CELEX: 31988R3381
Language: en
Date: 1988-10-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3381/88 of 28 October 1988 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

29 . 10 . 88                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 296/75
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3381 /88
                                                       of 28 October 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                 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
Portugal,                                                                 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                27 October 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)
                                                                    calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
No 2229/88 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,           coefficients ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 1676/85 of 11                Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs
June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the               from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU per tonne
exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the                of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of
common agricultural policy Q, as last amended by Regu­              Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 (u), as last
lation (EEC) No 1636/87 (6), and in particular Article 3            amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1740/78 (12), the levies
thereof,
                                                                    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 2974/88 Q, as last amended by Regulation                                               Article 1
(EEC) No 3341 /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 2974/88 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
                                                                                                Article 2
 should be calculated on the following basis :
 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­          This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 October
      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, 28 October 1988 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                 Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                    Vice-President
 (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
  2 OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 16.
 (3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
 0 OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 30.
 0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
 (6) OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
 0 OJ No L 269, 29. 9. 1988, p. 26.
 (8) OJ No L 295, 28 . 10. 1988, p. 57.
 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.                               (12) OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p. 8 .
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                                                                  ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 28 October 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)
                            1102 20 10 (2)                             234,68                              228,64
                            1102 20 90 (2)                             132,58                              129,56
                            1103 13 11 0                               225,68                              219,64
                            1103 13 19 O                               2^4,68                              228,64
                            1103 13 90 0                               132,58                              129,56
                            1103 29 40 (2)                             234,68                              228,64
                            1104 19 50 0                               234,68                              228,64
                            1104 23 10 0                               206,25                              203.23
                            1104 23 30 0                               206,25                            203,23
                            1104 23 90 0                                132,58                             129,56
                            1104   30 90                                101,31                               95,27
                            1106   20 91                               217,00                              192,82 0
                            1106   20 99                               225,05                              200,87 0
                            1108   12 00                               217,00                              196,45
                            1108   13 00                               217,00                              196,45
                            1108   14 00                             217,00                                  98,22 0
                            1108   19 90                               217,00                                98,22
                            1702 30 91 (3)                             352,96                              256.24
                            1702 30 99 (3)                              262,94                              196,45
                            1702 40 90 (3)                              262,94                              196,45
                            1702   90  50                               262,94                              196,45
                            1702   90  75                               365,16                             268.44
                            1702   90  79                               253,18 .                            186,69
                            2106   90  55                               262,94                              196.45
                            2303   10  11                               425,38                             244,04
             (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.
             (3) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the customs treatment in respect of glucose and glucose syrup of
                 subheadings 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 shall also apply to glucose and glucose syrup of subheadings
                 1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59 .
             (*) 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 1 106 20,
                  — arrow-root starch falling within subheading 1108 19 90 .