CELEX: 31982R1287
Language: en
Date: 1982-05-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1287/82 of 26 May 1982 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 149/8                               Official Journal of the European Communities                             28 . 5. 82
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1287/82
                                                         of 26 May 1982
                     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 f), 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 3808/81 (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 12 (4)          processing ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 ('),
thereof,                                                           as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2415/75 (10), 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
able component of the import levy on products                      in Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; whereas, in accord­
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                   ance with Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 (n), as last
Article 14 (1 ) (A) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and             amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1956/81 (12), the
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
system for products processed from cereals and rice (*),           intended for processing ;
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1783/81 (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
products should be calculated on the basis of the                   interests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
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 ;
lated on the basis of the quantities of basic products             whereas this reduction must be made in accordance
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
                                                                     O 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 .                           ') OJ No L 195, 26. 7. 1975, p. 25.
(*) OJ No  L   382,  31 . 12. 1981 , p. 37.                          10) 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.
(4) OJ No  L   291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17.                           12) OJ No L 198 , 20. 7. 1981 , p. 13 .
0   OJ No  L   281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                           13) OJ No L 85, 31 . 3 . 1976, p. 2.
(4 OJ No L 176, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 10.                                 M) OJ No L 31 , 8 . 2. 1980, p . 1 .
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Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75          Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1784/81 incorporated
provides that the levy to be charged on the products         products within subheading 17.02 F II within the
listed in the Annex to that Regulation under subhead­        cereals sector ; vhereas the coefficients for calculating
ing 07.06 A is limited, with effect from the date of         the levies on these products were defined in Regula­
entry into force of the Geneva Protocol (1967) annexed       tion (EEC) No 1783/81 ,
to the General Agreement on tariffs and trade to the
amount resulting from application of the rate of duty
bound within GATT ;
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
     relation to each other at any given moment within                                 Article 1
     a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on the
     central rate,                                           The import levies to be charged on the products listed
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the         in Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of      in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
     these currencies recorded for a given period in          and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be
     relation to the Community currencies referred to         as set out in the Annex hereto.
     in the previous indent ;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 (1 ) of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for                                   Article 2
in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
Customs Tariff ;                                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1982.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 26 May 1982.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                          Poul DALSAGER
                                                                   Member of the Commission
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                                                          ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 26 May 1982 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 OCI)
           07.06 A                                             15-70 (')               13-89 (')O
           11.01 C (2)                                        16304                   157-00
           11.01 D (2)                                        128-85                  122-81
           11.01 EI (2)                                       181-25                  175-21
           1 1.01 E II (2)                                    102-31                   99-29
           11.01 F 0                                           57-21                   54-19
           11.01 G (2)                                         97-41                   94-39
           1 1.02 A II 0                                      121-04                  115-00
           1 1 .02 A III (2)                                  163-04                  157-00
           1 1.02 A IV 0                                      128-85                  122-81
           1 1.02 A V a) 1 (2)                                150-24                  144-20
           1 1.02 A V a) 2 (2)                                181-25                  175-21
           1 1.02 A V b) (2)                                  102-31                   99-29
           1 1.02 A VI (2)                                     57-21                   54-19
           1 1.02 A VII (2)                                    97-41                   94-39
           11.02 B I a) 1 (2)                                 142-57                  139-55
           1 1 .02 B I a) 2 aa)                                72-61                   69-59
           1 1 .02 B I a) 2 bb) (2)                           125-83                  122-81
           11.02 B I b) 1 0                                   142-57                  139-55
           1 1.02 B I b) 2 0                                  125-83                  122-81
           1 1.02 B II a) (2)                                 137-35                  134-33
           1 1.02 B II b) (2)                                  87-99                   84-97
           1 1.02 B II c) (2)                                 158-76                  155-74
           1 1.02 B II d) (2)                                 151-08                  148-06
           1 1.02 C I (2)                                     164-62                  161-60
           1 1.02 C II (2)                                    105-24                  102-22
           1 1 .02 C III (2)                                  224-09                  218-05
           1 1.02 C IV 0                                      112-19                  109-17
            11.02 C V (2)                                     158-76                  155-74
            1 1.02 C VI (2)                                   151-08                  148-06
            1 1.02 D I (2)                                    106-04                  103-02
            1 1.02 D II (2)                                    68-19                   65-17
            1 1 .02 D III (2)                                  91-98                   88-96
           1 1.02 D IV 0                                       72-61                   69-59
            1 1.02 D V (2)                                    102-31                   99-29
            1 1.02 D VI 0                                      97-41                   94-39
            11.02 E I a) 1 (2)                                 91-98                   88-96
            1 1.02 E I a) 2 0                                  72-61                   69-59
            1 1 .02 E I b) 1 (2)                              180-48                  174-44
            1 1.02 E I b) 2 (2)                               142-50                  136-46
            1 1.02 E II a) (2)                                187-84                  181-80
            1 1.02 E II b) (2)                                121-04                  115-00
            1 1.02 E II c) 0                                  181-25                  175-21
            11.02 E II d) 1 (2)                                98-06                   92-02
            11.02 E II d) 2 (2)                               172-61                  166-57
            1 1.02 F I (2)                                    187-84                  181-80
            1 1.02 F II (2)                                   121-04                  115-00
            1 1 .02 F III (2)                                 163-04                  157-00
            1 1.02 F IV 0                                     128-85                  122-81
            11.02 F V (2)                                     181-25                  175-21
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                                                                                                         (ECU/tonne)
                                                                               Imports
                         CCT heading No                     Third countries
                                                                                             ACP or OCT
                                                      (other than ACP or OCT)
           1 1.02 F VI 0                                         57-21                           54-19
           1 1.02 F VII Q                                        97-41                           94-39
           1 1 .02 G I                                           81-79                           75-75
           1 1.02 G II                                           79-05                           73-01
           1 1.04 C I                                            18-72                           12-07 0
           11.04 C II a)                                        149-53                          125-35 0
           11.04 C II b)                                        177-27                          153-09 0
           11.07 Ala)                                           190-66                          179-78
           11.07 Alb)                                           145-21                          134-33 .
           1 1.07 A II a)                                       166-13 C»)                      155-25
           11.07 A II b)                                        126-88                          116-00
           11.07 B                                              146-07 (4)                      135-19
           11.08 AI                                             149-53                          128-98
           1 1.08 A II                                           76-28                           45-45
           11.08 A III                                          188-48                          167-93
           11.08 A IV                                           149-53                          128-98
           11.08 A V                                            149-53                           64-49 0
           11.09                                                486-66                          305-32
           17.02 B II a) (3)                                    264-95                          168-23
           17.02 B II b) (3)                                    195-47                          128-98
           17.02 F II a)                                        272-96                          176-24
            17.02 F II b)                                       189-06                          122-57
           21.07 F II                                           195-47                          128-98
           23.02 A I a)                                          28-56                           28-56
           23.02 A I b)                                          91-38                           91-38
           23.02 A II a)                                         22-84                           22-84
           23.02 A II b)                                         91-38                           91-38
           23.03 A I                                            341-56                          160-22
           (') 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.
            0 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 11.08 A V.