CELEX: 31994R2898
Language: en
Date: 1994-11-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2898/94 of 29 November 1994 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 305/ 16                              Official Journal of the European Communities                               30 . 11 . 94
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2898/94
                                                      of 29 November 1994
                          fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         1740/78 Q, provides that the levy thus determined,
                                                                    increased by the fixed component, 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
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               levies calculated as described above ;
Community,
                                                                    Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the inte­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92                rests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States, the levy
of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the                   relating to them in respect of certain products processed
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC)           from cereals must be reduced by the amount of the fixed
No 1866/94 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,           component and, in respect of some of these products, by
                                                                    part of the variable component ; whereas this reduction
                                                                    must be made in accordance with Article 14 of Council
                                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements appli­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                   cable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No           from the processing of agricultural products originating in
1 869/94 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
                                                                    the ACP States (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
                                                                    2484/94 (9) ;
Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable
component of the import levy on products processed                  Whereas Article 3 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
from cereals and rice are laid down in Article 11 (1 ) (A) of       3763/91 (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92
Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and Article 12 (1 ) (a) of              (n), allows that within the limit of an annual quantity of
Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ; whereas Article 2 of                  8 000 tonnes, the levy shall not be applied to imports into
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1620/93 of 25 June                   the French department of Reunion of wheat bran falling
1993 on the import and export system for products                   within CN code 2302 30 from the African, Caribbean and
processed from cereals and rice 0, provides that the inci­           Pacific (ACP) States ;
dence on the prime costs of these products of the levies
applicable to their basic products should be calculated on
the basis of the average of the levies applicable to these
basic products for the first 25 days of the month                   Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision
preceding that of importation ; whereas this average,               91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
adjusted on the basis of the threshold price valid for the           overseas countries and territories with the European
basic products in question during the month of importa­              Economic Community (!2) no levies shall apply on
tion is calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic           imports of products originating in the overseas countries
products considered to have been used in the manufac­                and territories ;
ture of the processed product or the competing product
which serves as a reference for processed products not
containing cereals ;
                                                                    Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20
                                                                     December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain
                                                                     agricultural products originating in developing countries
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 of                    (13), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3668/93 (14),
24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the import             reduces by 50 % the levy or importation into the
levy on products processed from cereals and from rice                Community of products of CN code 1108 13 00, within
and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products           the limit of a fixed amount of 5 000 tonnes a year ;
and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from
cereals (% as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     0 OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p. 8 .
                                                                     (8) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
(') OJ No   L  181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .                            0 OJ No L 265, 15. 10. 1994, p. 3.
O   OJ No   L  197,  30. 7. 1994, p. 1 .                             (10) OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1991 , p. 1 .
(3) OJ No   L  166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                             (") OJ No L 378, 23. 12. 1992, p. 23.
(4) OJ No   L  197,  30. 7. 1994, p. 7.                              (12) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
O   OJ No    L 155,  26. 6. 1993, p. 29.                             (u) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 .
(6) OJ No    L 168,  25. 6. 1974, p. 7.                              H OJ No L 338, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 22.
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 Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29 March               amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528/93 (8), are used to
  1994 (') has opened Community tariff quotas for certain             convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
 agricultural products and fixed the levies to be applied on          and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
 imports of those products ; whereas Commission Regula­              conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;
 tion (EC) No 1897/94 (2) has established the detailed rules         whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­
 of the import regime for cereals laid down in Regulation            tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­
 (EC) No 774/94 ;                                                     lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (9), as amended by Regulation
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9                     (EC) No 547/94 (10),
 February 1987 concerning the import arrangements appli­
 cable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 and
 0714 90 originating in certain third countries (3), as last
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3909/92 (4), lay down                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 the terms on which the import levy is limited to 6 % ad
 valorem ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29
 October 1975 on glucose and lactose (*), as amended by                                       Article 1
 Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (6), stipulates that the treat­
 ment provided for glucose and glucose syrup falling
within CN codes 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90               The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
 by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 it is to be extended to              Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in
glucose and glucose syrup falling within CN codes                    Article 1 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and
 1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59 ; whereas consequently the                subject to Regulation (EEC) No 1620/93 shall be as set
 levy fixed for products falling within CN codes                     out in the Annex hereto.
 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
tion is properly applied, these products and the levy                                         Article 2
thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of
levies ;
Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December
 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 F), as                      1994.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, 29 November 1994.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 Rene STEICHEN
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No   L 91 , 8 . 4. 1994, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No   L 194, 29. 7. 1994, p. 4.
 3  OJ  No   L 43, 13 . 2. 1987, p. 9.
(4) OJ  No   L 394, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 23 .
(5) OJ  No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20.                           (8) OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 32.
(6) OJ  No  L  28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .                               0 OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
0   OJ  No   L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .                            (10) OJ No L 69, 12. 3. 1994, p. 1 .
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                                                                  ANNEX
                  :o the Commission Regulation of 29 November 1994 fixing the import levies on products
                                                   processed from cereals and rice
                                                        (ECU/tonne)                                                (ECU/tonne)
                                   Import levies f)                                            Import levies 0
     CN code                                                               CN code
                                               Third countries                                             Third countries
                             ACP                                                         ACP
                                              (other than ACP)                                            (other than ACP)
0714 10 10 (')               88,38                    95,03             1104 23 90       96,56                   99,58
0714 10 91                   92,01 0 (6)              92,01             110429 11        83,05                   86,07
071410 99                    90,20                    95,03
                                                                        1104 29 15      146,25                  149,27
0714 90 11                   92,01 0 0                92,01
                                                                        1104 29 19      153,86                  156,88
0714 90 19                   90,20 0                  95,03
1102 20 10                 170,41                   176,45              1104 29 31       99,90                  102,92
1102 20 90                   96,56                    99,58             1104 29 35      175,94                  178,96
1102 30 00                 121,08                   124,10              1104 29 39      153,86                  156,88
110290 10                  165,62                   171,66              1104 29 91       63,69                   66,71
1102 90 30                 173,90                   179,94
                                                                        1104 29 95      112,16                  115,18
1102 90 90                   98,08                  101,10
                                                                        1104 29 99       98,08                  101,10
1103 1200                  173,90                   179,94
1103 13 10                 170,41                   176,45              110430 10        46,83                   52,87
1103 1390                    96,56                    99,58             1104 30 90       71,00                   77,04
1103 14 00                 121,08                   124,10              1106 20 10       88,38 0                 95,03
1103 19 10                 197,93                   203,97              1106 20 90      148,79 0                172,97
1103 19 30                 165,62                   171,66              1108 11 00      137,37                  157,92
1103 19 90                   98,08                  101,10
                                                                        1108 1200       152,42                  172,97
1103 21 00                 112,39                   118,43
110329 10                  197,93                   203,97
                                                                        1108 1300       152,42                  172,970
1103 29 20                 165,62                   171,66              1108 1400        76,21                  172,97
1103 29 30                 173,90                   179,94              1108 19 10      173,63                  204,46
1103 29 40                 170,41                   176,45              1108 1990        76,21 0                172,97
1103 29 50                 121,08                   124,10              1109 00 00      249,76                  431,10
1103 29 90                   98,08                  101,10
                                                                        1702 30 51      198,81                  295,53
1104 11 10                   93,85                    96,87
                                                                        1702 30 59      152,42                  218,91
110411 90                  184,02                   190,06
11041210                     98,54                  101,56              1702 30 91      198,81                  295,53
11041290                   193,22                   199,26              1702 30 99      152,42                  218,91
110419 10                  112,39                   118,43              1702 40 90      152,42                  218,91
11041930                   197,93                   203,97              1702 90 50      152,42                  218,91
1104 19 50                 170,41                   176,45
                                                                        1702 90 75      208,27                  304,99
110419 91                  205,61                   211,65
                                                                        1702 90 79      144,85                  211,34
1104 19 99                 173,09                   179,13
                                                                        2106 90 55      152,42                  218,91
1104 21 10                 147,22                   150,24
1104 21 30                 147,22                   150,24              2302 10 10       34,88                   40,88
1104 21 50                 230,03                   236,07              230210 90        74,74                   80,74
1104 21 90                   93,85                    96,87             2302 20 10       34,88                   40,88
1104 22 10 10 0              98,54                  101,56              2302 20 90       74,74                   80,74
1 1 04 22 1 0 90 0         1 73,90                  1 76,92
                                                                        2302 30 10       34,88 0                 40,88 0
1104 22 30                 173,90                   176,92
                                                                        2302 30 90       74,74 0                 80,74 0
1104 22 50                 154,58                   157,60
1104 22 90                   98,54                  101,56              2302 40 10       34,88                   40,88 0
1104 23 10                 151,47                   154,49              2302 40 90       74,74                   80,74 0
1104 23 30                 151,47                   154,49              2303 10 11      189,34                  370,68
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(') 6 % ad valorem, subject to certain conditions.
(2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levy shall not be charged on the following products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
    States :
    — 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 1990.
(3) Taric code : clipped oats.
(4) Taric code : CN code 11042210, other than 'clipped oats'.
0 Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90, the levy on importation into the Community of products of CN code 1108 13 00 is reduced under the
    conditions provided for in this Regulation.
(') 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.
0 No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
(*) 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 R£union.
(*) For imported products falling within these codes, the levy applicable is restricted within the conditions provided for in Council Regulation (EC)
    No 774/94.