CELEX: 31973R0874
Language: en
Date: 1973-03-31 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 874/73 of the Commission of 30 March 1973 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 85/72                             Official Journal of the European Communities                               31 . 3 . 73
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 874/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 30 March 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 currencies
 COMMUNITIES,                                                      which are floating or whose central rate differs from
                                                                   the official parity, on the effective rate or the central
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             rate of these currencies and, in the case of the US
 Economic Community ;                                              dollar, on the change in parity announced on 13
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                       February 1 973 ;
 67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­
 tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by the             Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed
 Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Accession of             differs from the average levy by more than 0*25 unit
 new Member States to the European Economic                        of account per. 100 kilogrammes of basic product ;
 Community and the European Atomic Energy                          whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No
 Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972,                  1 080/68 (7), the levies at present in force must there­
                                                                   fore be altered as shown in the Table annexed to this
 and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof ;
                                                                   Regulation ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/
 67/EEC (4) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­
 tion of the market in rice, as last amended by the Act            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 annexed to the Treaty on the Accession of new
 Member States to the European Economic Commu­
                                                                                             Article 1
 nity and the European Atomic Energy Community,
 signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in parti­
                                                                   The import levies to be charged on products
 cular Article 12 (4) thereof ;
                                                                   processed 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 581 /73, are hereby
                                                                   altered as shown in the Table annexed to this Regula­
Whereas the import levies on products processed                    tion .
 from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC)
 No 581 /73 (5) as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 830/73 (6) ;                                                                             Article 2
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,               This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 March
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, 30 March 1973 .
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                  The President
                                                                            Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(•) 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.
(") OJ  No  174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .
(5) OJ  No  L 56, 1 . 3 . 1973, p. 22.                            (7) OJ No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968, p. 6.
b) OJ No L 81 , 29. 3. 1973, p. 11 .                              (8) OJ No L 179, 25. 7. 1968, p. 8 .
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                                                                    ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 30 March 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)
                       07.06 A                                            0-652 i 1 )                             0-532 H
                       11.01 C (2)                                        7-020                                   6-520
                       11.02 All (2 )                                     8:451                                   7-951
                       11.02 A III                                        7-020                                   6-520
                       11.02 B I a) 1 (2 )                                6-045                                   5-795
                       11.02 B I b) 1 (2)                                 6-045                                   5-795
                       11.02 B II b) (2)                                  6-125                                   5-875
                       11.02 C II (2 )                                    7-317                                   7-067
                       11.02 C III (2)                                    9-555                                   9-055
                       11.02 D II (2)                                     4-755                                   4-505
                       11.02 D III (2)                                    3-944                                   3-694
                       11.02 E I a) 1 (2)                                 3-944                                   3-694
                       11.02 E I b) 1 (2)                                 7-744                                   7-244
                       11.02 E II b) (2)                                  8-451                                   7-951
                       11.02 F II (2)                                     8-451                                   7-951
                       11.02 F III (2 )                                   7-020                                   6-520
                       11.06 A                                            0-902                                   0-472
                       11.07 A II a)                                      7-347                                   6-447
                       11.07 A II b )                                     5-717                                   4^817
                       11.07 B                                            6-514                                   5-614
            (') This levy is limited to 6 °/o of the value for customs purposes.
            (') For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within headings Nos 11.01 and 11.02 and thoso
                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 °/o 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.