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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1447 / 78 of 28 June 1978 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN lation ( EEC) No 1 997/75 (8), provides that the levy COMMUNITIES , thus determined, increased by the fixed component, is valid in general for one month but is altered where Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the levy applicable to the basic product concerned Economic Community, differs by not less than 2-5 units of account per tonne from the average of the levies calculated as described Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No above ; 2727/ 75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation Regulation (EEC) No 1254/78 (2 ), and in particular (EEC) No 2744/ 75 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) Article 14 (4) thereof, No 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­ Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No tion refund granted in respect of basic products for 1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­ processing ; whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1921 /75 (9 ), tion of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regu­ as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 241 5/ 75 ( 10), laid lation ( EEC) No 1 260/78 (4), and in particular Article down certain transitional measures in respect of 12 (4) thereof, starches ; Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee , Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified in Regulation ( EEC) No 2744/ 75 ; whereas, in accor­ Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­ dance with Regulation ( EEC) No 2742/ 75 ( n ), as last able component of the import levy on products amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2560 /77, the vari­ processed from cereals and rice are laid down in able component of the levy on certain processed Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation . ( EEC) No 2727/75 and products must be reduced by the incidence of the Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76 ; production refund granted in respect of basic products whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No intended for processing ; 2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export system for products processed from cereals and Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the rice (5 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No interests of the African , Caribbean and Pacific States 2650/77 (6), provides that the incidence on the prime or in the 'overseas countries and territories', the levy costs of these products of the levies applicable to their relating to them in respect of certain products basic products should be calculated on the basis of the processed from cereals must be reduced by the average of the levies applicable to these basic products amount of the fixed component and , in respect of for the first 25 days of the month preceding that of some of these products , by part of the variable compo­ importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on the nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­ basis of the threshold price valid for the basic dance with Article 12 of Council Regulation ( EEC) products in question during the month of importa­ No 706/76 of 30 March 1976 on the arrangements tion , is calculated on the basis of the quantities of applicable to agricultural products and certain goods basic products considered to have been used in the resulting from the processing of agricultural products manufacture of the processed product or the originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific competing product which serves as a reference for States or in the 'overseas countries and territories ' ( l2 ), processed products not containing cereals ; as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 198 / 78 ( ,3 ) ; Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1579/74 Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the provides that the levy to be charged on the products import levy on products processed from cereals and listed in the Annex to that Regulation under from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products and for compound feedingstuffs manu­ subheading 07.06 A is limited , with effect from the factured from cereals cereals ( 7), last amended by Regu­ date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967) annexed to the General Agreement on tariffs and (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 156, 14 . 6 . 1978 , p. 1 . (») OJ No L 202, 1 . 8 . 1975, p . 57. ( 3) OJ No L 166 , 25 . 6 . 1976, p. 1 . H OJ No L 195 , 26 . 7 . 1975, p . 25 . (4 ) OJ No L 1 56 , 14. 6 . 1978 , p. 1 1 . ( 10) OJ No L 247 , 23 . 9 . 1975 , p . 22 . (5 ) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975 , p . 65 . (») OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p . 57 . (") OJ No L 303 , 28 . 11 . 1977, p . 1 . ( 12 ) OJ No L 85 , 31 . 3 . 1976, p. 2 . (7) OJ No L 168 , 25 . 6 . 1974, p. 7 . ( 13 ) OJ No L 147, 3 . 6 . 1978 , p. 1 .

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trade, to the amount resulting from application of the for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common rate of duty bound within GATT ; Customs Tariff,

Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the following basis : HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : — in the case of currencies which are maintained in Artie e 1 relation to each other at any given moment within a band of 2.25 % , a rate of exchange based on The import levies to be charged on the products listed their effective parity ; in Article 1 (d) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2727/75 and — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1418 /76 arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each and subject to Regulation ( EEC) No 2744 / 75 are of these currencies recorded for a given period in hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regula­ tion . relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous subparagraph ; Article 2 Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 28 June 1978 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 28 June 1978 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

(u.a. /tonne , Imports

CCT heading No Third countries ACP or OCT (other than ACP or OCT)

07.06 A 14.06 (») 12.56 (>).(5 ) 11.01 C ( 2 ) 145.60 140.60 11.01 D (2 ) 148.17 143-17 11.01 EI (2) 140.81 135-81 11.01 E II (2 ) 79.46 76.96 12.67 10.17 11.01 F ( 2) 87.04 84-54 11.01 G (2 ) 154.89 149-89 11.02 All (2 ) 145.60 140.60 11.02 A III (2 ) 148-17 143-17 11.02 A IV (2 ) 11.02 A V a ) 1 (2 ) 140.81 135-81 140.81 135-81 11.02 A V a ) 2 ( 2 ) 79.46 76-96 11.02 A Vb) ( 2) 12-67 10-17 11.02 A VI ( 2 ) 11.02 A VII ( 2 ) 87.04 84-54 127-48 124.98 11.02 B I a) 1 (2 ) 11.02 B I a ) 2 aa ) 83.63 81.13 145-67 143.17 11.02 B I a ) 2 bb ) (2 ) 127-48 124.98 11.02 Bib ) 1 ( 2 ) 145.67 143.17 11.02 Bib ) 2 (2) 11.02 B II a ) ( 2 ) 117.84 115-34 113.25 110.75 11.02 B lib ) (2 ) 11.02 B II c) (2 ) 123-22 120.72 135.11 132-61 11.02 B II d ) (2 ) 141-25 138-75 11.02 C I ( 2) 11.02 C II ( 2 ) 135.73 133.23 11.02 C III (2 ) 200.28 195.28 11.02 C IV (2 ) 129.76 127.26 11.02 C V ( 2 ) 123-22 123.72 135-11 132.61 11.02 C VI ( 2 ) 11.02 D I (2 ) 90.95 88.45 11.02 D II (2 ) 87-44 84-94 11.02 Dili (2) 82.17 79-67 11.02 D IV (2 ) 83.63 81.13 11.02 DV (2) 79.46 . 76.96 11.02 D VI (2 ) 87.04 84.54 11.02 EI a ) 1 ( 2 ) 82.17 79-67 11.02 EI a ) 2 (2 ) 83.63 81.13 11.02 E lb ) 1 (2 ) 161.22 156.22 11.02 E lb) 2 ( 2 ) 164.08 159-08 11.02 E II a ) (2) 161.10 156.10 11.02 E lib ) (2 ) 154-89 149.89 11.02 E II c) (2) 140.81 135.81 11.02 E II d ) 1 (2 ) 22-26 17-26 11.02 E II d ) 2 (2 ) 154.18 149.18 11.02 F I (2 ) 161.10 156.10 11.02 F II (2) 154.89 149.89

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(u.a . /tonne) Imports

CCT heading No Third countries ACP or OCT (other than ACP or OCT)

11.02 Fill ( 2 ) 145.60 140.60 11.02 F IV ( 2 ) 148.17 143-17 11.02 F V (2 ) 140.81 135.81 11.02 F VI ( 2 ) 12.67 10.17 11.02 F VII (2 ) 87.04 84.54 11.02 G I 70-04 65.04 11.02 G II 61.59 56.59 11.04 CI 16-56 11.06 ( 5) 11.04 C II a ) 111.10 91.10 (5) 11.04 C lib ) 138.47 118-47 («) 11.07 A I a ) 163.36 154.36 11.07 Alb ) 124.34 115.34 11.07 All a ) 148.04 (4 ) 139.04 11.07 A lib ) 112.89 103.89 11.07 B 130.07 ( 4 ) 121.07 11.08 A I 111.10 94.10 11.08 All 25.50 0 11.08 A III 154-35 137-35 11.08 A IV 111.10 94-10 11.08 A V 111.10 47-05 ( 5) 11.09 399.72 249-72 17.02 B II a ) (3 ) 202.75 122-75 149.10 94.10 17.02 B II b ) (3 ) 21.07 F II 149.10 94.10 23.02 A I a) 24.03 24.03 76.89 76-89 23.02 A I b ) 23.02 A II a ) 19-23 19.23 23.02 A II b ) 76.89 76-89 23.03 A I 266-90 116.90

(') This levy is limited to 6 °/o of the value for customs purposes . (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 polarimetric 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 % for rice , 2.5 n/o 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 . (3 ) Pursuant to Regulation ( EEC ) No 2730/75 the product falling within subheading 17.02 B I is subject to the same levy as products falling within subheading 17.02 B II . ( 4 ) In accordance with Regulation ( EEC ) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 0.45 u.a . / 100 kg for products originating in Turkey . (5 ) In accordance with Regulation ( EEC) No 706/76 the levy shall not be charged on the following products originating in the countries and territories : — arrowroot falling within subheading ex 07.06 A , — flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheadings ex 11.04 C I , ex 11.04 C II a ) e b ), — arrowroot starch falling within subheading ex 11.08 A V.