CELEX: 31988R3432
Language: en
Date: 1988-11-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3432/88 of 3 November 1988 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

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No L 301 /60                               Official Journal of the European Communities
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3432/88
                                                        of 3 November 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
                                                                           rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                      the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
Economic Community,                                                        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                  2 November 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)               calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
No 2229/88 (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 ^, as last amended by Regu­               Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (n), as last
 lation (EEC) No 1636/87 (6), and in particular Article 3             amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1740/78 (12), the levies
 thereof,                                                             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                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation
 (EEC) No 3384/88 0, as amended by Regulation (EEC)                                               Article 1
 No 3388/88 (8) ;
                                                                      The import levies to be charged on products processed
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (9) as                    from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
 amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (I0) as                2744/75 as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation
  regards products falling within CN codes 2302 10,                    (EEC) No 3384/88 are hereby altered to the amounts set
  2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40 ;                                       out in the Annex.
  Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies                                      Article 2    '
  should be calculated on the following basis :
  — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­            This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 November
       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, 3 November 1988 .
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                    Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                       Vice-President
   (>) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
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   b) OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 30.
   n OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
   (6) OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
   0 OJ No L 299, 1 . 11 . 1988, p. 1 .
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    0 OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.                                   (") OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
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                                                        ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 3 November 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 90 90 (2)                           143,18                      140,16
                   ir03 19 10 (2)                           213,09                      207,05
                   1103 19 90 0                             143,18                      140,16
                   1103 21 00 (2)                           235,63                      229,59
                   1103 29 10 0                             213,09                      207,05
                   1103 29 90 (2)                           143,18                      140,16
                   1104 19 10 0                             235,63                      229,59
                   1104 19 30 (2)                           213,09                      207,05
                   1104 19 99 (2)                           253,38                      247,34
                   1104 29 10*10 00                         172,66                      169,64
                   1104 29 10*20 (2)0                       156,01                      152,99
                   1104 29 10*30 (2) (8)                    222,88                      219,86
                   1104 29 10*40 (2) 0                      222,88                      219,86
                   1104 29 10*90 (2)(10)                    222,88                      219,86
                   1104 29 30*10 (2) 0                      207,10                      204,08
                   1104 29 30*20 (2)0                       187,07                       184,05
                   1104 29 30*30 0 0                        222,88                      219,86
                   1104 29 30*40 0 0                        222,88                      219,86
                   1104 29 30*90 0('°)                      222,88                      219,86
                   1104 29 91 0                             133,12                       130,10
                   1104 29 95 0                              120,35                      117,33
                   1104 29 99 0                              143,18                      140,16
                   1104 30 10                                101,70                       95,66
                   1107 10 11                               237,92                       227,04
                   110710 19                                 180,52                      169,64
                   1108 11 00                               285,76                       265,21
                   1109 00 00                               663,54                       482,20
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             (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 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 Nos 1103 and 1104.
              (*) Taric code : wheat.
              f) Taric code : rye.
              (8) Taric code : millet.
              (') Taric code : sorghum.
             (10) Taric code : others.