CELEX: 31981R0967
Language: en
Date: 1981-04-09 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 967/81 of 8 April 1981 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

9 . 4. 81                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 97/37
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 967/81
                                                          of 8 April 1981
                   altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
COMMUNITIES,                                                              relation to each other at any given moment within
                                                                          a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     their effective parity,
Economic Community,                                                 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
                                                                          arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                          these currencies in relation to the Community
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by                   currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular               Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
Article 14 (4) thereof,                                             7 April 1981 ;
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 organization                  differs from the average levy by more than 3 02 ECU
of the market in rice (3), as last amended by the Act of            per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to
Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 12 (4)               Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (8), the
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 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2543/73 (s), and in particular Article 3 thereof,                                           Article 1
Having regard to the advice of the Monetary                         The import levies to be charged on products processed
Committee,                                                          from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    2744/75 (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
Whereas the import levies on products processed from                2245/78 ("'), as fixed in the Annex to amended Regula­
cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No                  tion (EEC) No 777/81 are hereby altered to the
777/81 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                  amounts set out in the Annex hereto .
947/81 0 ;
                                                                                               Article 2
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
levies should be calculated on the following basis :                This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 April 1981 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable m all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 8 April 1981 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                   Poul DALSAGER
                                                                            Member of the Commission
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                                                                ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 8 April 1981 altering the import levies on products
                                                processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                Levies in ECU/tonne
                           CCT heading No
                                                                rhird countries
                                                                                                    ACP or OCT
                                                          (other than ACP or OCT)
            1 1.01 E I (-)                                          125-58                            1 1 9-54
            11.01 E II (-)                                            70-76                             67-74
            1 1.02 A II (-)                                           58-0 1                            51-97
            1 1.02 A V a) 1 O                                         94-56                             88-52
            1 1 .02 A V a) 2 (: )                                   125-58                            1 1 9-54
            1 1.02 A V b) (-)                                         70-76                             67-74
            1 1.02 B II b) (-)                                        41-42                             38-40
            1 1.02 B II c) (-)                                      109-28                            106-26
            1 1.02 C II (-)                                           49-21                             46-19
            1 1 .02 c v o                                           109-28                            106-26
            1 1.02 D II (-)                                           32-47                             29-45
            1 1.02 D V (-)                                            70-76                             67-74
            1 1.02 E II b) (-)                                        58-01                             51-97
            1 1.02 E II c) (-)                                      1 25-58                           1 1 9-54
            11.02 F II 0                                              58-01                             51-97
            1 1 .02 F V (-)                                         1 25-58                           119-54
            1 1.02 G IÏ                                               55-85                             49-81
             1 1.04 C II a)                                           99-73                             75-55 (5)
             1 1.04 C II b)                                         127-47                            103-29 (5)
             1 1.08 A I                                               99-73                             79-18
             1 1 .08 A IV                                             99-73                             79-18
             1 1 .08 A V                                              99-73                             39-59 f)
             17.02 B IIa) (} )                                      200-00                             103-28
             17.02 B II b) (3 )                                     145-67                              79-18
            21.07 F II                                               145-67                             79-18
            23.02     A  I a)                                          17-81                             17-81
            23.02     A  I b)                                         56-99                             56-99
            23.02     A  II a)                                         14-25                             14-25
            23.02     A  II b)                                        56-99                              56-99
            23.03 A I                                               279-70                              98-36
            (:) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 11.01 and 11.02
                  and those tailing within subheading 23.02 A, products tailing within heading Nos 1 1.01 and 1 1.02
                  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 °/o 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 1 1 .02.
             (■') Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the product falling within subheading 17.02 B 1 is
                   subject to the same levy as products falling within subheading 17.02 B 11 .
             (5) In accordance with Regulation ( EEC) No 435/80 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 07.06 A,
                   — flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheading 11.04 C,
                   — arrowroot starch falling within subheading 11.08 A V.