31988R3341

28 . 10 . 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 295/57

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3341 /88 of 27 October 1988 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 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in Economic Community, the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the tion to the Community currencies referred to in the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ; No 2221 /88 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 26 October 1988 ; 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) No 2229/88 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence coefficients ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU per tonne common agricultural policy 0, as last amended by Regu­ of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of lation (EEC) No 1636/87 (6), and in particular Article 3 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (u), as last thereof, amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1740/78 (12), the levies at present in force must therefore be altered to the Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, amounts set out in the Annex hereto, Whereas the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : (EEC) No 2974/88 Q, as last amended by Regulation Article 1 (EEC) No 3321 /88 (8) ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (9) as The import levies to be charged on products processed amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (10) as from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No regards products falling within CN codes 2302 10, 2744/75 as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation 2302 20 , 2302 30 and 2302 40 ; (EEC) No 2974/88 are hereby altered to the amounts set out in the Annex . Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the following basis : Article 2 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 October tion to each other at any given moment within a band 1988 .

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

Done at Brussels, 27 October 1988 .

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

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No L 295/58 28 . 10 . 88 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 27 October 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 30 (2) 100,88 94,84 1103 12 00 (2) 100,88 94,84 1 1 03 29 30 (2) 100,88 94,84 1104 12 10 (2) 56,76 53,74 1104 12 90 (2) 111,42 105,38 1104 22 10 (2) 97,86 94,84 1 104 12 30 (2) 97,86 94,84 1104 22 50 (2) 87,32 84,30 1104 22 90 (2) 56,76 53,74 2302 10 10 58,37 52,37 2302 10 90 118,22 112,22 2302 20 10 58,37 52,37 2302 20 90 118,22 112,22 2302 30 10 58,37 52,37 2302 30 90 118,22 112,22 2302 40 10 58,37 52,37 2302 40 90 118,22 112,22

2) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 1101 , 1102, 1103 and 1104 and those falling within 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.