31979R2137

No L 246/72 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 9 . 79

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2137/79

of 28 September 1979

altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN a band of 2-25 %, a rate of exchange based on COMMUNITIES, their effective parity ; — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each Economic Community, of these currencies in relation to the Community Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No currencies referred to in the previous subpara­ 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ graph ; zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on Regulation (EEC) No 1 547/79 (2), and in particular 27 September 1979 ; Article 14 (4) thereof, Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No differs from the average levy by more than 3-02 ECU 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­ per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to tion of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regu­ Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (8), the lation (EEC) No 1 552/79 (4), and in particular Article levies at present in force must therefore be altered to 12 (4) thereof, the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­ tural policy (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Article 1 No 2543/73 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

The import levies to be charged on products Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, processed from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (9), as last amended by Regulation Whereas the import levies on products processed (EEC) No 2245/78 ( 10), as fixed in the Annex to Regu­ from cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) lation (EEC) No 2097/79, are hereby altered to the No 2097/79 (7) ; amounts set out in the Annex hereto.

Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, Article 2 levies should be calculated on the following basis :

— in the case of currencies which are maintained in This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1979 . relation to each other at any given moment within

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

Done at Brussels, 28 September 1979 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

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29 . 9. 79 Official Journal of the European Communities 'No L 246/73

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 28 September 1979 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

Levies in ECU/tonne

CCT heading No Third countries ACP or OCT (other than ACP or OCT)

07.06 A 11.69 (*) 9.88:( 1 )(5) 11.01 C (2) 122.99 116.95 11.02 A III (2) 122.99 116.95 11.02 B I a) 1 (2) 106.97 103.95 11.02 B I b) 1 (*) 106.97 103.95 11.02 B II a) (2) 102.36 99.34 11.02 C I (2) 122.52 115.50 168.47 162.43 11.02 C III (») 79.20 76-18 11.02 D I (») 69.29 66.27 11.02 D III (2) 69.29 66.27 11.02 E I a) 1 (2) 135.98 129-94 11.02 E lb) 1 (2) 140.48 134.44 11.02 E II a) (2) 140.48 134.44 11.02 F I (2 ) 122.99 116.95 11.02 Fill (2) 11.02 G I 62.06 56.02 11.04 CI 14.71 8.06 (5) 143.83 132.95 11.07 A I a) 110.22 99.34 11.07 A lb ) ■126.53 (4 ) 115.65 11.07 All a) 97.29 86.41 11.07 A II b) 111.58 (4 ) 100.70 11.07 B 120.25 99.70 11.08 A III 362.62 181.28 11.09

(') This levy is limited to 6 •/. of the value for customs purposes. (2) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 11.01 and 11.02 and those falling within subheading 23.02 A, products falling within heading Nos 11.01 and 11.02 shall be those meeting the following specifications : — a starch content (determined by the modified Ewers polametric 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 No 11.02. («) in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 0.45 u.a./100 kg for products originating in Turkey. (») In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 706/76 the levy shall not be charged on the following products originating in the countries and territories : — arrowroot falling within subheading ex 07.06 A, flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheadings ex 11.04 C I, ex 11.04 C II a) and b), — arrowroot falling within subheading ex 11.08 A V.