CELEX: 31979R0382
Language: en
Date: 1979-02-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 382/79 of 26 February 1979 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

27. 2. 79                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 48 / 5
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 382/ 79
                                                        of 26 February 1979
                       fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       factured from cereals (7), as last amended by Regula­
COMMUNITIES,                                                         tion (EEC) No 1740/ 78 (8), 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 1254/78 (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
                                                                      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 (9),
tion of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regu­              as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2415/ 75 ( 10), laid
lation (EEC) No 1260/78 (4), and in particular Article                down certain transitional measures in respect of
12 (4) thereof,                                                       starches ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                         Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
Committee,                                                            in Regulation ( EEC) No 2744/75 ; whereas, in accor­
                                                                      dance with Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 ( n ), as last
Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the vari­              amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 127/78 ( 12), the
able component of the import levy on products                         variable component of the levy on certain processed
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                      products must be reduced by the incidence of the
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and               production refund granted in respect of basic products
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ;                 intended for processing ;
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and                          Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
export system for products processed from cereals and                 interests of the African , Caribbean and Pacific States
rice (5), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                     and of the overseas countries and territories, the levy
2245/78 (6), provides that the incidence on the prime                 relating to them in respect of certain products
costs of these products of the levies applicable to their             processed from cereals must be reduced by the
basic products should be calculated on the basis of the               amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
average of the levies applicable to these basic products              some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
for the first 25 days of the month preceding that of                  nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on the                   dance with Article 12 of Council Regulation ( EEC)
basis of the threshold price valid for the basic                      No 706/76 of 30 March 1976 on the arrangements
products in question during the month of importa­                     applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
tion, is calculated on the basis of the quantities of                 resulting from the processing of agricultural products
basic products considered to have been used in the                    originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
manufacture of the processed product or the                           States or in the overseas countries and territories ( 13 ),
competing product which serves as a reference for                     as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 198 /78 ( H ) ;
processed products not containing cereals ;                      1
                                                                      Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75
                                                                      provides that the levy to be charged on the products
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74                        listed in the Annex to that Regulation under
of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the                  subheading 07.06 A is limited, with effect from the
import levy on products processed from cereals and                    date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for
these products and for compound feedingstuffs manu­                   ( 7) OJ No L 168 , 25 . 6 . 1974, p. 7 .
                                                                      (8) OJ No L 202, 26 . 7. 1978 , p. 8 .
(>) OJ   No L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975,  p. 1.                            (9) OJ No L 195, 26 . 7 . 1975, p. 25 .
(2) OJ   No L   156, 14. 6.   1978 , p. 1.                            ( 10) OJ No L 247, 23 . 9 . 1975, p . 22.
(>) OJ   No L  166,  25. 6 .  1976,  p. 1.                            (") OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 57.
(4) OJ   No L   156, 14. 6 .  1978 , p. 11 .                          C 2 ) OJ No L 142, 30 . 5 . 1978 , p . 24.
(s) OJ   No L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975,  p. 65 .                          ( 13 ) OJ No L 85, 31 . 3 . 1976, p. 2.
(6) OJ   No L  273,  29 . 9 . 1978 , p. 1.                            ( 14 ) OJ No L 147, 3 . 6 . 1978 , p. 1 .
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annexed to the General Agreement on tariffs and              for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
trade, to the amount resulting from application of the       Customs Tariff,
rate of duty bound within GATT ;
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 on           The import levies to be charged on the products listed
    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 shall be
                                                             as set out in the Annex hereto .
    of these currencies recorded for a given period in
    relation to the Community currencies referred to
    in the previous indent ;                                                          Article 2
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­        This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March
tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided             1979 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 26 February 1979 .
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                        Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                           Vice-President
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                                                              ANNEX
            to th ^ Commission Regulation of 26 February 1979 fixing the import levies on products
                                                  processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                      ( u.a. /tonne,
                                                                                 Imports
                          CCT heading No                       Third countries
                                                                                         ACP or OCT
                                                         (other than ACP or OCT)
            07.06 A                                                 17-28' (>)               15-78 (')( 5)
            11.01 C (2)                                            177-82                  172-82
            11.01 D (2)                                            173-07                  168-07
            11.01 El (2)                                           151-63                  146-63
             11.01 E II (2 )                                        85-59                   83-09
            11.01 F ( 2 )                                           64-76                   62-26
            11.01 G (2)                                             86.45                   83-95
            11.02 All (2)                                          162-86                  157-86
             11.02 A III (2 )                                      177-82                  172-82
            11.02 A IV ( 2 )                                       173-07                  168-07
            11.02 A V a) 1 (2 }                                    121-03                  116-03
             11.02 A V a ) 2 ( 2 )                                 151-63                  146-63
             11.02 A Vb) (*)                                        85-59                   83-09
             11.02 A VI ( 2)                                        64-76                   62-26
             11.02 A VII (2 )                                       86-45                   83-95
            11.02 B I a ) 1 (2)                                    156-12                  153-62
             11.02 B I a) 2 aa )                                    97-74                   95-24
             11.02 B I a ) 2 bb ) ( 2 )                            170-57                  168-07
             11.02 Bib ) 1 (2 )                                    156-12                  153-62
            11.02 Bib ) 2 (2 )                                     170-57                  168-07
             11.02 B II a) ( 2 )                                   118-50                  116-00
             11.02 B lib ) (2 )                                    119-14                  116-64
             1 1.02 B 11 c) (2)                                    132-84                  130-34
             11.02 B II d) (2 )                                    134-18                  131-68
             11.02 C I (2 )                                        142-05                  139-55
             11.02 C II (2 )                                       142-82                  140-32
             11.02 C III (2)                                       245-03                  240-03
             11.02 C IV (2)                                     ,  151-89                  149-39
             11.02 C V ( 2 )                                       132-84                  130-34
             11.02 C VI (2 )                                       134-18                  131-68
             11.02 D I (2)                                          91-46                   88-96
             11.02 D II (2)                                         91-95                   89-45
             11.02 D III ( 2)                                      100-43                   97-93
             11.02 D IV ( 2 )                                       97-74                   95-24
             11.02 D V ( 2 )                                        85-59                   83-09
             11.02 D VI (2 )                                        86-45                   83-95
             11.02 E I a) 1 (-                                     100-43                   97-93
             11.02 EI a ) 2 (-:                                     97-74                   95-24
             11.02 E lb ) 1 f :                                    197-02                  192-02
              11.02 E I b ) 2 (-                                   191-74                  186-74
             11.02 E II a ) ( 2 )                                  162-00                  157-00
             11.02 E lib ) ( 2 )                                   162-86                  157-86
             11.02 E lie) (2 )                                     151-63                  146-63
             11.02 E II d ) 1 ( 2 )                                110-73                  105-73
             11.02 E II d ) 2 (*)                                  153-14                  148-14
             11.02 F I (2 )                                        162-00                  157-00
             11.02 F II (2 )                                       162-86                  157-86
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                                                                                                                                  (u.a./tonne)
                                                                                                  Imports
                             CCT heading No                                 Third countries
                                                                      (other than ACP or OCT)                       ACP or OCT
             11.02      Fill (2 )                                                177-82                                172-82
             11.02      F IV ( 2 )                                               173-07                                168-07
             11.02      F V (2)                                                  151.63                                146-63
             11.02      F VI (*)                                                  64-76                                 62-26
             11.02      F VII («)                                                 86-45                                 83-95
             11.02 G I                                                            70-42                                 65-42
             11.02 G II                                                           66-10                                 61-10
            11.04 CI                                                              19-78                                 14-28 (5)
            11.04 C II a )                                                       120-78                               100-78 (5)
            11.04 C II b)                                                        148-15                               128-15 ( 5)
             11.07 A I a)                                                        164-25                               155-25
             11.07 A lb )                                                        125-00                               116-00
             11.07 All a )                                                      179-90 (*)                            170-90
             11.07 A II b )                                                      136-69                               127-69
             11.07 B                                                            157-82 ( 4 )                          148-82
             11.08 A I                                                           120-78                                103-78
             11.08 All                                                            83-03                               57.53
             11.08 A III                                                         155-45                                138-45
             11.08 A IV                                                          120-78                               103-78
             11.08 A V                                                           120-78                                 51-89 ( s )
             11.09                                                               401-72                               251-72
             17.02 B II a ) ( 3 )                                                215-37                               135-37
             17.02 B II b ) (3 )                                                 158-78                                103-78
            21.07 F II                                                           158-78                                103-78
             23.02 A I a )                                                        26-47                                 26-47
             23.02 A I b )                                                        84-70                                 84-70
            23.02 A II a )                                                        21-18                                 21-18
            23.02 A II b )                                                        84-70                                 84-70
            23.03 A I                                                            278-92                                128-92
            (') This levy is limited to 6 °/o of the value for customs purposes .
            (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 °/o for wheat , 3 "/» Cor 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 .
             ( 3 ) 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 .
            ( 4 ) In accordance with Regulation ( EEC ) No 1180/ 77 this levy is reduced by 0-45 u.a. / 100 kg for products originating
                   in Turkey .
            i ') 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.