31985R2706

27 . 9 . 85 No L 256/25 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2706/85 of 26 September 1985 fixing the import levies on compound feedingstuffs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the levy thus determined, increased by the COMMUNITIES, fixed component, is valid for one month ; whereas the amount of the fixed component of the levy is laid Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European down in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2743/75 ; Economic Community, Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) (No interests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiz­ and of the overseas countries and territories, the levy ation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by relating to them in respect of certain products Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular processed from cereals must be reduced by the amount Article 14 (4) thereof, of the fixed component and, in respect of some of Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary these products, by part of the variable component ; whereas this reduction must be made in accordance Committee, with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the vari­ 486/85 of 26 February 1985 on the arrangements able component of the import levy on compound applicable to agricultural products and certain goods feedingstuffs are laid down in Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of resulting from the processing of agricultural products Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 ; whereas Article 4 of originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States Council Regulation (EEC) No 2743/75 of 29 October or in the 'overseas countries and territories' (*) ; 1975 on the system to be applied to cereal-based Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, compound feedingstuffs (3), as amended by Regulation levies should be calculated on the following basis : (EEC) No 2560/77 (4), provides that the incidence on — in the case of currencies which are maintained in the prime costs of these feedingstuffs of the levies applicable to their basic products should be calculated relation to each other at any given moment within on the basis of the average of the levies applicable a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on during the first 25 days of the month preceding that their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient month of importation to the quantities of basic provided for in Article 2b (2) of Council Regula­ products considered to have been used in the manu­ tion (EEC) No 974/71 Q, as last amended by Regu­ facture of such compound feedingstuffs, this average lation (EEC) No 855/84 (8), being adjusted on the basis of the threshold price for — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the the basic products in question ruling during the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of month of importation ; these currencies recorded over a given period in relation to the Community currencies referred to Whereas the 1985/86 marketing year for cereals other in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­ cient ; than durum wheat begins on 1 August 1985 ; whereas the Council has not, to date, adopted prices for these Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regula­ products for the 1985/86 marketing year ; whereas the tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for Commission, in compliance with the tasks entrusted in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common to it by the Treaty, is obliged to adopt the precau­ Customs Tariff, tionary measures essential to ensure continuity of operation of the common agricultural policy in the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : cereals sector ; Article 1 Whereas, in order to ensure continuity of operation of the import arrangements for cereals, the prices set in The import levies to be charged on the compound Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2124/85 (*), should feedingstuffs covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 be used for calculation of the levies on processed and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2743/75 shall be products ; whereas these prices will be adjusted, begin­ as set out in the Annex hereto . ning on 1 September 1985, by amounts equal to the monthly increases fixed by Regulation (EEC) No Article 2 1020/84 : This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1985 . (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 60. (6) OJ No L 61 , 1 . 3 . 1985, p. 4. (4) OJ No L 303, 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 0 OJ No L 198 , 30 . 7. 1985, p. 31 . (8) OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p . 1 .

No L 256/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 27 . 9 . 85

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

Done at Brussels, 26 September 1985 .

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 26 September 1985 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 : I

23.07 B I a) 1 — Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such products 25,91 15,03 23.07 B I a) 2 — Containing 10 % or more but less than 50 % by weight of milk products 608,32 597,44 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 57,84 46,96 23.07 B I b) 2 — Containing 10 % or more but less than 50 % by weight of milk products 640,25 629,37 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 104,79 93,91 23.07 B I c) 2 — Containing 10 % or more but less than 50 % by weight of milk products 687,20 676,32