31988R3046

I. 10 . 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 271 / 109

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3046/88

of 30 September 1988 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, m the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European tionto_ e0ach other at any given moment within a band Economic Community, o 2,25 /o, a rate of exchange based on their central Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in Portugal, No i?76paragraph °f Article 3 (1) '°f Regulation (EEC)

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 as last amended hy Relation (EEC) these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ No 2221/88 (), and m particular Article 14 (4) thereof, tion to the Community currencies referred to in the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ; of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 19 September 1988 : ? last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2229/88 (), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire calculation basis for the levies, including the Having regard to Council Regulation No 1676/85 of 11 equivalence coefficients : June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed diffère common agricultural policy (5) as last amended by Regu­ from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU per tonne lation(EEC) ^ 1636/87 and in partilar Article 3 of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (10) the levies Having regard to the opinion of the at present in force must therefore be altered to the Monetary Committee, amounts set out in the Annex hereto, Whereas the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice were fixed HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2974/88 Q ; Article 1 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (8) as The import levies to be charged on products processed amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 P) as from cereals£ and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No Pr°ducts falling within subheadings 2302 10 ?pp^( kt " %* m the Annex t0 amended Regulation 2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40 of the combined nomen­ clature ; (EEC) No 2695/88 are hereby altered to the amounts set out m the Annex. Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies Article 2 should be calculated on the following basis : This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1988

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

Done at Brussels, 30 September 1988 .

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

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No L 271 / 110 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 10 . 88

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 September 1988 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

(ECU/tonne)

Import levies CN code Third countries ACP or OCT (other than ACP or OCT)

1102 90 90 (2) 136,17 133,15

1103 19 90 (2) 136,17 133,15

1103 29 90 0 136,17 133,15

1104 19 99 (2) 241,01 234,97

1104 29 10*30 (2)(8) 211,88 208,86

1104 29 10*40 (2)(9) 211,88 208,86

1104 29 10*90 (2)(10) 211,88 208,86

1104 29 30*30 (2)(8) 211,88 208,86

1104 29 30*40 (2)(9) 211,88 208,86

110429 30*90 (2)(10) 211,88 208,86

1104 29 99 (2) 136,17 133,15

2) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 1101 , 1102, 1103 and 1104 and those falling whithin subheadings 2302 10, 2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40, products falling within heading Nos 1101 , 1102, 1103 and 1104 shall be those meeting the following specifications : — a starch content (determined by the modified Ewert 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 Nos 1103 and 1104. (8) Taric code : millet. (') Taric code : sorghum . (10) Taric code : others.