31982R0709

27. 3 . 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 81 /21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 709/82

of 26 March 1982

fixing the import levies on compound feedingstuffs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN processed from cereals must be reduced by the amount COMMUNITIES, of the fixed component and, in respect of some of these products, by part of the variable component ; whereas this reduction must be made in accordance Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No Economic Community, 706/76 of 30 March 1976 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) (No originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiz­ or in the 'overseas countries and territories' (*) ; as last ation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by amended by Regulation (EEC) No 279/80 (*) ; Regulation (EEC) No 3808/81 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof, Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the following basis :

Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary — in the case of currencies which are maintained in Committee, relation to each other at any given moment within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on the central rate, Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the vari­ — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the able component of the import levy on compound arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of feedingstuffs are laid down in Article 14 (1 ) (A) of these currencies recorded for a given period in Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 ; whereas Article 4 of relation to the Community currencies referred to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2743/75 of 29 October in the previous indent ; 1975 on the system to be applied to cereal-based compound feedingstuffs (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2560/77 (4), provides that the incidence on Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regula­ the prime costs of these feedingstuffs of the levies tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for applicable to their basic products should be calculated in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common on the basis of the average of the levies applicable Customs Tariff, during the first 25 days of the month preceding that month of importation to the quantities of basic products considered to have been used in the manu­ facture of such compound feedingstuffs, this average being adjusted on the basis of the threshold price for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : the basic products in question ruling during the month of importation ;

Article 1 Whereas the levy thus determined, increased by the fixed component, is valid for one month ; whereas the The import levies to be charged on the compound amount of the fixed component of the levy is laid feedingstuffs covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 down in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2743/75 ; and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2743/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the interests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and of the overseas countries and territories, the levy Article 2 relating to them in respect of certain products This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1982. (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . M Ol No L 382, 31 . 12. 1981 , p. 37. (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 60. 0 OJ No L 85, 31 . 3. 1976, p. 2. (4) OJ No L 303, 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1 . («) OJ No L 31 , 8 . 2. 1980, p. 1 .

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

Done at Brussels, 26 March 1982. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 26 March 1982 fixing the import levies on compound feedingstuffs

(ECU / tonne) Levies Third countries CCT heading No Nomenclature in simplified wording (other than ACP and ACP and OCT OCT) Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, covered by Regulation (EEC) No 968/68, containing starch, glucose or glucose syrup falling within subheadings 17.02 B and 21.07 F II, or milk products (falling within heading Nos 04.01 , 04.02, 04.03 and 04.04, and subheadings 17.02 A and 21.07 F I) containing starch, glucose or glucose syrup : Containing no starch or containing 10 % or less by weight of starch : 23.07 B I a) 1 — Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such products 26-23 15-35 23.07 B I a) 2 — Containing 10 % or more but less than 50 % by weight of milk products 296-85 285-97 Containing more than 10 % but not more than 30 % by weight of starch : 23.07 B I b) 1 — Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such products 58-86 47-98 23.07 B I b) 2 — Containing 10 % or more but less than 50 % by weight of milk products 329-48 318-60 Containing more than 30 % by weight of starch : 23.07 B I c) 1 — Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such products 106-84 95-96 23.07 B I c) 2 — Containing 10 % or more but less than 50 % by weight of milk products 377-46 366-58