24. 7. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 196/43 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1431/97 of 23 July 1997 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 071490 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 agricultural sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1161/97 (3, and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1313/96 (%), lays down transitional measures, applicable until 30 June 1997, to facilitate the transition to the 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 Agree- ment on agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations; Whereas the period for taking the transitional measures was extended to 30 June 1998 by Regulation (EC) No 1161/97 extending the period for implementing the agreements concluded under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations; whereas, pending the adoption by the Council of a definitive measure, the aforementioned measures should be extended until 30 June 1998; Whereas in order to take account of the existing import arrangements in the cereals sector and those resulting from the Agreement on agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, trans- itional measures are necessary to adjust the preferential concessions in the form of exemption for the import levy on certain products covered by CN codes 0714 10 91 and 0714 90 11 originating in the ACP States and the OCT; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrange- ments applicable to products falling within CN codes () O] No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105. () O] No L 169, 27. 6. 1997, p. 1. () OJ No L 203, L. 8. 1990, p. 47. 9 OJ No L 170, 9. 7. 1996, p. 11. 0714 10 91 and 0714 90 11 and originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in overseas countries and territories lays down detailed rules for the application of those arrangements as they concern preferential condi- tions in the form of exemption from the import levy for products covered by CN codes 07141091 and 0714 90 11; whereas, since the levies are being replaced by customs duties and the advance fixing of the import charge is being suspended from 1 July 1995, it is neces- sary to make transitional adjustments to those provisions from that date; Whereas the rates of the customs duties under the Common Customs Tariff shall be those applicable on the date of the declaration for release of the imported goods for free circulation; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 2245/90 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 1 is replaced by the following articles: Article 1 1. For the purposes of Article 14 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (°), the customs duties on imports of products listed in Annex A to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and Article 1 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3072/95 and originating in the ACP States shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. 2.  Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the reduced customs duties listed in the Annex hereto on imports of the products designated below and originating in the ACP States shall be reduced by: — ECU 2,19 per 1000 kg in the case of products falling within CN codes 07141099 and ex 0714 90 19, with the exception of arrowroot,