31976R2299

No L 259 / 16 23 . 9 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2299/76 of 22 September 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 (6), 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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : zation of the market in cereals (1 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1143/76 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof, Article 1

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No The import levies to be charged on products 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­ processed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation tion of the market in rice (3), and in particular Article (EEC) No 2744/75 (7), as amended by Regulation 12 (4) thereof, (EEC) No 832/76 (8), as fixed in the Annex to Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2120/76, are hereby altered as shown Whereas the import levies on products processed in the table annexed to this Regulation . from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2120/76 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Article 2 No 2280/76 (5),

Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 differs from the average levy by more than 2-5 units of September 1976.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 September 1976. For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(■) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 130, 19 . 5. 1976, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976, p. 1 . (0) OJ No L 168 , 25. 6. 1974, p. 7. (4) OJ No L 237, 28 . 8 . 1976, p. 23 . (7) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65. (5) OJ No L 257, 21 . 9 . 1976, p. 7. (8) OJ No L 100, 14. 4. 1976, p. 1 .

23 . 9 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 259/17

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 22 September 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 F (2) 71.95 69.45 11.02 A II (2) 89.33 84.*33 11.02 A VI (2) 71.95 69.45 11.02 B II b ) (2) 64.81 62.31 11.02 C II (2) 77.46 74.96 11.02 D II (2) 50.29 47.79 11.02 E II b ) (2) 89.33 84.*33 11.02 E II e) 1 (2) 122.94 117.94 11.02 F II (2) 89.33 84.*33 11.02 F VI (2) 71.95 69.45 11.08 A II 98.95 73.45

(*) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos lt.01 and 11.02 and those falling within subheading 23.02 A , products falling within headings 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 V6 •/• 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 No 11.02 .