CELEX: 31983R0140
Language: en
Date: 1983-01-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 140/83 of 20 January 1983 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 17/38                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             21 . 1 . 83
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 140/83
                                                        of 20 January 1983
                   altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
COMMUNITIES,                                                            relation to each other at any given moment within
                                                                        a band of 2-25 %, a rate of exchange based on
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   their central rate,
Economic Community,                                                 -T- 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                            these currencies in relation to the Community
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                        currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1 451 /82 (2), and in particular                Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
Article 14 (4) thereof,                                             19 January 1983 ;
                                                                    Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    differs from the average levy by more than 3-02 ECU
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                  per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to
of the market in rice (3), as last amended by the Act of
Accession of Greece (4), and in particular Article 1 2 (4)          Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (9), the
thereof,
                                                                    levies at present in force must therefore be altered to
                                                                    the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­
tural policy (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                                       Article 1
No 2543/73 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
                                                                    The import levies to be charged on products processed
Having regard to the advice of the Monetary                         from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
Committee,                                                          2744/75 (10), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    1459/82 ("), as fixed in the Annex to amended Regula­
Whereas the import levies on products processed from                tion (EEC) No 3518/82 are hereby altered to the
cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No                  amounts set out in the Annex hereto.
3518 /82 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
123/83 (8) ;                                                                                Article 2
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 January
levies should be calculated on the following basis :                1983 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 20 January 1983 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Poul DALSAGER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
 ') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
 2) OJ No L 164, 14. 6. 1982, p. 1 .
 3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
 4) OJ No L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17.
 *) OJ No 106, 30 . 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.
 6) OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 .                            O OJ No L 168 , 25. 6 . 1974, p. 7.
 7) OJ No L 369, 29 . 12. 1982, p. 7.                               H OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.
 81 OT No L 16 . 20 . 1 . 1983 , d . 27 .                           (») OJ No L 164, 14. 6 . 1982, p. 22.
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                                                           ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 20 January 1983 altering the import levies on products
                                              processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                    (ECU/tonne)
                                                                           Import levies
                         CCT heading No                    Third countries
                                                                                         ACP or OCT
                                                     (other than ACP or OCT)
            11.01 D (2)                                        188-00                      181-96
            11.01 E I (2)                                      206-70                      200-66
            11.01 E II (2)                                     116-73                      113-71
            11.01 G (2)                                        110-20                      107-18
            11.02 A IV (2)                                     188-00                      181-96
            11.02 A V a) 1 (2)                                 173-21                      167-17
            1 1 .02 A V a) 2 (2)                               206-70                      200-66
            11.02 AV b) (2)                                    116-73                      113-71
            11.02 A VII (2)                                    110-20                      107-18
            1 1 .02 B I a) 2 aa)                               106-13                      103-11
            1 1 .02 B I a) 2 bb) (2)                           184-98                      181-96
            1 1 .02 B I b) 2 (2)                               184-98                      181-96
            1 1.02 B II c) (2)                                 181-39                      178-37
            1 1 .02 B II d) (2)                                171-15                      168-13
            11.02 CIV (2)                                      164-76                      161-74
            1 1.02 C V (2)                                     181-39                      178-37
            1 1.02 C VI (2)                                    171-15                      168-13
            1 1 .02 D IV (2)                                   106-13                      103-11
            1 1 .02 D V (2)                                    116-73                      113-71
            1 1 .02 D VI (2)                                   110-20                      107-18
            11.02 EI a) 2 (2)                                  106-13                      103-11
            1 1 .02 E I b) 2 (2)                               208-22                      202-18
            1 1.02 E II c) (2)                                 206-70                      200-66
            1 1 .02 E II d) 2 (2)                              195-18                      189-14
            1 1 .02 F IV (2)                                   188-00                      181-96
            11.02 FV (2)                                       206-70                      200-66
            1 1 .02 F VII (2)                                  110-20                      107-18
            1 1.02 G II                                         89-65                       83-61
            11.04 C II a)                                      170-07                      145-89 0
            1 1.04 C II b)                                     200-03                      175-85 0
            11.08 A I                                          170-07                      149-52
            11.08 A IV                                         170-07                      149-52
            11.08 A V                                          170-07                       74-76 0
            17.02 B II a) (3)                                  291-75                      195-03
            17.02 B lib) (3)                                   216-01                      149-52
            17.02 F 11 a)                                      301-03                      204-31
            17.02 F II b)                                      208-58                      142-09
            21.07 F II                                         216-01                      149-52
            23.03 A I                                          367-08                      185-74
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           (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 1 1.01 and 1 1.02
               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.
           (3) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the product falling within subheading 17.02 B I is
               subject to the same levy as products falling within subheading 17.02 B II.
           (*) 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 07.06 A,
               — flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheading 1 1 .04 C,
               — arrowroot starch falling within subheading 11.08 A V.