CELEX: 31983R2858
Language: en
Date: 1983-10-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2858/83 of 12 October 1983 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 281 / 20                          Official Journal of the European Communities                           13 . 10 . 83
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2858/83
                                                     of 12 October 1983
                  altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
COMMUNITIES,                                                     levies should be calculated on the following basis :
                                                                 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                      relation to each other at any given moment within
                                                                      a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on
                                                                      their central rate,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by               arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), and in particular                   these currencies in relation to the Community
Article 14 (4) thereof,                                               currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
                                                                 Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     11 October 1983 ;
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization
of the market in rice (3), as last amended by the Act of         Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed
Accession of Greece (4), and in particular Article 1 2 (4)       differs from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU
thereof,                                                         per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to
                                                                 Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 (u) the
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                levies at present in force must therefore be altered to
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to           the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­
tural policy ^, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
No 2543/73 (*), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
                                                                                          Article I
Having regard to the advice of the Monetary
Committee,                                                       The import levies to be charged on products processed
                                                                 from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
Whereas the import levies on products processed from             2744/75, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No               414/83, as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation
2687/83 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                (EEC) No 2687/83 are hereby altered to the amounts
2846/83 (8) ;                                                    set out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 414/83 of 21                                          Article 2
February 1983 (9) amended Regulation (EEC) No
2744/75 (10) as regards products falling within sub­             This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 October
heading 23.02 A of the Common Customs Tariff ;                    1983 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 12 October 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.
 j OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 .
 ^ OJ No L 265, 28. 9. 1983, p. 12.
 8) OJ No L 279 , 12. 10 . 1983 , p. 21 .
 9) OJ No L 51 , 24. 2. 1983 , p. 1 .
 10) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65 .                         (") OJ No L 168 , 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
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                                                               ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 12 October 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 E I (2)                                        101,76                           95,72
              11.01 E II (2)                                        57,26                           54,24
              1 1.02 A V a) 1 (2)                                   66,83                           60,79
              1 1 .02 A V a) 2 (2)                                 101,76                           95,72 •
              1 1 .02 A V b) (2)                                    57,26                           54,24
              1 1.02 B II c) (2)                                    88,11                           85,09
              11.02 CV (2)                                          88,11                           85,09
              11.02 DV (2)                                          57,26                           54,24
              i 1.02 E II c)(2)                                    101,76                           95,72
             11.02 FV (2)                                          101,76                           95,72
             11.02 G II                                             45,93                           39,89
              11.04 C II a)                                         74,92                           50,74 0
              1 1.04 C II b)                                       106,17                           81,99 0
              11.08 A I                                             74,92                           54,37
             11.08 A IV                                             74,92                           54,37
             11.08 A V                                              74,92                           27,18 0
             17.02 B II a) (3)                                     167,64                           70,92
             17.02 B II b) (3)                                     120,86                           54,37
             17.02 F II a)                                         171,01                           74,29
              17.02 F II b)                                        118,16                           51,67
             21 .07 F II                                           120,86                           54,37
             23.03 A I                                             248,88                           67,54
             (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.
             (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.
             0 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.