CELEX: 31985R2299
Language: en
Date: 1985-08-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2299/85 of 9 August 1985 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

10 . 8 . 85                            Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 213/41
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2299/85
                                                     of 9 August 1985
                   altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
COMMUNITIES,                                                          relation to each other at any given moment within
                                                                      a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient
Economic Community,
                                                                      provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC)
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          No 974/71 (") as last amended by Regulation
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                      (EEC) No 855/84 (12),
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by          — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular                    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
Article 14 (4) thereof,                                               these currencies recorded over a given period in
                                                                      relation to the Community currencies referred to
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                    cient ;
of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1 025/84 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4)          Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
thereof,                                                         8 August 1985 ;
                                                                 Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                differs from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to
                                                                 per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­               Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 (13) the
tural policy ^, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)              levies at present in force must therefore be altered to
No 2543/73 (*), and in particular Article 3 thereof,             the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Having regard to the advice of the Monetary
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Committee,
                                                                                           Article 1
Whereas the import levies on products processed from
cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No               The import levies to be charged on products processed
2127/85 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
2283/85 (8) ;                                                     2744/75, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                  1027/84, as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1027/84 of
31 March 1984 (9) as amended by Regulation (EEC) No              (EEC) No 2127/85 are hereby altered to the amounts
                                                                  set out in the Annex hereto .
2744/75 (10) as regards products falling within sub­
heading 23.02 A of the Common Customs Tariff ;                                             Article 2
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,              This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 August
levies should be calculated on the following basis :              1985 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 9 August 1985.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                              Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                 Vice-President
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                                                             ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 9 August 1985 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                                             107,39 (')                     105,58 (') 0
           07.06 A II                                            110,41 (')                     105,58 (')O
           11.01 C (2)                                          199,34                          193,30
           1 1 .02 A III (2)                                    199,34                          193,30
           11.02 B I a) 1 (2)                                   174,84                          171,82
           11.02 Bib) 1 (2)                                     174,84                          171,82
           1 1.02 C III (2)                                     274,52                          268,48
           1 1.02 D III (2)                                     112,56                          109,54
           11.02 EI a) 1 (2)                                    112,56                          109,54
           11.02 E I b) 1 (2)                                   220,82                          214,78
           1 1 .02 F III (2)                                    199,34                          193,30
           11.04 CI                                             110,41                          103,76 0
           11.07 A II a)                                        202,03 (4)                      191,15
           11.07 A II b)                                        153,71                          142,83
           11.07 B                                              1 77,33 (4)                     166,45
          (') 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.
          0 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 ex 07.06 A,
               — flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheading 1 1 .04 C,
                — arrowroot starch falling within subheading ex 11.08 A V.