CELEX: 31986R0536
Language: en
Date: 1986-03-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 536/86 of 28 February 1986 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

1 . 3 . 86                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 55/25
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 536/86
                                                       of 28 February 1986
                         fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         essential to ensure continuity of operation of the common
                                                                    agricultural policy in the cereals sector ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                 Whereas, in order to ensure continuity of operation of the
                                                                    import arrangements for cereals, the prices set in Article 2
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                of Regulation (EEC) No 2124/85 Q, should be used for
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                calculation of the levies on processed products ; whereas
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)          these prices will be adjusted, beginning on 1 September
No 3793/85 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,           1985, by amounts equal to the montly increases fixed by
                                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 1020/84 ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                   Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 of
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the import
No 3793/85 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,           levy on products processed from cereals and from rice
                                                                    and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products
                                                                    and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,             cereals (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    1740/78 (9), provides that the levy thus determined,
                                                                    increased by the fixed component is valid in general for
Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable         one month but is altered where the levy applicable to the
component of the import levy on products processed                  basic product concerned differs by not less than 3,02 ECU
from cereals and rice are laid down in Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of      per tonne from the average of the levies calculated as
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of             described above :
Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ; whereas Article 2 of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October
1975 on the import and export system for products                   Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC)
processed from cereals and rice (*), as last amended by             No 2744/75 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No
Regulation (EEC) No 1027/84 (*), provides that the inci­            1579/74, the levy on certain processed products must be
dence on the prime costs of these products of the levies            reduced by an amount equal to the production refund
applicable to their basic products should be calculated on          granted in respect of basic products for processing ;
the basis of the average of the levies applicable to these          whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 (10), as amended by
basic products for the first 25 days of the month prece­            Regulation (EEC) No 2415/75 ("), laid down certain tran­
ding that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted           sitional measures in respect of starches ;
on the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic
products in question during the month of importation is
calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic products
considered to have been used in the manufacture of the              Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified in
processed product or the competing product which serves             Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; whereas, in accordance
as a reference for processed products not containing                with Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 (12), as last amended
cereals ;                                                           by Regulation (EEC) No 1499/85 (13), the variable compo­
                                                                    nent of the levy on certain processed products must be
                                                                    reduced by the incidence of the production refund
                                                                    granted in respect of basic products intended for proces­
                                                                    sing ;
Whereas the 1985/86 marketing year for cereals other
than durum wheat begins on 1 August 1985 ; whereas the
Council has not, to date, adopted prices for these products         Whereas, in respect of products falling within subheading
for the 1985/86 marketing year ; whereas the Commis­                07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff, Council Regula­
sion, in compliance with the tasks entrusted to it by the           tion (EEC) No 604/83 of 14 March 1983 on the import
Treaty, is obliged to adopt the precautionary measures
                                                                    0 OJ No L 198 , 30. 7. 1985, p. 31 .
(') uj No L 281 , 1 . 11 . w / x p . 1 .                            (8) OJ  No L 168 , 25. 6.   1974, p. 7 .
(2) OJ   No L 367,  31 . 12. 1985, p. 19                            O OJ    No L 202, 26. 7.    1978, p. 8 .
(3) OJ   No L 166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                             (10) OJ No L 195, 26. 7.     1975, p. 25.
(«) OJ   No L 362,  31 . 12. 1985, p. 8 .                           (") OJ  No L 247, 23 . 9.    1975, p. 22.
0   OJ   No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                           (12) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 .  1975, p. 57.
fa OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 15.                                  13) OJ No L 151 , 10 . 6.   1985, p. 24.
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system applicable in 1983 to 1986 to products falling              Portugal (3), the same arrangements are to be applied in
within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs                    the case of Spain ; whereas a levy should be applied
Tariff and amending Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on the              pursuant to those arrangements and whereas that levy
Common Customs Tariff (') lays down the terms on                   should be calculated in accordance with the rules laid
which the import levy may be charged at 6 % ad                     down in Regulation 156/67/EEC and taking into account
valorem and provides for the Common Customs Tariff to              the situation with regard to market prices in Portugal ;
be amended accordingly ;                                           and whereas, in the case of imports into Spain the acces-.
                                                                   sion compensatory amount applicable to trade between
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally levies          Spain and the Community as constituted at 31 December
should be calculated on the following basis :                      1985 should be deducted from the levy ;
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band          Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regulation
     of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central         (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this
     rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in     Regulation is incorporated in the Common Customs
     the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)     Tariff,
     No 1676/85 (2),
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
     these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­
     tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
     previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;                                        Article 1
Whereas, pursuant to Article 272 of the Act of Accession,          The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985                   Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in
must, in the case of products specified in Article 1 of            Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in Article 1 of Regula­            subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75, shall be as set
tion (EEC) No 1418/76 which are imported from                      out in the Annex hereto .
Portugal, apply the arrangements which were applicable
in respect of Portugal before accession ; whereas, under
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3792/85 of 20                                       Article 2
December 1985 laying down the arrangements applying
to trade in agricultural products between Spain and                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 28 February 1986.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                              Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                  Vice-President
 (') OJ No L 72, 18 . 3. 1983, p. 3.
 b) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .                                (3) OJ No L 367, 31 . 12. 1985, p. 7.
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                                                          ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 28 February 1986 fixing the import levies on products
                                              processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                (ECU/tonne)
                                                                         Imports
                         CCT heading No
                                                            Portugal              Third countries
           07.06 A I                                          29,60                   146,81 (')
           07.06 A II                                         32,62                   149,83 (')
           11.01 C (2)                                        59,32                   270,30
           11.01 D (2)                                      133,16                    240,62
           11.01 E I (2)                                       6,04                   232,16
           11.01 E II (2)                                      3,02                   131,15
           11.01 F (2)                                        32,28                   168,02
           11.01 G (2)                                         3,02                   140,70
           11.02 A II (2)                                     68,81                   250,93
           11.02 A III (2)                                    59,32                   270,30
           11.02 A IV (2)                                   133,16                    240,62
           11.02 A V a) 1 (2)                                  6,04                   197,22
           1 1 .02 A V a) 2 (2)                                6,04                   232,16
           1 1 .02 A V b) (2)                                  3,02                   131,15
           11.02 A VI (2)                                     32,28                   168,02
           11.02 A VII (2)                                     3,02                   140,70
           1 1 .02 B I a) 1 (2)                               50,38                   237,92
           11.02 B I a) 2 aa)                                 75,05                   135,95
           1 1 .02 B I a) 2 bb) (2)                         130,14                    237,60
           11.02 Bib) 1 (2)                                   50,38                   237,92
           11.02 Bib) 2 (2)                                 130,14                    237,60
           1 1.02 B 11 a) (2)                                  3,02                   213,25
           1 1.02 B II b) (2)                                 49,40                   183,97
           1 1.02 B II c) (2)                                  3,02                   204,01
           1 1.02 B II d) (2)                                  3,02                   218,99
           11.02 C I (2)                                       3,02                   255,93
           11.02C II (2)                                      58,81                   220,70
           1 1.02 C III (2)                                   80,04                   373,07
           1 1.02 C IV (2)                                   116,01                   211,53
           11.02 CV (2)                                        3,02                   204,01
           1 1.02 C VI (2)                                     3,02                   218,99
           11.02 D I (2)                                       3,02                   164,25
           1 1.02 D II (2)                                    38,59                   141,79
           11.02 Dili (2)                                     33,21                   152,77
            11.02 D IV (2)                                    75,05                   135,95
           1 1 .02 D V (2)                                     3,02                   131,15
            1 1.02 D VI (2)                                    3,02                   140,70
            11.02 EI a) 1 (2)                                 33,21                   152,77
            1 1 .02 E I a) 2 (2)                              75,05                   135,95
            1 1.02 E I b) 1 (2)                               65,24                   299,66
            1 1 .02 E I b) 2 (2)                             147,28                   266,68
            1 1.02 E II a) (2)                                 6,04                   290,57
            1 1.02 E lib) (2)                                 68,81                   250,93
            1 1.02 E lie) (2)                                  6,04                   232,16
            1 1.02 E 11 d) 1 (2)                              55,72                   286,23
            11.02 E II d) 2 (2)                                 6,04                  249,00
            1 1 .02 F I (2)                                     6,04                  290,57
            1 1.02  F II (2)                                  68,81                   250,93
            1 1.02  F III (2)                                 59,32                   270,30
            11.02   F IV (2)                                 133,16                   240,62
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                                                                                                         (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                Imports
                         CCT heading No
                                                              Portugal                      Third countries
            1 1 .02 F V (2)                                      6,04                           232,16
            1 1 .02 F VI (2)                                    32,28                           168,02
            1 1.02 F VII (2)                                     3,02                           140,70
            11.02G I                                             6,04                           124,59
            11.02 Gil                                            6,04                           100,26
            11.04 CI                                            32,62                           149,83
            11.04 C II a)                                       20,55                           191,55
            1 1.04 C lib)                                       20,55                           222,80
            1 1 .07 A 1 a)                                      10,88                           292,24
            11.07 A lb)                                         10,88                           221,11
            11.07 A 11 a)                                       63,57                           272,20 0
            11.07 A lib)                                        50,25                           206,14
            11.07 B                                             56,76                           238,44 0
            11.08 A I                                           20,55                           191,55
            11.08 All                                           72,78                           231,09
            11.08 A III                                         20,55                           307,17
            11.08 A IV                                          20,55                           191,55
            11.08 A V                                           20,55                           191,55
            11.09                                              181,34                           702,46
            17.02 B II a) (3)                                   96,72                           319,76
            17.02 B II b) (3)                                   66,49                           237,49
            17.02 F II a)                                       96,72                           330,38
            17.02 F lib)                                        66,49                           228,99
           21.07 F II                                           66,49                           237,49
           23.02 A I a)                                         10,14                            66,27
           23.02 A I b)                                         14,88                           135,15
           23.02 A II a)                                        10,14                            66,27
           23.02 A II b)                                        14,88                           135,15
           23.03 A I                                           181,34                           393,76
           (') 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.