31981R1608

No L 159/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 17 . 6 . 81

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1608/81 of 16 June 1981 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN a band of 2*25 % , a rate of exchange based on COMMUNITIES, their effective parity, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Economic Community, arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies in relation to the Community Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No currencies referred to in the previous indent ; 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular 15 June 1981 ; Article 14 (4) thereof, 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 (3), as last amended by the 'Act of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (8), 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 be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : tural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (*), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Article 1 Having regard to the advice of the Monetary Committee, The import levies to be charged on products processed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the import levies on products processed from 2744/75 (9) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2245/78 (10), as fixed in the Annex to amended Regula­ 1406/81 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No tion (EEC) No 1406/81 are hereby altered to the 1587/81 0 ; amounts set out in the Annex hereto .

Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, Article 2 levies should be calculated on the following basis : — in the case of currencies which are maintained in This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June relation to each other at any given moment within 1981 .

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

Done at Brussels, 16 June 1981 . For the Commission The President Gaston THORN

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1 975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979, p. 17. (3) OJ No L 166, 25 . 6. 1976, p. 1 . (4) OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62. O OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 . (8) OJ No L 168 , 25. 6. 1974, p. 7. (6) OJ No L 141 , 27. 5. 1981 , p. 16. (9) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 65. h OJ No L 154, 13 . 6. 1981 , p. 49. (,0) OJ No L 273 , 29 . 9 . 1978 , p. 1 .

17 . 6 . 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 159 / 25

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 16 June 1981 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

(ECU/tonne) Import levies CCT heading No Third countries ACP or OCT (other than ACP or OCT)

07.06 A 13-38 (') 11-5700 11.01 c o 139-85 133-81 1 1.02 A II 0 42-38 36-34 1 1 .02 A III (2) 139-85 133-81 1 1.02 B I a) 1 0 121-96 118-94 1 1.02 B I b) 1 (2) 121-96 118-94 1 1.02 B II b) (2) 29-87 26-85 1 1.02 C II (2) 35-32 32-30 1 1 .02 C III (2) 191-89 185-85 1 1.02 D II (2) 23-61 20-59 1 1.02 D III (2) 78-85 75-83 1 1.02 E I a) 1 (2) 78-85 75-83 1 1.02 E I b) 1 (2) 154-72 148-68 1 1.02 E II b) (2) 42-38 36-34 1 1.02 F II (2) 42-38 36-34 1 1.02 F III (2) 139-85 133-81 1 1.04 C I 16-40 9-75 0 1 1.07 A II a) 143-21 (4) 132-33 1 1.07 A II b) 109-75 98-87 1 1.07 B 126-11 (4) 115-23

(') This levy is limited to 6 % 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 % 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 % 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. (*) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 5-44 ECU/tonne for products originating in Turkey. 0 In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 435/80 the levy shall not be charged on the following products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and territories : — arrowroot falling within subheadirfg 07.06 A, — flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheading 1 1 .04 C, — arrowroot starch falling within subheading 11.08 A V.