CELEX: 31980R2639
Language: en
Date: 1980-10-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2639/80 of 15 October 1980 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

16 . 10 . 80                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 272/ 13
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2639/80
                                                         of 15 October 1980
                     altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
COMMUNITIES,                                                                arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
                                                                            of these currencies in relation to the Community
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                       currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                      14 October 1980 ;
zation of the market in cereals ( 1 ), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1870/80 (2), and in particular                   Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed
Article 14 (4) thereof,                                               differs from the average levy by more than 3-02 ECU
                                                                      per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 (9), the
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                       levies at present in force must therefore be altered to
tion of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regu­              the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
lation (EEC) No 1871 /80 (4), and in particular Article
12 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to
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
Whereas the import levies on products processed                       processed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation
from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC)                 (EEC) No 2744/75 ( 10), as last amended by Regulation
No 2472/80 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                  (EEC) No 2245/78 ( n ), as fixed in the Annex to
No 2631 /80 (8) ;                                                     amended Regulation (EEC) No 2472/80, 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 :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in                                               Article 2
     relation to each other at any given moment within
     a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 October
     their effective parity ;                                          1980 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
                Done at Brussels, 15 October 1980 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                   Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                      Vice-President
(!) OJ  No   L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
O   OJ  No   L 184, 17. 7. 1980 , p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No   L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(«) OJ  No   L 184, 17 . 7. 1980, p. 4.
(5) OJ  No   106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p . 2553/ 62.
(*) OJ  No   L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 .                            (») OJ No L 168 , 25 . 6. 1974, p. 7 .
(7) OJ   No  L 254, 27. 9 . 1980, p. 24.                              (> °) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 65 .
(8) OJ   No  L 270 , 15 . 10 . 1980 , p . 12.                         (") OJ No L 273 , 29 . 9 . 1978 , p . 1 .
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                                                          ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 15 October 1980 altering the import levies on products
                                            processed from cereals and rice
                                                                          Levies in ECU/tonne
                       CCT heading No
                                                          Third countries
                                                                                              ACP or OCT
                                                    (other than ACP or OCT)
           11.01 F (2)                                        40-83                              37-81
            11.02 A VI (2)                                    40-83                              37-81
           11.02 E II d) 1 (2)                                70-25                              64-21
            11.02 F VI (J)                                    40-83                              37-81
            11.08 All                                          52-79                             21-96
           (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.