31973R0691

No L 66/24 Official Journal of die European Communities 13 . 3 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 691/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 12 March 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 ( x) 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 units by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Acces­ of account per 100 kilogrammes of basic product ; sion of new Member States to the European Econo­ whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) mic Community and the European Atomic Energy No 1080/68 (7), the levies at present in force must Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, therefore be altered as shown in the Table annexed and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof ; to this Regulation ;

Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/EEC (4) of 25 July 1967 on the common or­ ganization of the market in rice, as last amended by HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : the Act annexed to the Treaty on the Accession of new Member States to the European Economic Com­ Article 1 munity and the European Atomic Energy Commu­ nity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof ; The import levies to be charged on products pro­ cessed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary ( EEC ) No 1052/68 ( 8 ), as fixed in the Annex to Committee ; amended Regulation (EEC) No 581 /73 , are hereby altered as shown in the Table annexed to this Re­ Whereas the import levies on products processed gulation . from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 581 /73 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 614/73 ( 6 ) ; Article 2

Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 March 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, 12 March 1973 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(*) 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 56 , 1 . 3 . 1973 , p. 22 . (7) OJ No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968, p. 6. («) OJ No L 57, 2 . 3 . 1973 , p. 41 . (8) OJ No L 179, 25. 7. 1968 , p. 8 .

13 . 3 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 66/25

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 12 March 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 (!) 3-400 3-150 11.02 A II (!) 7-551 7-051 11.02 A VIII (*) 3-400 3-150 11.02 B I a ) 4 (M 5-191 4-941 11.02 B I b) 4 (») 5-191 4-941 11.02 B II b ) (!) 5-460 5-210 11.02 C II H 6-517 6-267 11.02 C VII H 5-191 4-941 11.02 D II i 1 ) 4-245 3-995 11.02 D VII (*) 3-400 3-150 11.02 E I a) 4 C 1 ) 3-400 3-150 11.02 E I b ) 4 i 1 ) 6-058 5-558 11.02 E II b ) (!) 7-551 7-051 11.02 F II (!) 7-551 7-051 11.02 F VIII i 1 ) 3-400 3-150

(') 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 °/o 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 .