CELEX: 31994R2646
Language: en
Date: 1994-10-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2646/94 of 28 October 1994 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

29 . 10 . 94                              Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 280/77
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2646/94
                                                       of 28 October 1994
                          fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         1740/78 Q, provides that the levy thus determined,
                                                                    increased by the fixed component, is altered where the
                                                                    levy applicable to the basic product concerned differs by
                                                                    not less than ECU 3,02 per tonne from the average of the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               levies calculated as described above :
Community,
                                                                    Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the inte­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92                rests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States, the levy
of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the
                                                                    relating to them in respect of certain products processed
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC)           from cereals must be reduced by the amount of the fixed
No 1866/94 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,           component and, in respect of some of these products, by
                                                                    part of the variable component ; whereas this reduction
                                                                    must be made in accordance with Article 14 of Council
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements appli­
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                   cable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No           from the processing of agricultural products originating in
1869/94 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,              the; ACP.States (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
                                                                    2484/94 (9) ;
Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable
component of the import levy on products processed                  Whereas Article 3 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
from cereals and rice are laid down in Article 11 (1 ) (A) of       3763/91 (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92
Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 arid Article 12.(1 ) (a) of             (n), allows that within the limit of an annual quantity of
Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ; whereas Article 2 of                  8 000 tonnes, the levy shall not be applied to imports into
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1620/93 of 25 June                   the French department of Reunion of wheat bran falling
1993 on the import and export system for products                   within CN code 2302 30 from the African, Caribbean and
processed from cereals and rice (*), provides that the inci­        Pacific (ACP) States ;
dence on the prime costs of these products of the levies
applicable to their basic products should be calculated on
the basis of the average of the levies applicable to these
basic products for the first 25 days of the month                   Whereas, pursuant to Article 101.(1) of Council Decision
preceding that of importation ; whereas this average,               91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
adjusted on the basis of the threshold price valid for the          overseas countries and territories with the European
basic products in question during the month of importa­             Economic Community (12) no levies shall apply on
tion is calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic          imports of products originating in the overseas countries
products considered to have been used in the manufac­               and territories ;
ture of the processed product or the competing product
which serves as a reference for processed products not
containing cereals ;
                                                                    Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20
                                                                    December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain
                                                                    agricultural products originating in developing countries
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 of                   (13), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3668/93 (14),
24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the import            reduces by 50 % the levy or importation into the
levy on products processed from cereals and from rice               Community of products of CN code 1108 13 00, within
and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products          the limit of a fixed amount of 5 000 tonnes a year ;
and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from
cereals (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    o OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p. 8 .
                                                                    0 OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
(') OJ   No  L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .                           0 OJ No L 265, 15. 10. 1994, p. 3.
(2) OJ   No  L 197,  30. 7. 1994, p. 1 .                            (10) OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1991 , p. 1 .
0   OJ   No  L 166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                            (") OJ No L 378, 23. 12. 1992, p. 23.
(4) OJ   No  L 197,  30. 7. 1994, p. 7.                             (,2) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. I.
0   OJ   No  L 155,  26. 6. 1993, p. 29.                            (13) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 .
(6) OJ   No  L 168,  25. 6. 1974, p. 7.                             (14) OJ No L 338, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 22.
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Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29 March               amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528/93 (8), are used to
1 994 (') has opened Community tariff quotas for certain            convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
agricultural products and fixed the levies to be applied on         and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
imports of those products ; whereas Commission Regula­              conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;
tion (EC) No 1 897/94 (2) has established the detailed rules        whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­
of the import regime for cereals laid down in Regulation            tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­
(EC) No 774/94 ;                                                    lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (9), as amended by Regulation
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9                     (EC) No 547/94 (10),
February 1987 concerning the import arrangements appli­
cable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 and
0714 90 originating in certain third countries (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3909/92 (4), lay down                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the terms on which the import levy is limited to 6 % ad
valorem ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29
October 1975 on glucose and lactose Q, as amended by                                          Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (6), stipulates that the treat­
ment provided for glucose and glucose syrup falling
within CN codes 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90              The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 it is to be extended to              Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in
glucose and glucose syrup falling within CN codes                   Article 1 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and
1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59 ; whereas consequently the                subject to Regulation (EEC) No 1620/93 shall be as set
levy fixed for products falling within CN codes                     out in the Annex hereto.
1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 also applies to
products falling within CN codes 1702 30 51 and
1702 30 59 ; whereas, to ensure that the provision in ques­
tion is properly applied, these products and the levy                                         Article 2
thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of
levies ;
Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 P), as                     1994.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 28 October 1994.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Rene STEICHEN
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(') OJ   No L 91 , 8 . 4. 1994, p. 1 .
(2) OJ   No L 194, 29. 7. 1994, p. 4.
(3) OJ   No L 43, 13 . 2. 1987, p. 9 .
(4) OJ   No L 394, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 23.
O   OJ   No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20.                            (8) OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 32.
(«) OJ   No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .                                0 OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
0   OJ   No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .                             (I0) OJ No L 69, 12. 3. 1994, p. 1 .
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                                                                     ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation of 28 October 1994 fixing the import levies on products
                                                     processed from cereals and rice
                                                           (ECU/tonne)                                                 (ECU/tonne)
                                      Import levies Q                                             Import levies (J)
        CN code                                                               CN code
                                                  Third countries                                             Third countries
                                ACP                                                         ACP
                                                 (other than ACP)                                            (other than ACP)
  0714 10 10 (')                90,27                    96,92             1104 23 90       95,64                    98,66
  0714 10 91                    93,90 (2)O               93,90             110429 11        80,32                    83,34
  0714 10 99                    92,09                    96,92
                                                                           1104 29 15     143,61                    146,63
  0714 90 11                    93,90 00                 93,90
                                                                           1104 29 19     156,59                    159,61
  0714 90 19                    92,09 (2)                96,92
   1102 20 10                 168,77                   174,81              11042931         96,62                    99,64
   1102 20 90                   95,64                    98,66             1104 29 35     172,77                    175,79
   1102 30 00                 126,87                   129,89              1104 29 39     156,59                    159,61
   110290 10                  169,02                   175,06              1104 29 91       61,60                    64,62
   1102 90 30                 169,27                   175,31
                                                                           1104 29 95     110,14                    113,16
   1102 90 90                   99,83                  102,85
                                                                           1104 29 99       99,83                   102,85
   1103 1200                  169,27                   175,31
                                                                           1104 30 10       45,29                    51,33
   1103 13 10                 168,77                   174,81
   1103 1390                    95,64                    98,66             1104 30 90       70,32                    76,36
   1103 1400                  126,87                   129,89              110620 10        90,27 (2)                96,92
   1103 19 10                 194,36                  200,40               1106 20 90     147,32 (2)                171,50
   1103 1930                  169,02                   175,06              1108 11 00      132,86                   153,41
   1103 1990                    99,83                  102,85
                                                                           1108 12 00      150,95                   171,50
   1103 21 00                 108,70                   114,74
   110329 10                  194,36                  200,40
                                                                           1108 13 00     150,95                    171,50 0
   1103 29 20                 169,02                   175,06              1108 14 00       75,47                   171,50
   1103 29 30                 169,27                   175,31              1108 19 10      181,93                   212,76
   1103 29 40                 168,77                   174,81              1108 1990        75,47 (2)               171 >50
   1103 29 50                 126,87                   129,89              1109 00 00     241,56                    422,90
   1103 29 90                   99,83                  102,85
                                                                           1702 30 51      196,90                   293,62
   1104 11 10                   95,78                    98,80
                                                                           1702 30 59      150,95                   217,44
   1104 11 90                 187,80                   193,84
   1104 12 10                   95,92                    98,94             1702 30 91      196,90                   293,62
   1104 12 90                 188,08                   194,12              1702 30 99      150,95                   217,44
   1104 19 10                 108,70                   114,74              1702 40 90      150,95                   217,44
   1104 1930                  194,36                   200,40              1702 90 50      150,95                   217,44
   1104 19 50                 168,77                   174,81              1702 90 75     206,27                    302,99
   1104 19   91               215,44                   221,48
                                                                           1702 90 79      143,45                   209,94
   1104 19   99               176,17                   182,21
                                                                           2106 90 55      150,95                   217,44
   110421    10               150,24                   153,26
   1104 21   30               150,24                   153,26              2302 10 10       34,73                    40,73
   1104 21   50               234,75                   240,79              2302 10 90       74,42                    80,42
   1104 21   90                 95,78                    98,80             2302 20 10       34,73                    40,73
   1104 22 10 10 0              95,92                    98,94             2302 20 90       74,42                    80,42
   1 1 04 22 1 0 90 (4)       1 69,27                  1 72,29
                                                                           2302 30 10       34,73 (8)                40,73
   1104 22 30                 169,27                   172,29
                                                                           2302 30 90       74,42 (8)                80,42
   1104 22 50                 150,46                   153,48
   1104 22 90                   95,92                    98,94             2302 40 10       34,73                    40,73
   110423 10                  150,02                   153,04              2302 40 90       74,42                    80,42
   1104 23 30                 150,02                   153,04              2303 10 11      187,52                   368,86
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 (') 6 % ad valorem, subject to certain conditions.
(2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levy shall not be charged on the following products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
     States :
     —   products falling within CN code ex 071410 91 ,
     —-  products falling within CN -code 0714 90 11 and arrow-root falling within CN code 07149019,
     —   flours and meal of arrow-root falling within CN code 1106 20,
     —   arrow-root starch falling within CN code 1108 19 90.
(3) Taric code : clipped oats.
(4) Taric code : CN code 1104 2210, other than 'clipped oats'.
(*} Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90, the levy on importation into the Community of products of CN code 1108 13 00 is reduced under the
     conditions provided for in this Regulation. *
(6) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levies are not applied to products imported directly into the French overseas departments originating
     in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
0 No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
(8) Under the terms of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 the levy does not apply to wheat bran originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) and
     directly imported into the French department of Reunion.
(*) For imported products falling within these codes, the levy applicable is restricted within the conditions provided for in Council Regulation (EC)
     No 774/94.