31988R3900

15. 12. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 346/45

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3900/88 of 14 December 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 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Portugal, 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 13 December 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) 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 1 579/74 (u), 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 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, amounts set out in the Annex hereto, Whereas the import levies on products processed from HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3689/88 0, as last amended by Regulation Article 1 (EEC) No 3872/88 (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 3689/88 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 15 December 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, 14 December 1988 .

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

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No L 346/46 Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 12. 88

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 14 December 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 OCI)

1102 20 10 0 244,74 238,70 1102 20 90 (2) 138,28 135,26 1103 13 110 235,74 229,70 1103 1319 0 244,74 238,70 1103 13 90 0 138,28 135,26 1103 29 40 0 244,74 238,70 110419 50 0 244,74 238,70 1104 23 10 0 215,20 212,18 1104 23 30 0 215,20 212,18 110423900 138,28 135,26 1104 3a 90 105,50 99,46 1106 20 91 226,00 201,82 0 1106 20 99 234,05 209,87 0 1108 12 00 226,00 205,45 1108 13 00 226,00 205,45 1108 14 00 226,00 102,72 0 1108 19 90 226,00 102,72 1702 30 91 0 364,70 267,98 1702 30 99 (3) 271,94 205,45 1702 40 90 0 271,94 205,45 1702 90 50 271,94 205,45 1702 90 75 377,46 280,74 1702 90 79 261,73 195,24 2106 90 55 271,94 205,45 2303 10 11 436,56 255,22

(*) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 1 101 , 1 102, 1 103 and 1 104 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. (3) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the customs treatment in respect of glucose and glucose syrup of subheadings 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 shall also apply to glucose and glucose syrup of subheadings 1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59. 0 In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 the levy shall not be charged on the following products origi­ nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and territories : — arrow-root foiling within subheading 0714 90 10, — flours and meal of arrow-root falling within subheading 1106 20, — arrow-root starch falling within subheading 1108 19 90.