31979R0268

13 . 2 . 79 No L 37/ 23 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 268 /79

of 12 February 1979

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 (J), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1254/78 (2), and in particular Article 1 Article 14 (4) thereof,

The import levies to be charged on products Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 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 last amended by Regu­ (EEC) No 2744/75 (8), as last amended by Regulation lation (EEC) No 1 260/78 (4), and in particular Article (EEC) No 2245/78 (9), as fixed in the Annex to 12 (4) thereof, amended Regulation (EEC) No 154/79 are hereby altered as shown in the table annexed to this Regula­ Whereas the import levies on products processed tion . from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1 54/79 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No Article 2 194/79 (6) ;

Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 February 1979 . 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, 12 February 1979 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDEIACH

Vice-President

(!) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 156, 14. 6. 1978 , p. 1 . Q ) OJ No L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976, p. 1 . («) OJ No L 156, 14. 6 . 1978 , p. 11 ( 7) OJ No L 168 , 25. 6. 1974, p. 7. (5) OJ No L 21 , 30 . 1 . 1979 , p. 5 . (8) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 65 . (») OJ No L 26, 1 . 2. 1979 , p. 62. (9) OJ No L 273, 29 . 9 . 1978 , p. 1 .

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 12 February 1979 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

Levies in u. a. / tonne

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

11.01 D (2) 168 -06 163-06 11.02 A IV (2) 168 «06 163-06 11.02 B I a) 2 aa) 94-910 92-40 11.02 B I a) 2 bb) (2) 165-56 163-06 11.02 Bib )" 2 («) 165-56 163-06 11.02 C IV (2 ) 147-44 144-94 11.02 D IV (2) 94-90 92-40 11.02 EI a) 2 (2 ) 94-90 92-40 11.02 E lb) 2 (2) 186-18' 181-18 11.02 F IV (2) 168-06 163-06

(*) 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 °/« 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 % for wheat , 3 °/o for barley , 4 'It 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.