CELEX: 31988R3481
Language: en
Date: 1988-11-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3481/88 of 9 November 1988 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

10. 11 . 88                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 305/31
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3481/88
                                                     of 9 November 1988
                      altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
Economic Community,                                                   the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                      No 1676/85,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
Portugal,                                                         — 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 2221 /88 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,
                                                                  Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76              8 November 1988 ;
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the
                                                                  Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2229/88 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,         calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
                                                                  coefficients ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 1676/85 of 11
June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the             Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs
exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the              from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU per tonne
common agricultural policy (*), as last amended by Regu­          of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of
lation (EEC) No 1 636/87 (*), and in particular Article 3         Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (n), as last
thereof,                                                          amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1740/78 (12), the levies
                                                                  at present in force must therefore be altered to the
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,           amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Whereas the import levies on products processed from
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 3384/88 Q, as last amended by Regulation                                           Article 1
(EEC) No 3450/88 (8);
                                                                  The import levies to be charged on products processed
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (9) as                from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (10) as            2744/75 as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation
regards products falling within CN codes 2302 10,                 (EEC) No 3384/88 are hereby altered to the amounts set
2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40 ;                                    out in the Annex.
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 rela­         This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 November
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band          1988 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 9 November 1988 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                 Vice-President
(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 16.
0 OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(4) OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 30.
0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(«) OJ No L 153, 13 . 6. 1987, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 299, 1 . 11 . 1988, p. 1 .
(8) OJ No L 302, 5. 11 . 1988, p. 28.
0 OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.                                 (") OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
H OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                             (n) OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978 , p. 8 .
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                                                                    ANNEX .
            to the Commission Regulation of £ November 1988 altering the import levies on products
                                                    processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                                       (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                      Import levies
                                CN code
                                                                   Third countries
                                                                                                         ACP or OCT
                                                             (other than ACP or OCT)
            071410 10                                                    123,37                             118,54 (5 )
            0714 10 90                                                   120,35 0                           1 1 8,54 0 0
            0714 90 10                                                   120,35 0                           118,54 00
            1102 90      10 (2)                                         222,67                              216,63
             1103 19     30 (2)                                         222,67                              216,63
            1103 29     20 (2)                                          222,67                              216,63
             1104 11     10 (2)                                          125,78                             122,76
             1104 11    90 (2)                                          246,74                              240,70
             1104 21     10 0                                            195,58                             192,56
             1104 21     30 0                                            195,58                              192,56
             1104 21     50 (2)                                          306,92                             300,88
             1104 21     90 0                                            125,78                              122,76
             1106 20 10                                                  123,37                              116,72 0
             1107 10 91                                                  225,10 0                           214,22
             1107 10 99                                                  170,95                              160,07
             1107 20 00                                                  197,42 (4)                          186,54
             (') 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 1101 , 1102, 1103 and 1104 and
                    those falling within subheadings 2302 10, 2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40, products falling within heading Nos
                    1101 , 1102, 1103 and 1104 shall be those meeting the following specifications :
                   — a starch content (determined by the modified Ewert 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 Nos 1103 and 1104.
              (4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 5,44 ECU/tonne for products origina­
                  ting in Turkey.
              (^ In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 the levy shall not be charged on the following products origi­
                   nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and territories :
                   — arrow-root falling within subheading 0714 90 10,
                   — flours and meal of arrow-root falling within subheading 1106 20,
                   — arrow-root starch falling within subheading 1108 19 90.