CELEX: 31973R1236
Language: en
Date: 1973-05-12 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1236/73 of the Commission of 11 May 1973 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

12. 5 . 73                               Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 126/37
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 1236/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                         of 11 May 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
ganization of the market in cereals, as last amended               Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed
                                                                   differs from the average levy by more than 0-25 unit
by the Act (2 ) annexed to the Treaty (s) on the Acces­
sion of new Member States to the European Econo­                   of account per 100 kilogrammes of basic product ;
                                                                   whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC)
mic Community and the European Atomic Energy
                                                                    No 1080/68 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972,
and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof ;                          No 1047/73 (8) the levies at present in force must
                                                                   therefore be altered as shown in the Table annexed
Having regard to Council Regulation No                             to this Regulation ;
359/67/EEC (4) of 25 July 1967 on the common or­
ganization of the market in rice, as last amended by
the Act annexed to the Treaty on the Accession of                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
new Member States to the European Economic Com­
munity and the European Atomic Energy Commu­                                                 Article 1
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 (9), as fixed in the Annex to
 Committee ;                                                        amended Regulation (EEC) No 1124/73, 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 1124/73 (5), as last amended by Regulation
 ( EEC) No 1221 /73 (8) ;                                                                    Article 2
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally ,                This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 May
 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, 11 May 1973 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                               P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                          A lember of the Commission
                                                             \
(») OJ  No 117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2269/67.
(l) OJ  No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.
Is) OJ  No L 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 5.
(*) OJ  No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 .                              ( 7) OJ No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968, p . 6 .
(6) OJ  No L 115, 1 . 5 . 1973 , p . 14.                           (8) OJ No L 104, 19 . 4 . 1973, p. 30.
(•) OJ No L 125 , 11.5 . 1973 , p . 39 .                           (9) OJ No I. 179, 25 . 7. 1968 , p . 8.
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                                                                    ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 11 May 1973 altering the import levies on products
                                                      processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                       Levies in u. a. / 100 kg
                            CCT heading No                           Third countries
                                                           (other than AASM and OCT,                 AASM , OCT, Tanzania , Uganda
                                                                                                                and Kenya
                                                             Tanzania , Uganda and Kenya)
                       11.02 Λ II i 1 )                                   8-845                                   8-345
                       11.02 R II b) i 1 )                                6-416                                   6-166
                       11.02 C II (»)                                     7-668                                   7-418
                       11.02 D II (M                                      4-979                                   4-729
                       11.02 E II b) i 1 )                                8-845                                   8-345
                       11.02 F II i1 )                                    8-845                                   8-345
           ( l) 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 •'» for
                    other cereals.
                Germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground , falls in all cases within heading No 11.02 .