CELEX: 31989R3942
Language: en
Date: 1989-12-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3942/89 of 27 December 1989 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

28 . 12. 89                               Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 379/ 13
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3942/89
                                                      of 27 December 1989
                        fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          cereals f), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     1740/78 (8), provides that the levy thus determined,
                                                                     increased by the fixed component, is valid in general for
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                one month but is altered where the levy applicable to the
Economic Community,                                                  basic product concerned differs by not less than ECU 3,02
                                                                     per tonne from the average of the levies calculated as
                                                                     described above :
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
Portugal,
                                                                     Whereas, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                 (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products must be
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)           reduced by an amount equal to the production refund
No 3707/89 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,            granted in respect of basic products for processing ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                    Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified in
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)              Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; whereas, in accordance
No 1806/89 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,            with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 ('), as last
                                                                     amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1009/86 (10), the vari­
                                                                     able component of the levy on certain processed products
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,              must be reduced by the incidence of the production
                                                                     refund granted in respect of basic products intended for
Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable          processing ;
component of the import levy on products processed
from cereals and rice are laid down in Article 14 (1 ) (A) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and Article 12 (1 ) (a) of               Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the inte­
Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ; whereas Article 2 of                    rests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October                     the overseas countries and territories, the levy relating to
 1975 on the import and export system for products                    them in respect of certain products processed from cereals
processed from cereals and rice (*), as last amended by               must be reduced by the amount of the fixed component
Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (^. provides that the inci­               and, in respect of some of these products, by part of the
dence on the prime costs of these products of the levies              variable component ; whereas this reduction must be
 applicable to their basic products should be calculated on           made in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regula­
the basis of the average of the levies applicable to these            tion (EEC) No 486/85 of 26 February 1985 on the arran­
basic products for the first 25 days of the month prece­              gements applicable to agricultural products and certain
ding that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted             goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
 on the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic              products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
 products in question during the month of importation is              States or in the overseas countries and territories (")," as
 calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic products          amended by Regulation (EEC) No 967/89 O 2);
 considered to have been used in the manufacture of the
 processed product or the competing product which serves
 as a reference for processed products not containing                 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9
 cereals ;                                                            February 1987 concerning the import arrangements appli­
                                                                      cable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 10,
                                                                      071410 90 and 0714 90 10 originating in certain third
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 of                    countries C3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the import             3837/88 (H), and Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/89 of
 levy on products processed from cereals and from rice                5 April 1989 on the arrangements applying to imports for
 and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products
 and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from
                                                                      0 OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
                                                                      (») OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p. 8 .
 (>) OJ No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                             0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 57.
 (2) OJ No  L 363,  13. 12. 1989, p. 1 .                              (10) OJ No L 94, 9. 4. 1986, p. 6.
 (3) OJ No  L 166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                               (") OJ No L 61 , 1 . 3. 1985, p. 4.
 0   OJ No  L 177,  24. 6. 1989, p. 1 .                               H OJ No L 103, 15. 4. 1989, p. 1 .
 0   OJ No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 197J, p. 65.                             H OJ No L 43, 13. 2. 1987, p. 9.
 («) OJ No  L 182,  3. 7. 1987, p. 49.                                H OJ No L 340, 10. 12. 1988, p. 1 ,
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1989 of products falling within CN codes 071410 91 ,                  tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (4), as last amended by Regula­
0714 10 99, 0714 90 11 and 0714 90 19 originating in                  tion (EEC) No 1636/87 0,
third countries which are not members of the GATT,                — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
other than China ('), lay down the terms on which the                 arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
import levy is limited to 6 % ad valorem ;                            these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29                     tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
October 1975 on glucose and lactose (2), as amended by                previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (3), stipulates that the treat­
ment provided for glucose and glucose syrup falling               Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 (1 ) of Regulation
within CN codes 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90            (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this
by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 it is to be extended to            Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­
                                                                  ture,
glucose and glucose syrup falling within CN codes
 1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59 ; whereas consequently the
levy fixed for products falling within CN codes
 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 also applies to           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
products falling within CN codes 1702 30 51 and
1702 30 59 ; whereas, to ensure that the provision in ques­
                                                                                           Article 1
tion is properly applied, these products and the levy
thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of
levies ;                                                          The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
                                                                  Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies        Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and
should be calculated on the following basis :                     subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be as set
                                                                  out in the Annex hereto.
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band
     of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central                                 Article 2
     rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
     the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1990.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                   Done at Brussels, 27 December 1989.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 94, 7. 4. 1989, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20.                             C) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(3) OJ No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .                               ft OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
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                                                      ANNEX
               to the Commission Regulation of 27 December 1989 fixing the import levies on products
                                          processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                      (ECU/tonne)
                                                                Import levies
                  CN code
                                                                                          Third countries
                                          Portugal              ACP or OCT
                                                                                    (other than ACP or OCT)
            0714 10 10 (')                  49,75                  114,07                     118,90
            071410 91                       46,73                  114,07                     115,88
            071410 99                       49,75                  114,07                     118,90
            0714 90 11                      46,73                  114,07 0                   115.88
            0714 90 19                      49,75                  114,07 (3)                 118,90
            1102 20 10                      58,85                  227,61                     233,65
            1102 20 90                      32,95                  128.98                     132.00
            1102 30 00                       3,02                  176,44                     179,46
            1102 90 10                      90,15                  208,58                     214,62
            1102 90 30                      74.67                  212,38                     218,42
            1102 90 90                      50.68                  136.99                     140.01
            1103 12 00                      74.67                  212,38                     218,42
            1103 13 11                      58,85                  227,61                     233,65
            1103 13 19                      58,85                  227,61                     223,65
            1103 13 90                      32.95                  128.98                     132.00
            1103 14 00                       3,02                  176,44                     179,46
            1103 19 10                     106,32                  219,92                     225,96
            110319 30                       90,15                  208,58                     214,62
            110319 90                       50.68                  136.99                     140.01
            1 103 21 00                     59,63                  217,85                     223.89
            1103 29 10                     106,32                  219,92                     225,96
            1103 29 20                      90,15                  208,58                     214,62
            1103 29 30                      74.67                  212,38                     218.42
            1103 29 40                      58,85                  227,61                     233,65
            1103 29 50                       3,02                  176,44                     179,46
            1103 29 90                      50.68                  136,99                     140.01
            1104 11 10                      50,68                  118,20                     121,22
            1104 1190                       99,50                  231,76                     237,80
            11041210                        41,91                  120,35                     123,37
            1104 1290                       82,30                  235,98                     242.02
            110419 10                       59,63                  217,85                     223,89
            1104 19 30                     106,32                  219,92                     225,96
            1104 19 50                      58,85                  227,61                     233,65
            1104 19 91                       6,04                  299,61                     305,65
            110419 99                       90,15                  241,74                     247,78
            110421 10                       77,79                  185,41                      188.43
            1104 21 30                      77,79                  185,41                      188,43
            1104 21 50                     122,87                  289,70                     295,74
            1104 21 90                      50,68                  118,20                      121,22
            1104 22 10 10 0                 41,91                  120,35                      123,37
            1104 22 10 90 0                 71,65                  212,38                     215,40
            1104 22 30                      71,65                  212,38                     215,40
            1104 22 50                      64,03                  188,78                      191,80
            1104 22 90                      41,91                  120,35                      123,37
            1104 23 10                      49.96                  202,32                     205,34
            1104 23 30                      49,96                  202,32                     205,34
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                                                                                          (ECU/tonne)
                                                         Import levies
                   CN code
                                                                              Third countries
                                    Portugal             ACP or OCT
                                                                        (other than ACP or OCT)
             1104 23 90               32,95                 128.98                132.00
             1104 29 11               42,61                 160,97                163,99
             1104 29 15               77,11                 162,50                165,52
             1104 29 19               77,79                214,88                 217,90
             11042931                 50,65 :               193,65                196,67
             1104 29 35               92,16                 195,49                198,51
             1104 29 39               77,79                 214,88                217,90
             1104 29 91               33,39                 123,45                126,47
             1104 29 95               59,84                 124,62                127,64
             1104 29 99               50,68                 136.99                140.01
             1104 30 10               28,37                   90,77                96,81
             1104 30 90               28.05                   94,84               100,88
             1106 20 10               49,75                 112,25 (3)            118.90
             1106 20 91               67,79                 199,95 (3)            224,13
             1106 20 99               67,79                 1 99,95 (3)           224,13
             110710 11                63,87                 215,43                226,31
             1107 10 19               50,47                 160,97                171,85
             1107 10 91               94.06                 206,27                217,15 (2)
             110710 99                73.03                 154,12                165.00
             1 107 20 00              83,31                 179,61                190,49 0
             110811 00                86.04                 266,27                286,82
             1108 12 00               67,79                 203,58                224,13
             1108 13 00               67,79                 203,58                224,13
             1108 14 00               67,79                 101,79                224,13
             1108 19 10               30,83                 253.00                283,83
             1108 19 90               67,79                 101,79 f)             224,13
             1109 00 00             300,42                  484,12                665,46
             1702 30 51              158,33                 265,55                362,27
             1702 30 59              113,73                 203,58                270,07
             1702 30 91              158,33                 265,55                362,27
             1702 30 99              113,73                 203,58                270,07
             1702 40 90              113,73                 203,58                270,07
             1702 90 50              113,73                 203,58                270,07
             1702 90 75              161,27                 278,19                374.91
             1702 90 79              111,38                 193,47                259,96
             2106 90 55              113,73                 203,58                270,07
             2302 10 10               20,82                   50,87                 56,87
             2302 10 90               37,75                 109.01                1 15.01
             2302 20 10               20,82                   50,87                 56,87
             2302 20 90               37,75                 109,01                115,01
             2302 30 10               20,82                   50,87                 56,87
             2302 30 90               37,75                 109,01                115,01
             2302 40 10               20,82                   50,87                 56,87
             2302 40 90               37,75                 109,01                115,01
             2303 10 11             240,02                  252,90                434,24
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          {') 6 % ad valorem, subject to certain conditions.
          (2) In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 (OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10) this levy is reduced by ECU 5,44 per
              tonne for products originating in Turkey.
          (3) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 the levy shall not be charged on the following products originating in the
              African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and territories :
              — arrow-root falling within CN codes 0714 90 11 and 0714 90 19,
              — flours and meal of arrow-root falling within CN code 1106 20,
              — arrow-root starch falling within CN code 1108 19 90.
          (4) TARIC code : clipped oats.
          Is) TARIC code : CN code 1104 22 10, other than 'clipped oats'.