31988R3717

29 . 11 . 88 No L 325/50 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3717/88 of 28 November 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 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 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 25 November 1988 ; 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 2229/88 (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 (*), as last amended by Regu­ Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 ("), as last lation (EEC) No 1636/87 (*), and in particular Article 3 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1740/78 (12), the levies thereof, at present in force must therefore be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, Whereas the import levies on products processed from HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation Article 1 (EEC) No 3384/88 0, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3688/88 (8) ; The import levies to be charged on products processed Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (') as from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (10) as 2744/75 as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation regards products falling within CN codes 2302 10, (EEC) No 3384/88 are hereby altered to the amounts set 2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40 ; out in the Annex. 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 29 November 1988 . 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, 28 November 1988 . For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

0) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . R OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 16. (3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . M OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 30. H OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . («) OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 . O OJ No L 299, 1 . 11 . 1988, p. 1 . O OJ No L 321 , 26. 11 . 1988, p. 26. H OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7. O OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49. (12) OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p. 8. (•») OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.

29 . 11 . 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 325/51

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 28 November 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)

2302 10 10 60,31 54,31 2302 10 90 122,39 116,39 2302 20 10 60,31 54,31 2302 20 90 122,39 116,39 2302 30 10 60,31 54,31 2302 30 90 122,39 116,39 2302 40 10 60,31 54,31 2302 40 90 122,39 116,39