CELEX: 31988R0255
Language: en
Date: 1988-01-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 255/88 of 29 January 1988 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 26/ 19
30 . 1 . 88                                 Official Journal of the European Communities
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 255/88
                                                          of 29 January 1988
                       fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 of
                                                                       24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the import
                                                                       levy on products processed from cereals and from rice
                                                                       and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from
 Economic Community,                                                   cereals 0, 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
                                                                       one month but is altered where the levy applicable to the
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                    basic product concerned differs by not less than 3,02 ECU
 Portugal,                                                              per tonne from the average of the levies calculated as
                                                                        described above ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
 market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 3989/87 (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 must be
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                  reduced by an amount equal to the production refund
  of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                     granted in respect of basic products for processing ,
                                                                        whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 (9), as
  market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2415/75 (10), laid down
  No 3990/87 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,              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
  Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable            Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; whereas, in accordance
  component of the import levy on products processed                     with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 (n), as last
   from cereals and rice are laid down in Article 14 (1 ) (A) of         amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3794/85 (12), the vari­
   Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and Article 12 (1) (a) of                  able component of the levy on certain processed products
   Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ; whereas Article 2 of                     must be reduced by the incidence of the production
   Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October                      refund granted in respect of basic products intended for
   1975 on the import and export system for products                      processing ;
   processed from cereals and rice (*), as last amended by
   Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 {% provides that the inci­
   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 prece­               Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the inte­
    ding that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted             rests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and of
    on the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic               the overseas countries and territories, the levy relating to
    products in question during the month of importation is                them in respect of certain products processed from cereals
    calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic products            must be reduced by the amount of the fixed component
    considered to have been used in the manufacture of the                 and, in respect of some of these products, by part of the
    processed product or the competing product which serves                variable component ; whereas this reduction must be
    as a reference for processed products not containing                   made in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regula­
    cereals ;                                                              tion (EEC) No 486/85 of 26 February 1985 on the
    (■) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                                O OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
    Ì2) OJ No L 377, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 1 .                                 (8) OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p. 8 .
    (3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                                    (») OJ No L 195, 26. 7. 1975, p. 25.
    H OJ No L 377, 31 . 12. 1987.                                           (10) OJ No L 247, 23. 9. 1975, p. 22.
    H OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                                   (») OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 57.
    («) OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.                                     H OJ No L 367, 31 . 12. 1985, p. 20.
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   gements arrangements applicable to agricultural products               rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
   and certain goods resulting from the processing of agri­               the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­
   cultural products originating in the African, Caribbean                tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (*), as last amended by Regula­
   and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territo­           tion (EEC) No 1636/87 (*),
   ries ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1821 /87 (2) ;          — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
   Whereas, in respect of products falling within subheading              arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
   07.06 A of the Common Cuxtoms Tariff, Council Regula­                  these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­
   tion (EEC) No 430/87 of 9 February 1987 concerning the                 tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
   import arrangements applicable to products falling within              previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
   subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff                    Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 (1 ) of Regulation
   coming from third countries and amending Regulation                (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this
  (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff (3) lays               Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­
  down the terms on which the import levy may be charged              ture,
  at 6 % ad valorem ; whereas account should be taken of
  the introduction on 1 January 1988 of the new tariff
  nomenclature laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical
  nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (4) and                                        Article 1
  to that end former subheading 07.06 A should be
  replaced by the corresponding subheadings 0714 10 90                The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
  and 071490 10 of the new nomenclature ;                             Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in
                                                                      Article 1 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and
  Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally levies           subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75, shall be as set
  should be calculated on the following basis :                       out in the Annex hereto.
  — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
                                                                                               Article 2
       tion to each other at any given moment within a band
       of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1988.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                      States.
                      Done at Brussels, 29 January 1988.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                   Vice-President
(')  OJ   No   L 61 , 1 . 3. 1985, p. 4.
0    OJ   No   L 172, 30. 6. 1987, p. 102.
0    OJ   No   L 43, 13. 2. 1987, p. 9.                             0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(4)  OJ   No   L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1 .                            ìf) OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
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                                                              ANNEX
                       to the Commission Regulation of 29 January 1988 fixing the import levies on products
                                                  processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                            (ECU/tonne)
            \                                                               Imports
                           CN code                                       Third countries        ACP or OCT
                                                  Portugal         (other than ACP or OCT)
              0714 10 10                            42,52                    189,18                 184,35 0
              0714 10 90                            39,50                    186,16 0               184,35 00
              0714 90 10                            39,50                    186,16 0               184,35 00
                                                    25,14                    318,07                 312,03
              1102 20 10 (2)
                                                    13,84                    179,84                 176,82
              1102 20 90 (2)
                                                      3,02                    197.01                193,99
              1102 30 00 0
                                                    77,14                    341,13                 335,09
              1102 90 10 0
                                                   178,39                    278.02                 271,98
              1102 90 30 0
                                                    37,82                     187,31                184,29
               1102 90 90 (2)
                                                   178,39                     278,02                271.98
               1103 12 00 0
                                                     25,14                    300,07                294,03
               1103 13 11 (2)
                                                     25,14                    318,07                312,03
               1103 13 19 (2)
               1 1 03 1 3 90                         13,84                    179,84                 176,82
                                                       3,02                   197.01                 193.99
               1103 14 00 0
                                                     88,95                    307,63                 301,59
               1 103 19 10
                                                     77,14                    341,13                 335,09
               1103 19 30 (2)
                                                     37,82                     187,31                184,29
               1103 19 90 (2)
                                                     38,62                    362,48                 356,44
               1103 21 00 (2)
                                                     88,95                     307,63                301,59
               1103 29 10 (2)
                                                     77,14                     341.13                335,09
                1103 29 20 (2)
                                                    178,39                     278.02                271.98
                1103 29 30 (2)
                                                     25,14                     318,07                312,03
                1103 29 40 0
                                                        3,02                   197,01                 193.99
                1103 29 50 0
                                                      37,82                    187,31                 184,29
                1103 29 90 0
                                                      43,31                    192,90                 189,88
                1104 11 10 0
                                                      85,04                    378,36                 372,32
                1104 11 90 0
                                                    100,69                     157.14                 154,12
                1104 12 10 0
                                                    197,54                     308,24                 302,20
                1104 12 90 0
                                                      38,62                    362,48                 356,44
                1104 19 10 0
                                                      88,95                    307,63                 301,59
                1104 19 30 0
                                                      25,14                     318,07                312,03
                1104 19 50 0
                                                        6,04                    335,46            .   329,42
                 1104 19 91 0
                                                      67,46                     331,26                325,22
                 1104 19 990
                                                       66,22                    300,88                297,86
                 1104 21 10 0
                                                       66,22                    300,88                297,86
                 1104 21 30 0
                                                     104,79                     471,44                465,40
                 1104 21 50 0
                                                       43,31                    192,90                 189,88
                 1104 21 90 0
                                                     175,37                     275,00                 271,98
                 1104 22 10 0
                                                     175,37                     275,00                 271,98
                 1 104 22 30 0
                                                     156,22                     244,78                 241,76
                 1104 22 50 0
                                                     100,69                      157,14                154,12
                 1104 22 90 0
                                                       20,00                     280,38                277,36
                 1104 23 10 0
                                                       20,00                     280,38                277,36
                  1104 23 30 0
                                                        13,84                    179,84                176,82
                  1104 23 90 0
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                                                                                        (ECU/tonne)
                                                                Imports
                   CN code
                                                            Third countries
                                      Portugal                                ACP or OCT
                                                      (other than ACP or OCI)
        1104 29 10*10 00                27.09                   266,39           263,37
        1104 29 10*20 (2)0              64,28                   225,86           222,84
        1104 29 10*30 0 0               57,61                   292,1 1          289,09
        1104 29 10*40 00                57,61                   292,1 1          289,09
        1 104 29 10*90 0 O              57,61                   292,1 1          289,09
        1104 29 30*10 00                31,98                   319,85           316.83
        1 104 29 30*20 0 0              76,72                   271.10           268,08
        1104 29 30*30 0 0               57,61                   292.1 1          289,09
        1 104 29 30*40 0 0              57,61                   292,1 1          289,09
        1 104 29 30*90 0 H              57.61                   292,11          289,09
        1104 29 91 0                    21,48                   205,00          201.98
        1104 29 95 0                    50,00                   173,92           170,90
        1104 29 99 0                    37.82                   187,31           184,29
        1104 30 10                      19.62                   154,56           148.52
        1104 30 90                      14,00                   136,05           130,01
        1106 20 10                      42,52                   189,18           182.53 0
        1106 20 91                      37.63                   283,54          259.36 0
        1106 20 99                      37,63                   299,64          275,46 0
        1107 10 11                     43.10                    363,36          352.48
        1107 10 19                     34,95                    274.25          263.37
       1107 1091                       81,19                   342,24 0         331.36
       1107 10 99                      63,42                   258.47           247,59
       1107 20 00                      72.1 1                  299,43 0         288,55
       1108 1100                       60,37                   425,39           404.84
       1108 12 00                      37,63                   283,54           262.99
       1108 13 00                      37,63                   283,54           262,99
       1108 14 00                      37,63                   283,54           131.49 0
       1108 19 10                      30.83                   290,77           259,94
       1108 19 90                      37,63                   283,54           131,49
       1109 00 00                     253,74                   917,42           736,08
       1702 30 91 0                   119,00                   439,76           343,04
       1702 30 99 0                    83,57                   329.48           262,99
       1702 40 90 0                    83,57                   329,48           262,99
       1702 90 50 0                    83,57                   329,48           262,99
       1702 90 75                     120,06                   456,09           359.37
       1702 90 79                      82,72                   316,42           249,93
       2106 90 55          ^           83,57                   329,48           262,99
       2302 10 10               v      15,55                     84,05            78,05
       2302 10 90                      26,46                   173.26           167,26,
      2302 20 10                       15,55                     84,05           78,05
      2302 20 90                       26,46                   173,26           167,26
      2302 30 10                       15,55                     84,05           78,05
      2302 30 90                       26,46                   173,26           167,26
      2302 40 10                       15,55                     84,05           78,05
      2302 40 90                       26,46                   173,26           167,26
      2303 10 11                     202,56                    508,04          326,70
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            (') This levy is limited to 6 % of the value for customs purposes, subject to certain conditions.
            o For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 11101, 1102, 1103 and 1 104 and^ those falling
                  whithin subheadings 2302 10, 2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40, products falling within heading Nos 1101 , 1102, 1103 and 1104
                  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 %
                      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 Nos 1103 and 1104.
             (3) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the products falling within subheadings 1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59 are subject to the
                  same levy as products falling within subheading 1702 30 91 and 1702 30 99.
             (<) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 5,44 ECU/tonne for products originating in Turkey.
             (5) 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 subheading 0714 90 10,
                       flours and meal of arrow-root falling within subheading 1106 20,
                  — arrow-root starch falling within subheading 1108 19 90.
              (®) Taric   code : wheat.
              Q   Taric   code : rye.
              (8) Taric   code : millet.
              (9) Taric   code : sorghum.
             (10) Taric code : others.                                                                                                          -