31978R0022

No L 4/ 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 6 . 1 . 78

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 22 / 78 of 5 January 1978 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN account per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant COMMUNITIES , to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (7), the levies at present in force must therefore be altered as Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European shown in the table annexed to this Regulation , Economic Community,

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 ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2560 / 77 (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 ), as amended by Regula­ ( EEC) No 2744/75 (8), as last amended by Regulation tion ( EEC) No 1 158 / 77 (4 ), and in particular Article 12 ( EEC) No 2560/77, as fixed in the Annex to amended (4) thereof, Regulation (EEC) No 2926/77, are hereby altered as Whereas the import levies on products processed shown in the table annexed to this Regulation . from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2926/77 (5 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) Article 2 No 1 6/ 78 ( 6) ;

Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 January 1978 . 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 , 5 January 1978 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(>) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975 , p. I. (2 ) OJ No L 303 , 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976 , p. 1 . (4 ) OJ No L 136, 2 . 6 . 1977 , p. 13 . (5 ) OJ No L 340 , 29 . 12 . 1977 , p . 56 ( 7 ) OJ No L 168 , 25 . 6 . 1974, p . 7 . (b) OJ No L 3 , 5 . 1 . 1978 , p . 18 . (s ) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975 , p . 65 .

6 . 1 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 4/ 15

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 5 January 1978 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

Levies in u. a. / tonne CCT heading No Third countries ACP or OCT (other than ACP or OCT)

11.02 All ( 2 ) 136.31 131.31 11.02 B II b ) ( 2 ) 99.52 97.02 11.02 C II ( 2 ) 119.22 116.72 11.02 D II ( 2 ) 76.91 74.41 11.02 E II b ) (*) 136.31 131.31 11.02 F II ( 2 ) 136.31 131.31

(*) 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 polametric 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 •/o for rice , 2.5 •/• for wheat , 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 .