31981R0743

24 . 3 . 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 78 / 33

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 743 / 81 of 23 March 1981 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN — in the case of currencies which are maintained in COMMUNITIES , relation to each other at any given moment within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European their effective parity, Economic Community, — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No these currencies in relation to the Community 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ currencies referred to in the previous indent ; zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece ( 2), and in particular Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on Article 14 (4) thereof, 20 March 1981 ;

Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No differs from the average levy by more than 3-02 ECU 1418/ 76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization per tonne of basic product ; whereas , pursuant to of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the Act of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 ("), the Accession of Greece , and in particular Article 12 (4) levies at present in force must therefore be altered to thereof, the amounts set out in the Annex hereto , Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­ tural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Article 1 No 2543/73 (5), and in particular Article 3 thereof, The import levies to be charged on products processed Having regard to the advice of the Monetary from cereals and rice covered by Regulation ( EEC) No Committee , 2744/75 (9), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2245/78 ( 10), as fixed in the Annex to amended Regula­ Whereas the import levies on products processed from tion ( EEC) No 492/ 81 are hereby altered to the cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation ( EEC) No amounts set out in the Annex hereto . 492/ 81 (6), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 717/ 81Q ; Article 2

Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 March levies should be calculated on the following basis : 1981 .

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

Done at Brussels , 23 March 1981 .

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

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No L 78 / 34 Official Journal of the European Communities 24 . 3 . 81

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 23 March 1981 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

Levies in ECU/tonne

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

23.02 A I a) 18-05 18-05 23.02 A 1 b) 57-77 57-77 23.02 A II a) 14-44 14-44 23.02 A II b) 57-77 57-77