CELEX: 31978R0606
Language: en
Date: 1978-03-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 606/78 of 29 March 1978 fixing the import levies on compound feedingstuffs

30 . 3 . 78                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 83 / 1 S
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 606 / 78
                                                          of 29 March 1978
                                    fixing the import levies on compound feedingstuffs
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       amount ot the fixed component and , in respect of
 COMMUNITIES,                                                         some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
                                                                      nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
                                                                      dance with Article 12 of Council Regulation ( EEC)
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                No 706/76 of 30 March 1976 on the arrangements
 Economic Community,                                                  applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
                                                                      resulting from the processing of agricultural products
                                                                      originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific
                                                                      States or in the 'overseas countries and territories ' (4 ),
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 30 1 3/ 77 (3 ) ;
 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­
 zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by
 Regulation ( EEC) No 2560/77 (2), and in particular                  Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
 Article 14 (4) thereof,                                              levies should be calculated on the following basis :
                                                                     — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                           relation to each other at any given moment within
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                              a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
 Committee,
                                                                           their effective parity ;
                                                                     — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
 Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the vari­                  arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
 able component of the import levy on compound                             of these currencies recorded for a given period in
 feedingstuffs are laid down in Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of                    relation to the Community currencies referred to
 Regulation ( EEC) No 2727/75 ; whereas the incidence                      in the previous subparagraph ;
 of the levies applicable to the basic products of
 compound feedingstuffs on their prime costs should
 be determined, in pursuance of Article 4 of Council                 Whereas, in accordance with Article IS ( 1 ) of Regula­
 Regulation (EEC) No 2743 /75 of 29 October 1 975 on                  tion ( EEC) No 2727/ 75 the nomenclature provided for
 the system to be applied to cereal-based compound                    in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
                                                                      Customs Tariff,
 feedingstuffs (3), on the basis of the average of the
 levies applicable during the first 25 days of the month
 preceding the month of importation to the quantities
of basic products considered to have been used in the
 manufacture of such compound feedingstuffs, this
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
average being adjusted on the basis of the threshold
 price for the basic products in question ruling during
 the month of importation ;
                                                                                                 Art idc 1
 Whereas the levy thus determined , increased by the
 fixed component, is valid for one month ; whereas the               The import levies to be charged on the compound
amount of the fixed component of the levy is speci­                  feedingstuffs covered by Regulation ( EEC) No
 fied in Article 6 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2743 / 75, as             2727/ 75 and subject to Regulation ( EEC) No 2743 / 75
 amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2560/ 77 ;                          are fixed hereby as shown in the Annex to this Regula­
                                                                     tion .
Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
 interests of the African , Caribbean and Pacific States                                         A ) tide 2
or in the 'overseas countries and territories', the levy
relating to them in respect of certain products
processed from cereals must be reduced by the                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April
                                                                      1978 .
(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1.975 , p. 1 .
(2 ) OJ No L 303 , 28 . 11 . 1977 , p. 1 .                           (4 ) OJ No L 85 , 31 . 3 . 1976 , p. 2 .
(3 ) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975, p. 60 .                           (5 ) OJ No L 355 , 31 . 12 . 1977 , p . 31 .
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               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels , 29 March 1978 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                   Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                      Vice-President
                                                              ANNEX
               to the Commission Regulation of 29 March 1978 fixing the import levies on compound
                                                           feedingstuffs
                                                                                                                             (u.a./tonne)
                                                                                                                   Levies
                                                                                                     Third countries
    CCT heading No                             Nomenclature in simplified wording                      (other than        ACP and
                                                                                                        ACP and             OCT
                                                                                                          OCT)
                        Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, covered by Regulation
                        ( EEC) No 968 / 68 , containing starch , glucose or glucose syrup falling
                        within subheadings 17.02 B and 21.07 F II , or milk products (falling
                        within heading Nos 04.01 , 04.02, 04.03 and 04.04, and subheadings
                         17.02 A and 21.07 F I) containing starch , glucose or glucose syrup :
                        Containing no starch or containing 10 % or less by weight of starch :
23.07 B I a) 1          — Conta ; ning no milk products or containing less than 10 % by
                             weight of such products                                                      21.76             12-76
23.07 B I a) 2          — Containing 10 % or more but less than 50 % by weight of milk
                             products                                                                    447.96            438.96
                        Containing more than 10 % but not more than 30 % by weight of
                        starch :
23.07 B I b) 1          — Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by
                             weight of such products                                                       48.89            39.89
23.07 B I b) 2          — Containing 10 % or more but less than 50 % by wight of milk
                             products                                                                    475-09            466.09
                        Containing more than 30 % by weight of starch :
23.07 B I c) 1          — Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by
                             weight of such products                                                       88-77            79-77
23.07 B I c) 2          — Containing 10 % or more but less than 50 % by weight of milk
                             products                                                                    514-97            505-97