CELEX: 31977R1685
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1685/77 of 26 July 1977 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

27 . 7 . 77                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 187/27
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1685/77
                                                           of 26 July 1977
                        fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        these products and for compound feedingstuffs manu­
COMMUNITIES,                                                          factured from cereals (6), as last amended by Regula­
                                                                      tion (EEC) No 1997/75 (7), provides that the levy thus
                                                                      determined, increased by the fixed component, is
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                valid in general for one month but is altered where
Economic Community,                                                   the levy applicable to the basic product concerned
                                                                      differs by not less than 2 5 units of account per tonne
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          from the average of the levies calculated as described
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                      above ;
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1 386/77 (2), and in particular                   Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
Article 14 (4) thereof,                                               (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                      No 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                       tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
tion of the market in rice (3), and in particular Article             processing ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 (8),
12 (4) thereof,                                                       as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 241 5/75 (9), laid
                                                                      down certain transitional measures in respect of
                                                                      starches ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,
                                                                      Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
                                                                      in Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ;
Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­
able component of the import levy on products
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                      Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and               interests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ;                 or in the 'overseas countries and territories', the levy
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                      relating to them in respect of certain products
2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and                          processed from cereals must be reduced by the
export system for products processed from cereals and                 amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
rice (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                           some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
832/76 (5), provides that the incidence on the prime                  nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
costs of these products of the levies applicable to their             dance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC)
basic products should be calculated on the basis of the               No 706/76 of 30 March 1976 on the arrangements
average of the levies applicable to these basic products              applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
for the first 25 days of the month preceding that of                  resulting from the processing of agricultural products
importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on the                   originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
basis of the threshold price valid for the basic                      States or in the 'overseas countries and territories' ( 10),
products in question during the month of importa­                     as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 328/77 ( n );
tion, is calculated on the basis of the quantities of
basic products considered to have been used in the
manufacture of the processed product or the                           Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75
competing product which serves as a reference for                     provides that the levy to be charged on the products
processed products not containing cereals ;                           listed in the Annex to that Regulation under
                                                                      subheading 07.06 A is limited, with effect from the
                                                                      date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74                        annexed to the General Agreement on tariffs and
of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the                  trade, to the amount resulting from application of the
import levy on products processed from cereals and                    rate of duty bound within GATT ;
from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for
                                                                      (6) OJ No L 168 ,  25 . 6 . 1974, p. 7.
(i) OJ   No L  281 ,  1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1.                            ( 7) OJ No L 202,   1 . 8 . 1975, p. 57.
(2) OJ   No L   158 , 29 . 6 . 1977, p. 1.                            (8) OJ No L 195,   26 . 7. 1975, p . 25 .
(3) OJ   No L   166,  25 . 6 . 1976, p. 1.                            H OJ No L 247 ,    23 . 9 . 1975 , p . 22.
(<) OJ   No L  281 ,  1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65 .                          ( 10) OJ No L 85 , 31 . 3 . 1976, p . 2 .
(5) OJ   No L   100,  14 . 4.  1976, p. 1.                            (>> OJ No L 46,    18 . 2 . 1977, p. 1 .
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Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
levies should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                                      Article 1
    relation to each other, at any given moment,
    within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based       The import levies to be charged on the products listed
    on their effective parity ;                              in Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
— for other currencies an exchange rate based on the         in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each         and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 are
    of these currencies recorded for a given period, in      hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regula­
    relation to the Community currencies referred to         tion .
    in the previous subparagraph ;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­                                 Article 2
tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided
for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
Customs Tariff,                                              1977.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 26 July 1977.
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                       Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                           Vice-President
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                                                            ANNEX
                to the Commission Regulation of 26 July 1977 fixing the import levies on products
                                               processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                                    (u.a. /tonne)
                                                                                                             Levies
                                                                                               Third countries
    CCT heading No                           Nomenclature in simplified wording                 (other than         ACP or
                                                                                                   ACP or            OCT
                                                                                                   OCT)
07.0« A                  Manioc, arrowroot, salep and other similar roots and tubers                 12.34 (»)      10.84 ( 1 )( 5)
                         with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
11.01 c                  Barley flour (•)                                                          128.35           123.35
11.01 D                  Oat flour (•)                                                             110.48           105.48
11.01 El                 Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1*5 % by weight (•)           133.65           128.65
11.01 E II               Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1*5 •/• by weight (')               75.40            72.90
11.01 F                  Rice flour {•)                                                              65.74            63.24
11.01 G                  Cereals flours, other than flour of wheat, meslin, rye, barley, oats,       79.64            77.14
                         maize or rice (2)
11.02 All                Rye groats and meal (')                                                   132.49           127.49
11.02 A III              Barley groats and meal (')                                                128.35           123.35
11.02 A IV               Oat groats and meal (*)                                                   110.48           105-48
 11.02 A V a) 1          Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 */• by          133.65           128.65
                         weight, for the brewing industry (•)
11.02 A V a) 2           Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1*5 •/• by          133.65           128.65
                         weight, other than for the brewing industry (■)
11.02 A Vb)              Maize groats and meal, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 '/• by                75.40            72.90
                         weight (*)
 11.02 A VI              Rice groats and meal (*)                                                    65-74            63.24
11.02 A VII              Cereals groats and meal, other than groats and meal of wheat,               79.64            77.14
                         meslin, rye, barley, oats, maize or rice (2)
 11.02 B I a) 1          Hulled (shelled or husked ) barley (*)                                     112.15          109.65
 11.02 B I a) 2 aa)      Clipped oats                                                                62.27            59.77
 11.02 B I a) 2 bb)      Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (•)                107-98          105.48
 11.02 Bib) 1            Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (*)            112.15           109.65
 11.02 B I b) 2          Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (■)              107.98           105.48
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                                                                                                     Levies
                                                                                       Third countries
     CCT heading N*                     Nomenclature in simplified wording               (other than         ACP or
                                                                                           ACP or             OCT
                                                                                            OCT)
11.02 B II a)       Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, whether or not sliced or             120.88            118.38
                    kibbled (')
1 1.02 B lib)       Hulled (shelled or husked)          rye, whether or not sliced or        96.70             94.20
                    kibbled (■)
11.02 B II c)       Hulled (shelled or husked) maize, whether or not sliced or              116.85           114.35
                    kibbled (')
11.02 Bli d )       Hulled (shelled or husked) grains, whether or not sliced or             123.51           121.01
                    kibbled, other than those of wheat, rye, maize, barley or oats (*)
11.02 CI            Pearled wheat (■)                                                       144.92           142.42
11.02 C II          Pearled rye (')                                                         115.83           113.33
11.02 C III         Pearled barley (•)                                                      176.33           171.33
11.02 CIV           Pearled oats (')                                                         96-26             93.76
11.02 C V           Pearled maize (')                                                       116.85           114.35
11.02 C VI          Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat, rye, barley, oats or        123.51            121.01
                    maize (2)
 11.02 D I          Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                               93.29            90.79
 11.02 D II         Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (•)                                 74.75            72.25
 11.02 Dili         Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (')                              72.40            69.90
 11.02 D IV         Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (')                                62.27            59.77
 11.02 D V          Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                               75.40             72.90
11.02 D VI          Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled, other than grains of            79.64             77.14
                    wheat, rye, barley, oats or maize (*)
 11.02 E I •) 1      Rolled barley (•)                                                        72.40             69.90
 11.02 EI a) 2       Rolled oats (')                                                          62.27             59.77
 11.02 E lb) 1       Flaked barley (■)                                                       142.06           137.06
 11.02 E lb) 2       Flaked oats (■)                                                         122.20           117.20
  11.02 E II •)      Rolled or flaked wheat (■)                                              165.22           160.22
  1 1.02 B II b)     Rolled or flaked rye (•)                                                132.49           127.49
  U.02EII e)         Rolled or flaked maize (a)                                              133.65           128.65
 11.02 E II d) 1     Flaked rice (*)                                                         112.39           107.39
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                                                                                                           Levies
                                                                                             Third countries
     NT heading H«                      Nomenclature in simplified wording                    (other than         ACP or
                                                                                                 ACP or            OCT
                                                                                                  OCT)
11.02 E II d) 2    Rolled or flaked grains other than grains of wheat, rye, barley ,             141.13           136.13
                   oats, maize or rice, excluding flaked rice (*)
11.02 PI           Wheat pellets (•)                                                             165-22           160.22
11.02 F II         Rye pellets (')                                                               132.49           127.49
11 «1 * HI         Barley pellets (*)                                                            128.35           123-35
11.02 F IV         Oat pellets (•)                                                               110.48           105.48
11.02 FV           Maize pellets (■)                                                             133.65           128.65
11.02 F VI         Rice pellets (')                                                               65.74            63.24
1 1.02 F VII       Pellets of cereals other than wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize or rice (')      79.64            77.14
11.02 G I          Wheat germ , whole, rolled, flaked or ground                                   71.76            66.76
11.02 G II         Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled flaked or ground               58.60            53.60
11.06 A            Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                     14.84             9.34 (5 )
                   salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                   for the manufacture of starches
11.06 3 I          Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot ,                 104-70            84.70 («)
                   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,                  132.07           112.07 (5 )
                   salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                   other than for the manufacture of starches
11.07 Ala)         Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                     167.44           158.44
11.07 Alb)         Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of                127.38           118.38
                   flour
11.07 A II a)      Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form             130.98 (4 )       121.98
                   of flour
11.07 A II b)      Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, other than in           100.14             91-14
                   the form of flour
11.07 B            Roasted malt                                                                 115.22 (4)        106.22
11.01 A I          Maize starch                                                                  104.70            87.70
H.0I A n           Rice starch                                                                    90.04            64.54
11.01 A 01         Wheat starch                                                                 162.22            145.22
11.01 A IV         Potato starch                                                                104.70             87.70
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                                                                                                                                 Levies
                                                                                                                   Third countries
      CCT heading No        j                           Nomenclature in simplified wording                           (other than         ACP or
                                                                                                                       ACP or              OCT
                                                                                                                        OCT)
11.08 A V                        Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch                               104.70              43.85 (5)
11.09                            Wheat gluten , whether or not dried                                                   414.04            264.04
 17.02 B II a )                  Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 °/o or                    194.39            114.39
                                 more by weight of the pure product (s), in the , form of white
                                 crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
 17.02 B II b)                   Glucose and glucose syrup not containing, in the dry state, 99 °/o                    142.70              87.70
                                 or more by weight of the pure product (s), other than glucose in
                                 the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
 17.05 B 1                       Flavoured or coloured glucose, in the form of white crystalline                       194.39            114.39
                                 powder, whether or not agglomerated
 17.05 B II                       Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of                       142.70              87.70
                                 white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
23.02 A I a )                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                      22.90             22.90
                                 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding
                                 35 °/» by weight
23.02 A I b )                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                      73.28             73.28
                                 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                 35 % by weight
23.02 A II a )                   Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                      18.32              18.32
                                 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                      73.28             73.28
                                 or working of cereals other than maize or rice, not falling within
                                 subheading 23.02 A II a)
23.03 A I                        Residues from the manufacture of starch from maize (excluding                         258.94            108.94
                                 concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on
                                 the dry product, exceeding 40 °/o by weight
(') This levy is limited to 6 '/o of the value for customs purposes .
 (') 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 °/o 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 11.02 .
(•) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the product falling within subheading 17.02 B 1 is subject to the same levy as products falling
     within subheading 17.02 B II .
(') In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2755/75 this levy is reduced by 0-45 u.a. /100 kg for products originating in Turkey.
(*) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 706/76 the levy shall not be charged on the following products originating in the countries
     and territories :
     — arrowroot falling within subheading ex 07.06 A ,
     — flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheadings ex 11.06 A , ex 11.06 B I and II ,
     — arrowroot starch falling within subheading ex 11.08 A V.