CELEX: 31991R2685
Language: en
Date: 1991-09-11 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2685/91 of 10 September 1991 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

11 . 9 . 91                                Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 254/9
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2685/91
                                                       of 10 September 1991
                        altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
                                                                          tion to each other at any given moment within a band
                                                                          of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
Economic Community,                                                       the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                          No 1676/85,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                    — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
Portugal,                                                                 average of the ecu rates published in the Official
                                                                          Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                      a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                      cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,            Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
                                                                      9 September 1991 ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                    Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)               calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
 No 1806/89 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,            coefficients ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85                Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs
of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and               from the average levy by more than ECU 3,02 per tonne
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the              of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of
common agricultural policy ^5), as last amended by Regu­              Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 (u), as last
lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (6), and in particular Article 3              amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1740/78 (12), the levies
thereof,                                                              at present in force must therefore be altered to the
                                                                      amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
Whereas the import levies on products processed from
cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(EEC) No 2561 /91 Q, as amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2617/91 (8) ;
                                                                                                Article 1
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (9)
amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (10) as                  The import levies to be charged on products processed
regards products falling within CN codes 2302 10,                    from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40 ;                                        2744/75 as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation
                                                                     (EEC) No 2561 /91 are hereby altered to the amounts set
                                                                     out in the Annex.
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies
should be calculated on the following basis :
(') OJ   No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 1 .                                                      Article 2
(2) OJ   No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23.
0 OJ     No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(4) OJ   No L 177, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 .
0 OJ     No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .                               This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 September
(6) OJ   No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.                               1991 .
f) OJ    No L 240, 29 . 8 . 1991 , p. 19 .
(8) OJ   No L 243, 31 . 8 . 1991 , p. 74.
0 OJ     No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.                                (") OJ No L 168, 25.'6. 1974, p. 7.
(,0) OJ  No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                            H OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p . 8 .
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 10 September 1991 .
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                       Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                   Member of the Commission
                                                       ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 10 September 1991 altering the import levies on products
                                           processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                (ECU/tonne)
                                                                    Import levies
                        CN code                                                   Third countries
                                                     ACP or OCT                     (other than
                                                                                  ACP or OCT) (8)
                       1102 20 10                       234,56                        240,60
                       1102 20 90                       132,92                        135,94
                       1102 90 90                       143,22                        146,24
                       1103 13 11                       234,56                        240,60
                       1103 13 19                       234,56                        240,60
                       1103 13 90                       132,92                         135,94
                       1103 19 90                       143,22                         146,24
                       1103 29 40                       234,56                        240,60
                       1103 29 90                       143,22                         146,24
                       1104 19 50                       234,56                        240,60
                       1104 19 99                       252,74                        258,78
                       1104 23 10                       208,50                        211,52
                       1104 23 30                       208,50                        211,52
                       1104 23 90                       132,92                         135,94
                       1104 29 19                       224,66                        227,68
                       1104 29 39                       224,66                        227,68
                       1104 29 99                       143,22                         146,24
                       1104 30 90                        97,73                         103,77
                       1106 20 91                       206,17 (3)                    230,35
                       1106 20 99                       206,17 0                      230,35
                       1108 12 00                       209,80                        230,35
                       1108 13 00                       209,80                        230,35 0
                       1108 14 00                       104,90                         230,35
                       1108 19 90                       104,90 0                       230,35
                       1702 30 51                       273,65                        370,37
                       1702 30 59                       209,80                        276,29
                       1702 30 91                       273,65                        370,37
                       1702 30 99                       209,80                         276,29
                       1702 40 90                       209,80                         276,29
                       1702 90 50                       209,80                        276,29
                       1702 90 75                       286,68                         383,40
                       1702 90 79                       199,37                         265,86
                       2106 90 55                       209,80                         276,29
                       2303 10 11                       260,62                         441,96
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            (3) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levy shall not be charged on the following products origina­
                ting in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and territories :
                —   products falling within CN code ex 0714 10 91 ,
                —   products falling within CN code 0714 90 11 and arrow-root falling within CN code 0714 90 19,
                —   flours and meal of arrow-root falling within CN code 1106 20,
                —   arrow-root starch falling within CN code 1108 19 90.
            (6) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3899/89, 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 amount of 5 000 tons.
            (8) On importation into Portugal the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
                No 3808/90 .