27.2.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL52/41
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No453/91
of26February1991
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)No3808/90(9);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),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No297/91(");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.1.0OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.
OOJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.65.0OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.49.OOJNoL168,25.6.1974,p.7.0OJNoL202,26.7.1978,p.8.0OJNoL366,29.12.1990,p.1.
HOJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(")OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.
(I2)OJNoL370,31.12.1990.

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thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/850,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(6),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclature providedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomencla­
ture,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
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforinHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75andin
Article1(1)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76and
subjecttoRegulation(EEC)No2744/75shallbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL43,13.2.1987,p.9.
(2)OJNoL367,29.12.1990,p.8.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(4)OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(6)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26February1991fixingdieimportleviesonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeImportlevies
ACPorOCTThirdcountries
(otherthanACPorOCT)(8)
07141010C)
07141091
07141099
07149011
07149019
11022010
11022090
11023000
11029010
11029030
11029090
11031200
11031311160,44
164,07(3)Q
162,26
164,0700
162,26(3)
258,88
146,70
188,67
295,33
271,87
154,19
271.87
258.88167,09
164,07
167,09
164,07
167,09
264,92
149,72
191,69
301,37
277,91
157,21
277.91
264.92
11031319
11031390
11031400
11031910
11031930
11031990
11032100
11032910
11032920
11032930
11032940
11032950
11032990
11041110258,88
146,70
188,67
290.32
295.33
154,19
355,27
290.32
295.33
271.87
258.88
188,67
154,19
167,35264,92
149,72
191,69
296.36
301.37
157,21
361,31
296.36
301.37
277.91
264.92
191,69
157,21
170,37
11041190
11041210
11041290
11041910
11041930
11041950
11041991
11041999
11042110
11042130
11042150
11042190
1104221010(4)
11042210900
11042230
11042250
11042290
11042310
11042330328,14
154,06
302,08
355,27
290,32
258,88
320,38
272,11
262,51
262,51
410,18
167,35
154,06
271,87
271,87
24.1,66
154,06
230,11
230,11334,18
157,08
308.12
361,31
296.36
264,92
326,42
278,15
265,53
265,53
416,22
170.37
157,08
274,89
274,89
244,68
157,08
233.13
233,13

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(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeImportlevies
ACPorOCTThirdcountries
(otherthanACPorOCT)(8)
11042390
11042911
11042915
11042919
11042931
11042935
11042939
11042991
11042995
11042999146,70
262,50
214,52
241,87
315,79
258,06
241,87
201,32
164,52
154,19149,72
265,52
217,54
244,89
318,81
261,08
244,89
204,34
167,54
157,21
11043010
11043090
11062010
11062091
11062099
11071011
11071019
11071091
11071099
11072000
11081100
11081200
11081300
11081400
11081910
11081990
11090000
17023051
17023059
17023091
17023099148.03
107,87
160,44(3)
227,92(3)
227,92(3)
351,32
262,50
292.04
218,21
254,31
434,21
231,55
231,55
115,77
270.54
115,770
789,48
302,02
231.55
302,02
231,55154,07
113.91
167.09
252.10
252,10
362,20
273,38
302.920
229.09
265*190
454,76
252.10
252,100
252,10
301,37
252,10
970,82
398,74
298,04
398,74
298,04
17024090
17029050
17029075
17029079
21069055
23021010
23021090
23022010
23022090
23023010
23023090
23024010
23024090
23031011231,55
231,55
316,40
220,04
231,55
70,74
151,58
70,74
151,58
70,74
151,58
70,74
151,58
287,64298,04
298,04
413,12
286,53
298,04
76,74
157,58
76,74
157,58
76,74
157,58
76,74
157,58
468,98

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