31978R1151

31 . 5 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 143 /27

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1151 / 78 of 30 May 1978 fixing the import levies on isoglucose

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the levy must be fixed each month ; COMMUNITIES, Whereas, to enable the system of levies to function Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European normally, the levies should be calculated using : Economic Community, — in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other at any given moment within Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on 1111 /77 of 17 May 1977 laying down common provi­ their effective parity ; sions for isoglucose ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 706/78 (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the thereof, arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies recorded for a given period in Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary relation of the Community currencies referred to Committee, in the previous subparagraph ; Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) Whereas in view of the foregoing the levies on isoglu­ No 1 1 1 1 /77, a levy is to be charged on imports of the cose shall be fixed as shown in the Annex hereto, products specified in Article 1 of that Regulation ; whereas this levy is to consist of a fixed component HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : and a variable component ;

Whereas these components are defined in Article 3 ( 1 ) Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1111 /77 ; whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1469/ 77 of 30 The levies referred to in Article 3 (4) of Regulation 05. June 1977 laying down rules for applying the levy (EEC) No 1111 /77 shall be fixed as indicated in the and the refund in respect of isoglucose and amending Annex hereto . Regulation (EEC) No 192/75 (3), the fixed component referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No Article 2 1111 /77 must be equal to that used for fixing the import levy on products falling within subheading This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 May 1978 . 17.02 B II a) of the Common Customs Tariff ;

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

Done at Brussels , 30 May 1978 .

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(>) OJ No L 134, 28 . 5 . 1977, p. 4 . (2) OJ No L 94, 8 . 4 . 1978 , p. .5 . (3 ) OJ No L 162, 1 . 7 . 1977, p. 9 .

No L 143/ 28 31 . 5 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 May 1978 fixing the import levies on isoglucose

(in u.a.)

Levies per CCT Description 100 kg of heading No dry matter

17.02 Other sugars in solid form ; sugar syrups, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter ; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey ; caramel : D. Other sugars and syrups : 34.51 I. Isoglucose

21.07 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included : F. Flavoured or coloured sugar syrups : III . Isoglucose 34.51

Information concerning the entry into force of the Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China (')

As the exchange of instruments of notification provided for under Article 11 of the above­ mentioned Agreement, signed on 3 April 1978 , was completed in Brussels on 25 May 1978 , the Agreement will enter into force on 1 June 1978 , in accordance with Article 11 thereof.

(>) OJ No L 123 , 11 . 5. 1978 , p. 1 .