CELEX: 31973R0397
Language: en
Date: 1973-02-15 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 397/73 of the Commission of 14 February 1973 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 43/16                                Official Journal of the European Communities                           15 . 2 . 73
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 397/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 14 February 1973
                            altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       declaration of the new parity of this currency to the
COMMUNITIES,                                                         International Monetary Fund, an exchange rate based
                                                                     on the change in parity already announced should be
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                   used for the purpose of calculating levies ; whereas
pean Economic Community ;                                            the Monetary Committee has been consulted ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No                               Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed
120/67/EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common or­                     differs from the average levy by more than 0-25 units
ganization of the market in cereals, as last amended                 of account per 100 kilogrammes of basic product ;
by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Acces­               whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC)
sion of new Member States to the European Econo­                     No 1080/68 (7), the levies at present in force must
mic Community and the European Atomic Energy                         therefore be altered as shown in the Table annexed
Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972,                    to this Regulation ;
and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
359/67/EEC (4) of 25 July 1967 on the common or­
ganization of the market in rice, as last amended by
the Act annexed to the Treaty on the Accession of                                             Article 1
new Member States to the European Economic Com­
munity and the European Atomic Energy Commu­                         The import levies to be charged on products pro­
nity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in                  cessed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation
particular Article 12 (4) thereof ;                                  (EEC) No 1052/68 (8), as fixed in the Annex to amen­
Whereas the import levies on products processed                      ded Regulation (EEC) No 250/73 , are hereby altered
from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation                       as shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation .
(EEC) No 250/73 (5), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 387/73 (6) ;                                                                         Article 2
Whereas a change in the parity of the US dollar was
officially announced on 13 February 1973 ; whereas,                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 February
pending the completion of procedures for the formal                  1973 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 14 February 1973 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                            Member of the Commission
i1) OJ  No  117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2269/67.
(2) OJ  No  L 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 14.
(3) OJ  No  L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 .
(4) OJ  No  174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 .
(5) OJ  No  L 30, 1 . 2. 1973 , p . 14.                               (7) OJ No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968 , p. 6.
(6) OJ  No  L 41 , 14 . 2 . 1973 , p. 14.                             (8) OT No L 179, 25 . 7. 1968 . p. 8 .
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                                                                     ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 14 February 1973 altering the import levies on products
                                                       processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                       Levies in u.a. 100 kg
                           CCT heading No                            Third countries
                                                                                                    AASM , OCT, Tanzania , Uganda
                                                           (other than AASM and OCT ,                          and Kenya
                                                             Tanzania , Uganda and Kenya)
                  11.01 D (!)                                              3·832                                 3-332
                  11.02 A IV (*)                                           3·832                                 3-332
                  11.02 B I a) 2 aa)                                       2·138                                 1·888
                  11.02 B I a) 2 bb ) (*)                                  3·582                                 3-332
                  11.02 Bib ) 2 H                                          3·582                                 3-332
                  11.02 CIV (*)                                            3·212                                 2·962
                  11.02 D IV 0 )                                           2·138                                 1·888
                  11.02 E I a) 2                                           2·138                                 1·888
                  11.02 E lb ) 2 (!)                                       4·202                                 3·702
                  11.02 F IV ( J )                                         3·832                                 3-332
            (') 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 and rye, 3 %> for barley, 4 °/o 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 .