CELEX: 31986R1398
Language: en
Date: 1986-05-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1398/86 of 12 May 1986 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

13 . 5 . 86                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 125/ 13
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1398/86
                                                             of 12 May 1986
                          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 3793/85 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,             Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 9
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                  May 1986 ;
 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)               calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
 No 3768/85 (4) and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,              coefficients ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 1676/85 of 11                  Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs
June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the                  from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU per tonne
 exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the                  of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of
 common agricultural policy (*) and in particular Article 3            Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (,0) the levies
 thereof,                                                              at present in force must therefore be altered to the
 Having regard to the advice of the Monetary Committee,                amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Whereas the import levies on products processed from                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 1264/86 (6), as last amended by Regulation                                               Article 1
(EEC) No 1384/86 0 ;
                                                                       The import levies to be charged on products processed
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1027/84 (8) as                     from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (9) as                  2744/75, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 regards products falling within subheading 23.02 A of the             1027/84, as fixed in the Annex to the amended Regula­
 Common Customs Tariff ;
                                                                       tion (EEC) No 1264/86 are hereby altered to the amounts
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies             set out in the Annex hereto .
should be calculated on the following basis :
                                                                                                  Article 2
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
      tion to each other at any given moment within a band             This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 May 1986.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                     States .
                     Done at Brussels, 12 May 1986.
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                   Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                      Vice-President
(»)  OJ   No L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
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(4)  OJ   No L  362,  31 . 12. 1985, p . 8 .
0    OJ   No L  164,  24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
('6) OJ   No L  107,  24. 4. 1986, p. 45.
0    OJ   No L  120,  8 . 5 . 1986, p. 54.
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                                                               ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 12 May 1986 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)
              11.02 A II (2)                                      303,36                         297,32
              1 1 .02 B II b) (2)                                 222,71                         219,69
              1 1 .02 C II (2)                                    267,31                         264,29
             1 1.02 D II (2)                                      171,50                         168,48
             1 1.02 E II b) (2)                                   303,36                         297,32
             1 1 .02 F II (2)                                     303,36                         297,32
             (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 1 1 .02.