CELEX: 31974R1341
Language: en
Date: 1974-05-31 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1341/74 of the Commission of 28 May 1974 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 146/32                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                   31 . 5 . 74
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 1341 /74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 28 May 1974
                      fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       rice and for the advance fixing of the levy for some of
COMMUNITIES,                                                         these products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                     No 1047/73 (9), provides that the levy thus deter­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                mined, increased by the fixed component, is valid in
Economic Community ;                                                general for one month but is altered where the levy
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                          applicable to the basic product concerned differs by
67/EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                   not less than 0-25 unit of account per 100 kilo­
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­             grammes from the average of the levies calculated as
lation (EEC) No 1 346/73 (2), and in particular Article              described above ;
 14 (4) thereof ;
                                                                     Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                         (EEC) No 1052/68 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
67/EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                   No 1080 /68 , the levy on certain processed products
tion of the market in rice as last amended by the                    must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
Act (4) annexed to the Treaty (5) on the Accession of                tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
new Member States to the European Economic                           processing ;
Community and the European Atomic Energy
Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972,
and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof ;                           Whereas the fitfed component of the levy is specified
                                                                     in Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68 ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary
Committee ;                                                          Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
                                                                     interests   of   the      Associated      African States    and
Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­
able component of the import levy on products                        Madagascar and of the Overseas Countries and Terri­
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                     tories, and of the United Republic of Tanzania, the
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC and                 Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, the
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC ;                  levy relating to them in respect of certain products
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                     processed from cereals must be reduced by the
 1052/68 (6) of 23 July 1968 on the import and export                amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
system for products processed from cereals and rice, as              some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
                                                                     nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 881 /73 (7),
provides that the incidence on the prime costs of                    dance with Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
these products of the levies applicable to their basic               522/70 ( 10) of 17 March 1970 on the treatment to be
products should be calculated on the basis of the                    accorded to products processed from cereals and rice
average of the levies applicable to these basic products             originating in the Associated African States and
for the first twenty-five days of the month preceding                Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries and Territo­
that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on              ries, and Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic                 653/71 ( n ) of 30 March 1971 on the treatment to be
products in question during the month of importa­                    accorded to products processed from cereals and rice
tion, is calculated on the basis of the quantities of                originating in the United Republic of Tanzania, the
basic products considered to have been used in the                   Republic of Uganda or the Republic of Kenya, as
manufacture of the processed product or the                          amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1036/72 ( 12) ;
competing product which serves as a reference for
processed products not containing cereals ;                          Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68
                                                                     provides that the levy to be charged on the products
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No                               listed in the Annex to that Regulation under heading
 1080/68 (8) of 26 July 1968 on the procedure for calcu­             No 07.06 A is limited, with effect from the date of
lating the levy on products processed from cereals and               entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
                                                                     annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and
(•) OJ  No  117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p. 2269/67.                          Trade, to the amount resulting from application of the
(2) OJ  No  L 141 , 28 . 5. 1973 , p. 8 .
(3) OJ  No  174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 1 .                               rate of duty bound within GATT ;
(4) OJ  No  L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14.
f)  OJ  No  L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 5.                             (9) OJ   No  L  104, 19 . 4. 1973, p. 30 .
f)  OJ  No  L 179 , 25 . 7. 1968 , p. 8 .                           (> °)OJ  No  L  65, 21 . 3 . 1970, p. 10 .
(7) OJ  No L 86, 31 . 3 . 1973 , p. 30 .                            (") OJ   No  L  76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 2.
f)  OJ  No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968 , p. 6 .                             ( I2) OJ No  L  118 , 20 . 5. 1972, p. 18 .
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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
     relation to each other, at any given moment,                                     Article 1
     within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based
     on their effective parity ;                              The import levies to be charged on the products listed
— for other currencies an exchange rate based on the          in Article 1 (d) of Regulation No 120 / 67 / EEC and in
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each         Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC and
     of these currencies recorded for a given period, in      subject to Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68 are hereby
     relation to the Community currencies referred to         fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation .
     in the previous subparagraph ;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­
                                                                                      Article 2
tion No 1 20 / 67/ EEC, the nomenclature provided for
in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
Customs Tariff ;                                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1974.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 28 May 1974.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                          P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                    Member of the Commission
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                                                       ANNEX
                                                                                               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 )
07.06 A            Manioc, arrowroot, salep and other similar roots and tubers               0-040 (*)             0      (*)
                   with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
11.01 C            Barley flour (*)                                                          0-900                 0-400
11.01 D            Oat flour (*)                                                              1-710                1-210
11.01 E I          Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by weight (*)          1-465                0-965
11.01 E II         hlaize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1\5 °/o by weight (*)             0-797                0-547
11.01 F            Rice flour (*)                                                            0-250                 0
11.01 G            Buckwheat flour (*)                                                       0-500                 0
11.01 H            Millet flour (*)                                                           1-442                1-192
11.01 1 J          Canary seed flour (*)                                                     0-250                 0
11.01 K            Grain sorghum flour (*)                                                    1-583                1-333
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 (*)
11.02 A II         Rye groats and meal (*)                                                   6-222                 5-722
11.02 A III        Barley groats and meal (2 )                                                0-900                0-400
11.02 A IV         Oat groats and meal (*)                                                    1-710                1-210
11.02 A V a) 1   ■ Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by          0-500                 0
                   weight, for the brewing industry (2)
11.02 A V a ) 2    Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by           1-465                0-965
                   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              0-797                 0-547
                   weight (2 )
11.02 A VI         Rice groats and meal (*)                                                  0-250                 0
11.02 A VII        Buckwheat groats and meal (*)                                             0-500                 0
11.02 A VIII       Millet groats and meal (')                                                 1-442                1-192
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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 A IX           Grain sorghum groats and meal (2)                                         1-583                 1-333
11.02 AX             Cereals groats and meal, other than groats and meal of wheat,             0-250                 0
                    mesiin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain
                    sorghum (2)
11.02 B I a) 1      Hulled (shelled or husked) barley (s)                                      0-605                 0-355
11.02 B I a) 2 aa)   Clipped oats                                                              0-935                 0-685
11.02 B I a) 2 bb)   Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (2)               1-460                 1-210
11.02 B I a) 3       Hulled (shelled or husked) buckwheat (2)                                  0-250                 0
1 1.02 B I a) 4      Hulled (shelled or husked) millet (2)                                     2-120                 1-870
11.02 B lb ) 1      Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley (' Grütze' or ' Grutten ') (2 )        0-605                 0-355
11.02 B I b ) 2     Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats (' Grütze' or ' Grutten ') (2 )          1-460                 1-210
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)        2-120                 1-870
11.02 B II a )      Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, whether or not sliced or                 0-931                 0-681
                    kibbled (2 )
11.02 B II b )      Hulled (shelled or husked)          rye, whether or not sliced or          4-478                 4-228
                    kibbled (2)
11.02 B II c)       Hulled (shelled or husked) maize, whether or not sliced or                 1-108                 0-858
                    kibbled (2)
11.02 B II d)       Hulled (shelled or husked) grain sorghum, whether or not sliced or         2-341                 2-091
                    kibbled (2)
                    Hulled (shelled or husked) grains, whether or not sliced or                0-250                0
11.02 B II e)
                    kibbled, other than those of wheat, rye, maize, barley, oats,
                    buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
                    Pearled wheat (*)                                                          1-069                0-819
11.02 C I
11.02 C II          Pearled rye (2)                                                           5-336                 5-086
11.02 C III         Pearled barley (2)                                                         1-055                0-555
Í1.02 C IV          Pearled oats (*)                                                           1-325                1-075
11.02 C V           Pearled maize (2)                                                         1-108                 0-858
11.02 C VI          Pearled buckwheat (*)                                                     0-250                 0
11.02 C VII         Pearled millet (*)                                                        2-120                 1-870
11.02 C VIII        Pearled grain sorghum (2)                                                 2-341                 2-091
11.02 C IX          Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize,     0-250                 0
                    buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (*)
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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 D I          Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                            0-772                0-522
11.02 D II         Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                             3-493                 3-243
11.02 D III        Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                          0-476                 0-226
11.02 D IV         Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (2 )                           0-935                 0-685
11.02 D V          Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (2 )                          0-797                 0-547
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)                           1-442                 1-192
11.02 D VIII       Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                    1-583                 1-333
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 (*)                                                      0-476                0-226
11.02 E I a ) 2    Rolled oats ( 2)                                                       0-935                0-685
11.02 E I a ) 3    Rolled buckwheat (2 )                                                 0-250                 0
11.02 E I a ) 4    Rolled millet (2 )                                                     1-442                 1-192
11.02 E I b ) 1    Flaked barley (2)                                                      0-944                0-444
11.02 E I b) 2     Flaked oats (2)                                                        1-844                 1-344
11.02 E I b ) 3    Flaked buckwheat (')                                                   0-500                0
11.02 E I b ) 4    Flaked millet (2 )                                                     2-604                2-104
11.02 E II a)      Rolled or flaked wheat (2)                                             1-422                0-922
11.02 E II b )     Rolled or flaked rye (2 )                                              6-222                5-722
11.02 E II c)      Rolled or flaked maize (2)                                             1-465                0-965
11.02 E II d )     Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (2)                                    2-853                 2-353
 11.02 E II e) 1   Flake rice ( 2 )                                                      0-500                 0
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 pellers (2)                                                      1-422                0-922
11.02 F II         Rye pellets (2)                                                       6-222                 5-722
1 1.02 F III       Barley pellets (*)                                                    0-900                 0-400
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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 F IV                   Oat pellets (*)                                                          1-710                1-210
 11.02 F V                    Maize pellets (2)                                                         1-465                0-965
 11.02 F VI                   Rice pellets (2)                                                          0-250                0
 11.02 F VII                  Buckwheat pellets (2)                                                     0-500                0
 11.02 F VIII                 Millet pellets (2)                                                        1-442                1-192
 11.02 F IX                   Grain sorghum pellets (2)                                                 1-583                1-333
 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                              0-884                0-384
 1 1.02 G II                  Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled, flaked or ground         0-902                0-402
11.06 A                       Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                0-290                0
                              salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                              for the manufacture of starches
11.06 B I                  I  Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,              1-700               0
                           I  salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                              for the manufacture of starches
                             Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,              2-563                0-683
11.06 B II
                             salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                              other than for the manufacture of starches
                          1
                          j
11.07 Ala )                   Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                1-811                0-911
11.07 A I b )             J   Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of           1-581                0-681
                          i  flour
11.07 A II a )                Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form         1-295 (4)            0-395
                              of flour
11.07 A II b )               Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, other than in        1-195                0-295
                             the form of flour
                        I
11.07 B                i     Roasted malt                                                              1-244 (4 )          0-344
11.08 A I              i     Maize starch                                                             1-700                0
11.08 A II                   Rice starch                                                              2-550                0
                       j
11.08 A III                  Wheat starch                                                             1-700                0
11.08 A IV                   Potato starch                                                            1-700                0
11.08 A V            j       Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch                  1-700                0
11.09 A              j       Dried wheat gluten                                                     15-000                 0
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                                                                                                                          Levies in i. 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)
11.09 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                       8-000                0
                                more by weight of the pure product (3), 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                      5-500                0
                                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                          8-000               0
                                powder, whether or not agglomerated
17.05 B II                       Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of                         5-500                0
                                white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
23.02 A 1 a)                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                       0-127               0-127
                                or working of maize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding
                                 35 °/o by weight
23.02 A I b)                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                       0-204               0-204
                                or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                 35 °/o but not exceeding 45 % by weight, and having undergone a
                                 denaturing process
23.02 A I b) 2                   Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                      0-407                0-407
                                 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                 35 °/o 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                      0-102                0-102
                                 or working of cereals other than maize or rice, of which the starch
                                 content does not exceed 28 °/o 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 %
                                 or more by weight
23.02 A II b)                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                      0-407                0-407
                             •   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                          15-000                0
                                 concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on
                                 the dry product, exceeding 40 °/o by weight
 (') This levy is limited to 6 %> 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 •/• for wheat,
         3 •/» for barley , 4 %> for buckwheat , 5 % for oats and 2 % for other ccreals .
      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 .
 (4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 3375/73 this levy is reduced by 0-45 u.a. /lOO kg for products originating in Turkey.