CELEX: 31973R0851
Language: en
Date: 1973-03-31 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 851/73 of the Commission of 28 March 1973 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

31 . 3 . 73                             Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 85/ 13
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 851/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 28 March 1973
                             fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No
COMMUNITIES,                                                       1080/68 (7) of 26 July 1968 on the procedure for cal­
                                                                   culating the levy on products processed from cereals
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                 and rice and for the advance fixing of the levy for
pean Economic Community ;                                          some of these products, as last amended by Regula­
                                                                  tion (EEC) No 2764/71 (8), provides that the levy
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                    thus determined, increased by the fixed component,
EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                   is valid in general for one month but is altered
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by                 where the levy- applicable to the basic product con­
the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Accession             cerned differs by not less than 0-25 units of account
of new Member States to the European Economic                     per 100 kilogrammes from the average of the levies
Community and the European Atomic Energy Com­                      calculated as described above ;
munity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and
in particular Article 14 (4) thereof ;                             Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
                                                                   (EEC) No 1052/68 and Article 2 of Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/                     (EEC) No 1080/68 , the levy on certain processed
EEC (4) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                    products must be reduced by an amount equal to
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by the                 the production refund granted in respect of basic
Act annexed to the Treaty on the Accession of new                  products for processing ;
Member States to the European Economic Com­
munity and the European Atomic Energy Community,                   Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in                      in Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68 ;
particular Article 12 (4) thereof ;
                                                                   Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
 Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                      interests of the Associated African States and Mada­
 Committee ;                                                       gascar and of the Overseas Countries and Territo­
 Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the                ries, and of the United Republic of Tanzania, the
 variable component of the import levy on products                 Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, the
 processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                  levy relating to them in respect of certain products
 Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC and              processed from cereals must be reduced by the
 Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC ;                amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
 whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                  some of these products, by part of the variable com­
 1052/68 (5) of 23 July 1968 on the import and export              ponent ; whereas this reduction must be made in ac­
 system for products processed from cereals and rice,               cordance with Article 1 of Council Regulation
 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2728/71 (6),                (EEC) No 522/70 (e) of 17 March 1970 on the treat­
 provides that the incidence on the prime costs of                  ment to be accorded to products processed from
 these products of the levies applicable to their basic             cereals and rice originating in the Associated African
 products should be calculated on the basis of the                  States and Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries
 average of the levies applicable to these basic prod­              and Territories, and Article 1 of Council Regulation
 ucts for the first twenty-five days of the month pre­              (EEC) No 653/71 ( 10) of 30 March 1971 on the treat­
 ceding that of importation ; whereas this average,                 ment to be accorded to products processed from
 adjusted on the basis of the threshold price valid for             cereals and rice originating in the United Republic of
 the basic products dn question during the month of                 Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda or the Republic
 importation, is calculated on the basis of the quanti­             of Kenya, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1036/
 ties of basic products considered to have been used                72 («) ;
 in the manufacture of the processed product or the
 competing product which serves as a reference for                  Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
 processed products not containing cereals ;                        1052/68 provides that the levy to be charged on the
                                                                    products listed in the Annex to that Regulation
  (*) OJ  No  117, 19.6. 1967, p. 2269/67.
  (*) OJ  No  L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.                            (7)   OJ No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968 , p. 6.
  (') OJ  No  L 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 5.                              (8)   OJ No L 283, 24. 12. 1971 , p. 30.
  (<) OJ  No  174, 31.7. 1967, p. 1 .                               (9)   OJ No L 65, 21 . 3 . 1970, p. 10.
  (8) OJ  No  L 179, 25 . 7. 1968, p. 8.                            ( 10) OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 2 .
  (•) OJ  No  L 282, 23. 12. 1971 , p. 15 .                         (»)   OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 18
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  under heading No 07.06 A is limited, with effect from                 in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
  the date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol                   Customs Tariff ;
  ( 1967) annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs
 and Trade, to the amount resulting from application                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 of the rate of duty bound within GATT ;
                                                                                                Article 1
 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
 levies should be calculated on the basis of an                         The import levies to be charged on the products
 exchange rate which is based, in the case of currencies                listed in Article 1 (d) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC
 which are floating oi; whose central rate differs from                 and in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation No 359/67/
 the official parky, on the effective rate or the                       EEC and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68
 central rate of these currencies and, in the case of                   are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regu­
 the US dollar, on the change in parity announced                       lation .
 on 13 February 1973 ;                                                                          Article 2
 Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regula­                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April
 tion No 120/67/EEC, the nomenclature provided for                      1973 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 28 March 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                   P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                              Member of the Commission
                                                              ANNEX
                                                                                                             Levies in u. a./100 kg
                                                                                                                             I
                                                                                                      Third countries
                                                                                                        (other than       AASM , OCT,
     CCT heading No                           Nomenclature in simplified wording                        AASM and            Tanzania ,
                                                                                                      OCT, Tanzania ,      Uganda and
                                                                                                        Uganda and              Kenya
                                                                                                           Kenya )
07.06 A                  Manioc, arrowroot, salep and other similar roots and tubers                       0-562 (»)           0-442 (»)
                         with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
11.01 C                  Barley flour (2)                                                                  6-121               5-621
11.01 D                  Oat flour (2)                                                                     4-134               3-634
11.01 E I                Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % by weight (2)                   7-677               7-177
11.01 E II               Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 % by weight (2)                      4-317                4-067
11.01 F                  Rice flour (2)                                                                   0-822                0-572
11.01 G                  Buckwheat flour (2)                                                              0-500                  0
11.01 H                  Millet flour (2)                                                                 3-519               3-269
11.01 1 J                Canary seed flour (2)                                                            0-250                  0
11.01 K                  Grain sorghum flour (2)                                                          3-802              3-552
11.01 L                  Cereals flours, other than flour of wheat, mesiin, rye, barley, oats,            0-250                  0
                         maize, rice, buckwheat, millet, canary seed or grain sorghum (2)
11.02 A II               Rye groats and meal (2)                                                          7-578              7-078
11.02 A III              Barley groats and meal (2)                                                       6-121              5-621
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                                                                                            Levies in u.a ./100 kg
                                                                                      Third countries
                                                                                       (other than      AASM , OCT,
    CCT heading No                     Nomenclature in simplified wording              AASM and             Tanzania ,
                                                                                      OCT, Tanzania ,    Uganda ánd
                                                                                       Uganda and            Kenya
                                                                                          Kenya)
11.02 A IV         Oat groats and meal (2)                                                4-134              3-634
11.02 A V a) 1     Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % by         0-927              0-427
                   weight, for the brewing industry (2)
11.02 A V a) 2     Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1*5 % by         7-677              7-177
                   weight, other than for the brewing industry (2)
11.02 A V b )      Maize groats and meal, of a fat content exceeding 1*5 % by             4-317              4-067
                   weight (2)
                                                                                          0-822              0-572
11.02 A VI         Rice groats and meal (2)
11.02 A VII        Buckwheat groats and meal (2)                                          0-500                 0
11.02 A VIII       Millet groats and meal (2)                                             3-519              3-269
11.02 A IX         Grain sorghum groats and meal (2)                                      3-802              3-552
11.02 A X          Cereals groats and meal, other than groats and meal of wheat,
                   mesiin, rye, barley, oats, maïze, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain
                   sorghum (2)                                                            0-250                 0
11.02 B I a) 1     Hulled (shelled or husked) barley (2)                                  5-247              4-997
11.02 B I a) 2 aa) Clipped oats                                                           2-309              2-059
11.02 B I a) 2 bb) Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (2)            3-884              3-634
11.02 B I a) 3     Hulled (shelled or husked) buckwheat (2)                               0-250                 0
11.02 B I a) 4     Hulled (shelled or husked) millet (2)                                  5-378              5-128
11.02 B I b ) 1    Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley ('Grütze' or ' Grutten') (2)       5-247              4-997
11.02 B I b) 2     Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)          3-884              3-634
11.02 B I b) 3     Hulled and sliced or kibbled buckwheat ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)     0-250                 0
 11.02 B I b) 4    Hulled and sliced or kibbled millet (' Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)       5-378              5-128
 11.02 B II a)     Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, whether or not sliced or             6-695              6-445
                   kibbled (2)
 11.02 B II b)     Hulled (shelled or husked)         rye, whether or not sliced or       5-480              5-230
                   kibbled (2)
                   Hulled (shelled or husked) maize, whether or not sliced or             6-629              6-379
 11.02 B II c)
                   kibbled (2)
 11.02 B II d )    Hulled (shelled or husked) grain sorghum, whether or not sliced or  " 5-821               5-571
                   kibbled (2)
 11.02 B II e)     Hulled (shelled or husked) grains, whether or not sliced or            0-250                 0
                   kibbled, other than those of wheat, rye, maize, barley, oats,
                   buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
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                                                                                                Levies in u.a./100 kg
                                                                                          Third countries
                                                                                            (other than     AASM, OCT,
    CCT heading No                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                  AASM and -          Tanzania ,
                                                                                          OCT, Tanzania ,    Uganda and
                                                                                           Uganda and            Kenya
                                                                                               Kenya)
11.02 C I          Pearled wheat (2)                                                          8-004              7-754
11.02 C II         Pearled rye (2)                                                            6-541              6-291
11.02 C III        Pearled barley (2)                                                         8-308             7-808
11.02 C IV         Pearled oats (2)                                                           3-480             3-230
11.02 C V          Pearled maize (2)                                                          6-629             6-379
11.02 C VI         Pearled buckwheat (2)                                                      0-250                0
11.02 C VII        Pearled millet (2)                                                         5-378             5-128
11.02 C VIII       Pearled grain sorghum (2)                                                  5-821             5-571
11.02 C IX         Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize,      0-250                0
                   buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
11.02 D I          Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                                5-193             4-943
11.02 D II         Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                                  4-261             4-011
11.02 D III        Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                               3-435             3-185
11.02 D IV         Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                                 2-309             2-059
11.02 D V          Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                                4-317             4-067
11.02 D VI         Buckwheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                            0-250                0
11.02 D VII        Millet not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                               3-519             3-269
                                                                                       I'
11.02 D VIII       Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                        3-802             3-552
11.02 D IX         Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled, other than grains of             0-250                0
                   wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet or grain sor­
                   ghum (2)
11.02 E I a ) 1    Rolled barley (*)                                                          3-435             3-185
11.02 E I a) 2     Rolled oats (2)                                                            2-309             2-059
11.02 E I a) 3     Rolled buckwheat (2)                                                       0-250                0
11.02 E I a) 4     Rolled millet (2)                                                          3-519             3-269
11.02 E I b) 1     Flaked barley (2)                                                          6-746             6-246
11.02 E I b) 2     Flaked oats (2)                                                            4-538             4-038
11.02 E I b) 3     Flaked buckwheat (2)                                                       0-500               0
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                                                                                                Levies in u. a./100 kg
                                                                                          Third countries
                                                                                           (other than       AASM , OCT,
     CCT heading No                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                 AASM and             Tanzania ,
                                                                                          OCT, Tanzania ,     Uganda and
                                                                                           Uganda and             Kenya
                                                                                              Kenya)
11.02 E I b) 4      Flaked millet (2)                                                         6-269              5-769
11.02 E II a)       Rolled or flaked wheat (2)                                                9-223               8-723
11.02 E II b)       Rolled or flaked rye (2)                                                  7-578               7-078
 11.02 E II c)      Rolled or flaked maize (2)                                                7-677               7-177
 11.02 E II d)      Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (2)                                        6-768               6-268
 11.02 E II e) 1    Flake rice (2)                                                            1-472               0-972
  11.02 E II e) 2   Rolled or flaked grains other than grains of wheat, rye, barley,          0-500                  0
                    oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum, excluding
                    flaked rice (2)
  11.02 F I         Wheat pellets (2)                                                          9-223              8-723
  11.02 F II        Rye pellets (2)                                                            7-578              7-078
  11.02 F III       Barley pellets (2)                                                         6-121              5-621
  11.02 F IV         Oat pellets (2)                                                           4-134              3-634
  11.02 F V         Maize pellets (2)                                                          7-677              7-177
  11.02 F VI         Rice pellets (2)                                                          0-822 .            0-572
  11.02 F VII        Buckwheat pellets (2)                                                     0-500                 0
  11.02 F VIII       Millet pellets (2)                                                        3-519               3-269
   11.02 F IX        Grain sorghum pellets (2)                                                 3-802               3-552
   11.02 F X         Pellets of cereals other than wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice,      0-250                 0
                     buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
   11.02 G I         Wheat germ, whole, rolled,, flaked or ground                              4-135               3-635
   11.02 G II        Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled, flaked or ground         3-490               2-990
   11.06 A           Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                0-812               0-382
                     salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                     for the manufacture of starches
   11.06 B I         Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,              2-082               0-202
                     salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                     for the manufacture of starches
 . 11.06 B II        Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,              8-119               6-239
                     salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                     other than for the manufacture of starches
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                                                                                               Levies in u.a./100 kg
                                                                                       Third countries
                                                                                         (other than       AASM , OCT,
     CCT heading No                      Nomenclature in simplified wording              AASM and             Tanzania,
                                                                                       OCT, Tanzania ,      Uganda and
                                                                                        Uganda and              Kenya
                                                                                            Kenya)
 11.07 A I a)        Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour              9-526               8-626
 11.07 A I b)        Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of         7-345               6-445
                     flour.
 11.07 All a)        Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form       6- 459              5-559
                     of flour
 11.07 A 11 b)       Unroasted malt, other thain that obtained from wheat, in the form     5-054                4-154
                     in the form of flour
 11.07 B             Roasted malt                                                          5-741       -        4-841.
11.08 AI             Maize starch                                                          2-082                0-382
 11.08 A II          Rice starch                                                           3-371                0-821
 11.08 A III         Wheat starch                                                          1-700                  0
 11.08 A IV          Potato starch                                                         2-082               0-382
11.08 A V            Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch               2-082               0-191
11.09 A              Dried wheat gluten                                                   15-000       i          0
11.09 B              Wheat gluten, other than dried                                       15-000                  0
17.02 B II a)        Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 % or      8-498               0-498
                    more by weight of the pure product (3), in the form of white
                    crystalline powder, whether or hot agglomerated
17.02 B II b)       Glucose and glucose syrup not containing, in the dry state, 99 %       5-882               0-382
                    or more by weight of the pure product (3), other than glucose in
                    the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
17.05 B I           Flavoured or coloured glucose, in the form of white crystalline        8-498               0-498
                    powder, whether or not agglomerated
17.05 B II          Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of         5-882               0-382
                    white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
23.02 A 1 a ;       Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling     1-196               1-196
                    or working of maize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding
                    35 °/o by weight
23.02 A I b) 1      Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling     1-913               1-913
                    or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                    35 % but not exceeding 45 % by weight, and having undergone a
                    denaturing process
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                                                                                                                        Levies in u.a./100 kg
                                                                                                                 Third countries
                                                                                                                    (other than     AASM , OCT,
     CCT heading No                                      Nomenclature in simplified wording                         AASM and           Tanzania ,
                                                                                                                OCT , Tanzania ,     Uganda and
                                                                                                                   Uganda and            Kenya
                                                                                                                      Kenya)
23.02 A I b) 2                  Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                    3-826              3-826
                                or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                35 %> but not exceeding 45 % by weight, not having undergone
                                a denaturing process, or with a starch content exceeding 45 °/o
                                by weight
23.02 A II a )                  Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                    0-957              0-957
                                or working of cereals other than maize or rice, of which the starch
                                content does not exceed 28 % by weight, and of which the percen­
                                tage which passes through a sieve with an aperture of 0·2 mm
                                does not exceed 10% by weight or of which the sieved product
                                has an ash content, calculated on the dry product, of 1-5 °/o
                                or more by weight
23.02 A II b )                  Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                    3-826             3-826
                                or working of cereals other than maize or rice, not falling within
                                subheading No 23.02 A II a)
23.03 A I                       Residues from the manufacture of starch from maize (excluding                        15-474             0-474
                                concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on
                                the dry product, exceeding 40 % by weight
(') This levy is limited to 6 °/o of the value for customs purposes.
(*) For the purpose of distinguishing between products, falling within headings Nos 11.01 and 11.02 and those falling within subheading 23.02 A ,
    products falling within headings 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 °/o by weight
    — an ash content, by weight, referred to dry matter (after deduction of any added minerals), not exceeding 1-6 #/o for rice, 2-5 °/o for wheat,
       3 % for barley, 4 °/o 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.
(•) Pursuant to Regulation No 189/66/EEC the product falling within subheading No 17.02 B I is subject to the same levy as products falling
    within subheading No 17.02 B II.