CELEX: 31981R0539
Language: en
Date: 1981-02-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 539/81 of 27 February 1981 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 54/66                               Official Journal of the European Communities                             28 . 2. 81
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 539/81
                                                       of 27 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
 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                         currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
 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               26 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 last amended by Regulation (EEC)                  amended Regulation (EEC) No 201 /81 are hereby
No 502/81 (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 28 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, 27 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.
(J) 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 .                             (8) OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
(6) OJ  No  L 24, 28 . 1 . 1981 , p. 18 .                           (9) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.
(7) OJ  No  L 52, 27. 2. 1981 , p. 46.                              ('<>) OJ No L 273, 29. 9. 1978 , p. 1 .
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                                                            ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 27 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 OCI)
           11.01 E I (2)                                        111-45                            105-41
           11.01 E II (2)                                        62-75                             59-73
           1 1 .02 A V a) 1 (2)                                  80-43                             74-39
           1 1.02 A V a) 2 (2)                                  111-45                            105-41
           1 1 .02 A V b) (2)                                    62-75                             59-73
           11.02 B II c)(2)                                      96-72                             93-70
           1 1.02 C V (2)                                        96-72                             93-70
           1 1.02 D V (2)                                        62-75                             59-73
           1 1.02 E II c) (2)                                   111-45                            105-41
           11.02 F V (2)                                        111-45                            105-41
           1 1.02 G II                                           49-96                             43-92
           1 1.04 C IIa)                                         87-09                             62-91 (5)
           1 1.04 C II b)                                       114-83                             90-65 (5)
           11.08 AI                                              87-09                             66-54
           11.08 AIV                                             87-09                             66-54
           11.08 AV                                              87-09                             33-27 (5)
           17.02 B II a) P)                                     183-51                             86-79
           17.02 B II b)(3)                                     133-03                             66-54
           21.07 F II                                           133-03                             66-54
           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 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.
           (5) 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 AV.