No L 169/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 28.6.76 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1519/76 of 24 June 1976 concerning imports of bran, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or other working of certain cereals originating in Algeria THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1), Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria and the Interim Agreement () on the advance implementation of certain provisions of the Cooperation Agreement were signed on 26 April 1976; ‘ Whereas, under Article 21 of the Cooperation Agree- ment and Article 14 of the Interim Agreement, provided that Algeria levies a special charge on exports of bran, sharps and residues derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals, other than of maize or rice, falling within subheading 23.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, the variable component of the import levy shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to 60% of the average of the variable components of the levies on the product in question for the three months preceding the month in which such an amount is fixed and the fixed component shall not be imposed; Whereas this special charge on exports must be reflected in the import price of these products in the Community; Whereas, in order to ensure that these Agreements are correctly applied, measures should be adopted requiring the importer, at the time when the bran, sharps and other residues are imported, to furnish (1) Opinion delivered on 18 June 1976 and not yet published in the Official Journal. (%) OJ No L 141, 28. 5. 1976, p. 2. proof that the special charge on exports has been collected by Algeria; Whereas, pursuant inter alia to the Agreement in the - férm of an exchange of letters relating to Article 21 of the Cooperation Agreement and Article 14 of the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria and concerning the import into the Com- munity of bran and sharps originating in Algeria (3), these Agreements require detailed rules for their application, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The variable component of the levy on imports into the Community of bran, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals, other than of maize or rice, falling within subheading 23.02 A I of the Common Customs Tariff originating in Algeria shall be that calculated in accordance with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export system for products processed from cereals and from rice (%), less an amount equivalent to 60% of the average of the variable components of the levies on the product in question for the three months preceding the month in which such an amount is fixed. Article 2 j Article 1 shall apply to all imports in respect of which the importer can furnish proof that the special charge on exports has been collected by Algeria in accord- ance with Article 21 of the Cooperation Agreement or with Article 14 of the Interim Agreement. (3) See page 38 of this Official Journal. () OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 65.