31991R0391

No L 45/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 19 . 2. 91

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 391/91 of 18 February 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 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 the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an Portugal, average of the ecu rates published in the Official 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 15 February 1991 ;

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 1806/89 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, coefficients ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and from the average levy by more than ECU 3,02 per tonne the 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 2205/90 (% 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 cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION (EEC) No 205/91 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 321 /91 (8); Article 1

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (9) amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (l0) 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 amended 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 0 OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. 0 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 19 February («) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9. 1991 . O OJ No L 23, 29. 1 . 1991 , p. 24. (8) OJ No L 37, 9 . 2. 1991 , p. 35. O OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49. (") OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7. H OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65. H 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, 18 February 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 18 February 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)

1103 21 00 351,20 357,24 110419 10 351,20 357,24 1104 29 11 259,50 262,52 1 104 29 31 312,18 315,20 1104 29 91 199,01 202,03 1104 30 10 146,33 152,37 1107 10 11 347,30 358,18 1107 10 19 259,50 270,38 1108 1100 429,24 449,79 1109 00 00 780,44 961,78

8) On importation into Portugal the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3808/90.