OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL240/19 29.8.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2561/91
of28August1991
fixingtheimportleviesonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1579/74of
24June1974ontheprocedureforcalculatingtheimport
levyonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfromrice
andfortheadvancefixingofthislevyfortheseproducts
andforcompoundfeedingstuffsmanufactured from
cerealsQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1740/78(8),providesthatthelevythusdetermined,
increasedbythefixedcomponent,isvalidingeneralfor
onemonthbutisalteredwherethelevyapplicabletothe
basicproductconcerneddiffersbynotlessthanECU3,02
pertonnefromtheaverageoftheleviescalculatedas
describedabove;HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3577/90(2),andinparticularArticle14(4)thereof,Whereasthefixedcomponentofthelevyisspecifiedin
Regulation(EEC)No2744/75;onimportationinto
PortugalofproductslistedinAnnexXXIVtotheActof
Accessionanadditionalamountisaddedtothelevy;
whereastheseamountsweresetbyCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No3808/900;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(4),andinparticularArticle12(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,Whereas,inorderthataccountmaybetakenoftheinte­
restsoftheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandof
theoverseascountriesandterritories,thelevyrelatingto
theminrespectofcertainproductsprocessedfromcereals
mustbereducedbytheamountofthefixedcomponent
and,inrespectofsomeoftheseproducts,bypartofthe
variablecomponent ;whereasthisreductionmustbe
madeinaccordancewithArticle14ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No715/90of5March1990onthearrange­
mentsapplicabletoagriculturalproductsandcertain
goodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheACPStatesorintheoverseas
countriesandterritories(OCT)(10),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No523/91(u);Whereastherulestobeappliedincalculatingthevariable
componentoftheimportlevyonproductsprocessed
fromcerealsandricearelaiddowninArticle14(1)(A)of
Regulation(EEC)No2727/75andArticle12(1)(a)of
Regulation(EEC)No1418/76;whereasArticle2of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2744/75of29October
1975ontheimportandexportsystemforproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice(5),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1906/87(6),providesthattheinci­
denceontheprimecostsoftheseproductsofthelevies
applicabletotheirbasicproductsshouldbecalculatedon
thebasisoftheaverageoftheleviesapplicabletothese
basicproductsforthefirst25daysofthemonthprece­
dingthatofimportation ;whereasthisaverage,adjusted
onthebasisofthethresholdpricevalidforthebasic
productsinquestionduringthemonthofimportationis
calculatedonthebasisofthequantitiesofbasicproducts
consideredtohavebeenusedinthemanufacture ofthe
processedproductorthecompetingproductwhichserves
asareferenceforprocessedproductsnotcontaining
cereals;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3834/90of20
December1990reducingfor1991theleviesoncertain
agriculturalproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
(12)reducesby50%thelevyorimportationintothe
CommunityofproductsofCNcode11081300,within
thelimitofafixedamountof5000tonnesayear;
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.0OJNoL168,25.6.1974,p.7.
(8)OJNoL202,26.7.1978,p.8.
0OJNoL366,29.12.1990,p.1.
(,0)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(")OJNoL58,5.3.1991,p.1.
Ò2)OJNoL370,31.12.1990.(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.
(6)OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.

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rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(6),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomencla­
ture,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andin
Article1(1)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76and
subjecttoRegulation(EEC)No2744/75shallbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1991.WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No430/87of9
February1987concerningtheimportarrangementsappli­
cabletoproductsfallingwithinCNcodes071410and
071490originatingincertainthirdcountries('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3842/90(2),laydown
thetermsonwhichtheimportlevyislimitedto6%ad
valorem;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2730/75of29
October1975onglucoseandlactose(3),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No222/88(4),stipulatesthatthetreat­
mentprovidedforglucoseandglucosesyrupfalling
withinCNcodes17023091,17023099and17024090
byRegulation(EEC)No2727/75itistobeextendedto
glucoseandglucosesyrupfallingwithinCNcodes
17023051and17023059;whereasconsequentlythe
levyfixedforproductsfallingwithinCNcodes
17023091,17023099and17024090alsoappliesto
productsfallingwithinCNcodes17023051and
17023059;whereas,toensurethattheprovisioninques­
tionisproperlyapplied,theseproductsandthelevy
thereonshouldbeexplicitlymentionedinthelistof
levies;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28August1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(>)OJNoL43,13.2.1987,p.9.
OOJNoL367,29.12.1990,p.8.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(4)OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(4OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28August1991fixingtheimportleviesonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeImportlevies
ACPorOCTThirdcountries
(otherthanACPorOCT)(8)
07141010(')
07141091
07141099
07149011
07149019
11022010
11022090
11023000
11029010
11029030
11029090
11031200
11031311
11031319
11031390
11031400
11031910
11031930
11031990
11032100
11032910
11032920
11032930139,42
143,0500
141,24
143,0500
141,240
229,12
129,84
158,97
257,49
207,76
140,14
207,76
229,12
229,12
129,84
158,97
257,36
257,49
140,14
284,67
257,36
257,49
207,76146,07
143,05
146,07
143,05
146,07
235,16
132,86
161,99
263,53
213,80
143,16
213,80
235,16
235,16
132,86
161,99
263,40
263,53
143,16
290,71
263,40
263,53
213,80
11032940
11032950
11032990
11041110
11041190
11041210
11041290
11041910
11041930
11041950
11041991
11041999
11042110
11042130
11042150
11042190
1104221010(4)
11042210900
11042230
11042250
11042290
11042310
11042330229,12
158,97
140,14
145,91
286,10
117,73
230,84
284,67
257,36
229,12
269,95
247,30
228,88
228,88
357,63
145,91
117,73
207,76
207,76
184,67
117,73
203,66
203,66235,16
161,99
143,16
148,93
292,14
120,75
236,88
290,71
263,40
235,16
275,99
253,34
231,90
231,90
363.67
148,93
120,75
210,78
210,78
187,69
120,75
206.68
206,68

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(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeImportlevies
ACPorOCTThirdcountries
(otherthanACPorOCT)(*)
11042390 129,84 132,86
11042911 210,34 213,36
11042915 190,16 193,18
.11042919 219,82 222,84
11042931 253,04 256,06
11042935 228,77 231,79
11042939 219,82 222,84
11042991 161,31 164,33
11042995 145,84 148,86
11042999 140,14 143,16
11043010 118,61 124,65
11043090 95,47 101,51
11062010 139,420 146,07
11062091 201,31(■') 225,49
11062099 201,31(3) 225,49
11071011 281,51 292,39
11071019 210,34 221,22'
11071091 254,63 265,510
11071099 190,26 201,14
11072000 221,73 232,61(2)
11081100 347,93 368,48
11081200 204,94 225,49
11081300 204,94 225,49(6)
11081400 102,47 225,49
11081910 227,95 258,78
11081990 102,470 225,49
11090000 632,60 813,94
17023051 267,31 364,03
17023059 204,94 271,43
17023091 267,31 364,03
17023099 204,94 271,43
17024090 204,94 271,43
17029050 204,94 271,43
17029075 280,04 376,76
17029079 194,75 261,24
21069055 204,94 271,43
23021010 59,99 65,99
23021090 128,55 134,55
23022010 59,99 65,99
23022090 128,55 134,55
23023010 59,99 65,99
23023090 128,55 134,55
23024010 59,99 65,99
23024090 128,55 134,55
23031011 254,58 435,92

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(')6%advalorem,subjecttocertainconditions.
(2)InaccordancewithCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1180/77(OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10)thislevyisreduced
byECU5,44pertonneforproductsoriginatinginTurkey.
(')InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90thelevyshallnotbechargedonthefollowingproductsorigina­
tingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandintheoverseascountriesandterritories :
—productsfallingwithinCNcodeex07141091,
—productsfallingwithinCNcode07149011andarrow-rootfallingwithinCNcode07149019,
—floursandmealofarrow-rootfallingwithinCNcode110620,
—arrow-rootstarchfallingwithinCNcode11081990.
(4)Tariccode:clippedoats.
OTariccode:CNcode11042210,otherthan'clippedoats'.
(6)PursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No3834/90,thelevyonimportationintotheCommunityofproductsofCNcode
11081300isreducedby50%withinthelimitofafixedquantityof5000tonnes.
(7)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90theleviesarenotappliedtoproductsimporteddirectlyintothe
FrenchoverseasdepartmentsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountries
andterritories.
(s)OnimportationintoPortugal,thelevyisincreasedbytheamountspecifiedinArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No3808/90.