CELEX: 31977R2926
Language: en
Date: 1977-12-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2926/77 of 28 December 1977 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 340/ 56                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                            29 . 12 . 77
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) Nc 2926/77
                                                          of 28 December 1977
                        fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         lation (EEC) No 1 997/75 (7), provides that the levy
COMMUNITIES,                                                           thus determined, increased by the fixed component, is
                                                                       valid in general for one month but is altered where
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  the levy applicable to the basic product concerned
Economic Community,                                                    differs by not less than 2 5 units of account per tonne
                                                                       from the average of the levies calculated as described
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           above ;
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by                Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
Regulation ( EEC) No 2560/77 (2), and in particular                    (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
Article 14 (4) thereof,                                                No 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products
                                                                       must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                       processing ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 (8),
tion of the market in rice (3 ), as amended by Regula­                 as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2415/75 (9), laid
tion (EEC) No 1158 /77 (4), and in particular Article 12               down certain transitional measures in respect of
(4) thereof,                                                           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, in accor­
Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­               dance with Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 ( 10), as last
                                                                       amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2560/77, the vari­
able component of the import levy on products
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in
                                                                       able component of the levy on certain processed
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and                products must be reduced by the incidence of the
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76 ;                  production refund granted in respect of basic products
                                                                       intended for processing ;
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and
export system for products processed from cereals and                  Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
rice (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                        interests of the African , Caribbean and Pacific States
2650/77, provides that the incidence on the prime                      or in the 'overseas countries and territories', the levy
costs of these products of the levies applicable to their               relating to them in respect of certain products
basic products should be calculated on the basis of the                 processed from cereals must be reduced by the
average of the levies applicable to these basic products                amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
for the first 25 days of the month preceding that of                    some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on the                     nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
basis of the threshold price valid for the basic                        dance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC)
products in question during the month of importa­                       No 706/76 of 30 March 1976 on the arrangements
tion , is calculated on the basis of the quantities of                  applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
basic products considered to have been used in the                      resulting from the processing of agricultural products
manufacture of the processed product or the                             originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific
competing product which serves as a reference for                       States or in the 'overseas countries and territories' ( n ),
processed products not containing cereals ;                             as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 328 /77 ( 12) ;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74                          Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75
of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the                    provides that the levy to be charged on the products
import levy on products processed from cereals and                      listed in the Annex to that Regulation under
from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for                   subheading 07.06 A is limited, with effect from the
these products and for compound feedingstuffs manu­                     date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
factured from cereals cereals (6), last amended by Regu­                annexed to the General Agreement on tariffs and
 ') OJ   No L  281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975 , p. 1 .                            ( 7) OJ No L 202, 1 . 8 . 1975, p. .57.
 2) OJ   No L  303 , 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1 .                             (8) OJ No L 195, 26 . 7 . 1975 , p. 25 .
 3) OJ   No L  166 , 25 . 6 . 1976 , p. 1 .                             O OJ No L 247, 23 . 9 . 197.5 , p. 22 .
 4) OJ   No L  136,  2 . 6 . 1977 , p. 13 .                             ( 10) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p. 57 .
 5) OJ   No L  281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975 , p. 6.5 .                          (") OJ No L 85, 31 . 3 . 1976, p. 2 .
 6  OJ   No L  168 , 25 . 6 . 1974 , p. 7 .                               12 OJ No L 46, 18 . 2 . 1977 , p. 1 .
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trade, to the amount resulting from application of the        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
rate of duty bound within GATT ;
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
levies should be calculated on the following basis :                                   Article 1
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
     relation to each other at any given moment within        The import levies to be charged on the products listed
     a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on           in Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
     their effective parity ;                                 in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the         and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 are
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each         hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regula­
                                                              tion .
     of these currencies recorded for a given period in
     relation to the Community currencies referred to
     in the previous subparagraph ;
                                                                                       Article 2
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­
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 January
Customs Tariff,                                               1978 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels , 28 December 1977 .
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                        Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                           Vice-President
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                                                               ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 28 December 1977 fixing the import levies on products
                                                  processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                       (u.aJtonne)
                                                                                  Imports
                          CCT heading No                        Third countries
                                                         ( other than ACP or OCT)         ACP or OCT
            07.06 A                                                  13-48 ( l )            ll-98 (')(5)
             11.01  C (2)                                           139-82                  134-82
             11.01  D (2)                                           117-30                  112-30
             11.01  EI ( 2 )                                        136-65                  131-65
             11.01  Ell ( 2 )                                        77-10                   74-60
             11.01  F (2)                                            75-45                   72-95
             11.01  G (2)                                            78-71                   76-21
             11.02  All ( 2 )                                       127-31                  122-31
             11.02  A III ( 2 )                                     139-82                  134-82
             11.02  A IV ( 2 )                                      117-30                  112-30
             11.02  A Va ) 1 ( 2 )                                  136-65                  131-65
             1 1.02 A V a) 2 (2)                                    136-65                  131-65
             11.02 A V b ) ( 2 )                                     77-10                   74-60
             11.02  A VI ( 2 )                                       75-45                   72-95
             11.02  A VII ( 2 )                                      78-71                   76-21
             11.02  B I a) 1 (2)                                    122-34                  119-84
             11.02  B I a ) 2 aa )                                   66-14                   63-64
             11.02 B I a ) 2 bb ) ( 2 )                             114-80                  112-30
             11.02 B I b ) 1 ( 2 )                                  122-34                  119-84
             11.02 B I b ) 2 ( 2 )                                  114-80                  112-30
             11.02 B II a ) ( 2 )                                   117-37                  114-87
             11.02 B II b ) ( 2 )                                    92-87                   90-37
             11.02 B II c ) ( 2 )                                   119-52                  117-02
             1 1.02 B II d ) (2 )                                   122-05                  119-55
             11.02 C I ( 2 )                                        140-69                  138-19
             11.02 C II ( 2 )                                       111-22                  108-72
             11.02 C III ( 2 )                                      192-25                  187-25
             11.02 C IV ( 2 )                                       102-32                   ^)- 82
             11.02  C V (2)                                         119-52                  117-02
             11.02  C VI ( 2 )                                      122-05                  119-55
             11.02  D I (2 )                                         90-60                    88-10
             11.02  D II ( 2 )                                       71-81                   69-31
             11.02  D III ( 2 )                                      78-90                   76-40
             11.02  D IV (2 )                                        66-14                    63-64
             11.02  D V (2)                                          77-10                   74-60
             11.02  D VI ( 2 )                                       78-71                   76-21
             11.02  E I a) 1 (2)                                     78-90                   76-40
             11.02  E I a) 2 (2)                                     66-14                   63-64
             11.02 E I b ) 1 ( 2 )                                  154-80                  149-80
             11.02 E I b ) 2 ( 2 )                                  129-78                  124-78
             11.02 E II a ) ( 2 )                                   160-47                  155-47
             11.02 E II b ) (2 )                                    127-31                  122-31
             11.02  E II c ) ( 2 )                                  136-65                  131-65 .
             11.02  E II d ) 1 ( 2 )                                128-88                  123-88
             11.02  E II d ) 2 ( 2 )                                139-50                  134-50
             11.02  F I (2)                                         160-47                  155-47
             11.02  F II (2 )                                       127-31                  122-31
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                                                                                                                                (u . a . /tonne)
                                                                                                Imports
                            CCT heading No                               Third countries
                                                                                                                ACP or OCT
                                                                   (other than ACP or OCT)
              11.02 F III ( 2 )                                              139-82                                134-82
              11.02 F IV (2 )                                                117-30                                112-30
              11.02 F V (2 )                                                 136-65                                131-65
              11.02 F VI (2)                                                  75-45                                 72-95
              11.02 F VII (2 )                                                78-71                                 76-21
              11.02 G I                                                       69-78                                 64-78
              11.02 G II                                                      59-86                                 54-86
             11.04 C I                                                        15-98                                  10-48 ( 5)
             11.04 C II a)                                                   107-39                                 87-39 ( 5)
             11.04 C II b )                                                  134-76                                114-76 ( 5 )
             11.07 Ala )                                                     162-74                                153-74
             11.07 Alb )                                                     123-87                                114-87
              11.07 All a )                                                  142-32 (-1 )                          133-32
              11.07 All b )                                                  108-62                                 99-62
             11.07 B                                                         125-10 (4 )                           116-10
             11.08 AI                                                        107-39                                 90-39
             11.08 A II                                                       98-35                                 72-85
             11.08 AIII                                                      153-58                                136-58
             11.08 AIV                                                       107-39                                 90-39
             11.08 A V                                                       107-39                                 45-19 ( 5 )
             11.09                                                           398-32                                248-32
             17.02 B II a) (3 )                                              197-89                                117-89
             17.02 B II b ) (3)                                              145-39                                 90-39
            21.07 F II                                                       145-39                                 90-39
             23.02 A I a )                                                    23-44                                 23-44
             23.02 Alb )                                                      75-01                                 75-01
             23.02 A II a)                                                    18-75                                 18-75
             23.02 A II b )                                                   75-01                                 75-01
             23.03 A I                                                       262-28                                112-28
            (1) 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 °/o 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 °/o for barley , 4 % for buckwheat, 5 °/o 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 I is subject to the
                 same levy as products falling within subheading 17.02 B II .
            (*) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 0-45 u.a. / lOO kg for products originating
                 in Turkey .
            (s) 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 11.04 C I , ex 11.04 C II a) e b),
                 — arrowroot starch falling within subheading ex 11.08 A V.