31978R0368

23 . 2. 78 No L 52/ 13 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 368 /78 of 22 February 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 1158/77 (4), and in particular Article 12 ( EEC) No 2560/77, as fixed in the Annex to amended (4) thereof, Regulation (EEC) No 168/78 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 168/78 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No Article 2 326/78 (6) ;

Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 February 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, 22 February 1978 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(») OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 303, 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . (<) OJ No L 136, 2. 6. 1977, p. 13. (5) OJ No L 25, 31 . 1 . 1978, p. 8 . (7) OJ No L 168 , 25. 6. 1974, p. 7. (6) OJ No L 46, 17. 2. 1978, p. 29 . (8) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 22 February 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 A II ( 2 ) 143.55 138.55 1 1.02 B lib ) (-') 104.87 102.37 11.02 C II (*) 125.65 123.15 11.02 D II (2 ) 81.01 78.51 11.02 E II b ) (2 ) 143.55 138.55 11.02 F II (2 ) 143.55 138.55

(*) 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 .-6 •/• 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, talls in all cases within heading No 11.02 .