31978R0550

17 . 3 . 78 No L 75/ 11 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 550 / 78 of 16 March 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 397/78 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 397/78 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Article 2 No 543 / 78 (6) ; Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 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, 16 March 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 . (4) OJ No L 136, 2. 6 . 1977, p . 13 . (5) OJ No L 58 , 28 . 2. 1978 , p. 18 . (7) OJ No L 168 , 25 . 6. 1974, p . 7. (6) OJ No L 74, 16 . 3 . 1978 , p . 24. (8) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65 .

No L 75 / 12 17 . 3 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 16 March 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)

11.01 D ( 2 ) 143-49 138-49 11.02 A IV ( 2 ) 143-49 138-49 11.02 B I a ) 2 aa) 80-98 78-48 11.02 B I a ) 2 bb ) ( 2 ) 140-99 138-49 11.02 Bib ) 2 ( 2 ) 140-99 138-49 11.02 CIV (2) 125-60 123-10 11.02 D IV (2 ) 80-98 78-48 11.02 EI a ) 2 ( 2 ) 80-98 78-48 11.02 E lb ) 2 ( 2 ) 158-88 153-88 11.02 F IV ( 2 ) 143-49 138-49

(2 ) 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 ), re ferred 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 °/'o for wheat , 3 °/o for barley , 4 °/o 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 .