31992R2699

No L 272/54 17. 9 . 92 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2699/92 of 16 September 1992 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 cient referred to in the preceding indent ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on No 1 738/92 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof, 15 September 1992 ;

Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the coefficients ; market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 674/92 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,

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

Whereas the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2525/92 Q, as last amended by Regulation HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : (EEC) No 2671 /92 (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) 2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40 ; No 2744/75 as fixed in the Annex to amended Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2525/92 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 180, 1 . 7. 1992, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 73, 19. 3. 1992, p. 7. 0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 September («) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9. 1992. 0 OJ No L 254, 1 . 9. 1992, p. 5. (8) OJ No L 270, 15. 9. 1992, p. 24. 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. (12) 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, 16 September 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 16 September 1992 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice (ECU / tonne) Import levies (') CN code Third countries ACP (other than ACP) (8)

1102 30 00 158,15 161,17 1103 14 00 158,15 161,17 1 103 29 50 158,15 161,17 1104 19 91 268,56 274,60 1108 19 10 226,78 257,61

8) On importation into Portugal, the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3808/90 . 0 No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.