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No L 129/52 19 . 5 . 83 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1200/83 of 18 May 1983 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, COMMUNITIES, levies should be calculated on the following basis : — in the case of currencies which are maintained in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European relation to each other at any given moment within Economic Community, a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central rate, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by these currencies in relation to the Community Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), and in particular currencies referred to in the previous indent ; Article 14 (4) thereof, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 17 May 1983 ; 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (3), as last amended by the Act of Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU Accession of Greece (4), and in particular Article 1 2 (4) thereof, per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (10), the levies at present in force must therefore be altered to Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­ tural policy (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : No 2543/73 (6), 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, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 414/83, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 986/83 0 ; 986/83 are hereby altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto . Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 414/83 of 21 February 1983 (8) amended Regulation (EEC) No Article 2 2744/75 (9) as regards products falling within subhea­ ding 23.02 A of the Common Customs Tariff ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 May 1983 .

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

Done at Brussels, 18 May 1983 .

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(>) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . 2) OJ No L 164, 14. 6. 1982, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p . 1 . (<) OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , p. 17. 0 OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62. (6) OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 110 , 27 . 4. 1983 , p. 15. (*) OJ No L 51 , 24. 2. 1983, p. 1 . O OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65. O OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 18 May 1983 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 OCI)

11.01 G (J) 93,73 90,71 11.02 A VII (2) 93,73 90,71 1 1.02 B II d)0 145,31 142,29 1 1 .02 C VI (2) 145,31 142,29 1 1.02 D VI 0 93,73 90,71 1 1 .02 E II d) 2 (2) 166,11 160,07 1 1.02 F VII 0 93,73 90,71

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.