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27 . 3 . 76 No L 81 /43 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 687 /76

of 26 March 1976

altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN account per metric ton of basic product ; whereas, COMMUNITIES, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (7), the levies at present in force must there­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European fore be altered as shown in the table annexed to this Economic Community, Regulation , Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ zation of the market in cereals ( 1), as amended by HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Regulation (EEC) No 3058/75 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof, Article 1 Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/ 67/EEC of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ The import levies to be charged on products processed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation tion of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regu­ (EEC) No 2744/75 (8), as fixed in the Annex to lation (EEC) No 668/75 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, amended Regulation (EEC) No 436/76 are hereby altered as shown in the table annexed to this Regula­ Whereas the import levies on products processed tion . from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 436/76 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Article 2 No 617/76(6) ;

Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 March 1976 . differs from the average levy by more than 2-5 units of

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

Done at Brussels, 26 March 1976 .

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission

(») OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 306, 26. 11 . 1975, p. 3 . (3 ) OJ No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p . 1 . (4) OJ No L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p. 18 . (5) OJ No L 53, 28 . 2. 1976, p. 23 . (7) OJ No L 168 , 25. 6. 1974, p. 7. (6) OJ No L 73 , 19 . 3 . 1976, p. 16. (8) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.

No L 81 /44 Official Journal of the European Communities 27 . 3 . 76

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 26 March 1976 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

Levies in u. a. /metric ton

CCT heading No Third countries ACP and OCT (other than ACP and OCT)

11.01 D (2) 52.66 47.66 11.02 A IV (2) 52.66 47.66 11.02 B I a) 2 aa) 29.51 27.01 11.02 B I a ) 2 bb ) (2) 50.16 47.66 11.02 B l b) 2 (2 ) 50.16 47.66 11.02 CIV (2) 44.87 42.37 11.02 D IV (2) 29.51 27.01 11.02 EI a) 2 (2) 29.51 27.01 11.02 E lb ) 2 (2) 57.96 52.96 11.02 F IV (2) 52.66 47.66

(*) For the purpose of distinguishing between products (ailing 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 •/• for rice , 2-5 % for wheat , 3 % for barley , 4 'It for buckwheat , 5 •/• for oats and 2 •/• tor other cereals . Germ of cereals , whole, rolled , flaked or ground , falls in all cases within heading No 11.02.