CELEX: 31978R0531
Language: en
Date: 1978-03-15
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 531/78 of 14 March 1978 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 73/22                                Official Journal of the European Communities                            15. 3 . 78
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 531 /78
                                                         of 14 March 1978
                    altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       account per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant
COMMUNITIES,                                                         to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (7), the
                                                                     levies at present in force must therefore be altered as
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                shown in the table annexed to this Regulation,
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
zation of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 2560/77 (2), and in particular
Article 14 (4) thereof,                                                                        Article 1
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         The import levies to be charged on products
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­
                                                                     processed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation
tion of the market in rice (3), as amended by Regula­                (EEC) No 2744/75 (8), as last amended by Regulation
tion (EEC) No 1158/77 (4), and in particular Article 12
                                                                     (EEC) No 2560/77, as fixed in the Annex to amended
(4) thereof,
                                                                     Regulation (EEC) No 397/78 are hereby altered as
Whereas the import levies on products processed                      shown in the table annexed to this Regulation .
from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC)
No 397/78 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                                               Article 2
No 469/78 (6) ;
Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March
differs from the average levy by more than 2-5 units of               1978 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 14 March 1978 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                   Vice-President
(») OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No L  303, 28 . 11 . 1 977, p. 1 .
P)  OJ  No L  166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No L  136, 2. 6. 1977, p. 13.
(5) OJ  No  L 58 , 28 . 2. 1978, p. 18 .                             (7) OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
(') OJ  No  L 64, 7. 3 . 1978, p. 18 .                               (8) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.
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                                                                                  ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 14 March 1978 altering the import levies on products
                                                                 processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                 Levies in u. i. / tonne
                             OCT heading No
                                                                                   Third countries
                                                                                                                            ACP or OCT
                                                                            ( other than ACP or OCT)
             11.02         B II a ) (-)                                                121-83                                 119.33
             1 1 . 02      C I (-')                                                    146-05                                 143-55
             1 1.02        I ) I (-)                                                     94.01                                 91-51
             11.02         E II a ) (-)                                                166-50                                 161-50
             1 1 . 02      F I (-)                                                     166-50                                 161-50
              11.02 C, I                                                                 72-29                                 67-29
              1 1.07 A I a )                                                           168-70                                 159-70
             11 . 07 A I b )                                                           1 28-33                                119-33
             11.08 A 111                                                               160-95                                 143-95
             11.09                                                                     4 1 1 -72                              261-72
             ( J ) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading !-! os 11.01 and 11.02 and those
                   falling within subheading 23.02 A , products falling within heading Nos 11.01 and I 1 .02 shall be those meeting
                   the following specifications :
                   -- a        starch  content     ( determined  by   the     modified    Ewers  polametric   method ),  referred  to dry matter ,
                         exceeding        ". n by weight ,
                   — an ash content , by weight , referred to dry matter (.liter deduction of any added minerals ), not exceeding
                          1-6 ". ii for rice , 2-5        for wheat , 3 "/<> for barley , 4 Vo for buckwheat , 5 % for oats and 2% for
                         other cereals .
                   C > : rm of cereals , whole , rolled , flaked or ground , falls in all cases \v i t li , -i heading No 11.02 .