CELEX: 31992R1780
Language: en
Date: 1992-07-02 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1780/92 of 1 July 1992 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 182/34                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                 2. 7. 92
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1780/92
                                                         of 1 July 1992
                        fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 of
                                                                   24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the import
                                                                   levy on products processed from cereals and from rice
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products
Economic Community,                                                and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from
                                                                   cereals (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   1740/78 (9), provides that the levy thus determined,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                 increased by the fixed component, is valid in general for
Portugal,                                                          one month but is altered where the levy applicable to the
                                                                   basic product concerned differs by not less than ECU 3,02
                                                                   per tonne from the average of the levies calculated as
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75               described above ;
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1738/92 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,
                                                                   Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified in
                                                                   Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; on importation into
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76               Portugal of products listed in Annex XXIV to the Act of
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                  Accession an additional amount is added to the levy ;
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)            whereas these amounts were set by Commission Regula­
No 674/92 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,           tion (EEC) No 380S/90P); -
Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable        Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the inte­
component of the import levy on products processed                 rests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States, the levy
from cereals and rice are laid down in Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of     relating to them in respect of certain products processed
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and Article 12 (1 ) (a) of             from cereals must be reduced by the amount of the fixed
Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76 ; whereas Article 2 of                component and, in respect of some of these products, by
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October                  part of the variable component ; whereas this reduction
 1975 on the import and export system for products                 must be made in accordance with Article 14 of Council
processed from cereals and rice (*), as last amended by            Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements appli­
Regulation (EEC) No 1 906/87 (*), provides that the inci­          cable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting
dence on the prime costs of these products of the levies            from the processing of agricultural products originating in
applicable to their basic products should be calculated on         the ACP States (n), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
the basis of the average of the levies applicable to these          No 444/92 (12);
basic products for the first 25 days of the month
preceding that of importation ; whereas this average,
adjusted on the basis of the threshold price valid for the
basic products in question during the month of importa­            Whereas Article 3 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
tion is calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic         3763/91 (u) allows that within the limit of an annual
products considered to have been used in the manufac­              quantity of 8 000 tonnes, the levy shall not be applied to
ture of the processed product or the competing product              imports into the French department of Reunion of wheat
which serves as a reference for processed products not             bran falling within CN code 2302 30 from the African,
                                                                    Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States ;
containing cereals ;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 701 /92 O                 Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision
provisionally fixed the import levies on products                  91 /482/ EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
processed from cereals and rice as from 1 July 1992 ;              overseas countries and territories with the European
whereas they should be adjusted to take account of the              Economic Community (H) no levies shall apply on
decisions taken in respect of prices by the Council ;               imports of products originating in the overseas countries
(') OJ No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                           (8) OJ   No L 168, 25 . 6. 1974, p. 7.
O   OJ No  L 180, 1 . 7. 1992, p . 1 .                             (') OJ   No L 202, 26 . 7. 1978 , p. 8 .
O   OJ No  L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                              ( ,0) OJ No L 366, 29 . 12. 1990, p. 1 .
O   OJ No  L 73, 19. 3. 1992, p. 7.                                (") OJ   No L 84, 30 . 3. 1990, p. 85.
O   OJ No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                           H OJ     No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7.
(6) OJ No  L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.                               H OJ     No L 356, 24. 12. 1991 , p. 1 .
O   OJ No  L 179, 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .                             ( I4) OJ No L 263, 19 . 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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and territories ; whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (4) of the      within CN codes 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90
abovementioned Decision, a special amount shall be                 by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 it is to be extended to
charged on imports of certain products originating in the          glucose and glucose syrup falling within CN codes
overseas countries and territories in order to prevent              1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59 ; whereas consequently the
products originating from these countries and territories           levy fixed for products falling within CN codes
from receiving more favourable treatment than similar               1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 also applies to
products imported from Spain or Portugal into the                   products falling within CN codes 1702 30 51 and
Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ;                      1702 30 59 ; whereas, to ensure that the provision in ques­
                                                                    tion is properly applied, these products and the levy
                                                                    thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of
                                                                    levies ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20
December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain               Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies
agricultural products originating in developing countries           should be calculated on the following basis :
(') prolonged by Regulation (EEC) No 1 509/92 (2) reduces
by 50 % the levy or importation into the Community of               — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
products of CN code 1108 13 00, within the limit of a                   tion to each other at any given moment within a band
fixed amount of 5 000 tonnes a year ;                                   of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central
                                                                        rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
                                                                        the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­
                                                                        tion (EEC) No 1 676/85 (l2), as last amended by Regu­
                                                                        lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (13)>
Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 0, (EEC)
No 519/92 (4) and (EEC) No 520/92(0 of 27 February
1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim
                                                                    — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between                   average of the ecu rates published in the Official
the European Economic Community and the European
                                                                        Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the                      a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the                     cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the
other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import              Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 (1 ) of Regulation
levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­             (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this
tion (EEC) No 585/92 (6), as amended by Regulation                  Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­
(EEC) No 955/92 Q, lays down detailed rules for applying            ture,
the arrangements provided for in these agreements as
regards cereals ;
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9
February 1987 concerning the import arrangements appli­
cable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 and
0714 90 originating in certain third countries (8), as last                                   Article 1
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3842/90 (*), lay down
the terms on which the import levy is limited to 6 % ad
valorem :                                                          The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
                                                                    Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in
                                                                   Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and
                                                                    subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be as set
                                                                    out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29
October 1975 on glucose and lactose (10), as amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 ("), stipulates that the treat­
ment provided for glucose and glucose syrup falling                                           Article 2
 ') OJ  No L  370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 .                         This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
 2) OJ  No L  159, 12. 6. 1992, p. 1 .
 3) OJ  No L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3.                                publication in the Official Journal of the European
 4) OJ  No L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6.                                Communities.
 Ó OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
 6) OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 40.
 Ó OJ No L 102, 16. 4. 1992, p. 26.                                 It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1992.
 8) OJ No L 43, 13. 2. 1987, p. 9.
 9) OJ No L 367, 29. 12. 1990, p. 8.
 10) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20.                           (,2) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
 ") OJ No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .                                H OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 1 July 1992.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                    Member of the Commission
                                                        ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 1 July 1992 fixing the import levies on products
                                            processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                      (ECU/tonne)
                                                                    Import levies (')
                         CN code
                                                                                        Third countries
                                                          ACP
                                                                                      (other than ACP)(8)
                                                                                             '  i
                    0714 10 10 (')                       124,26                                130,91
                    0714 10 91                           127,89 00                             127,89
                    0714 10 99                           126,08                                130,91
                    0714 90 11                           127,89 0 0                            127,89
                    0714 90 19                           126,08 0                              130,91
                    1102 20 10                           247,23                               253,27
                    1102 20 90                           140,10                                143,12
                    1102 30 00                           157,01                                160,03
                    1102 90 10                           230,20                               236,24
                    1102 90 30                           186,89                                192,93
                    1102 90 90                           146,70                                149,72
                    1103 12 00                           186,89                                192,93
                    1103 13 10                           247,23                               253,27
                    1103 13 90                           140,10                                143,12
                    1103 14 00                           157,01                                160,03
                    1103 19 10                           265,70                               271,74
                    1103 19 30                           230,20                                236,24
                    1103 19 90                           146,70                                149,72
                    1103 21 00                           234,58                                240,62
                    1103 29 10                           265,70                                271,74
                    1103 29 20                           230,20                                236,24
                    1103 29 30                           186,89                                192,93
                    1103 29 40                           247,23                                253,27
                    1103 29 50                           157,01                                160,03
                    1103 29 90                           146,70                                149,72
                    1104 11 10                           130,45                                133,47
                    1104 11 90                           255,78                                261,82
                    1104 12 10                           105,91                                108,93
                    1104 12 90                           207,66                                213,70
                    1104 19 10                           234,58                                240,62
                    1104 19 30                           265,70                                271,74
                    1104 19 50                           247,23                                253,27
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                                                                                               (ECU/tonne)
                                                           Import levies f)
               CN code
                                                                              Third countries
                                                 ACP
                                                                            (other than ACP)(*)
         1104 19 91                            266,62                              272,66
         1104 19 99                            258.88                              264.92
         1104 21 10                            204,62                              207,64
         1104 21 30                            204,62                              207,64
         1104 21 50                            319,73                              325.77
         1104 21 90                            130,45                              133,47
         1104 22 10 10 (4)                     105,91                              108.93
         1104 22 10 90 0                       186.89                              189,91
         1104 22 30                            186,89                              189,91
         1 104 22 50                           166,13                              169.15
         1104 22 90                            105,91                              108,93
         1104 23 10                            219,76                              222.78
         1104 23 30                            219,76                              222,78
         1104 23 90                            140.10                              143.12
         1104 29 11                            173,33                              176,35
         1104 29 15                            196.32                              199,34
         1104 29 19                            230.11                              233.13
         1104 29 31                            208,51                              211,53
         1104 29 35                            236,18                              239.20
         1104 29 39                            230,11                              233,13
         1104 29 91                            132^3                               135,95
         1104 29 95                            150,56                              153,58
         1104 29 99                            146,70                              149,72
         1104 30 10                              97,74                             103,78
         1104 30 90                            103,01                              109,05
         1106 20 10                            124,26 (3)                          130,91
         1106 20 90                            217,50 (3)                          241,68
         1107 10 11                            231,97                              242,85
         1107 10 19                            173.33                              184.21
         1107 10 91                            227,64                              238,52 (2)
         1107 10 99                            170,09                              180,97 (")
         1107 20 00                            198,23                              209,1 1 (2)
         1108 1100                             286,70                              307,25
         1108 12 00                            221,13                              241,68
         1108 13 00                            221.13                              241,68 (®)
         1108 14 00                            110,56                              241,68
         1108 19 10                            225.14                              255,97
         1108 19 90                            1 10,56 (3)                         241,68
         1109 00 00                            521,28                              702,62
         1702 30 51                           288,44                               385.16
         1702 30 59                           221,13                               287,62
         1702 30 91                           288,44                               385,16
         1702 30 99                           221,13                               287,62
         1702 40 90                           221,13                               287,62
         1702 90 50                           221,13                               287,62
         1702 90 75                           302,17                               398,89
         1702 90 79                           210.15                               276,64
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                                                                                                                      (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                  Import levies O
                            CN code
                                                                                                       Third countries
                                                                     ACP
                                                                                                     (other than ACP)(')
                      2106 90 55                                    221,13                                  287,62
                      2302 10 10                                     55,38                                   61,38
                      2302 10 90                                    118,67                                  124,67
                      2302 20 10                                     55,38                                   6138
                      2302 20 90                                    118,67                                  124,67
                      2302 30 10                                     55,38 (10)                              6138
                      2302 30 90                                    118,67 (10)                             124,67
                      2302 40 10                                     55,38                                   61,38
                      2302 40 90                                    118,67                                  124,67
                      2303 10 11                                    274,70                                  456,04
             (') 6 %       valorem, subject to certain conditions.
             (2) In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by ECU 5,44 per tonne for
                 products originating in Turkey.
             (3) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levy shall not be charged on the following products origi­
                 nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States :
                 —   products falling within CN code ex 071410 91 ,
                 —   products falling within CN code 0714 90 11 and arrow-root falling within CN code 0714 90 19,
                 —   flours and meal of arrow-root falling within CN code 1 106 20,
                 —   arrow-root starch falling within CN code 1108 19 90.
             (4) Taric code : clipped oats.
             (*) Taric code : CN code 1104 22 10, other than 'clipped oats'.
             (') Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90, the levy on importation into the Community of products of CN code
                 1108 13 00 is reduced by 50% within the limit of a fixed quantity of 5 000 tonnes.
             Q In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levies are not applied to products imported directly into
                 the French overseas departments originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
             (') On importation into Portugal, the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
                 No 3808/90 .
             (') No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
            (I0) Under the terms of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 the levy does not apply to wheat bran originating in the
                 African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) and directly imported into the French department of Reunion.
            (") Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic or Hungary
                 under the Interim Agreements concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which
                 EUR.l certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 585/92 have been presented, are subject to
                 the levies set out in the Annex to that Regulation .