CELEX: 31981R0396
Language: en
Date: 1981-02-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 396/81 of 16 February 1981 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 44/ 18                                Official Journal of the European Communities                               17 . 2. 81
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 396/81
                                                        of 16 February 1981
                     altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                               a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
COMMUNITIES,                                                                 their effective parity ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
Economic Community,                                                          arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
                                                                             of these currencies in relation to the Community
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                                 currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by               Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
the Act of Accession of Greece (2 ), and in particular                13 February 1981 ;
Article 14 (4) thereof,
                                                                      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 organiza­                       per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to
tion of the market in rice (3), as last amended by the                Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 579 /74 (8), the
Act of Accession of Greece and in particular Article                  levies at present in force must therefore be altered to
12 (4) thereof,                                                       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 (4), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC)
No 2543/73 (5 ), and in particular Article 3 thereof,                                               Article 1
Having regard to the advice of the Monetary                           The import levies to be charged on products
Committee ,
                                                                      processed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation
Whereas the import levies on products processed                       (EEC) No 2744/75 (9), as last amended by Regulation
from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation ( EEC)                 (EEC) No 2245/78 ( 10), as fixed in the Annex to
 No 201 /81 (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    amended Regulation (EEC) No 201 /81 are hereby
344/81 (7) ;                                                          altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto .
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
                                                                                                    Article 2
 levies should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 February
      relation to each other at any given moment within                1981 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 16 February 1981 .
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                      Poul DALSAGER
                                                                               Member of the Commission
 (')  OJ  No  L 281 , 1.11 . 1975, p . 1 .
 (2)  OJ  No  L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , p . 17 .
 H    OJ  No  L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976, p . 1 .
 (4 ) OJ  No  106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p . 2553/62 .
 (5)  OJ  No  L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 .                            ( s ) O | No L 168 , 25 . 6 . 1974 . p . 7 .
 (»)  OJ  No  L 24, 28 . 1 . 1981 , p . 18 .                           O O'l No L 281 , 1 . 1 I. 1975. p. 65 .
 (7)  OJ  No  L 38 , 11 . 2 . 1981 , p . 12.                           ( I0 ) Ò ) No L 273 , 29 . 9 . 1978 , p. 1 .
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                                                                 ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 16 February 1981 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 E I (-)                                           1 1 1 -45                           105-41
             11.01 E II ( : )                                          62-75                              59-73
             1 1.02 A V a) 1 (-)                                       80-43                              74-39
             1 1 .02 A V a) 2 (2 )                                   1 1 1 -45                           105-41
             11.02 A V b) H                                            62-75                              59-73
             11.02 B II c ) (-)                                        96-72                              93-70
             1 1.02 C V ( 2 )                                          96-72                              93-70
             11.02 D V (-)                                             62-75                              59-73
             11.02 E II c )(2 )                                      1 1 1 -45                           105-41
             1 1.02 F V ( : )                                        1 1 1 -45                           105-41
             1 1.02 G II                                               49-96                              43-92
             1 1.04 C IIa )                                            8 "" -09                           62-91 p )
             11.04 C II b)                                           1 14-83                              90-65 (5 )
             11.08 AI                                                  8"-09                              66-54
             11.08 A IV                                                8~M)9                              66-54
             1 1 . 08 A V                                              8--09                              33-27 (5 )
             17.02 B II a )(J)                                       183-51                               86-79
             17.02 B II b)( J )                                      133-03                               66-54
            21.07 F II                                               133-03                               6654
            23.03 A I                                                264-00                               82-66
            (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 ] 1.01 and 1 1.02
                   shall be those meeting the following specifications :
                   — a starch content (determined by the modified Ewers polarimetric method ), referred to drv
                        matter, exceeding 45 % by weight,
                   — an ash content, by weight, referred to dry matter (after deduction of any added minerals ), not
                       exceeding 1 -6 °/o 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 1 T .02 B 1 is
                   subject to the same levy as products falling within subheading 1 7.02 B II .
            (5) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 435/ 80 the lev') 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 11.04 C ,
                   — arrowroot starch falling within subheading 11.08 A V.