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16. 2. 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 44/33

REGULATION (EEC) No 416/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 15 February 1973 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN exchange rate which is based, in the case of cur­ COMMUNITIES, rencies which are floating or whose central rate differs from the official parity, on the effective rate Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ or the central rate of these currencies and, in the pean Economic Community ; case of the US dollar, on the change in parity announced on 13 February 1973 ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common or­ Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed ganization of the market in cereals, as last amended differs from the average levy by more than 0-25 u.a. by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Acces­ per 100 kilogrammes of basic product ; whereas the sion of new Member States to the European Econo­ levy on certain processed products must be reduced mic Community and the European Atomic Energy by an amount equal to the production refund Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, granted in respect of basic products for processing ; and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof ; whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1080/68 (7), the levies at present in force Having regard to Council Regulation No must therefore be altered as shown in the Table 359/67/EEC (4) of 25 July 1967 on the common or­ annexed to this Regulation ; ganization of the market in rice, as last amended by the Act annexed to the Treaty on the Accession of new Member States to the European Economic Com­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : munity and the European Atomic Energy Commu­ nity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in Article 1 particular Article 12 (4) thereof ; The import levies to be charged on products pro­ Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary cessed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation Committee ; ( EEC) No 1052/68 ( 8), as fixed in the Annex to amen­ Whereas the import levies on products processed ded Regulation (EEC) No 250/73 , are hereby altered from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation as shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation. (EEC) No 250/73 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 397/73 (6 ) ; Article 2 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February levies should be calculated on the basis of an 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 15 February 1973 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

H OJ No 117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2269/67. (») OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14. (») OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 5 . («) 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. (•) OJ No L 43 , 15 . 2 . 1973 , p . 16 . (8) OJ No L 179, 25 . 7. 1968, p. 8 .

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 15 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 H ( l ) 2.478 2.228 11.02 A VIII I 1 ) 2.478 0.228 11.02 B I a) 4 I 1 ) 3.744 3.494 11.02 Bib ) 4 (M 3.744 3.494 11.02 C VII I 1 ) 3.744 3.494 11.02 D VII (M 2.478 2.228 11.02 E I a ) 4 f 1 ) 2.478 2.228 11.02 E lb ) 4 f 1 ) 4.431 3.931 11.02 F VIII f 1 ) 2.478 2.228 11.08 All 2.550 0

(') 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 °/o 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 % 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 .