CELEX: 31983R1365
Language: en
Date: 1983-05-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1365/83 of 30 May 1983 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

31 . 5 . 83                            Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 140/ 19
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1365/83
                                                       of 30 May 1983
                   altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
COMMUNITIES,                                                     levies should be calculated on the following basis :
                                                                 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  relation to each other at any given moment within
Economic Community,
                                                                       a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on
                                                                       their central rate,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by                arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), and in particular                    these currencies in relation to the Community
Article 14 (4) thereof,                                                currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
                                                                 Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     27 May 1983 ;
1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization
of the market in rice (3), as last amended by the Act of         Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed
Accession of Greece (4), and in particular Article 1 2 (4)       differs from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU
thereof,                                                         per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to
                                                                 Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (u ) the
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                levies at present in force must therefore be altered to
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to           the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­
tural policy (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2543/73 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the advice of the Monetary                                                Article 1
Committee,
                                                                 The import levies to be charged on products processed
Whereas the import levies on products processed from             from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No               2744/75, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
986/83 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No               414/83, as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation
1269/83 (8);                                                     (EEC) No 986/83 are hereby altered to the amounts set
                                                                 out in the Annex hereto .
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 414/83 of 21
February 1983 (9) amended Regulation (EEC) No                                              Article 2
2744/75 (10) as regards products falling within subhea­
ding 23.02 A of the Common Customs Tariff ;                      This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 May 1983 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
               Done at Brussels, 30 May 1983 .
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               Poul DALSAGER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
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                                                             ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 30 May 1983 altering the import levies on products
                                              processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                          (ECU/tonne)
                                                                            Import levies
                         CCT heading No                     Third countries
                                                                                             ACP or OCT
                                                      (other than ACP or OCT)
            07.06 A I                                           117,27 (')                      115,46 (') (5)
            07.06 A II                                          1 20,29 (')                     115,46 (')O
             11.01 C (2)                                        217,13                         211,09
             11.02 A III (2)                                    217,13                         211,09
            1 1.02 B I a) 1 (2)                                 190,65                          187,63
            11.02 Bib) 1 (2)                                    190,65                          187,63
            1 1.02 C III (2)                                    299,22                         293,18
            1 1.02 D III 0                                      122,64                          119,62
            11.02 EI a) 1 (2)                                   122,64                          119,62
            1 1.02 E I b) 1 (2)                                 240,58                         234,54
             11.02 Fill (2)                                     217,13                         211,09
            11.04 CI                                            120,29                          113,64 0
            11.07 A II a)                                       219,62 (4)                     208,74
            11.07 A lib)                                        166,85                          155,97
            11.07 B                                             192,65 (4)                      181,77
            (') This levy is limited to 6 % of the value for customs purposes, subject to certain conditions.
            (2) 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 % 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.
            (4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 5,44 ECU/tonne for
                products originating in Turkey.
            (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 1 1 .08 A V.