CELEX: 31988R3728
Language: en
Date: 1988-11-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3728/88 of 29 November 1988 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

30 . 11 . 88                            Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 326/ 19
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3728/88
                                                     of 29 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
 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
 Portugal,                                                         — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on tile
                                                                        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              28 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)
 No 2229/88 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,         calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
                                                                   coefficients ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 1676/85 of 11
June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the              Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs
 exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the              from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU per tonne
 common agricultural policy 0, as last amended by Regu­            of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of
 lation (EEC) No 1 636/87 (% and in particular Article 3           Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 ("), as last
 thereof,                                                          amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1740/78 (12), 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
 cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 (EEC) No 3384/88 Q, as last amended by Regulation                                            Article 1
(EEC) No 3717/88 (8);
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (9) as                 The import levies to be charged on products processed
 amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (10) as            from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
 regards products falling within CN codes 2302 10,                 2744/75 as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation
 2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40 ;                                    (EEC) No 3384/88 are hereby altered to the amounts set
                                                                   out in the Annex.
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies
 should be calculated on the following basis :                                                Article 2
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­          This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 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, 29 November 1988 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                               Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                  Vice-President
0) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 16.
(3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(4) 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 .
o OJ No L 299, 1 . 11 . 1988, p. 1 .
(8) OJ No L 325, 29. 11 . 1988, p. 50.
0 OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.                                  (") OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
(10) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                           (12) OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p. 8.
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                                                                  ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 29 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 30 (2)                                   143,31                               137,27
                      1103 12 00 (2)                                   143,31                               137,27
                      1103 21 00 (2)                                   241,07                               235,03
                      1103 29 30 (2)                                   143,31                               137,27
                      1104 12 10 (2)                                     80,81                                77,79
                      1104 1 2 90 (2)                                  158,56                               152,52
                      1104 19 10 0                                     241,07                               235,03
                      1104 22 10 (2)                                   140,29                               137,27
                      1104 22 30 (2)                                   140,29                               137,27
                      1104 22 50 (2)                                   125,04                               122,02
                      1104 22 90 (2)                                     80,81                                77,79
                      1104 29 10*10 (2)0                                176,68                          ■   173,66
                      1104 29 30 * 10 00                               211,93                               208,91
                      1104 29 91 0                                      136,20                              133,18
                      1104 30 10                                        103,97                                97,93
                      1107 10 11                                       243,29                               232,41
                      1107 10 19                                        184,54                               173,66
                      1108 11 00                                    -   292,40                              271,85
                      1109 00 00                                        675,62                              494,28
             (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 Ewert polarimetric method), referred to dry matter, exceeding
                      45 % by weight,                                                                                          i
                      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.