CELEX: 31985R3085
Language: en
Date: 1985-11-06
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3085/85 of 5 November 1985 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

6. 11 . 85                              Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 294/ 19
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3085/85
                                                     of 5 November 1985
                      altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          central rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for
COMMUNITIES,                                                            in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 (u) as
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 855/84 (12),
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 2727/75                   these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                    tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
No 1018/84 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76              Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 4
                                                                   November 1985 ;
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)           Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs
No 1025/84 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,          from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU per tonne
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the value            of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regu­
of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be                lation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (13) the levies at present in force
                                                                   must therefore be altered to the amounts set out in the
applied for the purposes of the common agricultural
policy (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                Annex hereto,
2543/73 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the advice of the Monetary Committee,             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the import levies on products processed from
cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No                                            Article 1
2993/85 Q, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3064/
85 0 ;                                                            The import levies to be charged on products processed
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1027/84 of 31                 from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
March 1984 (9) as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                  2744/75, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No '
2744/75 (10) as regards products falling within subheading         1027/84, as fixed in the Annex to the modified Regula­
23.02 A of the Common Customs Tariff ;                            tion (EEC) No 2993/85 are hereby 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 a          This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 November
     band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their            1985.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 5 November 1985.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                              Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                 Vice-President
 ') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
2) OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 1 .
3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
<) OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 13.
    OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.
^ OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 .
j OJ No L 287, 29. 10. 1985, p. 7.
8) OJ No L 290, 1 . 11 . 1985, p. 91 .                            (") OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 .
») OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 15.                              (12) OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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                                                             ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 5 November 1985 altering the import levies on products
                                              processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                         (ECU/tonne)
            l                                                               Import levies
                        CCT heading No                      Third countries
                                                                                             ACP or OCT
                                                      (other than ACP or OCT)
            07.06 A I                                           125,23 (')                     123,42 (') (*)
            07.06 A II                                          128,25 (')                     123,42 (')(*)
            11.01 C (2)                                         231,45                         225,41
            11.02 A III (2)                                     231,45                         225,41
            11.02 B I a) 1 (2)                                  203,39                         200,37
            11.02 B I b) 1 (2)                                  203,39                         200,37
            1 1.02 C III (2)                                    319,12                         313,08
            11.02 D III (2)                                     130,75                         127,73
            1 1.02 EI a) 1 (2)                                  130,75                         127,73
            11.02 E lb) 1 (2)                                   256,50                         250,46
            1 1.02 F III (2)                                    231,45                         225,41
            11.04 CI                                            128,25                         121,60 0
            11.07 A II a)                                       233,79 (4)                     222,91
            11.07 A II b)                                       177,44                          166,56
            11.07 B                                             204,99 (4)                     194,11
            (') This levy is limited to 6 % of the value for customs purposes, subject to certain conditions.
            (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 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 11.02.
            (4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced bv 5,44 ECU/tonne for
                products originating in Turkey.
            (*) 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 ex 07.06 A,
                — flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheading 11.04 C,
                — arrowroot starch falling within subheading ex 1 1 .08 A V.