CELEX: 31992R0784
Language: en
Date: 1992-03-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 784/92 of 30 March 1992 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 84/26                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 31 . 3. 92
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 784/92
                                                       of 30 March 1992
                       fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         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 not less than ECU 3,02
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               per tonne from the average of the levies calculated as
Economic Community,                                                 described above :
Having regard to the- Act of Accession of Spain and
Portugal,                                                           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 2727/75                Portugal of products listed in Annex XXIV to the Act of
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                Accession an additional amount is added to the levy ;
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)          whereas these amounts were set by Commission Regula­
No 674/92 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,            tion (EEC) No 3808/90 (*) ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                   Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the inte­
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             rests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States, the levy
No 674/92, and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,                relating to them in respect of certain products processed
                                                                    from cereals must be reduced by the amount of the fixed
                                                                    component and, in respect of some of these products, by
Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable         part of the variable component ; whereas this reduction
component of the import levy on products processed                  must be made in accordance with Article 14 of Council
from cereals and rice are laid down in Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of      Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements appli­
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and Article 12 (1 ) (a) of              cable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting
Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ; whereas Article 2 of                  from the processing of agricultural products originating in
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October                   the ACP States ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
1975 on the import and export system for products                   No 444/92 (10);
processed from cereals and rice (4), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (*), provides that the inci­
dence on the prime costs of these products of the levies
applicable to their basic products should be calculated on          Whereas Article 3 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
the basis of the average of the levies applicable to these          3763/91 (u) allows that within the limit of an annual
basic products for the first 25 days of the month                   quantity of 8 000 tonnes, the levy shall not be applied to
preceding that of importation ; whereas this average,               imports into the French department of Reunion of wheat
adjusted on the basis of the threshold price valid for the          bran falling within CN code 2302 30 from the African,
basic products in question during the month of importa­             Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States ;
tion is calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic
products considered to have been used in the manufac­
ture of the processed product or the competing product              Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision
which serves as a reference for processed products not              91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
containing cereals ;                                                overseas countries and territories with the European
                                                                    Economic Community (12) no levies shall apply on
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 of                   imports of products originating in the overseas countries
24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the import            and territories ; whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (4) of the
levy on products processed from cereals and from rice               abovementioned Decision, a special amount shall be
and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products          charged on imports of certain products originating in the
and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from                    overseas countries and territories in order to prevent
cereals (% as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                   products originating from these countries and territories
1 740/78 P), provides that the levy thus determined,                from receiving more favourable treatment than similar
                                                                    products imported from Spain or Portugal into the
                                                                    Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ;
(') OJ No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
0   OJ No  L 73, 19. 3. 1992, p. 7.
0   OJ No  L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                               O OJ No L 366, 29. 12. 1990, p. 1 .
0   OJ No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                            O OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
0   OJ No  L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.                                (,0) OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7.
(«) OJ No  L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.                                (") OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1991 , p. 1 .
f)  OJ No  L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p. 8.                                (,2) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20                products falling within CN codes 1702 30 51 and
December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain            1702 30 59 ; whereas, to ensure that the provision in ques­
agricultural products originating in developing countries        tion is properly applied, these products and the levy
(l) prolonged by Regulation (EEC) No 3588/91 (2) reduces         thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of
by 50 % the levy or importation into the Community of            levies ;
products of CN code 1108 13 00, within the limit of a
fixed amount of 5 000 tonnes a year ;                            Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies
                                                                 should be calculated on the following basis :
Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 (3), (EEC)           — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
No 519/92 (4) and (EEC) No 520/92 0 of 27 February                    tion to each other at any given moment within a band
 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim                  of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central
Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between                 rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
the European Economic Community and the European                      the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­
Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the                    tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (u), as last amended by Regu­
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the                   lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (12),
Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the           — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import                average of the ecu rates published in the Official
levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­               Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
tion (EEC) No 585/92 ^ lays down detailed rules for                   a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
applying the arrangements provided for in these agree­                cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
ments as regards cereals ;
                                                                 Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 (1 ) of Regulation
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9                  (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this
 February 1987 concerning the import arrangements appli­          Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­
cable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 and             ture,
0714 90 originating in certain third countries Q, as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3842/90 (8), lay down
the terms on which the import levy is limited to 6 % ad           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 valorem ;
                                                                                            Article 1
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29
October 1975 on glucose and lactose (9), as amended by           The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (10), stipulates that the treat­      Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in
ment provided for glucose and glucose syrup falling              Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and
within CN codes 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90            subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be as set
by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 it is to be extended to           out in the Annex hereto.
glucose and glucose syrup falling within CN codes
 1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59 ; whereas consequently the                                       Article 2
levy fixed for products falling within CN codes
 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 also applies to          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1992.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 30 March 1992.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 .
(2) OJ No L 341 , 12. 12. 1991 , p. 6.
0 OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3.
(4) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6.
0 OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
0 OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 40.
0 OJ No L 43, 13. 2. 1987, p. 9.
(8) OJ No L 367, 29. 12. 1990, p. 8.
0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20 .                           (") OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(,0) OJ No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .                             (,2) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 .
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                                                      ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 30 March 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)
                 0714 10 10 (')                        140,07                                 146,72
                 0714 10 91                            143,70 (3) f)                          143,70
                 0714 10 99                            141,89                                 146,72
                 0714 90 1 1                           143,70 (3) 0                           143,70
                 0714 90 19                            141,89 (3)                             146,72
                  110220 10                            233,80                                 239,84
                  1102 20 90                           132,49                                 135,51
                  1102 3000                            139,93                                 142,95
                  110290 10                            258,66                                 264,70
                  1102 90 30                           221,98                                 228,02
                  1102 90 90                           142,49                                 145,51
                  1103 1200                            221,98                                 228,02
                  1103 13 10                           233,80                                 239,84
                  1103 13 90                           132,49                                 135,51
                  1103 14 00                           139,93                                 142,95
                  1103 19 10                           296,42                                 302,46
                  1103 1930                            258,66                                 264,70
                  1103 1990                            142,49                                 145,51
                  1103 21 00                           259,47                                 265,51
                  110329 10                            296,42                                 302,46
                  1103 29 20                           258,66                                 264,70
                  1103 29 30                           221,98                                 228,02
                  1103 29 40                           233,80                                 239,84
                  1103 29 50                           139,93                                 142,95
                  1103 29 90                           142,49                                 145,51
                  1104 11 10                           146,57                                 149,59
                  110411 90                            287,40                                 293,44
                  110412 10                            125,79                                 128,81
                  1104 1290                            246,64                                 252,68
                  110419 10                            259,47                                 265,51
                  11041930                             296,42                                 302,46
                  11041950                             233,80                                 239,84
                  1104 1991                            237,62                                 243,66
                  11041999                             251,46                                 257,50
                  110421 10                            229,92                                 232,94
                  110421 30                            229,92                                 232,94
                  110421 50                            359,25                                 365,29
                  1104 21 90                           146,57                                 149,59
                  1104 22 10 10 (4)                    125,79                                 128,81
                  1104 22 10 90(0                      221,98                                 225,00
                  1104 22 30                           221,98                                 225,00
                  1104 22 50                           197,31                                 200,33
                  1104 22 90                           125,79                                 128,81
                  1104 23 10                           207,82                                 210,84
                  1104 23 30                           207,82                                 210,84
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                                                                                               (ECU/tonne)
                                                              Import levies 0
                   CN code
                                                                                Third countries
                                                   ACP
                                                                              (other than ACF)(8)
            1104 23 90                           132,49                              135,51
            1104 29 11                           191,72                              194,74
            110429 15                            219,02                              222,04
            110429 19                           223,52                               226,54
            1104 29 31                          230,64                               233,66
            1104 29 35                           263,49                              266,51
            1104 29 39                           223,52                              226,54
            1104 29 91                           147,03                              150,05
            1104 29 95                           167,97                              170,99
            1104 29 99                           142,49                              145,51
            1104 30 10                           108,11                              114,15
            1104 30 90                             97,42                             103,46
            110620 10                            140,070                             146,72
            1106 20 90                           205,49 0                            229,67
            1107 10 11                           256,59                              267,47
            1107 10 19                           191,72                              202,60
            1107 1091                            255,79                              266,67 0
            110710 99                            191,12                              202,00 (")
            1 1 07 20 00                         222,74                              233,62 0
            1108 11 00                          317,13                               337,68
            1108 1200                            209,12                              229,67
            1108 1300                            209,12                              229,670
            1108 1400                            104,56                              229,67
            1108 19 10                           200,66                              231,49
            1 1 08 1 9 90                        1 04,56 (3)                         229,67
            1109 00 00                           576,60                              757,94
            1702 30 51                           272,77                              369,49
            1702 30 59                          209,12                               275,61
            1702 30 91                          272,77                               369,49
            1702 30 99                          209,12                               275,61
            1702 40 90                          209,12                               275,61
            1702 90 50                          209,12                               275,61
            1702 90 75                          285,76                               382,48
            1702 90 79                           198,73                              265,22
            2106 90 55                          209,12                               275,61
            230210 10                              58,48                              64,48
            2302 10 90                           125,32                              131,32
            2302 20 10                             58,48                              64,48
            2302 20 90                           125,32                              13132
            2302 30 10                             58,48 (10)                         64,48
            2302 30 90                          1 25,32 (10)                         131 ,32
            2302 40 10                             58,48                              64,48
            2302 40 90                          125,32                               131,32
            2303 10 11                          259,78                              441,12
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           (') 6 % ad valorem, subject to certain conditions.
           (*) In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by ECU 5,44 per tonne for
                products originating in Turkey.
           0 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 9011 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.
            (*) Taric code : CN code 11042210, 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.
           (,0) 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.
           (u) 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.