CELEX: 31978R1447
Language: en
Date: 1978-06-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1447/78 of 28 June 1978 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

29 . 6 . 78                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 173 / 19
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1447/ 78
                                                              of 28 June 1978
                         fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                           lation ( EEC) No 1 997/75 (8), 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 1254/78 (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
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                            must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                         tion refund 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 (9),
lation ( EEC) No 1 260/78 (4), and in particular Article                 as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 241 5/ 75 ( 10), laid
12 (4) thereof,                                                          down certain transitional measures in respect of
                                                                         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 ( n ), as last
able component of the import levy on products                            amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2560 /77, the vari­
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
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                         intended for processing ;
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 (6), 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 ' ( l2 ),
processed products not containing cereals ;                              as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 198 /78 ( ,3 ) ;
Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1579/74
of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the                     Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75
import levy on products processed from cereals and                       provides that the levy to be charged on the products
from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for                    listed in the Annex to that Regulation under
these products and for compound feedingstuffs manu­                      subheading 07.06 A is limited , with effect from the
factured from cereals cereals ( 7), last amended by Regu­                date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
                                                                         annexed to the General Agreement on tariffs and
(')  OJ  No L   281 ,  1 . 1 1 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2)  OJ  No L   156,   14 . 6 . 1978 , p. 1 .                            (») OJ No L 202, 1 . 8 . 1975, p . 57.
( 3) OJ  No L   166 ,  25 . 6 . 1976, p. 1 .                             H OJ No L 195 , 26 . 7 . 1975, p . 25 .
(4 ) OJ  No L   1 56 , 14. 6 . 1978 , p. 1 1 .                           ( 10) OJ No L 247 , 23 . 9 . 1975 , p . 22 .
(5 ) OJ  No L  281 ,   1 . 1 1 . 1975 , p . 65 .                         (») OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p . 57 .
(")  OJ  No L  303 ,   28 . 11 . 1977, p . 1 .                           ( 12 ) OJ No L 85 , 31 . 3 . 1976, p. 2 .
(7)  OJ  No L   168 ,  25 . 6 . 1974, p. 7 .                             ( 13 ) OJ No L 147, 3 . 6 . 1978 , p. 1 .
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trade, to the amount resulting from application of the       for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
rate of duty bound within GATT ;                             Customs Tariff,
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
levies should be calculated on the following basis :         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                                      Artie e 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 are
    of these currencies recorded for a given period in       hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regula­
    relation to the Community currencies referred to         tion .
    in the previous subparagraph ;
                                                                                      Article 2
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1978 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 28 June 1978 .
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                        Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                           Vice-President
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                                                            ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 28 June 1978 fixing the import levies on products
                                                processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                    (u.a. /tonne ,
                                                                               Imports
                          CCT heading No                     Third countries
                                                       (other than ACP or OCT)         ACP or OCT
            07.06 A                                               14.06 (»)               12.56 (>).(5 )
            11.01  C (2)                                         145.60                  140.60
            11.01  D (2 )                                        148.17                  143-17
             11.01 EI (2)                                        140.81                  135-81
             11.01 E II (2 )                                      79.46                   76.96
             11.01 F ( 2)                                         12.67                   10.17
            11.01  G (2 )                                         87.04                   84-54
            11.02  All (2 )                                      154.89                  149-89
            11.02  A III (2 )                                    145.60                  140.60
            11.02  A IV (2 )                                     148-17                  143-17
            11.02  A V a ) 1 (2 )                                140.81                  135-81
            11.02  A V a) 2 (2)                                  140.81                  135-81
             11.02 A Vb) ( 2)                                     79.46                   76-96
            11.02 A VI ( 2 )                                      12-67                   10-17
            11.02 A VII ( 2 )                                     87.04                   84-54
            11.02 B I a) 1 (2 )                                  127-48                  124.98
            11.02 B I a ) 2 aa )                                  83.63                   81.13
            11.02 B I a ) 2 bb ) (2 )                            145-67                  143.17
            11.02 Bib ) 1 ( 2 )                                  127-48                  124.98
            11.02 Bib ) 2 (2)                                    145.67                  143.17
            11.02 B II a ) ( 2 )                                 117.84                  115-34
             11.02 B lib ) (2 )                                  113.25                  110.75
            11.02 B II c) (2 )                                   123-22                  120.72
            11.02 B II d ) (2 )                                  135.11                  132-61
            11.02 C I ( 2)                                       141-25                  138-75
            11.02 C II ( 2 )                                     135.73                  133.23
            11.02 C III (2 )                                     200.28                  195.28
            11.02 C IV (2 )                                      129.76                  127.26
            11.02 C V ( 2 )                                      123-22                  123.72
            11.02 C VI ( 2 )                                     135-11                  132.61
             11.02 D I (2 )                                       90.95                   88.45
            11.02 D II (2 )                                       87-44                   84-94
             11.02 Dili (2)                                       82.17                   79-67
            11.02 D IV (2 )                                       83.63                   81.13
            11.02 DV (2)                                          79.46 .                 76.96
            11.02 D VI (2 )                                       87.04                   84.54
            11.02 EI a ) 1 ( 2 )                                  82.17                   79-67
            11.02 EI a ) 2 (2 )                                   83.63                   81.13
            11.02 E lb ) 1 (2 )                                  161.22                  156.22
             11.02 E lb) 2 ( 2 )                                 164.08                  159-08
            11.02  E II a ) (2)                                  161.10                  156.10
            11.02  E lib ) (2 )                                  154-89                  149.89
            11.02  E II c) (2)                                   140.81                  135.81
            11.02  E II d ) 1 (2 )                                22-26                   17-26
            11.02  E II d ) 2 (2 )                               154.18                  149.18
             11.02 F I (2 )                                      161.10                  156.10
            11.02  F II (2)                                      154.89                  149.89
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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 )                                            145.60                                 140.60
              11.02    F IV ( 2 )                                            148.17                                 143-17
              11.02   F V (2 )                                               140.81                                 135.81
              11.02   F VI ( 2 )                                               12.67                                   10.17
              11.02   F VII (2 )                                               87.04                                  84.54
              11.02 G I                                                        70-04                                  65.04
              11.02 G II                                                       61.59                                  56.59
             11.04 CI                                                          16-56                                   11.06 ( 5)
             11.04 C II a )                                                  111.10                                   91.10 (5)
             11.04 C lib )                                                   138.47                                 118-47 («)
             11.07 A I a )                                                   163.36                                 154.36
             11.07 Alb )                                                     124.34                                 115.34
              11.07 All a )                                                  148.04 (4 )                            139.04
              11.07 A lib )                                                  112.89                                 103.89
             11.07 B                                                         130.07 ( 4 )                           121.07
             11.08 A I                                                       111.10                                   94.10
             11.08 All                                                        25.50                                     0
              11.08 A III                                                    154-35                                 137-35
             11.08 A IV                                                      111.10                                   94-10
             11.08 A V                                                       111.10                                  47-05 ( 5)
             11.09                                                           399.72                                 249-72
             17.02 B II a ) (3 )                                             202.75                                 122-75
             17.02 B II b ) (3 )                                             149.10                                  94.10
            21.07 F II                                                       149.10                                  94.10
              23.02 A I a)                                                    24.03                                  24.03
             23.02 A I b )                                                    76.89                                  76-89
             23.02 A II a )                                                    19-23                                  19.23
             23.02 A II b )                                                   76.89                                  76-89
             23.03 A I                                                       266-90                                 116.90
             (') 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 °/ 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 n/o 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 .
             (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 .
             (5) 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.