31982R1175

18 . 5. 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 137/ 13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1175/82 of 17 May 1982 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 central rate, 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 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ these currencies in relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent ; zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3808/81 (2), and in particular Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on Article 14 (4) thereof, 14 May 1982 ;

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 1 2 (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) No 2543/73 (*), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Article 1

Having regard to the advice of the Monetary The import levies to be charged on products processed Committee, from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (10), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the import levies on products processed from 1783/81 (u), as fixed in the Annex to amended Regula­ cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No tion (EEC) No 963/82, are hereby altered to the 963/82 0, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No amounts set out in the Annex hereto . 1 1 33/82 (8); Article 2 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the following basis : This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 May 1982.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . Done at Brussels, 17 May 1982. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 382, 31 . 12. 1981 , p. 37. (3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979, p. 17. m OI No 1 06. 30 . 10 . 1962. n . 2553 /62. o OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 . (») OJ No L 168, 25. 6 . 1974, p. 7. f) OJ No L 114, 28 . 4. 1982, p. 14. (10) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65. 8 OJ No L 132, 14. 5. 1982, p. 8 . (■') OJ No L 176, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 10 .

No L 137/ 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 18 . 5. 82

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 17 May 1982 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and nee

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

1 1.02 B II a) (2) 133-64 130-62 1 1.02 C I (2) 16016 157-14 1 1.02 D I (2) 10319 100-17 1 1.02 E II a) 0 182-82 176-78 1 1.02 F I (2) 182-82 176-78 1 1.02 G I 79-70 73-66 1 1.07 A I a) 185-69 174-81 1 1.07 A I b) 141-50 130-62 11.08 AHI 182-34 161-79 11.09 475-50 294-16

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.