CELEX: 31986R1503
Language: en
Date: 1986-05-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1503/86 of 16 May 1986 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 131 /42                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                     17 . 5 . 86
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1503/86
                                                            of 16 May 1986
                         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                    — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
Portugal .                                                                  arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                        these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                        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 1355/86 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,             Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 1 6
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76                 May 1986 ;
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                     Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)               calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
No 3768/85 (4) and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,              coefficients ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 1676/85 of 11                  Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs
June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the                 from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU per tonne
exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the                  of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of
common agricultural policy (*) and in particular Article 3            Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (10) the levies
thereof,                                                              at present in force must therefore be altered to the
Having regard to the advice of the Monetary Committee,                amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Whereas the import levies on products processed from                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 1264/86 (*), as last amended by Regulation                                               Article 1
(EEC) No 1398/86(0 ;
                                                                      The import levies to be charged on products processed
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1027/ 84 (8) as
                                                                      from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (9) as
                                                                      2744/75, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
regards products falling within subheading 23.02 A of the
Common Customs Tariff ;
                                                                       1027/84, as fixed in the Annex to the amended Regula­
                                                                      tion (EEC) No 1264/86 are hereby altered to the amounts
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies            set out in the Annex hereto .
should be calculated on the following basis :
                                                                                                  Article 2
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band             This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 May 1986.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States .
                    Done at Brussels, 16 May 1986 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                   Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                      Vice-President
 ') OJ  No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
 2) OJ  No  L  118 , 7 . 5 . 1986, p. 1 .
 3) OJ  No  L  166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
 4) OJ  No  L  362,  31 . 12. 1985, p. 8 .
 0  OJ  No  L  164,  24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
 j OJ No L 107, 24. 4. 1986, p. 45.
 j OJ No L 125, 13. 5. 1986, p. 13.
 8) OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 15.
 ») OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65 .                              ( I0) OJ No L 168 , 25 . 6. 1974, p. 7.
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                                                            ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 16 May 1986 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 E I (2)                                         281,04                         275,00
           11.01 E II (2)                                       158,86                          155,84
           11.01 G (2)                                          167,20                          164,18
           1 1.02 A V a) 1 (2)                                  246,11                         240,07
           1 1 .02 A V a) 2 (2)                                 281,04                         275,00
           1 1 .02 A V b) (2)                                   158,86                          155,84
           11.02 A VII (2)                                      167,20                          164,18
          1 1 .02 B II c) (2)                                   247,47                         244,45
          11.02 B II d)(2)                                      260,56                         257,54
          11.02 CV (2)                                          247,47                         244,45
          1 1 .02 C VI (2)                                      260,56                         257,54
           11.02 D V (2)                                        158,86                          155,84
           11.02D VI (2)                                        167,20                          164,18
           1 1.02 E II c) (2)                                   281,04                         275,00
           1 1.02 E II d) 2 (2)                                 295,77                         289,73
           1 1 .02 F V (2)                                      281,04                         275,00
           1 1.02 F VII (2)                                     167,20                          164,18
           1 1.02 G II                                          120,63                          114,59
           1 1.04 C II a)                                       235,28                         211,100 (5)
           1 1.04 C lib)                                        266,53                         242,35 0
          11.08 A I                                             235,28                         214,73
          11.08 A IV                                            235,28                         214,73
          11.08 A V                                             235,28                          107,36 0
          17.02     B II a) (3)                                 376,80                          280,08
          17.02     B lib) (3)                                  281,22                          214,73
          17.02     F II a)                                     390,13                         293,41
          17.02     F lib)                                      270,55                         204,06
          21.07 F II                                            281,22                         214,73
          23.03 A I                                             448,08                         266,74
          (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.
          (*) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 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 ex 07.06 A,
                — flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheading 1 1 .04 C,
                — arrowroot starch falling within subheading ex 1 1 .08 A V.