIII (»)                                  6.221                                     5.971
                        11.02 D VIII                                      4.057                                     3.807
                        11.02 E II d) (!)                                 7.218                                     6.718
                        11.02 F IX (»)                                    4.057                                     3.807
             (') For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within headings Nos 11.01 and 11.02 and those
                 falling within subheading 23.02 A , products falling within headings 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 °/o 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 °/o  for   oats  and 2 °/o for
                     other cereals .
                 Germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground, falls in all cases within heading No 11.02.