31981R2708

18 . 9 . 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 264/ 41

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2708 / 81 of 17 September 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 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ these currencies in relation to the Community zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by currencies referred to in the previous indent ; Regulation (EEC) No 1949/81 (2), and in particular Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on Article 14 (4) thereof, 16 September 1981 ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed 1418 / 76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization differs from the average levy by more than 3-02 ECU of the market in rice (3), as last amended by the Act of per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Accession of Greece (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (9), the thereof, levies at present in force must therefore be altered to 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 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Article 1 No 2543/73 (6), 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 (10), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1783/81 ("), as fixed in the Annex to amended Regula­ Whereas the import levies on products processed from tion (EEC) No 2499 /81 , are hereby altered to the cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No amounts set out in the Annex hereto . 2499/81 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2689 / 81 (8) ; Article 2 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 8 levies should be calculated on the following basis : September 1981 .

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

Done at Brussels, 17 September 1981 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

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No L 264/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 18 . 9 . 81

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 17 September 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)

11.01 D (2) 74-80 68-76 1 1.02 A II 0 66-61 60-57 1 1.02 A IV (2) 74-80 68-76 11.02 B I a) 2 aa) 41-98 38-96 11.02 B I a) 2 bb) (2) 71-78 68-76 1 1.02 B I b) 2 (2) 71-78 68-76 1 1.02 B II b) (2) 47-77 44-75 1 1.02 C II o 56-86 53-84 1 1.02 C IV (2) 64-14 61-12 1 1.02 D II (2) 37-34 34-32 1 1.02 D IV (2) 41-98 38-96 11.02 E I a) 2 (2) 41-98 38-96 1 1.02 E I b) 2 (2) 82-44 76-40 1 1.02 E II b) (2) 66-61 60-57 1 1.02 F II (2) 66-61 60-57 1 1.02 F IV (2) 74-80 68-76 23.02 A I a) 22-68 22-68 23.02 A I b) 72-57 72-57 23.02 A II a) 18-14 18-14 23.02 A II b) 72-57· 72-57

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 1 1.01 and 1 1.02 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.