COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 871/96 of 14 May 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements applicable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 91 and 0714 90 11 and originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the Agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing the customs duties to be applied by the Community as a result of the negotiations conducted under Article XXIV (6) of the GATT following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2023/95 of 21 August 1995 adapting by way of a temporary measure the special arrangements for importing cereal substitute products and processed cereal and rice products as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 with a view to the implementation of the Agreement on agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (3), adapts as a temporary measure Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 (4); whereas it appears that some or all of the language versions of that Regulation contain errors; whereas, in particular, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2023/95 has not been added to Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90; whereas the corrected version of the Annex must be added to that Regulation;

Whereas Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 lowers to zero the rates of duties for preparations of a kind used in animal feed covered by CN codes 2309 10 11 and 2309 10 31;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 is amended as follows:

1. Article 1 is amended as follows:

(a) Paragraphs 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:

'2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the reduced customs duties set out in the Annex on imports of the products designated below and originating in the ACP States shall be reduced by:

- ECU 2,19 per 1 000 kg in the case of products covered by CN codes 0714 10 99 and ex 0714 90 19, with the exception of arrowroot,

- ECU 4,38 per 1 000 kg in the case of products covered by CN codes 0714 10 10 and ex 1106 20, with the exception of arrowroot flour and meal,

- 50 % in the case of products covered by CN codes 1108 14 00 and ex 1108 19 90, with the exception of arrowroot starch.

3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the customs duties on imports of the following products originating in the ACP States shall not be levied thereon:

- sweet potatoes covered by CN code 0714 20 10,

- products covered by CN code 0714 10 91,

- arrowroot covered by CN code ex 0714 90,

- arrowroot flour and meal covered by CN code ex 1106 20,

- arrowroot starch covered by CN code ex 1108 19 90.`

(b) The following paragraph 4 is added:

'4. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the customs duties on imports of the following products shall not be levied thereon from 1 January 1996:

- Preparations of a kind used in animal feed covered by CN codes 2309 10 11 and 2309 10 31.`

2. The Annex to this Regulation is added.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 May 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.

(2) OJ No L 334, 30. 12. 1995, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 198, 23. 8. 1995, p. 15.

(4) OJ No L 203, 1. 8. 1990, p. 47.

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