CELEX: 31983R0192
Language: en
Date: 1983-01-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 192/83 of 26 January 1983 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

27. 1 . 83                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 25/21
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 192/83
                                                          of 26 January 1983
                        fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
; THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for
  COMMUNITIES,                                                        these products and for compound feedingstuffs manu­
                                                                      factured from cereals Q, as last amended by Regulation
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               (EEC) No 1740/78 (8), provides that the levy thus
  Economic Community,                                                 determined, increased by the fixed component is valid
                                                                      in general for one month but is altered where the levy
                                                                      applicable to the basic product concerned differs by
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        not less than 3.02 ECU per tonne from the average of
  2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                    the levies calculated as described above ;
  zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by
  Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), and in particular
  Article 14 (4) thereof,                                             Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
                                                                      (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        No 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products
  1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                  must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
  of the market in rice (3), as last amended by the Act of            tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
  Accession of Greece (4), and in particular Article 1 2 (4)          processing ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 (9),
  thereof,                                                            as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 241 5/75 (l0), laid
                                                                      down certain transitional measures in respect of
                                                                      starches :
  Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
  Committee,
  Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the vari­            Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
                                                                      in Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; whereas, in accord­
  able component of the import levy on products
                                                                      ance with Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 (u), as last
  processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                    amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1460/ 82 (12), the
  Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
  Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ;               variable component of the levy on certain processed
  whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                    products must be reduced by the incidence of the
  2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export                 production refund granted in respect of basic products
                                                                      intended for processing ;
  system for products processed from cereals and rice (5),
  as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1459/82 (6),
  provides that the incidence on the prime costs of these
  products of the levies applicable to their basic                    Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
                                                                      interests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
  products should be calculated on the basis of the
  average of the levies applicable to these basic products            and of the overseas countries and territories, the levy
  for the first 25 days of the month preceding that of                relating to them in respect of certain products
  importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on the                 processed from cereals must be reduced by the amount
  basis of the threshold price valid for the basic products           of the fixed component and, in respect of some of
  in question during the month of importation is calcu­               these products, by part of the variable component ;
                                                                      whereas this reduction must be made in accordance
  lated on the basis of the quantities of basic products
  considered to have been used in the manufacture of                  with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
  the processed product or the competing product                      706/76 of 30 March 1976 on the arrangements
  which serves as a reference for processed products not              applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
  containing cereals ;                                                 resulting from the processing of agricultural products
                                                                      originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
                                                                      or in the overseas countries and territories (13), as last
  Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74                       amended by Regulation (EEC) No 279/80 (H) ;
  of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the
  import levy on products processed from cereals and
                                                                      0 OJ No L 168 , 25 . 6 .    1974, p . 7 .
                                                                      (8) OJ No L 202, 26 . 7.    1978 , p . 8 .
  (') OJ  No L    281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                         O OJ No L 195, 26. 7.       1975 , p . 25 .
  (2) OJ  No L    164,  14. 6. 1982, p. 1 .                           H OJ No L 247, 23 . 9 .      1975, p . 22.
  (3) OJ  No L    166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                            (") OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 .  1975, p . 57 .
  (<) OJ  No L    291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17.                          ( 12) OJ No L 164, 14. 6.   1982, p. 25 .
  (5) OJ  No L    281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                         (I3j OJ No L 85, 31 . 3. 1976, p. 2.
   6  OJ No  L    164,  14. 6 . 1982, p. 22.                           H OJ No L 31 , 8 . 2. 1980 , p . 1 .
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Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75          in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
provides that the levy to be charged on the products          Customs Tariff ;
listed in the Annex to that Regulation under subhead­
ing 07.06 A is limited, with effect from the date of          Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1784/81 incorporated
entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967) annexed       products within subheading 17.02 F II within the
to the General Agreement on tariffs and trade to the          cereals sector ; whereas the coefficients for calculating
amount resulting from application of the rate of duty         the levies on these products were defined in Regula­
bound within GATT ;                                           tion (EEC) No 1783/81 ,
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally
                                                              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
levies should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                                       Article 1
     relation to each other at any given moment within
     a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on the       The import levies to be charged on the products listed
     central rate,                                            in Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the         in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of      and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be
     these currencies recorded for a given period in          as set out in the Annex hereto .
     relation to the Community currencies referred to
     in the previous indent ;                                                          Article 2
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regula­       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February
tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for          1983 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 26 January 1983 .
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                          Poul DALSAGER
                                                                   Member of the Commission
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                                                            ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 26 January 1983 fixing the import levies on products
                                               processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                (ECU/tonne)
                                                                              Imports
                          CCT heading No                    Third countries
                                                                                      ACP or OCT
                                                      (other than ACP or OCT)
            07.06 A I                                           118.46 (')              116-65(')0
            07.06 A II                                          121.48 (')              116.65 0 0
            11.01 C (2)                                         219.27                  213-23
            11.01 D (2)                                         190.29                  184-25
            11.01 E I (2)                                       216.71                  210-67
            11.01 E II (2)                                      122.40                  119.38
            11.01 F (2)                                           90.71                   87-69
            11.01 G (2)                                         114.54                  111-52
            11.02 A II (2)                                      207.33                  201-29
            1 1 .02 A III (2)                                   219-27                  213-23
            11.02 A IV (2)                                      190.29                  184.25
            11.02 A V a) 1 (2)                                  183.21                  177-17
            11.02 A V a) 2 (2)                                  216.71                  210.67
            11.02 A Vb) (2)                                     122.40                  119.38
            1 1 .02 A VI (2)                                      90-71                   87-69
            1 1.02 A VII (2)                                    114-54                  111-52
            1 1.02 B I a) 1 (2)                                 192.56                  189-54
            1 1 .02 B I a) 2 aa)                                107-43                  104-41
            1 1 .02 B I a) 2 bb) (2)                            187.27                  184-25
            1 1 .02 B I b) 1 (2)                                192.56                  189.54
            1 1.02 B I b) 2 (2)                                 187.27                  184.25
            1 1.02 B II a) (2)                                  159.65                  156-63
            1 1.02 B lib) (2)                                   151.75                  148-73
            1 1.02 B lie) (2)                                   190-28                  187-26
            1 1.02 B II d) (2)                                  177-95                  174-93
            1 1 .02 C I (2)                                     191.45                  188-43
            1 1.02 C II (2)                                     181.95                  178.93
            1 1.02 C III (2)                                    302.19                  296-15
             1 1 .02 C IV (2)                                   166.80                  163-78
             1 1 .02 C V (2)                                    190.28                  187.26
            1 1.02 C VI (2)                                     177-95                  174-93
            1 1 .02 D I (2)                                     123.15                  120.13
             1 1.02 D II (2)                                    117.09                  114-07
             1 1 .02 D III (2)                                  123-85                  120.83
             1 1.02 D IV (2)                                    107-43                  104.41
             1 1 .02 D V (2)                                    122.40                  119.38
             1 1.02 D VI (2)                                    114.54                  111-52
             11.02 EI a) 1 (2)                                  123-85                   120.83
             1 1.02 EI a) 2 (2)                                 107-43                  104-41
             1 1.02 E lb) 1 (2)                                 242-96                  236-92
             1 1 .02 E I b) 2 (2)                               210.76                  204-72
             1 1.02 E II a) (2)                                 218.03                  211-99
             1 1 .02 E II b) (2)                                207-33                  201.29
             1 1.02 E II c) (2)                                 216-71                  210-67
             11.02 E II d) 1 (2)                                1 54-95                  148-91
             1 1.02 E II d) 2 (2)                               202-83                   196-79
             1 1 .02 F I (2)                                    218.03                  211-99
             1 1 .02 F II (2)                                   207-33                  201-29
             1 1.02 F III (2)                                   219-27                  213-23
             11.02 F IV (2)                                      190-29                  184-25
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                                                                                                            (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                 Imports
                            CCT heading No                     Third countries
                                                                                               ACP or OCT
                                                         (other than ACP or OCT)
             1 1 .02 F V (2)                                       216-71                         210.67
             1 1.02 F VI (2)                                         90.71                          87-69
             1 1.02 F VII (2)                                      114-54                         111-52
             1 1.02 G I                                              94-37                          88.33
             1 1.02 G II                                             93.82                          87.78
             1 1 .04 C I                                           121-48                         114-83 0
             11.04 C     II a)                                     179.02                         1 54-84 0
             1 1.04 C    lib)                                      208.98                         1 84.80 0
             1 1 .07 A   I a)                                      220-51                        209-63
             11.07 A     lb)                                       167-51                         156-63
             1 1.07 A    II a)                                     221-74 (4)                    210-86
             11.07 A     lib)                                      168.43                         157-55
             1 1 .07 B                                             1 94-49 0                      183.61
             1 1 .08 A I                                           179.02                         158.47
             11.08 All                                             121-74                           90-91
             11.08 A III                                           221-04                        200-49
             1 1 .08 A IV                                          179.02                         158-47
             11.08 A V                                             179.02                           79-23 0
             11.09                                                 545.86                        364-52
            17.02     B II a) (3)                                  303-42                        206-70
            17.02     B lib) (3)                                   224-96                         158-47
             17.02    F II a)                                      313-27                        216-55
             17.02    F lib)                                       217.09                         150.60
            21.07 F II                                             224-96                         158.47
            23.02 A I a)                                             42-39                          42-39
            23.02 A I b)                                           113-05                         113-05
            23.02 A II a)                                            42-39                          42-39
            23.02 A II b)                                          113.05                         113.05
            23.03 A I                                              378.20                         196.86
            (') This levy is limited to 6 % of the value for customs purposes.
            (2) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 11.01 and 11.02
                  and those falling within subheading 23.02 A, products falling within heading Nos 11.01 and 11.02
                  shall be those meeting the following specifications :
                  — a starch content (determined by the modified Ewers polarimetric method), referred to dry
                       matter, exceeding 45 % by weight,
                  — an ash content, by weight, referred to dry matter (after deduction of any added minerals), not
                       exceeding 1 -6 % for rice, 2.5 % for wheat, 3 % for barley, 4 % for buckwheat, 5 % for oats
                       and 2 % for other cereals .
                  Germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground, falls in all cases within heading No 11.02.
            (3) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the product falling within subheading 17.02 B I is
                  subject to the same levy as products falling within subheading 17.02 B II.
            (4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 5-44 ECU/tonne for
                  products originating in Turkey.
            (5) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 435/80 the levy shall not be charged on the following
                  products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and
                  territories :
                  — arrowroot falling within subheading 07.06 A,
                  — flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheading 11.04 C,
                  — arrowroot starch falling within subheading 1 1 .08 A V.