CELEX: 31976R0188
Language: en
Date: 1976-01-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 188/76 of 28 January 1976 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 23/ 12                              Official Journal of the European Communities                              30 . 1 . 76
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 188/76
                                                       of 28 January 1976
                      fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     these products and for compound feedingstuffs manu­
COMMUNITIES,                                                        factured from cereals C6), as last amended by Regula­
                                                                    tion (EEC) No 1997/75 (7), provides that the levy thus
                                                                    determined, increased by the fixed component, is
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              valid in general for one month but is altered where
Economic Community,
                                                                    the levy applicable to the basic product concerned
                                                                    differs by not less than 2-5 units of account per metric
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        ton from the average of the levies calculated as
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                    described above ;
zation of the market in cereals (*), as amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 3058/75 (2), and in particular
Article 14 (4) thereof,                                             Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
                                                                    (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                    No 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                         must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
67/EEC of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                      tion relijnd granted in respect of basic products for
tion of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regu­            processing ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 (8)
lation (EEC) No 668/75 (4), and in particular Article               laid down certain transitional measures in respect of
12 (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 the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­
able component of the import levy on products                       Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                     interests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and             or in the 'overseas countries and territories', the levy
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC ;                   relating to them in respect of certain products
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                     processed from cereals must be reduced by the
2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and                         amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
export system for products processed from cereals and                some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
rice (5), provides that the incidence on the prime costs             nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
of these products of the levies applicable to their basic            dance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC)
products should be calculated on the basis of the                    No 1599/75 of 24 June 1975 on the arrangements
average of the levies applicable to these basic products             applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
for the first twenty-five days of the month preceding                resulting from the processing of agricultural products
that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on              originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic                 States or in the 'overseas countries and territories' (9),
products in question during the month of importa­                    as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3329/75 ( ,0) ;
tion, is calculated on the basis of the quantities of
basic products considered to have been used in the
 manufacture of the processed product or the
competing product which serves as a reference for                    Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75
 processed products not containing cereals ;                         provides that the levy to be charged on the products
                                                                     listed in the- Annex to that Regulation under heading
                                                                     No 07.06 A is limited, with effect from the date of
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74                       entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
 of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the                annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and
 import levy on products processed from cereals and                  Trade, to the amount resulting from application of the
 from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for               rate of duty bound within GATT ;
(')  OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                           (<■) OJ No L 168 , 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
{*)  OJ  No  L 306, 26. 11 . 1975, p. 3 .                            (7) OJ No L 202, 1 . 8 . 1975, p. 57.
(3)  OJ  No  174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .                               (8) OJ No L 195, 26. 7. 1975, p. 25.
 («) OJ  No  L 72, 20. 3. 1975, p. 18.                               H OJ No L 166, 28 . 6. 1975, p. 67 .
 (5) OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                           ('<>) OJ No L 329, 23 . 12. 1975, p. 6 .
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Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
levies should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                                       Article 1
    relation to each other, at any given moment,
    within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based
    on their effective parity ;                              The import levies to be charged on the products listed
                                                             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 No 359/67/EEC and
    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each         subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 are hereby
    of these currencies recorded for a given period, in      fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
    relation to the Community currencies referred to
    in the previous subparagraph ;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­                                  Article 2
tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided
for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February
Customs Tariff,                                              1976.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 28 January 1976.
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                        P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                  Member of the Commission
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                                                         ANNEX
                                                                                               Levies in u.a./metric ton
                                                                                           Third countries
    CCT heading No                        Nomenclature in simplified wording                (other than         ACP and
                                                                                              ACP and            OCT
                                                                                               OCT)
07.06 A              Manioc, arrowroot, salep and other similar roots and tubers                 4-77 O           3-270C)
                     with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
11.01 C              Barley flour (·)                                                          52-66             47-66
 11.01 D             Oat flour (■)                                                              35-49            30-49
 11.01 E I           Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 '/# by weight (a)          69-84            64-84
11.01 E I!           Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1·5 '/· by weight (*)              39-24            36-74
11.01 F              Rice flour (·)                                                             23-64            21-14
11.01 G              Buckwheat flour (·)                                                        12-07              7-07
11.01 H              Millet flour (*)                                                           25-56            23-06
 11.01 1 J           Canary seed flour (*)                                                        2-50              0
 11.01 K             Grain sorghum flour (*)                                                    37-63             35-13
11.01 L              Cereals flours, other than flour of wheat, mesiin, rye, barley, oats,        2-50               0
                     maize, rice, buckwheat, millet, canary seed or grain sorghum (·)
 11.02 A 11          Rye groats and meal (')                                                   103-10             98-10
11.02 A III          Barley groats and meal (*)                                                 52-66             47-66
 11.02 A IV           Oat groats and meal (*)                                                    35-49            30-49
                                                                                       «
 11.02 A V a) 1      Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % by              69-84            64-84
                     weight, for the brewing industry (*)
 11.02 A V a) 2       Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/t by           69-84            64-84
                      weight, other than for the brewing industry (*)
 11.02 A V b)         Maize groats and meal, of a fat content exceeding 1*5'/· by                39-24            36-74
                      weight (*)
  11.02 A VI          Rice groats and meal (*)                                                   23-64            21-14
  11.02 A VII         Buckwheat groats and meal (*)                                              12-07              7-07
  11.02 A VIII     j Millet groats and meal (*)                                                  25-56            23-06
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                                                                                               Levies in u.a./metric ton
                                                                                          Third countrie*
     OCT heading No                       Nomenclature in ilmplified wording               (other than         ACP and
                                                                                             ACP and             OCT
                                                                                              OCT)
11.02 A IX            Grain sorghum groats and meal (*)                                       37«3              35-13
11.02 AX             Cereals groats and meal, other than groats and meal of wheat,              2-50               0
                     mesiin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, Duckwheat, millet or grain
                     sorghum (*)
11.02 B I a) 1       Hulled (shelled or husked) barley (*)                                    44*87             42-37
1 1 .02 B I a) 2 aa)  Clipped oats                                                             119-78            17-28
11.02 B I a) 2 bb)   Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (*)               32-99             30-49
11.02 B I a) 3        Hulled (shelled or husked) buckwheat (*)                                   8-79             6-29
11.02 B I a) 4        Hulled (shelled or husked) millet (*)                                    38-68             36-18
11.02 B I b) 1       Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley ('Grütze* or 'Grutten') (*)          44*87             42-37
11.02 B I b) 2       Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (*)             312-99           30-49
11.02 B I b) 3       Hulled and sliced or kibbfed buckwheat ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (*)          8-79             6-29
11.02 B I b) 4       Hulled and sliced or kibbled millet ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (*)           38-68             36-18
11.02 B II a)        Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, whether or not sliced or               52-CI7             49-57
                     kibbled (*)
11.02 B II b)        Hulled (shelled or husked) rye, whether or not sliced or                 74-99             72-49
                     kibbled (*)
                     Hulled (shelled or husked) maize, whether or not sliced or               60-13             57-63"
11.02 B II c)
                     kibbled (*)
                     Hulled (shelled or husked) grain sorghum, whether or not sliced or       57-60             55-10
11.02 B II d)
                     kibbled (*)
                                                                                                2-50               0
11.02 B II e)        Hulled (shelled or husked) grains, whether or not sliced or
                     kibbled, other than those of wheat, rye, maize, barley, oats,
                     buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (*)
11.02 C I            Pearled wheat (*)                                                        62-13             59-63
11.02 C II           Pearled rye (*)                                                          89-70             87-20
11.02 C III          Pearled barley (·)                                                       71-20             66-20
11.02 C IV           Pearled oats (*)                                                         29-60             27-10
11.02 C V            Pearled maize (*)                                                        60-13             57-63
11.02 C VI           Pearled buckwheat (*)                                                      8-79              6-29
11.02 C VII          Pearled millet (*)                                                       38-68             36-18
11.02 C VIII         Pearled grain sorghum (*)                                                57-60             55-10
11.02 C IX           Pearled grains other than grain« of wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize,       2-50               0
                     buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (*)
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                                                                                          Levies in u.a./metric ton
                                                                                     Third countries
     CCT heading No                     Nomenclature in simplified wording            (other than         ACP ana
                                                                                        ACP and             OCT
                                                                                          OCT)
11.02 D I           Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                          40-52             38-02
11.02 D Π           Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                            58-09             55-59
11.02 D III         Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                         29-51              27-01
11.02 D IV          Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                            19-78             17-28
11.02 D V           Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                          39-24              36-74
11.02 D VI          Buckwheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                        6-51               4-01
11.02 D VII         Millet
                      I
                           not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)   w
                                                                                          25-56             23-06
1 1.02 D VIII       Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                   37-63             35-13
11.02 D IX          Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled, other than grains of         2-50                0
                    wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet or grain sor­
                    ghum (*)
                    Rolled barley (*)                                                     29-51             27-01
11.02 E 1 a) 1
                    Rolled oats (*)                                                       19-78             17-28
11.02 E I a) 2
                    Rolled buckwheat (■)                                                   6-51               4-01
11.02 E I a) 3
                    Rolled millet (*)                                                     25-56             23-06
11.02 E I a) 4
11.02 E I b) 1      Flaked barley (■)                                                     57-96             52-96
11.02 E I b) 2      Flaked oats (*)                                                       38-88             33-88
11.02 E I b) 3      Flaked buckwheat (·)                                                  12-07               7-07
11.02 E I b) 4      Flaked millet (*)                                                     45-70             410-70
11.02 E II a)       Rolled or flaked wheat (·)                                            72-09             67-09
 11.02 E II b)      Rolled or flaked rye (*)                                            1CÖ-10              98-10
 11.02 E II c)      Rolled or flaked maize (*)                                            69-84             64*84
 11.02 E II d)      Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (·)                                    66-99             61 k99
 11.02 E II e) 1    Flake rice (*)                                                        40-89             35-89
 11.02 E II e) 2    Rolled or flaked grains other than grains of wheat, rye, barley,       5 -CO               0
                    oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum, excluding
                    flaked rice (*)
 11.02 F I          Wheat pellets (■)                                                     72-09             67-09
tl.02 F II          Rye pellets (*)                                                      103-10             98-10
 1 ).02 F III       Barley pellets (a)                                                    52-66             4(7-66
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                                                                                             Levies in u.a./metric ton
                                                                                         Third countries
     CCT heading No                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                (other than        ACP and
                                                                                            ACP and            OCT
                                                                                             OCT)
 11.02 F IV         Oat pellets (*)                                                          35-49             30-49
 11.02 F V          Maize pellets (*)                                                        69-84             64-84
 11.02 F VI         Rice pellets (*)                                                         23-64             21-14
11.02 F VII         Buckwheat pellets (*)                                                    12-07              7-0(7
 11.02 F VIII       Millet pellets (*)                                                       25-56             23-06
11.02 F IX          Grain sorghum pellets (")                                                37-63             35-13
11.02 F X           Pellets of cereals other than wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, ricc,       2-50               0
                    buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (")
1 1.02 G I          Wheat germ, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                              32-95             27-95
 11.02 G II         Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled flaked or ground         32-02             27-CS
11.06 A             Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                 7-27              1-77 (5)
                    salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                    for the manufacture of starches
11.06 5 I           Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,             58-89             38-89 (5)
                    salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                    for the manufacture of starches
 11.06 B II         Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,             74-99             54-99 (5)
                    salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                    other than for the manufacture of starches
11.07 A la)         Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                75-34             66-34
 11.07 A I b)       Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of           58-57             49-57
                    flour
 11.07 AH a)        Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form         56-13 («)         47-13
                    of flour
 11.07 A II b)      Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, other than in       44-22             35-22
                    the form of flour
 11.07 B            Roasted malt                                                             50-04 {*)         41-04
 11.08 AI           Maize starch                                                             58-89             41-89
 11.08 A II         Rice starch                                                              37-11             11-61
 11.08 A III        Wheat starch                                                             63-13             46-13
 11.08 A IV         Potato starch                                                            58-89             41-89
 11.08 A V          Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch                  58-89             20-95 (5)
 11.09 A            Dried wheat gluten                                                      233-38             83-88
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                                                                                                                       Levies in u.a./metric ton
                                                                                                                  Third countries
      CCT Heading No                                    Nomenclature in simplified wording                          (other than         ACP ana
                                                                                                                     ACP and             OCT
                                                                                                                       OCT)
11.09 B                         Wheat gluten, other than dried                                                       2331-88             83-88
17.02 B II a )                 Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99% or                       134-64              54-64
                               more by weight of the pure product (*), 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                       96-89             41-89
                               or more by weight of the pure product (8), 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                       134-64             54-64
                                powder, whether or not agglomerated
17.05 B II                       Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of                        96-89             41-89
                                white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
                                Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                      9-98               9-98
23.02 A I z)
                                or working of njaize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding
                                35 % by weight
23.02 A I b)                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                     15-96              15-96
                                or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                 35 % but not exceeding 45 e/o by weight, and having undergone a
                                 denaturing process
                                                                                                                       31-93             31-93
23.02 A I b) 2                   Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling
                                 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                 35% but not exceeding 45 e/o by weight, not having undergone
                                 a denaturing process, or with a starch content exceeding 45 %
                                 by weight
23.02 A II a )                   Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                      7-98              7-98
                                 or working of cereals other than maize or rice, of which the starch
                                 content does not exceed 28 % by weight, and of which the percen­
                                 tage which passes through a sieve with an aperture of 0-2 mm
                                 does not exceed 10°/o by weight or of which the sieved product
                                 has an ash content, calculated on the dry product, or 1-5 %
                                 or more by weight
23.02 A II b)                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                    31-93              31-93
                                 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                         202-04             52-04
                                 concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on
                                 the dry product, exceeding 40 % by weight
(') This levy it limited to 6 '/• of the value for customs purposes.
 (') For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within hea dings Nos 11.01 and 11.02 and those failing 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 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 No 17.02 B I is subject to the same levy as products falling
     within subheading No 17.02 B II.
(') In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2755/75 this levy is reduced by 0-45 u.a./lOO kg for products originating in Turkey .
(') In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1599/75 the levy shall not be charged on the following products originating in the countries
     and territories :
     — arrow-root falling within sub-heading ex 07.06 A
     — flours and meal of arrow-root falling within sub-headings ex 11.06 A , ex 11.06 B 1 and II
     — arrow-root starch falling within sub-heading ex 11.08 A V.