31985R3437

6 . 12. 85 No L 326/31 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3437/85 of 5 December 1985 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 (") as Economic Community, last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 855/84 (12), Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ tion to the Community currencies referred to in the No 1018/84 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof, previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 4 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the December 1985 ; market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1025/84 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU per tonne Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the value of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regu­ of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be lation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (13) the levies at present in force applied for the purposes of the common agricultural must therefore be altered to the amounts set out in the policy (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Annex hereto , 2543/73 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to the advice of the Monetary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 3303/85 0, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3423/85 (8) ; The import levies to be charged on products processed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1027/84 of 31 2744/75, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No March 1984 (9) as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/84, as fixed in the Annex to the modified Regula­ 2744/75 (10) as regards products falling within subheading tion (EEC) No 3303/85 are hereby altered to the amounts 23.02 A of the Common Customs Tariff ; set out in the Annex hereto .

Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies Article 2 should be calculated on the following basis : — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 December 1985 . tion to each other at any given moment within a band

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

Done at Brussels, 5 December 1985 .

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . 2) OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 1 . 3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . 4) OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 13 . 0 OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62. j OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 316, 27 . 11 . 1985, p . 38 . 8) OJ No L 324, 5. 12. 1985, p. 21 . (") OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 . ') OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 15. (12) OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 . 10) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65. (13) OJ No L 168 , 25. 6 . 1974, p. 7.

No L 326/32 Official Journal of the European Communities 6 . 12 . 85

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 5 December 1985 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 OCT)

1 1.02 B II a) 0 180,39 177,37 1 1 .02 C I (2) 216,40 213,38 11.02 D I (2) 139,05 136,03 11.02E II a) (2) 246,09 240,05 11.02 F I (2) 246,09 240,05 1 1.02 G I 106,06 100,02 11.07 A I a) 248,26 237,38 11.07 A lb) 188,25 177,37 11.08 A III 252,80 232,25 11.09 603,62 422,28

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.