31985R3304

No L 316/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 27 . 11 . 85

, COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3304/85 of 26 November 1985 fixing the import levies on compound feedingstuffs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the inte­ rests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the overseas countries and territories, the levy relating to Economic Community, them in respect of certain products processed from cereals must be reduced by the amount of the fixed component Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) (No 2727/75 and, in respect of some of these products, by part of the of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the variable component ; whereas this reduction must be market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) made in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regula­ No 101 8 /84 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof, tion (EEC) No 486/85 of 26 February 1985 on the arran­ gements Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable in the 'overseas countries and territories' (% as amended component of the import levy on compound feedingstuffs are laid down in Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation (EEC) No by Regulation (EEC) No 2903/85 Q ; 2727/75 ; whereas Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies No 2743/75 of 29 October 1975 on the system to be should be calculated on the following basis : applied to cereal-based compound feedingstuffs (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2560/77 (4), provides — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ that the incidence on the prime costs of these feeding­ tion to each other at any given moment within a band stuffs of the levies applicable to their basic products of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central should be calculated on the basis of the average of the rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in levies applicable during the first 25 days of the month Article 2b (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No preceding that month of importation to the quantities of 974/71 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No basic products considered to have been used in the manu­ 855/84 0, facture of such compound feedingstuffs, this average — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the being adjusted on the basis of the threshold price for the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of basic products in question ruling during the month of these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ importation ; tion to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;

Whereas the 1985/86 marketing year for cereals other Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regulation than durum wheat begins on 1 August 1985 ; whereas the (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this Council has not, to date, adopted prices for these products Regulation is incorporated in the Common Customs for the 1985/86 marketing year ; whereas the Commis­ Tariff, sion, in compliance with the tasks entrusted to it by the Treaty, is obliged to adopt the precautionary measures essential to ensure continuity of operation of the common agricultural policy in the cereals sector ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas, in order to ensure continuity of operation of the import arrangements for cereals, the prices set in Article 2 Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2124/85 (*), should be used for calculation of the levies on processed products ; whereas The import levies to be charged on the compound these prices will be adjusted, beginning on 1 September feedingstuffs covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2727US 1985, by amounts equal to the monthly increases fixed by and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2743/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . Regulation (EEC) No 1020/84 ;

Whereas the levy thus determined, increased by the fixed Article 2 component, is valid for one month ; whereas the amount of the fixed component of the levy is laid down in Article This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2743/75 ; 1985 .

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 1 . («) OJ No L 61 , 1 . 3 . 1985, p. 4. (3) OJ No L 281 , I. 11 . 1975, p. 60 . 0 OJ No L 279, 19 . 10 . 1985, p. 5. (4) OJ No L 303, 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1 . (8) OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 . Is) OJ No L 198, 30. 7. 1985, p. 31 . (') OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, 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 November 1985 .

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 26 November 1985 fixing the import levies on compound feedingstuffs

(ECU / tonne)

Levies \II

Third countries CCT heading No ^ Nomenclature in simplified wording ACP and (other than 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 : l

23.07 B I a) 1 — Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such products 27,67 16,79 23.07 B I a) 2 — Containing 10 % or more but less than 50 % by weight of milk products 748,42 737,54 Containing more than 1 0 % 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 63,36 52,48 23.07 B I b) 2 — Containing 1 0 % or more but less than 50 % by weight of milk products 784,1 1 773,23 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 115,84 104,96 23.07 B I c) 2 — Containing 1 0 % or more but less than 50 % by weight of milk products 836,59 825,71