CELEX: 31988R3341
Language: en
Date: 1988-10-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3341/88 of 27 October 1988 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

28 . 10 . 88                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 295/57
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3341/88
                                                        of 27 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
  Portugal,                                                           — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                   arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                    these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­
                                                                         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,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
                                                                      26 October 1988 ;
 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the
 market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire
 No 2229/88 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,           calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
                                                                     coefficients ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 1676/85 of 11
 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the               Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs
 exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the                from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU per tonne
 common agricultural policy 0, as last amended by Regu­              of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of
 lation (EEC) No 1636/87 (6), and in particular Article 3            Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (u), as last
 thereof,                                                            amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1740/78 (12), the levies
                                                                     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
 cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 (EEC) No 2974/88 Q, as last amended by Regulation
 (EEC) No 3321 /88 (8) ;                                                                        Article 1
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (9) as                   The import levies to be charged on products processed
 amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (10) as              from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
 regards products falling within CN codes 2302 10,                   2744/75 as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation
 2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40 ;                                      (EEC) No 2974/88 are hereby altered to the amounts set
                                                                     out in the Annex.
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies
 should be calculated on the following basis :                                                  Article 2
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­            This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 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, 27 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 .
(4) 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 .
O OJ     No L 269, 29. 9 . 1988, p. 26.
(8) OJ   No L 293, 27. 10. 1988, p. 76.
0 OJ     No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.                               (") OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
(10) OJ   No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                          H OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p. 8 .
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                                                                   ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 27 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 90 30 (2)                               100,88                               94,84
                           1103 12 00 (2)                               100,88                               94,84
                           1 1 03 29 30 (2)                             100,88                               94,84
                           1104 12 10 (2)                                56,76                               53,74
                           1104 12 90 (2)                               111,42                             105,38
                           1104 22 10 (2)                                97,86                               94,84
                           1 104 12 30 (2)                               97,86                               94,84
                           1104 22 50 (2)                                87,32                               84,30
                           1104 22 90 (2)                                56,76                               53,74
                             2302 10 10                                  58,37                               52,37
                             2302 10 90                                 118,22                             112,22
                             2302 20 10                                  58,37                               52,37
                             2302 20 90                                 118,22                              112,22
                             2302 30 10                                  58,37                               52,37
                             2302 30 90                                 118,22                              112,22
                             2302 40 10                                  58,37                               52,37
                             2302 40 90                                 118,22                              112,22
             (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.