CELEX: 31983R3364
Language: en
Date: 1983-11-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3364/83 of 29 November 1983 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 335/36                               Official Journal of the European Communities                          30 . 11 . 83
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3364/83
                                                      of 29 November 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
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                            their central rate ,
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                        28 November 1983 ;
 1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization
of the market in rice ('), 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 (") 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 Is), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
No 2543/73 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
                                                                                             Article 1
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
3001 /83 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                  (EEC) No 3001 /83 are hereby altered to the amounts
3320/83 (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 30
heading 23.02 A of the Common Customs Tariff ;                      November 1983 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels , 29 November 1983 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Poul DALSAGER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
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(6) OJ  No  L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 .
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(8) OJ  No  L 329 , 25. 11 . 1983, p. 9 .
(9) OJ  No  L 51 , 24. 2. 1983 , p. 1 .
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                                                             ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 29 November 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 G (2)                                          75,61                          72,59
             11.02 A VII (2)                                      75,61                          72,59
             1 1 .02 B II d) (2)                                 116,89                         113,87
             1 1 .02 C VI (2)                                    116,89                         113,87
             11.02 D VI (2)                                       75,61                          72,59
             1 1 .02 E II d) 2 (2)                               134,15                         128,11
             1 1.02 F VII (2)                                     75,61                          72,59
             (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.