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►B REGULATION (EEC)No 2729/75 OF THE COUNCIL
of 29 October 1975
on the import ►M1 duties ◄on mixtures of cereals, rice and broken rice
(OJ L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 18)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 L 349 105 31.12.1994
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REGULATION (EEC)No 2729/75 OF THE COUNCIL
of 29 October 1975
on the import ►M1 duties ◄on mixtures of cereals, rice and
broken rice
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Havingreg ard to the Treaty establishingthe European EconomicCommunity, and in particular Article 43 thereof;
Havingreg ard to the proposal from the Commission;Havingreg ard to the Opinion of the European Parliament(
1);
Whereas, to ensure the proper workingof the ►M1duty◄system
applicable to imports of cereals, rice and broken rice from third coun-tries introduced by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (
2)o f2 9
October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals, andCouncil Regulation No 359/67/EEC (
3) of 25 July 1967 on the common
organization of the market in rice, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)No 668/75 (
4), suitable rules should be applied to trade in mixtures of
cereals, rice and broken rice;
Whereas the import ►M1duty◄on such mixtures results from their
tariff classification, which is normally determined in accordance withthe general rules for the interpretation of the Common Customs Tariff;
Whereas, in the case of mixtures of cereals, rice and broken rice, the
tariff classification may give rise to difficulties if determined in accord-ance with these rules; whereas in fact such classification sometimesresults in a low import ►
M1duty◄beingcharg ed on mixtures
which, however, contain a substantial proportion of products subject toa high import ►
M1duty◄;
Whereas, in order to avoid such difficulties, special provisions should
be adopted for determiningthe import ►M1duty◄on mixtures of
cereals, rice and broken rice,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The import ►M1duty◄applicable to mixtures composed of
two of the cereals fallingwithin Article 1 (a) and (b) of Reg ulation(EEC) No 2727/75 shall be that applicable:
— to the component cereal predominatingby weig ht, when that cereal
represents at least 90 % of the weight of the mixture,
— to the component cereal liable to the higher import ►
M1duty◄,
when neither of the two component cereals represents at least 90 %of the weight of the mixture.
2. Where a mixture is composed of more than two of the cereals
fallingwithin Article 1 (a) and (b) of Reg ulation (EEC) No 2727/75,and where several cereals each represent more than 10 % by weight ofthe mixture, the import ►
M1duty◄applicable to the mixture shall
be the highest of the import ►M1duties◄applicable to such cereals,
even when the amount of the import ►M1duty◄is the same for two
or more of the cereals.
(1) Opinion delivered on 16 October 1975 (not yet published in the Official
Journal).
(2) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
(3) OJ No 174, 31. 7. 1967, p. 1.
(4) OJ No L 72, 20. 3. 1975, p. 18.
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Where only one cereal represents more than 10 % of the weight of the
mixture, the import ►M1duty◄to be applied shall be that applic-
able to this cereal.
3. The import ►M1duty◄applicable to mixtures composed of
the cereals fallingwithin Article 1 (a) and (b) of Reg ulation (EEC) No2727/75 and not governed by the above rules, shall be the higher or thehighest of the import ►
M1duties◄applicable to the cereals
composingthe mixture concerned, even when the amount of the import►
M1duty◄is the same for two or more of the cereals.
Article 2
1. The import ►M1duty◄applicable to mixtures composed of
one or more of the cereals fallingwithin Article 1 (a) and (b) ofRegulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and of one or more of the productsspecified in Article 1 (a) and (b) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC shall bethat applicable to the component cereal or product liable to the higher orhighest import ►
M1duty◄.
2. The import ►M1duty◄applicable to mixtures composed
either of rice classifiable under several different processingg roups orstages or of rice classifiable under one or more different processinggroups or stages and of broken rice shall be that applicable:
— to the component predominatingby weig ht, when that component
represents at least 90 % of the weight of the mixture,
— the component liable to the higher or highest import ►
M1duty◄,
when no component represents at least 90 % of the weight of themixture.
Article 3
Where this method of assessingthe import ►
M1duty◄laid down in
Articles 1 and 2 cannot be applied, the ►M1duty◄to be applied to
such mixtures covered by this Regulation shall be that determined bythe tariff classification of the mixtures.
Article 4
1. Council Regulation No 156/66/EEC (
1) of 25 October 1966 on the
►M1duties◄on mixtures of cereals, rice and broken rice, is hereby
repealed.
2. References to the Regulation repealed by paragraph 1 shall be
construed as references to this Regulation
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1975.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
(1) OJ No 192, 27. 10. 1966, p. 3278/66.