31978R2339

No L 282/8 7 . 10 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2339/78 of 6 October 1978 fixing the amount by which the variable component of the levy applicable to bran and sharps originating in Egypt must be reduced

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the variable components applicable during COMMUNITIES, the months of July, August and September 1978 to the products falling within subheading 23.02 A of the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Common Customs Tariff are to be taken into consider­ Economic Community, ation , Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1030/77 of 17 May 1977 concluding the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Commu­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : nity and the Arab Republic of Egypt ('), and in parti­ cular the second subparagraph of paragraph 3 of the exchange of letters on Article 1 3 of the Agreement ; Article 1

Whereas the exchange of letters annexed to Regula­ The amounts referred to in the second subparagraph tion (EEC) No 1030/77 provides that the variable of paragraph 3 of the exchange of letters annexed to component of the levy calculated in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1030/77 to be deducted from Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of the variable component applicable to bran and sharps 29 October 1975 on the import and export system for originating in Egypt shall be as shown in the Annex products processed from cereals and rice (2), as last hereto . amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2245/78 (3), is to be reduced by an amount fixed by the Commission each quarter ; whereas this amount must be equal to 60 % Article 2 of the average of the levies in force during the three months proceeding the month during which the This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November amount is fixed ; 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 6 October 1978 . For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 126, 23 . 5. 1977, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65. (3) OJ No L 273, 29 . 9 . 1978 , p. 1 . ANNEX

CCT heading No u.a ./tonne

23.02 A I a) 14.85 23.02 A I b) 47.53 23.02 A II a) 11.88 23.02 A II b) 47.53