CELEX: 31973R0416
Language: en
Date: 1973-02-16 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 416/73 of the Commission of 15 February 1973 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

16. 2. 73                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 44/33
                                   REGULATION (EEC) No 416/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 15 February 1973
                             altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        exchange rate which is based, in the case of cur­
 COMMUNITIES,                                                          rencies which are floating or whose central rate
                                                                       differs from the official parity, on the effective rate
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                    or the central rate of these currencies and, in the
 pean Economic Community ;                                             case of the US dollar, on the change in parity
                                                                       announced on 13 February 1973 ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No
 120/67/EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common or­                      Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed
 ganization of the market in cereals, as last amended                  differs from the average levy by more than 0-25 u.a.
 by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Acces­                per 100 kilogrammes of basic product ; whereas the
 sion of new Member States to the European Econo­                      levy on certain processed products must be reduced
 mic Community and the European Atomic Energy                          by an amount equal to the production refund
 Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972,                     granted in respect of basic products for processing ;
 and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof ;                            whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation
                                                                       (EEC) No 1080/68 (7), the levies at present in force
 Having regard to Council Regulation No                                must therefore be altered as shown in the Table
 359/67/EEC (4) of 25 July 1967 on the common or­                      annexed to this Regulation ;
 ganization of the market in rice, as last amended by
 the Act annexed to the Treaty on the Accession of
 new Member States to the European Economic Com­                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 munity and the European Atomic Energy Commu­
 nity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in                                           Article 1
 particular Article 12 (4) thereof ;
 Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary
                                                                      The import levies to be charged on products pro­
 Committee ;                                                          cessed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation
                                                                       (EEC) No 1052/68 (8), as fixed in the Annex to amen­
Whereas the import levies on products processed                       ded Regulation (EEC) No 250/73 , are hereby altered
from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation                        as shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation.
 (EEC) No 250/73 (5), as last amended by Regulation
 (EEC) No 397/73 (6) ;                                                                         Article 2
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February
 levies should be calculated on the basis of an                       1973 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 15 February 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                  P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                            Member of the Commission
H   OJ  No  117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2269/67.
(») OJ  No  L 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 14.
(») OJ  No  L 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 5 .
(«) OJ  No  174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 .
(5) OJ  No  L 30, 1 . 2. 1973, p. 14.                                 (7) OJ No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968, p. 6.
(•) OJ  No  L 43 , 15 . 2 . 1973 , p . 16 .                           (8) OJ No L 179, 25 . 7. 1968, p. 8 .
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                                                                     ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 15 February 1973 altering the import levies on products
                                                       processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                        Levies in u.a. /100 kg
                         CCT heading No                               Third countries                AASM , OCT, Tanzania , Uganda
                                                            (other than AASM and OCT,                          and Kenya
                                                              Tanzania , Uganda and Kenya)
                11.01 H ( l )                                              2.478                                  2.228
                11.02 A VIII I 1 )                                         2.478                                  0.228
                11.02 B I a) 4 I 1 )                                       3.744                                  3.494
                 11.02 Bib) 4 (M                                           3.744                                  3.494
                11.02 C VII I 1 )                                          3.744                                  3.494
                 11.02 D VII (M                                            2.478                                  2.228
                11.02 E I a) 4 f1 )                                        2.478                                  2.228
                 11.02 E lb) 4 f 1 )                                       4.431                                  3.931
                 11.02 F VIII f 1 )                                        2.478                                  2.228
                 11.08 All                                                 2.550                                    0
           (') 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 °/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 and rye, 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 .