CELEX: 31979R2137
Language: en
Date: 1979-09-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2137/79 of 28 September 1979 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 246/72                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             29. 9 . 79
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2137/79
                                                    of 28 September 1979
                    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 subpara­
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                        graph ;
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1 547/79 (2), and in particular               Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
                                                                   27 September 1979 ;
Article 14 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                   differs from the average levy by more than 3-02 ECU
tion of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regu­          per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to
lation (EEC) No 1 552/79 (4), and in particular Article           Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (8), the
12 (4) thereof,                                                    levies at present in force must therefore be altered to
                                                                   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 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                                             Article 1
No 2543/73 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                      The import levies to be charged on products
Committee,                                                         processed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation
                                                                  (EEC) No 2744/75 (9), as last amended by Regulation
Whereas the import levies on products processed                   (EEC) No 2245/78 ( 10), as fixed in the Annex to Regu­
from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC)              lation (EEC) No 2097/79, are hereby altered to the
No 2097/79 (7) ;                                                   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 1 October
     relation to each other at any given moment within             1979 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 28 September 1979 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                               Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                  Vice-President
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 4) OJ No L 188, 26. /. lf /y, p. y .
 5) OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.                           (8) OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
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                                                                    ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 28 September 1979 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)
           07.06 A                                                         11.69 (*)                            9.88:( 1 )(5)
           11.01 C (2)                                                   122.99                              116.95
           11.02 A III (2)                                               122.99                              116.95
           11.02 B I a) 1 (2)                                            106.97                              103.95
           11.02 B I b) 1 (*)                                            106.97                              103.95
           11.02 B II a) (2)                                             102.36                               99.34
           11.02 C I (2)                                                 122.52                              115.50
           11.02 C III (»)                                              168.47                               162.43
           11.02 D I (»)                                                   79.20                              76-18
           11.02 D III (2)                                                69.29                               66.27
           11.02 E I a) 1 (2)                                              69.29                              66.27
           11.02 E lb) 1 (2)                                             135.98                              129-94
           11.02 E II a) (2)                                             140.48                              134.44
           11.02 F I (2 )                                                140.48                              134.44
           11.02 Fill (2)                                                122.99                              116.95
           11.02 G I                                                      62.06                               56.02
           11.04 CI                                                        14.71                                8.06 (5)
           11.07 A I a)                                                  143.83                              132.95
           11.07 A lb)                                                   110.22                               99.34
           11.07 All a)                                                  ■126.53 (4 )                        115.65
           11.07 A II b)                                                   97.29                               86.41
           11.07 B                                                        111.58 (4 )                        100.70
           11.08 A III                                                   120.25                               99.70
           11.09                                                         362.62                              181.28
           (') This levy is limited to 6 •/. of the value for customs purposes.
           (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 polametric 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.
           («) in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 0.45 u.a./100 kg for products
                originating in Turkey.
            (») In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 706/76 the levy shall not be charged on the following products
                originating in the countries and territories :
                — arrowroot falling within subheading ex 07.06 A,
                    flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheadings ex 11.04 C I, ex 11.04 C II a) and b),
                — arrowroot falling within subheading ex 11.08 A V.