CELEX: 31991R0205
Language: en
Date: 1991-01-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 205/91 of 28 January 1991 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 23/24                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                29. 1 . 91
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 205/91
                                                       of 28 January 1991
                        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 1 974 on the procedure for calculating the import
                                                                   levy on products processed from cereals and from rice
                                                                   and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from
Economic Community,                                                cereals Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    1740/78 (8), provides that the levy thus determined,
                                                                   increased by the fixed component, is valid in general for
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                 one month but is altered where the levy applicable to the
                                                                   basic product concerned differs by not less than ECU 3,02
Portugal,
                                                                   per tonne from the average of the levies calculated as
                                                                   described above ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 3577/90 (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
                                                                   Portugal of products listed in Annex XXIV to the Act of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76               Accession an additional amount is added to the levy ;
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                  whereas these amounts were set by Commission Regula­
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)            tion (EEC) No 3808/90 0 ;
No 1 806/89 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
                                                                   Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the inte­
                                                                    rests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and of
Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable        the overseas countries and territories, the levy relating to
component of the import levy on products processed                  them in respect of certain products processed from cereals
from cereals and rice are laid down in Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of      must be reduced by the amount of the fixed component
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of            and, in respect of some of these products, by part of the
Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ; whereas Article 2 of                 variable component ; whereas this reduction must be
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October                   made in accordance with Article 14 of Council Regula­
 1975 on the import and export system for products                  tion (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arrange­
processed from cereals and rice (*), as last amended by             ments applicable to agricultural products and certain
Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (6), provides that the inci­           goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
dence on the prime costs of these products of the levies            products originating in the ACP States or in the overseas
applicable to their basic products should be calculated on          countries and territories (OCT) (10) ;
the basis of the average of the levies applicable to these
basic products for the first 25 days of the month prece­
ding 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 importation is
calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic products        Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20
considered to have been used in the manufacture of the              December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain
processed product or the competing product which serves             agricultural products originating in developing countries
as a reference for processed products not containing               (u) reduces by 50 % the levy or importation into the
cereals ;                                                           Community of products of CN code 1108 13 00, within
                                                                    the limit of a fixed amount of 5 000 tonnes a year ;
(■) OJ No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
O   OJ No  L 353,  17. 12. 1990, p. 23.                             0 OJ No L 168 , 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
(3) OJ No  L 166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                              0 OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p. 8 .
(4) OJ No  L 177,  24. 6. 1989 , p. 1 .                             (') OJ No L 366, 29 . 12. 1990, p. 1 .
0   OJ No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                            (10) OJ No L 84, 30. 3 . 1990, p. 85.
(6) OJ No  L 182,  3. 7. 1987, p. 49 .                              (") OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990.
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Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9                          the last paragraph of Article 3(1 ) of Council Regula­
February 1987 concerning the import arrangements appli­                  tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (5), as last amended by Regula­
cable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 and                    tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (6),
0714 90 originating in certain third countries ('), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3842/90 (2), lay down                — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
the terms on which the import levy is limited to 6 % ad                  average of the ecu rates published in the Official
 valorem ;                                                              Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
                                                                         a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29                        cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
October 1975 on glucose and lactose (3), as amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (4), stipulates that the treat­          Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regulation
ment provided for glucose and glucose syrup falling                 (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this
within CN codes 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90              Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­
by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 it is to be extended to              ture,
glucose and glucose syrup falling within CN codes
 1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59 ; whereas consequently the
levy fixed for products falling within CN codes                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 also applies to
products falling within CN codes 1702 30 51 and
 1702 30 59 ; whereas, to ensure that the provision in ques­                                  Article 1
tion is properly applied, these products and the levy
thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of               The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
levies ;                                                            Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in
                                                                    Article 1 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies          subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be as set
should be calculated on the following basis :                       out in the Annex hereto.
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band                                     Article 2
     of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
     rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in      This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1991 .
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 28 January 1991 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(') OJ   No L 43, 13. 2. 1987, p. 9.
(2) See  page 8 of this Official Journal.
(3) OJ   No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20.                           (*) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(4) OJ   No L 28 , 1 . 2. 1988 , p. 1 .                             0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
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                                                       ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 28 January 1991 fixing the import levies on products
                                           processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                   (ECU/tonne)
                                                                    Import levies
                       CN code
                                                                                     Third countries
                                                     ACP or OCT
                                                                              (other than ACP or OCT)(8)
                 0714 10 10 0                           146,77                           153,42
                 0714 10 91                             150,40 (3)0                      150,40
                 0714 10 99                             148,59                           153,42
                 0714 90 11                             150,40 00                        150,40
                 0714 90 19                             148,59 0                         153,42
                  1102 20 10                            256,54                           262,58
                  1102 20 90                            145,37                           148,39
                  1102 30 00                            195,96                           198,98
                  1102 90 10                            270,72                           276,76
                  1102 90 30                            265,41                           271,45
                  1102 90 90                            152,46                           155,48
                  1103 12 00                            265,41                           271,45
                  1103 13 11                            256,54                           262,58
                  1103 13 19                            256,54                           262,58
                  1103 13 90                            145,37                           148,39
                  1103 14 00                            195,96                           198,98
                  1103 19 10                            283,99                           290,03
                  1103 19 30                            270,72                           276,76
                  1103 19 90                            152,46                           155,48
                  1103 21 00                            345,76                           351,80
                  1103 29 10                            283,99                           290,03
                  1103 29 20                            270,72                           276,76
                  1103 29 30                            265,41                           271,45
                  1103 29 40                            256,54                           262,58
                  1103 29 50                            195,96                           198,98
                  1103 29 90                            152,46                           155,48
                  1104 11 10                            153,41                           156,43
                  1104 11 90                            300,80                           306,84
                  1104 12 10                            150,40                           153,42
                  1104 12 90                            294,90                           300,94
                  1104 19 10                            345,76                           351,80
                  1104 19 30                            283,99                           290,03
                  1104 19 50                            256,54                           262,58
                  1104 1991                             332,77                           338,81
                  1104 19 99                            269,05                           275,09
                  1104 21 10                            240,64                           243,66
                  1104 21 30                            240,64                           243,66
                  1104 21 50                            376,00                           382,04
                  1104 21 90                            153,41                           156,43
                  1104 22 10 10 (4)                     150,40                           153,42
                  1104 22 10 90 0                       265,41                           268,43
                  1104 22 30                            265,41                           268,43
                  1104 22 50                            235,92                           238,94
                  1104 22 90                            150,40                           153,42
                  1104 23 10                            228,03                           231,05
                  1104 23 30                            228,03                           231,05
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                                                                                          (ECU/tonne)
                                                          Import levies
                 CN code
                                                                           Third countries
                                            ACP or OCT
                                                                    (other than ACP or OCT) (8)
            1104 23 90                         145,37                          148,39
            1104 29 11                        255,48                           258,50
            1104 29 15                        209,83                           212,85
            1104 29 19                        239,15                           242,17
            1104 29 31                        307,34                           310,36
            1104 29 35                        252,43                           255,45
            1104 29 39                        239,15                           242,17
            1104 29 91                         195,93                          198,95
            1104 29 95                         160,93                          163,95
            1104 29 99                         152,46                          155,48
            1104 30 10                         144,07                          150,11
            1104 30 90                         106,89                          1 12,93
            1106 20 10                        146,77 0                         153,42
            1106 20 91                        225,83 0                         250,01
            1106 20 99                        225,83 (3)                       250,01
            1107 10 11                        341,92                           352,80
            1107 10 19                        255,48                           266,36
            1107 1091                         267,71                           278,59 (2)
            1107 10 99                        200,03                           210,91
            1107 20 00                        233,12                           244,00 (2)
            1108 11 00                        422,60                           443,15
            1108 12 00                        229,46                           250,01
            1108 13 00                        229,46                           251,01 (6)
            1108 14 00                        114,73                           250,01
            1108 19 10                        281,00                           311,83
            1108 19 90                        11 4,73 (3)                      250,01
            1109 00 00                        768,36                           949,70
            1702 30 51                        299,29                           396,01
            1702 30 59                        229,46                           295,95
            1702 30 91                        299,29                           396,01
            1702 30 99                        229,46                           295,95
            1702 40 90                        229,46                           295,95
            1702 90 50                        229,46                           295,95
            1702 90 75                        313,54                           410,26
            1702 90 79                        218,06                           284,55
            2106 90 55                        229,46                           295,95
            2302 10 10                          67,90                           73,90
            2302 10 90                        145,50                           151,50
            2302 20 10                          67,90                           73,90
            2302 20 90                        145,50                           151,50
            2302 30 10                          67,90                           73,90
            2302 30 90                        145,50                           151,50
            2302 40 10                          67,90                           73,90
            2302 40 90                        145,50                           151,50
            2303 10 11                        285,04                           466,38
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           (') 6 % ad valorem, subject to certain conditions.
           (2) In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 (OJ No L 142, 9 . 6. 1977, p. 10) 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 origina­
               ting in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and territories :
               — products falling within CN code ex 0714 10 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 1106 20,
               — arrow-root starch falling within CN code 1108 19 90.
           (4) Taric code : clipped oats.
           f) 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.
           f) 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 or in the overseas countries
               and territories.
           (8) On importation into Portugal, the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
               No 3808 /90.