31987R0132

No L 15/26 17 . 1 . 87 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 132/87 of 16 January 1987 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 corrective factor provided for in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) Economic Community, No 1676/85, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Portugal. arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 tion to the Community currencies referred to in the of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ; market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1579/86 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 15 January 1987 ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence No 1449/86 (4) and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, coefficients ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 1676/85 of 11 Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU per tonne exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of common agricultural policy (*) and in particular Article 3 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (l0) the levies thereof, at present in force must therefore be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, 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 Commission Regulation Article 1 (EEC) No 4071 /86 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 100/87 0 ; The import levies to be charged on products processed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1588/86 (8) as 2744/75, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (9) as 1588/86, as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation regards products falling within subheading 23.02 A of the (EEC) No 4071 /86 are hereby altered to the amounts set Common Customs Tariff ; 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 17 January 1987 . 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, 16 January 1987. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

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17 . 1 . 87 No L 15/27 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 16 January 1987 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)

07.06 A I 185,95 0 184,14 (') 0 07.06 A II 188,97 (') 184,14 0 0 11.01 C (2) 340,75 334,71 11.02 A III (2) 340,75 334,71 11.02 B I a) 1 (2) 300,54 297,52 1 1.02 B I b) 1 (2) 300,54 297,52 1 1.02 C III (2) 470,92 464,88 11.02 Dili (2) 192,69 189,67 11.02 EI a) 1 (2) 192,69 189,67 1 1 .02 E I b) 1 (2) 377,94 371,90 1 1.02 F III (2) 340,75 334,71 11.04 CI 188,97 182,32 0 1 1 .07 A II a) 341,87 (4) 330,99 11.07 A II b) 258,19 247,31 11.07 B 299,10 (4) 288,22

(') This levy is limited to 6 % of the value for customs purposes, subject to certain conditions. (2) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 11.01 and 1 1.02 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. (4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 5,44 ECU/tonne for products origina­ ting in Turkey. (*) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 the levy shall not be charged on the following products origina­ ting in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and territories : — arrowroot falling within subheading ex 07.06 A, — flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheading 11.04 C, — arrowroot starch falling within subheading ex 1 1 .08 A V.