31973R0397

No L 43 / 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 15 . 2 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 397/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 14 February 1973 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN declaration of the new parity of this currency to the COMMUNITIES, International Monetary Fund, an exchange rate based on the change in parity already announced should be Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ used for the purpose of calculating levies ; whereas pean Economic Community ; the Monetary Committee has been consulted ; Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed Having regard to Council Regulation No differs from the average levy by more than 0-25 units 120/67/EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common or­ of account per 100 kilogrammes of basic product ; ganization of the market in cereals, as last amended by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Acces­ whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1080/68 (7), the levies at present in force must sion of new Member States to the European Econo­ therefore be altered as shown in the Table annexed mic Community and the European Atomic Energy to this Regulation ; Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof ;

Having regard to Council Regulation No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 359/67/EEC (4) of 25 July 1967 on the common or­ ganization of the market in rice, as last amended by the Act annexed to the Treaty on the Accession of Article 1 new Member States to the European Economic Com­ munity and the European Atomic Energy Commu­ The import levies to be charged on products pro­ nity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in cessed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation particular Article 12 (4) thereof ; (EEC ) No 1052/68 (8), as fixed in the Annex to amen­ ded Regulation (EEC) No 250/73 , are hereby altered Whereas the import levies on products processed as shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation . from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 250/73 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 387/73 (6) ; Article 2 Whereas a change in the parity of the US dollar was officially announced on 13 February 1973 ; whereas, This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 February pending the completion of procedures for the formal 1973 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 14 February 1973 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

i1) OJ No 117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2269/67. (2) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14. (3) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p . 5 . (4) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 . (5) OJ No L 30, 1 . 2. 1973 , p . 14. (7) OJ No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968 , p. 6. (6) OJ No L 41 , 14 . 2 . 1973 , p. 14. ( 8) OT No L 179 , 25 . 7. 1968 . p. 8 .

15 . 2 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 43 / 17

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 14 February 1973 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

Levies in u.a. 100 kg CCT heading No Third countries AASM , OCT, Tanzania , Uganda (other than AASM and OCT , and Kenya Tanzania , Uganda and Kenya)

11.01 D (!) 3·832 3-332 11.02 A IV (*) 3·832 3-332 11.02 B I a) 2 aa) 2·138 1·888 11.02 B I a) 2 bb ) (*) 3·582 3-332 11.02 Bib ) 2 H 3·582 3-332 11.02 CIV (*) 3·212 2·962 11.02 D IV 0 ) 2·138 1·888 11.02 E I a) 2 2·138 1·888 11.02 E lb ) 2 (!) 4·202 3·702 11.02 F IV ( J ) 3·832 3-332

(') 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 and rye , 3 %> for barley , 4 °/o 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 .