CELEX: 31988R3382
Language: en
Date: 1988-10-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3382/88 of 28 October 1988 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

29 . 10 . 88                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 296/77
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3382/88
                                                         of 28 October 1988
                        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 2221 /88 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,
                                                                     Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
  Having regard ,to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76               27 October 1988 ;
  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)
  No 2229/88 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,           calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
                                                                      coefficients ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 1676/85 of 11
  June 1985 on' the value of the unit of account and the             Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs
  exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the                from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU per tonne
  common agricultural policy (% as last amended by Regu­              of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of
  lation (EEC) No 1 636/87 (*), and in particular Article 3           Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 (n), as last
  thereof,                                                            amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1740/78 (12), the levies
                                                                      at present in force must therefore be altered to the
  Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,             amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
  Whereas the import levies on products processed from
  cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  (EEC) No 2974/88 0, as last amended by Regulation                                               Article 1
  (EEC) No 3381 /88 (8) ;
  Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (9) as                  The import levies to be charged on products processed
. amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (10) as              from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
  regards products falling within CN codes 2302 10,                   2744/75 as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation
  2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40 ;                                      (EEC) No 2974/88 are hereby altered to the amounts set
                                                                      out in the Annex.
  Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies
  should be calculated on the following basis :                                                   Article 2
  — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­           This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 October
       tion to each other at any given moment within a band            1988 .
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, 28 October 1988 .
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                    Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                       Vice-President
  (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
   2) OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 16.
  (3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
  (4) OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 30.
  0   OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
      OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
  0 OJ No L 269, 29. 9. 1988, p. 26.
  (8) See page 75 of this Official Journal.
  0 OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.                                    (") OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
  f10) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                             (12) OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978 , p. 8 .
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                                                                  ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 28 October 1988 altering the import levies on products
                                                 processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                                    (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                    Import levies
                             CN code
                                                                 Third countries
                                                                                                       ACP or OCT
                                                           (other than ACP or OCT)
                            1102 30 00 (2)                             122,06                             119,04
                            1103 14 00 (2)                             122,06                             119,04
                            1103 29 50 (2)                             122,06                             119,04
                            1104 19 91 (2)                             208,18                             202,14
                            1108 19 10                                 192,41                              161,58
             (2) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 1101 , 1102, 1103 and 1104 and
                 those falling within subheadings 2302 10, 2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40, products falling within heading Nos
                 1101 , 1102, 1103 and 1104 shall be those meeting the following specifications :
                 — a starch content (determined by the modified Ewert 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 Nos 1103 and 1104.