CELEX: 31980R0224
Language: en
Date: 1980-02-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 224/80 of 31 January 1980 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 26/40                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                               1 . 2. 80
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 224/80
                                                         of 31 January 1980
                     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 indent ;
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­
zation of the market in cereals (!), as last amended by              Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
Regulation (EEC) No 1 547/79 (2), and in particular                  30 January 1980 ;
Article 14 (4) thereof,
                                                                     Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         differs from the average levy by more than 3-02 ECU
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                      per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to
tion of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regu­             Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 (8), the
lation (EEC) No 11 3/80 (4), and in particular Article               levies at present in force must therefore be altered to
12 (4) thereof,                                                      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 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                                            Article 1
No 2543/73 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                         The import levies to be charged on products
Committee,                                                           processed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation
                                                                     (EEC) No 2744/75 (9), as last amended by Regulation
Whereas the import levies on products processed                      (EEC) No 2245/78 (10), as fixed in the Annex to Regu­
from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC)                 lation (EEC) No 185/80, are hereby altered to the
No 185/80 (7) ;                                                      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 1 February
     relation to each other at any given moment within                1980 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 31 January 1980.
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                   Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                      Vice-President
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                                                                  ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 31 January 1980 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)                                                96-46                             93-44
           11.02    A VII ( 2)                                           96-46                             93-44
            11.02   B II d) ( 2 )                                      149-60                             146-58
            11.02   C VI ( 2)                                          149-60                             146-58'
            11.02 D VI ( 2 )                                            96-46                              93-44
            11.02 E II d ) 2 (2)                                       170 - 94                           164-90
            11.02 F VII ( 2)                                             96-46                             93-44
           '*) 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 °/» 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 .