CELEX: 31984R0426
Language: en
Date: 1984-02-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 426/84 of 20 February 1984 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

21 . 2. 84                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 50 /7
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 426/84
                                                         of 20 February 1984
                    altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
COMMUNITIES,                                                           levies should be calculated on the following basis :
                                                                      — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                         relation to each other at any given moment within
                                                                            a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on
                                                                            their central rate,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                      — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by                     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), and in particular                         these currencies in relation to the Community
Article 14 (4) thereof,                                                     currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
                                                                       Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           17 February 1984 ;
 1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization
of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation               Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed
(EEC) No 1 74/84 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4)                 differs from the average levy by more than 3,02 ECU
thereof,                                                               per tonne of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to
                                                                       Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (M ) the
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                      levies at present in force must therefore be altered to
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to                 the amounts set out in the Annex hereto ,
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­
tural policy (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 No 2543/73 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
                                                                                                Article 1
 Having regard to the advice of the Monetary
Committee,                                                             The import levies to be charged on products processed
                                                                       from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
Whereas the import levies on products processed from                   2744/75, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
cereals and rice were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No                     414/83, as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation
 185/84 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    (EEC) No 185/84 are hereby altered to the amounts set
421 /84 (8);                                                           out in the Annex hereto .
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 414/83 of 21                                                Article 2
 February 1 983 (9) amended Regulation (EEC) No
 2744/75 (10) as regards products falling within sub­                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February
 heading 23.02 A of the Common Customs Tariff ;                         1984.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 20 February 1984.
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                     Poul DALSAGER
                                                                              Member of the Commission
 (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
 I1) OJ No L 164, 14. 6. 1982, p. 1 .
 (3) OJ No   L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976, p. 1 .
 o OJ   No   L 21 , 26 . 1 . 1984, p. 1 .
 (*) OJ No   106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62.
 C) OJ  No   L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 .
 O OJ   No   L 21 , 26 . 1 . 1984, p. 23 .
 (8) OJ No   L 48 , 18 . 2 . 1984, p. 26 .
 (') OJ No   L 51 , 24 . 2 . 1983 , p . 1 .
 H OJ    No   L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 65 .                           (") OJ No L 168 , 25. 6 . 1974, p. 7.
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                                                             ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 20 February 1984 altering the import levies on products
                                              processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                          (ECU/tonne)
           l                                                                 Import levies
                         CCT heading No                      Third countries
                                                                                             ACP or OCT
                                                       (other than ACP or OCT)
           07.06 A I                                               75,81 (')                     74,00 (') 0
           07.06 A II                                              78,83 (')                     74,00 (') {*)
            11.01 C (2)                                          142,50                         136,46
            1 1 .02 A III (2)                                    142,50                         136,46
            1 1.02 B I a) 1 (2)                                  124,32                         121,30
            1 1 .02 B I b) 1 (2)                               . 124,32                         121,30
            1 1.02 C III (2)                                     195,57                         189,53
            11.02 Dili (2)                                         80,35                         77,33
            1 1.02 E la) 1 (2)                                     80,35                         77,33
            11.02 E I b) 1 (2)                                   157,66                         151,62
            1 1.02 F III (2)                                     142,50                         136,46
            11.04C I                                               78,83                         72,18 Is)
            11.07 A II a)                                        145,82 (4)                     134,94
            11.07 A II b)                                        111,71                         100,83
            11.07 B                                              1 28,39 (<)                    117,51
           23.02 A I a)                                            40,30                          34,30
           23.02 A I b)                                            79,49                          73,49
            23.02 A II a)                                          40,30                          34,30
            23.02 A II b)                                          79,49                          73,49
           (') This levy is limited to 6 % of the value for customs purposes, subject to certain conditions.
           (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 1 1 .02.
           (4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 5,44 ECU/tonne for
                 products originating in Turkey.
            (^ 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 1 1 .08 A V.