CELEX: 31979R2067
Language: en
Date: 1979-09-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2067/79 of 21 September 1979 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

22. 9 . 79                              Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 240/ 19
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2067/79
                                                    of 21 September 1979
                    altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
COMMUNITIES,                                                            their effective parity ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
 Economic Community,                                                    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
                                                                        of these currencies in relation to the Community
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                            currencies referred to in the previous subpara­
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                        graph ;
zation of the market in cereals (J), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1 547/79 (2), and in particular               Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
Article 14 (4) thereof,                                           20 September 1979 ;
 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 organiza­                  differs from the average levy by more than 3-02 ECU
tion of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regu­          per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to
lation (EEC) No 1 552/79 (4), and in particular Article           Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 f9), the
 12 (4) 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
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
tural policy (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 2543/73 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,                                         Article 1
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,                                                        The import levies to be charged on products
                                                                  processed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation
Whereas the import levies on products processed                   (EEC) No 2744/75 (10), as last amended by Regulation
from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC)              (EEC) No 2245/78 ( u), as fixed in the Annex to
 No 1888/79 (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                amended Regulation (EEC) No 1888/79, are hereby
2038/79 (8) ;                                                     altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
                                                                                              Article 2
levies should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in               This Regulation shall enter into force on 22
     relation to each other at any given moment within            September 1979 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 21 September 1979 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                               Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                  Vice-President
(i) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
$ OJ No L 188, 26. 7. 1979, p. 1 .
(}) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(4) OJ No L 188, 26. 7. 1979, p. 9.
(*) OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.
(6) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 .                              (») OJ No L 168 , 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
(7) OJ No L 219, 29. 8. 1979, p. 10.                              ( 10) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.
(») OJ No L 235, 19. 9. 1979, p. 26.                              (") OJ No L 273, 29 . 9. 1978, p. 1 .
 ---pagebreak--- No IL 240/20                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                       22 . 9 . 79
                                                                      ANNEX
              to the Commission Regulation of 21 September 1979 altering the import levies on products
                                                       processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                       Levies in ECU/tonne
                        CCT heading No                                 Third countries
                                                                                                           ACP or OCT
                                                                 (other than ACP or OCT)
              11.01   G ( 2)                                                81.33                             78.31
             11.02    A VII (2)                                             81.33                             78.31
             11.02    B II d ) ( 2)                                        125.85                           122-83
             11.02    C VI ( 2)                                            125.85                           122-83
             11.02    D VI ( 2)                                             81-33                             78.31
             11.02    E II d ) 2 (2)                                       144.23                           138.19
             11.02    F VII ( 2)                                            81.33                             78.31
             (*) 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 polametric method ), referred to dry matter ,
                     exceeding 45 °/o by weight ,
                 — an ash content , by weight , referred to dry matter ( after deduction of any added minerals), not exceeding
                     1.6 °/o for rice , 2-5 °/o for wheat , 3 °/o for barley , 4 Vo 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 .