CELEX: 31988R2902
Language: en
Date: 1988-09-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2902/88 of 20 September 1988 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

21 . 9. 88                               Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 261 /23
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2902/88
                                                     of 20 September 1988
                      altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  tion to each other at any given moment within a band
Economic Community,                                                    of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central
                                                                       rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                     the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
Portugal,                                                              No 1676/85,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75               — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                   arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­
No 2221 /88 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,             tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
                                                                       previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                  Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
                                                                   19 September 1988 ;
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2229/88 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,          Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire
                                                                   calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
Having regard to Council Regulation No 1676/85 of 11               coefficients ;
June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the
exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the               Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs
common agricultural policy (5), as last amended by Regu­           from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU per tonne
lation (EEC) No 1 636/87 (*), and in particular Article 3          of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of
thereof,                                                           Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (") the levies
                                                                   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 2695/88 Q, as last amended by Regulation                                             Article 1
(EEC) No 2863/88 (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 (10) as             2744/75 as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation
regards products falling within subheadings 2302 10,               (EEC) No 2695/88 are hereby altered to the amounts set
                                                                   but in the Annex.
2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40 of the combined nomen­
clature ;                                                                                     Article 2
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies         This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 September
should be calculated on the following basis :                      1988 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 20 September 1988 .
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                              Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                  Vice-President
(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 16.
(3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 30.
0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(«) OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
f) OJ No L 241 , 1 . 9. 1988, p. 8.
(8) OJ No L 257, 17. 9. 1988, p. 11 .
0 OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.
(I0) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                           (") OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
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                                                                    ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 20 September 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)
              071410 10                                                  120,32                              1 1 5,49 0
              0714 10 90                                                 1 1 7,30 (')                        11 5,49 00
              0714 90 10                                                 117,30 (1 )                         115,49 00
              1102 90    10 0                                            217,18                              211,14
              1103 19    30 (2)                                          217,18                              211,14
              1103 29    20 (2)                                          217,18                              211,14
              1104 11    10 0                                            122,67                              119,65
              1104 11    90 0                                            240,64                              234,60
              1104 21     10 (2)                                         190,70                              187,68
              1104 21    30 (2)                                          190,70                               187,68
              1104 21    50 (2)                                          299,29                              293,25
              110421     90 (2)                                           122,67                              119,65
               1106 20 10                                                 120,32                              113,670
               1107 10 91                                                 21 9,67 (4)                         208,79
               1107 10 99                                                 166,89                              156,01
               1107 20 00                                                 192,70 (4)                          181,82
               (') This levy is limited to 6 % of the value for customs purposes, subject to certain conditions.
               (J) 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 Ewert 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.
                0 In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 5,44 ECU/tonne for products origina­
                   ting in Turkey.
                0 In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 the levy shall not be charged on the following products origi­
                    nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and territories :
                    — arrow-root falling within subheading 0714 90 10,
                    — flours and meal of arrow-root falling within subheading 1106 20,
                    — arrow-root starch falling within subheading 1108 19 90.