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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 258/91 of 31 January 1991 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ tion to each other at any given moment within a band 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,

— for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and average of the ecu rates published in the Official Portugal, Journal of the European Communities, C series, over a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 cient referred to in the preceding indent ; of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 30 January 1991 ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) coefficients : No 1806/89 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,

Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 from the average levy by more than ECU 3,02 per tonne of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (10), as last common agricultural policy (*), as last amended by Regu­ amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1740/78 ("), the levies lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (6), and in particular Article 3 at present in force must therefore be altered to the thereof, 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 (EEC) No 205/91 F) ; Article 1

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (8) amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (9) as The import levies to be charged on products processed regards products falling within CN codes 2302 10 , from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40 ; 2744/75 as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 205/91 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 :

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . Article 2 (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. O OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 177, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1991 . (6) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9. 0 OJ No L 23, 29. 1 . 1991 , p. 24. O OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49 . H OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7. 0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65. ('■) OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p. 8 .

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

Done at Brussels, 31 January 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 31 January 1991 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) (8)

0714 10 10 (') 152,81 159,46 0714 10 91 156,44 (3)0 156,44 0714 10 99 154,63 159,46 0714 90 11 156,44 00 156,44 0714 90 19 154,63 (3) 159,46 1102 30 00 208,77 211,79 1102 90 10 281,59 287,63 1103 14 00 208,77 211,79 1103 19 30 281,59 287,63 1103 21 00 351,20 357,24 1103 29 20 281,59 287,63 1103 29 50 208,77 211,79 1104 11 10 159,57 162,59 1104 11 90 312,88 318,92 1104 19 10 351,20 357,24 1104 19 91 354,51 360,55 1104 21 10 250,30 253,32 1104 21 30 250,30 253,32 1104 21 50 391,10 - 397,14 1104 21 90 159,57 162,59 1104 29 11 259,50 262,52 1104 29 31 312,18 315,20 1104 29 91 199,01 202,03 1104 30 10 146,33 152,37 1106 20 10 152,81(3) 159,46 1107 10 11 347,30 358,18 1107 10 19 259,50 270,38 1107 10 91 278,46 289,34 0 1107 10 99 208,07 218,95 1107 20 00 242,48 253,36 0 1108 11 00 429,24 449,79 1108 19 10 299,36 330,19 1109 00 00 780,44 961,78

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(') 6 % ad valorem, subject to certain conditions. (2) In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 (OJ No L 142, 9 . 6. 1977, p. 10) this levy is reduced by ECU 5,44 per tonne for products originating in Turkey. (3) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 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 : — products falling within CN code ex 0714 10 91 , — products falling within CN code 0714 90 11 and arrow-root falling within CN code 0714 90 19, — flours and meal of arrow-root falling within CN code 1106 20, — arrow-root starch falling within CN code 1108 19 90. I7) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levies are not applied to products imported directly into the French overseas departments originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories. (8) On importation into Portugal the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3808/90 .