CELEX: 31985R2705
Language: en
Date: 1985-09-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2705/85 of 26 September 1985 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

27. 9 . 85                              Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 256/21
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2705/85
                                                    of 26 September 1985
                     fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
                                                                  products for the 1985/86 marketing year ; whereas the
COMMUNITIES,                                                      Commission, in compliance with the tasks entrusted
                                                                  to it by the Treaty, is obliged to adopt the precau­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             tionary measures essential to ensure continuity of
Economic Community,                                               operation of the common agricultural policy in the
                                                                  cereals sector ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                  Whereas, in order to ensure continuity of operation of
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by           the import arrangements for cereals, the prices set in
Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular                Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2124/85 Q, should
Article 14 (4) thereof,                                           be used for calculation of the levies on processed
                                                                  products ; whereas these prices will be adjusted, begin­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      ning on 1 September 1985, by amounts equal to the
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                montly increases fixed by Regulation (EEC) No
of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation          1020/84 ;
(EEC) No 1025/84 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4)
thereof,                                                          Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74
                                                                  of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                      import levy on products processed from cereals and
Committee,                                                        from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for
                                                                  these products and for compound feedingstuffs manu­
Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the vari­          factured from cereals (8), as last amended by Regulation
able component of the import levy on products                     (EEC) No 1740/78 (9), provides that the levy thus
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                  determined, increased by the fixed component is valid
Article 14 (1 ) (A) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and            in general for one month but is altered where the levy
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76 ;            applicable to the basic product concerned differs by
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                  not less than 3,02 ECU per tonne from the average of
2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export               the levies calculated as described above ;
system for products processed from cereals and rice (*),
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/84 (6),               Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
provides that the incidence on the prime costs of these           (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
products of the levies applicable to their basic                  No 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products
products should be calculated on the basis of the                 must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
average of the levies applicable to these basic products          tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
for the first 25 days of the month preceding that of              processing ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 (10),
importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on the               as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2415/75 ("), laid
basis of the threshold price valid for the basic products         down certain transitional measures in respect of
in question during the month of importation is calcu­             starches ;
lated on the basis of the quantities of basic products
considered to have been used in the manufacture of
                                                                  Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
the processed product or the competing product
which serves as a reference for processed products not            in Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; whereas, in accord­
                                                                  ance with Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 (12), as last
containing cereals ;                                              amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1499/85 (13), the
                                                                  variable component of the levy on certain processed
                                                                  products must be reduced by the incidence of the
Whereas the 1985/86 marketing year for cereals other              production refund granted in respect of basic products
than durum wheat begins on 1 August 1985 ; whereas                intended for processing ;
the Council has not, to date, adopted prices for these
                                                                  0 OJ No L 198 , 30 . 7.     1985, p. 31 .
(') OJ  No L   281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1.                         (8) OJ No L 168 , 25. 6.    1974, p. 7.
(2) OJ  No L   107,  19 . 4.  1984, p. 1.                         O OJ No L 202, 26 . 7.      1978 , p. 8 .
(3) OJ  No L   166,  25. 6.   1976, p. 1.                         (I0) OJ No L 195, 26. 7.     1975, p. 25.
0   OJ  No L   107,  19 . 4.  1984, p. 13 .                       (") OJ No L 247, 23 . 9 .    1975, p. 22.
0   OJ  No L   281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                        (,2) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 .  1975, p. 57.
b) OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 15.                                I3) OJ No L 151 , 10 . 6.   1985, p. 24.
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 Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the                provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC)
interests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States             No 974/71 (-'), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
and of the overseas countries and territories, the levy            No 855/84 (4),
relating to them in respect of certain products               — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
processed from cereals must be reduced by the amount               arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
of the fixed component and, in respect of some of                  these currencies recorded over a given period in
these products, by part of the variable component ;                relation to the Community currencies referred to
whereas this reduction must be made in accordance
                                                                   in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­
with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                     cient ;
486/85 of 26 February 1985 on the arrangements
applicable to agricultural products and certain goods         Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regula­
resulting from the processing of agricultural products        tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for
originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States      in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
or in the overseas countries and territories (') ;            Customs Tariff,
Whereas, in respect of products falling within sub­
heading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff,
Council Regulation (EEC) No 604/83 of 14 March                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
1983 on the import system applicable in 1983 to 1986
to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the
                                                                                        Article 1
Common Customs Tariff and amending Regulation
(EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff (2)
lays down the terms on which the import levy may be           The import levies to be charged on the products listed
charged at 6 % ad valorem and provides for the                in Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
                                                              in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
Common Customs Tariff to be amended accordingly ;             and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally            as set out in the Annex hereto.
levies should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in                                     Article 2
     relation to each other at any given moment within
    a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October
    their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient         1985 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 26 September 1985.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                           Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                              Vice-President
(') OJ No L 61 , 1 . 3. 1985, p. 4.                           0 OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 72, 18 . 3. 1983, p. 3.                           («) OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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                                                             ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 26 September 1985 fixing the import levies on products
                                                processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                 (ECU/tonne)
                                                                               Imports
                           CCT heading No                    Third countries
                                                                                       ACP or OCT
                                                       (other than ACP or OCT)
            07.06 A I                                            111,33 0                109,52 0 0
            07.06 A II                                           114,35 (')              109,52 0 0
            11.01 C (2)                                          206,43                  200,39
            11.01 D (2)                                          152,29                  146,25
            11.01 E I (2)                                        175,08                  169,04
            11.01 E II 0                                           98,81                   95,79
            11.01 F (2)                                          103,76                  100,74
            11.01 G (2)                                          126,19                  123,17
            11.02 A II (2)                                       194,79                  188,75
            11.02 A III (2)                                      206,43                  200,39
            11.02 A IV 0                                         152,29                  146,25
            11.02 A V a) 1 (2)                                   140,14                  134,10
             1 1 .02 A V a) 2 (2)                                175,08                  169,04
            11.02 A Vb) (2)                                        98,81                   95,79
             11.02 A VI (2)                                      103,76                  100,74
             11.02 A VII (2)                                     126,19                  123,17
             11.02 B I a) 1 (2)                                  181,15                  178,13
             1 1 .02 B I a) 2 aa)                                  85,90                   82,88
             1 1 .02 B I a) 2 bb) (2)                            149,27                  146,25
             11.02 B lb) 1 (2)                                   181,15                  178,13
             1 1 .02 B I b) 2 (2)                                149,27                  146,25
             1 1.02 B II a) (2)                                  151,16                  148,14
             1 1 .02 B II b) (2)                                 142,48                  139,46
             11.02 B II c) (2)                                   153,28                  150,26
             1 1 .02 B II d) (2)                                 196,22                  193,20
             1 1 .02 C I (2)                                     181,23                  178,21
             11.02 C II (2)                                      170,80                  167,78
             11.02 C III (2)                                     284,37                  278,33
             11.02 CIV (2)                                       133,02                  130,00
             1 1 .02 C V (2)                                     153,28                  1 50,26
             11.02 C VI (2)                                      196,22                  193,20
             11.02 D I (2)                                       116,63                  113,61
             11.02 D II (2)                                      109,98                  106,96
             11.02 D III (2)                                     116,58                   113,56
             11.02 D IV (2)                                         85,90                  82,88
             11.02 DV (2)                                           98,81                  95,79
             1 1.02 D VI (2)                                     126,19                   123,17
             11.02 E la) 1 (2)                                    116,58                  113,56
             11.02 E I a) 2 (2)                                     85,90                  82,88
             11.02 E lb) 1 (2)                                   228,70                  222,66
             1 1 .02 E I b) 2 (2)                                 168,54                  162,50
              1 1.02 E II a) (2)                                 206,52                  200,48
              11.02 E II b) (2)                                   194,79                  188,75
              1 1.02 E II c) (2)                                  175,08                  169,04
              1 1 .02 E II d) 1 (2)                               177,11                  171,07
              1 1 .02 E II d) 2 (2)                              223,39                   217,35
              1 1 .02 F I (2)                                     206,52                  200,48
              1 1 .02 F II (2)                                    1 94,79                 188,75
              11.02 Fill (2)                                      206,43                  200,39
              11.02 F IV (2)                                      1 52,29                 146,25
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                                                                                                         (ECU/tonne)
                                                                              Imports
                        CCT heading No                     Third countries
                                                                                            ACP or OCT
                                                     (other than ACP or OCT)
          11.02 FV (2)                                         175,08                          169,04
          1 1 .02 F VI (2)                                     103,76                          100,74
          11.02 F VII (2)                                      126,19                          123,17
          1 1 .02 G I                                            89,58                          83,54
          11.02 G II                                             76,47                          70,43
          11.04 CI                                             114,35                          107,70 0
          11.04 C II a)                                        140,50                          116,32(0
          11.04 C lib)                                         171,75                          147,57 (*)
          11.07 A I a)                                         209,14                          198,26
          11.07 A lb)                                          159,02                          148,14
          11.07 A II a)                                        209,05 (4)                      198,17
          11.07 A lib)                                         158,95                          148,07
          11.07 B                                              1 83,44 (4)                     172,56
          11.08 A I                                            140,50                          119,95
          11.08 A II                                           138,95                          108,12
          11.08 A III                                          204,45                          183,90
          11.08 A IV                                           140,50                          119,95
          11.08 A V                                            140,50                           59,97(0
          11.09                                                515,70                          334,36
          17.02 B II a) (3)                                    253,17                          156,45
          17.02 B II b) 0                                      186,44                          119,95
          17.02 F II a)                                        260,62                          163,90
          17.02 F lib)                                         180,48                          113,99
          21.07 F II                                           186,44                          119,95
          23.02 A I a)                                           50,33                          44,33
          23.02 A lb)                                          100,99                           94,99
          23.02 A II a)                                          50,33                          44,33
          23.02 A lib)                                         100,99                           94,99
          23.03 A I                                            330,34                          149,00
          (') This levy is limited to 6 % of the value for customs purposes, subject to certain conditions.
          (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 % 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 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 5,44 ECU/tonne for
                products originating in Turkey.
          (*) 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 :
                — arrowroot falling within subheading 07.06 A,
                — flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheading 11.04 C,
                — arrowroot starch falling within subheading 11.08 A V.