CELEX: 31975R1340
Language: en
Date: 1975-05-28 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1340/75 of the Commission of 27 May 1975 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

28 . 5 . 75                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 137/7
                                   REGULATION ( EEC) No 1340/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                                of 27 May 1975
                          fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          feedingstuffs manufactured from cereals, as amended
  COMMUNITIES,                                                            by Regulation ( EEC) No 31 03/74 (8), provides that the
                                                                          levy thus determined, increased by the fixed compo­
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   nent, is valid in general for one month but is altered
  Economic Community ;                                                    where the levy applicable to the basic product
                                                                          concerned differs by not less than 0-25 unit of
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                             account per 100 kilogrammes from the average of the
  67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                     levies calculated as described above ;
  tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­
  lation ( EEC) No 85/75 (2 ), and in particular Article 14
  (4) thereof ;                                                           Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
                                                                          (EEC) No 1052/68 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                             No 1 579/74, the levy on certain processed products
  67/ EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                     must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
  tion of the market in rice as last amended by Regula­                   tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
  tion ( EEC) No 476/ 75 (4 ), and in particular Article 12               processing ;
  (4) thereof ;
                                                                          Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
  Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                            in Regulation ( EEC) No 1052/68 ;
  Committee ;
  Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­                Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
                                                                          interests   of   the    Associated        African  States and
  able component of the import levy on products
  processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                        Madagascar and of the Overseas Countries and Terri­
  Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation No 120/ 67/ EEC and                  tories, and of the United Republic of Tanzania, the
  Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC ;                     Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, the
  whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                        levy relating to them in respect of certain products
   1052/ 68 (5 ) of 23 July 1968 on the import and export                 processed from cereals must be reduced by the
  system for products processed from cereals and rice, as                 amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
  last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 980/ 75 (b),                       some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
  provides that the incidence on the prime costs of                       nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
  these products of the levies applicable to their basic                  dance with Article 1 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No
  products should be calculated on the basis of the                       522/70 (l)) of 17 March 1970 on the treatment to be
  average of the levies applicable to these basic products                accorded to products processed from cereals and rice
  for the first twenty-five days of the month preceding                   originating in the Associated African States and
  that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on                 Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries and Territo­
  the basis of the threshold price valid for the ­               basic    ries, and Article 1 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No
   products in question during the month of importa­                      653/71 ( 10) of 30 March 1971 on the treatment to be
  tion , is calculated on the basis of the quantities of                  accorded to products processed from cereals and rice
  basic products considered to have been used in the                      originating in the United Republic of Tanzania, the
  manufacture of the processed product or the                             Republic of Uganda or the Republic of Kenya, as last
  competing product which serves as a reference for                       amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 241 /75 (");
  processed products not containing cereals ;
                                                                          Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1052/ 68
  Whereas         Commission           Regulation        ( EEC)        No provides that the levy to be charged on the products
   1 579/74 ( 7 ) of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for                    listed in the Annex to that Regulation under heading
  calculating the import levy on products processed                       No 07.06 A is limited , with effect from the date of
  from cereals and from rice and for the advance fixing                   entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
  of this levy for these products and for compound                        annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and
                                                                          Trade, to the amount resulting from application of the
  (') OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967 , p*. 2269 / 67 .
  (-') O ) No L I 1 , 1 6 . 1 . 1 975, p . 1 .                            rate of duty bound within GATT ;
; (') Oj No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .
> (■») OJ No L 52, 28 . 2 . 1975 , p . 31 .                               (s) OJ No L ,331 , 11 . 12 . 1974, p . 7 .
: 0 ) O'j No L 179, 25 . 7. 1968 , p . 8 .                                H OJ No L 65 , 21 . 3 . 1970, p . 10 .
. (h) O'j No L 95, 17. 4. 1975, p. 1 .                                    ( I0) OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p . 2 .
■ ( 7) O'J No L 168 , 25. 6 . 1974, p. 7.                                 (") OJ No L 26, 31 . 1 . 1975, p . 5 .
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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
    relation to each other, at any given moment,                                     Article 1
    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
— for other currencies an exchange rate based on the         in Article 1 (d) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC and in
    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each         Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC and
    of these currencies recorded for a given period, in      subject to Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68 are hereby
    relation to the Community currencies referred to         fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation .
    in the previous subparagraph ;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­
                                                                                     Article 2
tion No 120/67/ EEC, the nomenclature provided for
in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
Customs Tariff,                                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1975.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 27 May 1975 .
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                        P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                  Member of the Commission
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                                                      ANNEX
                   \                                                                           Lfcvies in u.a./lOO kg
                                                                                         Third countries
                                                                                          (other than       AASM , OCT.
    CCT heading No                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                  AASM and            Tanzania,
                                                                                         OCT, Tanzania ,     Uganda and
                                                                                          Uganda and             Kenya
                                                                                             Kenya)
07.06 A            Manioc, arrowroot, salep and other similar roots and tubers               0-866 (»)           0-746 (')
                   with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
11.01 C            Barley flour (*)                                                          9162                8-662
11.01 D            Oat flour (■)                                                             7-709               7-209
11.01 EI           Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 */o by weight (*)         6-064               5-564
11.01 E!I          Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1*5 •/« by weight (*)             3-403               3-153
11.01 F            Rice flour (*)                                                            0-250                 0
11.01 G            Buckwheat flour (■)                                                       3-661               3-161
11.01 H            Millet flour (•)                                                          0-250                 0
11.01 1 J          Canary seed flour (*)                                                     0-250                 0
11.01 K            Grain sorghum flour (•)                                                   3-694               3-444
11.01 L            Cereals flours, other than flour of wheat, meslin, rye, barley, oats,      0-250                0
                   maize, rice, buckwheat, millet, canary seed or grain sorghum (■)
11.02 A II         Rye groats and meal (■)                                                  10*742              10-242
11.02 A III        Barley groats and meal (')                                                 9-162              8-662
11.02 A IV         Oat groats and meal (■)                                                   7-709               7-209
11.02 A V a) 1     Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1*5 •/• by          2-869               2-369
                   weight, for the brewing industry (*)
11.02 A V a) 2     Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 #/o by           6-064              5-564
                   weight, other than for the brewing industry (*)
11.02 A Vb)        Maize groats and meal, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 #/o by              3-403               3-153
                   weight (l)
11.02 A VI         Rice groats and meal (•)                                                  0,250                 0
 11.02 A VII       Buckwheat groats and meal (•)                                             3-661               3-161
11.02 A VIII       Millet groats and meal (*)                                                0-250                 0
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                                                                                               Levies in u.a./lOO kg
                                                                                         Third countries
                                                                                          (other than       AASM , OCT,
    CCT heading No                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                  A ASM and          Tanzania ,
                                                                                         OCT, Tanzania ,    Uganda and
                                                                                          Uganda and            Kenya
                                                                                             Kenya)
11.02 A IX         Grain sorghum groats and meal (f)                                         3-694              3-444
1 1.02 AX          Cereals groats and meal, other than groats and meal of wheat,             0-250                0
                   meslin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain
                   sorghum (*)
11.02 B I a) 1     Hulled (shelled or husked) barley (*)                                     7-949              7-699
11.02 B I a) 2 aa) Clipped oats                                                       N      4-335              4-085
11.02 B I a) 2 bb) Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (*)               7-459              7-209
11.02 B I a) 3     Hulled (shelled or husked) buckwheat (*)                                  3-060              2-810
1 1.02 B I a) 4    Hulled (shelled or husked) millet (*)                                     0-250                0
11.02 Bib) 1       Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley ('Griitze' or 'Grutten') (')          7-949              7-699
11.02 Bib) 2       Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats ('Griitze' or 'Grutten') (*)            7-459              7-209
11.02 Bib) 3       Hulled and sliced or kibbled buckwheat ('Griitze' or 'Grutten') (*)       3-060              2-810
11.02 Bib) 4       Hulled and sliced or kibbled millet ('Griitze' or 'Grutten') (*)          0-250                0
11.02 B II a)      Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, whether or not sliced or                6-130              5-880
                   kibbled (2)
11.02 B II b)      Hulled (shelled or husked) rye, whether or not sliced or                  7-818              7-568
                   kibbled (*)
                   Hulled (shelled or husked) maize, whether or not sliced or                5-196              4-946
11.02 B II c)
                   kibbled (*)
11.02 B II d)      Hulled (shelled or husked) grain sorghum, whether or not sliced or        5-652              5-402
                   kibbled (*)
11.02 B II e)      Hulled (shelled or husked) grains, whether or not sliced or               0-250                0
                   kibbled, other than those of wheat, rye, maize, barley, oats,
                   buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (')
11.02 CI           Pearled wheat (■)                                                         7-324              7-074
11.02 C II         Pearled rye (*)                                                           9-354              9-104
11.02 CIII         Pearled barley (')                                                       12-530            12-030
11.02 CIV          Pearled oats (*)                                                          6-658              6-408
11.02 CV           Pearled maize (*)                                                         5-196              4-946
11.02 C VI         Pearled buckwheat (')                                                     3-060             2-810
11.02 C VII        Pearled millet (•)                                                        0-250                0
11.02 C VIII       Pearled grain sorghum (')                                                 5-652             5-402
114)2 C IX         Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize,     0-250                0
                   buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (*)
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                    l                                                                      Levies in u.a./lOO kg
                                                                                                     i
                                                                                     Third countries
                                                                                      (other than       AASM , OCT,
     OCT heading No                      Nomenclature in simplified wording           AASM and           Tanzania ,
                                                                                     OCT, Tanzania ,    Uganda and
                                                                                      Uganda and            Kenya
                                                                                         Kenya )
 11.02 D I           Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                         4-759              4-509
 1 1.02 D II         Rye not ptherwise worked than kibbled (')                           6-054              5-804
 11.02 Dili          Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (f)                        5-158              4-908
 11.02 D IV          Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (f)                          4-335              4-085
 11.02 D V          Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                          3-403              3-153
11.02 D VI          Buckwheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                      2-041              1-791
11.02 D VII         Millet not otherwise worked than kibbled (l)                         0-250                0
11.02 D VIII         Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                 3-694             3-444
11.02 D IX          Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled, other than grains of       0-250                0
                    wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet or grain sor­
                    ghum (2)
11.02 EI a) 1       Rolled barley (*)                                                    5-158              4-908
11.02 EI a) 2       Rolled oats (f)                                                      4-335              4-085
11.02 EI a) 3       Rolled buckwheat (')                                                 2-041              1-791
11.02 E I a) 4      Rolled millet (*)                                                    0-250                0
11.02 E lb) 1       Flaked barley (*)                                                  10-124              9-624
11.02 E lb) 2       Flaked oats (*)                                                      8-510             8-010
11.02 E lb) 3       Flaked buckwheat (•)                                                 3-661             3-161
11.02 E lb) 4       Flaked millet (*)                                                    0-500                0
11.02 EII a)        Rolled or flaked wheat (•)                                           8-458             7-958
11.02 E II b)       Rolled or flaked rye (*)                                           10-742            10-242
11.02 EII c)        Rolled or flaked maize (®)                                          6-064              5-564
11.02 E II d)       Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (')                                  6-577              6-077
11.02 E II e) 1     Flake rice (*)                                                      0-500                 0
11.02 EII e) 2      Rolled or flaked grains other than grains of wheat, rye, barley,    0-500                 0
                    oa ;, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum, excluding
                    flaked rice (*)
11.02 F I           Wheat pellets (')                                                   8-458              7-958
11.02 F II          Rye pellets (*)                                                    10-742            10-242
11.02 Fill          Barley pellets (•)                                                  9-162              8-662
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                                                                                               Levies in u.a./lOO kg
                                                                                         Third countries
                                                                                          (other than      AASM , OCT,
     CCT heading No                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                AASM and            Tanzania ,
                                                                                         OCT, Tanzania ,    Uganda and
                                                                                          Uganda and            Kenya
                                                                                             Kenya)
11.02 F IV          Oat pellets (*)                                                          7-709              7-209
11.02 FV            Maize pellets (*)                                                        6-064              5-564
1 1.02 F VI         Rice pellets (*)                                                         0-250                0
11.02 F VII         Buckwheat pellets (*)                                                    3-661              3-161
1 1.02 F VIII       Millet pellets (2)                                                       0-250                0
11.02 FIX           Grain sorghum pellets {*)                                                3-694              3-444
11.02 FX            Pellets of cereals other than wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice,     0-250                o
                    buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
11.02 G I           Wheat germ, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                              3-816              3-316
11 . 02 G II        Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled flaked or ground         2-818              2-318
11.06 A             Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,               1-116              0-686
                    salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                    for the manufacture of starches
11.06 51            Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,             3-819              1-939
                    salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                    for the manufacture of starches
1 1.06 B II         Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,             6-677              4-797
                    salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                    other than for the manufacture of starches
11.07 Ala)          Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                8-769              7-869
11.07 Alb )         Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of           6-780              5-880
                    flour
11.07 A H a )       Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form         9-465 {*)          8-565
                    of flour
11.07 A II b )      Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, other than in       7-300              6-400
                    the form of flour
11.07 B             Roasted malt                                                             8-359 (4)          7-459
11.08 A I           Maize starch                                                             3-819              2-119
11.08 A II          Rice starch                                                              2-550                0
11.08 A III         Wheat starch                                                             4-166              2-466
11.08 A IV          Potato starch                                                            3-819              2-119
11.08 A V           Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch                  3-819              1-060
11.09 A             Dried wheat gluten                                                     19-484               4-484
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                                                                                                                           Levies in u.a./lOO kg
                                                                                                                    Third countries
                                                                                                                      (other than      AASM . OCT,
       CCT heading No                                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                          AASM and            Tanzania,
                                                                                                                    OCT, Tanzania ,     Uganda and
                                                                                                                      Uganda and            Kenya
                                                                                                                         Kenya)
   11.09 B                         Wheat gluten, other than dried .                                                    19-484               4-484
   17.02 B II a )                  Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 ®/o or                  10-764               2-764
                                   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%                        7-619              2-119
                                  or more by weight of the pure product (s), 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                     10-764               2-764
                                   powder, whether or not agglomerated
  17.05 B II                       Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of                        7-619             2-119
                                   white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
  23.02 A 1 »)                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                     1-232              1-232
                                  or working of maize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding
                                  35 °/o by weight
 23.02 A I b )                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                     1-972              1-972
                                  or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                  35 °/o but not exceeding 45 °/o by weight, and having undergone a
                                   denaturing process
  23.02 A I b) 2                  Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                    3-944              3-944
                                  or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                  35 %> but not exceeding 45 °/o by weight, not having undergone
                                  a denaturing process, or with a starch content exceeding 45 °/o
                                   by weight
23.02 A II a )                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                    0-986              0-986
                                  or working of cereals other than maize or rice, of which the starch
                                  content does not exceed 28 °/o by weight, and of which the percen­
                                  tage which passes through a sieve with an aperture of 0-2 mm
                                  does not exceed 10 % by weight or of which the sieved product
                                  has an ash content, calculated on the dry product, of 1-5 °/o
                                  or more by weight
23.02 A II b )                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                    3-944              3-944
                                  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                        17-632              2-632
                             i    concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on
                             i
                                  the dry product, exceeding 40 % by weight
 (*) This levy is limited to 6 '/• of the value for customs purposes .
  (') For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within headings Nos 11.01 and 11.02 and those falling 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 •/• by weight
      — an ash content, by weight, referred to dry matter (after deduction of any added minerals), not exceeding 1-6 •/• for rice, 2-J •/# 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 No 189/WEEC the product falling within subheading No 17.02 B I is subject to the same levy ai product* falling
      within subheading No 17.02 B II .
(4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 3375/73 this levy is reduced by 0-45 u.a. /lOO kg for products originating in Turkey.