CELEX: 31975R3071
Language: en
Date: 1975-11-27 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3071/75 of the Commission of 26 November 1975 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

27 . 11 . 75                           Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 307/ 11
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 3071 /75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                    of 26 November 1975
                     fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    of this levy for these products and for compound
COMMUNITIES,                                                      feedingstuffs manufactured from cereals, as last
                                                                  amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 997/75 (6),
                                                                  provides that the levy thus determined, increased by
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             the fixed component, is valid in general for one
Economic Community ;                                              month but is altered where the levy applicable to the
                                                                  basic product concerned differs by not less than 2-5
                                                                  units of account per metric ton from the average of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      the levies calculated as described above ;
2727/75 ( ! ) of 29 October 1975 on the common organ­
ization of the market in cereals, and in particular
Article 14 (4) thereof ;
                                                                  Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                       (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
67/ EEC (2) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­               No 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regula­            must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
tion (EEC) No 668 /75 (3), and in particular Article 12           tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
(4) thereof ;                                                     processing ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 ( 7)
                                                                  laid down certain transitional measures in respect of
                                                                  starches ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary
Committee ;
                                                                  Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­          in Regulation ( EEC) No 2744/75 ;
able component of the import levy on products
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC ;               Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
                                                                  interests of the African , Caribbean and Pacific States
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2744/75 (4) of 29 October 1975 on the import and                  or in the 'overseas countries and territories', the levy
export system for products processed from cereals and             relating to them in respect of certain products
rice, provides that the incidence on the prime costs of           processed from cereals must be reduced by the
 these products of the levies applicable to their basic           amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
 products should be calculated on the basis of the                some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
                                                                  nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
average of the levies applicable to these basic products
 for the first twenty-five days of the month preceding            dance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC)
 that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on           No 1 599/75 (8) of 24 June 1975 on the arrangements
 the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic             applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
 products in question during the month of importa­                 resulting from the processing of agricultural products
 tion , is calculated on the basis of the quantities of           originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific
                                                                  States or in the 'overseas countries and territories' ;
 basic products considered to have been used in the
 manufacture of the processed product or the
 competing product which serves as a reference for
 processed products not containing cereals ;                      Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75
                                                                   provides that the levy to be charged on the products
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No                             listed in the Annex to that Regulation under heading
                                                                   No 07.06 A is limited , with effect from the date of
 1 579/74 (5) of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for
 calculating the import levy on products processed                 entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
 from cereals and from rice and for the advance fixing             annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and
                                                                  Trade, to the amount resulting from application of the
 (>) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                           rate of duty bound within GATT ;
 (2 ) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .
 (3) OJ No L 72, 20. 3 . 1975, p. 18 .                             (6) OJ No L 202, 1 . 8 . 1975, p. 57.
 («) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 65 .                         ( 7) OJ No L 195 , 26 . 7 . 1975, p. 25 .
 (5 ) OJ No L 168 , 25 . 6. 1974, p . 7.                           (8) OJ No L 166 , 28 . 6 . 1975, p. 67 .
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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
                                                                                       Article 1
    relation to each Other, at any given moment,
    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
                                                             in Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
— for other currencies an exchange rate based on the         in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC and
    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each         subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 are hereby
    of these currencies recorded for a given period, in      fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation .
    relation to the Community currencies referred to
    in the previous subparagraph ;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­                                  Article 2
tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided
for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December
Customs Tariff,                                              1975 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 26 November 1975 .
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                  Member of the Commission
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                                                          ANNEX
                                                                                                Levies in u a. /metric ton
                                                                                           Third countries
      CCT heading No                      Nomenclature in simplified wording                 (other than         ACP and
                                                                                               ACP and            OCT (*)
                                                                                               OCT) (*)
 07.06 A             Manioc, arrowroot, salep and other similar roots and tubers                 2-57 (»)          1-07 (*)(«)
                     with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
 11.01 C             Barley flour (*)                                                           30-65             25-65
  11.01 D            Oat flour (*)                                                              48-96             43-96
 11.01 EI            Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % by weight (*)            64-08             59-08
 11.01 E II          Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1.5 °/o by weight (*)              35-98             33-48
11.01 F              Rice flour (*)                                                             12-41               9-91
11.01 G              Buckwheat flour (■)                                                         5-00                0
11.01 H              Millet flour (*)                                                           25-73             23-23
11.01 I J            Canary seed flour (*)                                                       2-50                0
11.01 K              Grain sorghum flour (*)                                                    33-62             31-12
11.01 L              Cereals flours, other than flour of wheat, meslin, rye, barley, oats,       2-50                0
                     maize, rice, buckwheat, millet, canary seed or grain sorghum (*)
11.02 All            Rye groats and meal (*)                                                    70-50             65-50
11.02 A III          Barley groats and meal (*)                                                 30-65             25-65
11.02 A IV           Oat groats and meal (')                                                    48-96             43-96
11.02 A Va) 1        Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 %> by            64-08             59-08
                     weight, for the brewing industry (l)
11.02 A V a) 2       Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by           64-08             59-08
                     weight, other than for the brewing industry (*)
11.02 A Vb)          Maize groats and meal, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 % by                 35-98             33-48
                     weight (l)
11.02 A VI           Rice groats and meal (')                                                   12-41               9-91
 11.02 A VII         Buckwheat groats and meal (*)                                               5-00                0
 » 1.02 A VIII       Millet groats and meal (*)                                                 25-73             23-23
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\\                                                                                               Levies in u. a. / metric ton
                                                                                            Third countries
      CCT heading No                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                   (other than           ACP and
                                                                                                ACP and              OCT (*)
                                                                                                OCT) (')
11.02 A IX           Grain sorghum groats and meal (*)                                           33-62               31-12
11.02 AX             Cereals groats and meal, other than groats and meal of wheat,                2-50                   0
                     meslin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain
                     sorghum (')
 11.02 B I a ) 1     Hulled (shelled or husked ) barley (f)                                      25-30                22-80
 11.02 B I a) 2 aa ) Clipped oats                                                                27-41                24-91
1 1.02 B I a ) 2 bb) Hulled (shelled or husked ) oats other than clipped oats (*)                46-46                43-96
1 1.02 B I a ) 3     Hulled (shelled or husked) buckwheat (*)                                     2-50                   0
1 1.02 B I a ) 4     Hulled (shelled or husked) millet (*)                                       38-93                36-43
 11.02 B lb) 1       Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (f)             25-30                22-80
11.02 Bib ) 2        Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats (' Grütze' or ' Grutten') (l)             46-46                43-96
11.02 Bib) 3         Hulled and sliced or kibbled buckwheat (' Grütze' or ' Grutten ') (*)        2-50                   0
11.02 Bib) 4         Hulled and sliced or kibbled millet (' Grütze' or ' Grutten ') (*)          38-93                36-43
 11.02 B II a )      Hulled (shelled or husked ) wheat, whether or not sliced or                 43-18                40-68
                     kibbled (*)
 1 1.02 B II b)      Hulled (shelled or husked)         rye, whether or not sliced or            50-90                48-40
                     kibbled (*)
                     Hulled (shelled or husked) maize, whether or not sliced or                  55-01                52-51
11.02 B II c)
                     kibbled (*)
                     Hulled (shelled or husked) grain sorghum, whether or not sliced or          51-32                48-82
 11.02 B II d )
                     kibbled (l)
11.02 Bile)          Hulled (shelled or husked) grains, whether or not sliced or                  2-50                   0
                     kibbled, other than those of wheat, rye, maize, barley, oats,
                     buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (*)
 1 1 .02 C I         Pearled wheat (■)                                                           51-44                48-94
 11.02 C II          Pearled rye (*)                                                             60-72                58-22
 11.02 C III         Pearled barley (*)                                                          40-63                35-63
 11.02 CIV           Pearled oats (l)                                                            41-57                39-07
 11.02 C V           Pearled maize (*)                                                           55-01               52-51
 11.02 C VI          Pearled buckwheat (*)                                                        2-50                   0
 1 1.02 C VII        Pearled millet (*)                                                          38-93                36-43
 11.02 C VIII        Pearled grain sorghum (*)                                                   51-32                48-82
  11.02 C IX         Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat, rye, barley , oats, maize,       2-50                   0
                     buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (f)
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                                                                                         Levies in u . a . /metric ton
                                                                                     Third countries
     CCT heading No                      Nomenclature in simplified wording           (other than            ACP and
                                                                                        ACP and               OCT (♦)
                                                                                        OCT) n
11.02 D I           Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                          33-70                31-20
1 1.02 D II         Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                            39-62                37-12
11 . 02 D III       Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (')                         17-04                 14-54
11.02 D IV          Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                           27-41                 24-91
11.02 D V           Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                          35-98                 33-48
11.02 D VI          Buckwheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                        2-50                   0
11.02 D VII         Millet not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                         25-73                 23-23
1 1.02 D VIII       Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                  33-62                 31-12
11.02 D IX          Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled, other than grains of         2-50                   0
                    wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet or grain sor­
                    ghum (2 )
11.02 El a) 1       Rolled barley (*)                                                    17-04                 14-54
                    Rolled oats (*)                                                      27-41                 24-91
11.02 E I a) 2
11.02 E I a ) 3     Rolled buckwheat (*)                                                  2-50                    0
11.02 E la ) 4      Rolled millet (*)                                                    25-73                23-23
11.02 E lb ) 1      Flaked barley (*)                                                    33-50                28-50
11.02 E lb ) 2      Flaked oats (*)                                                      53-84                48-84
11.02 E lb) 3       Flaked buckwheat (*)                                                   5-00                   0
11.02 E lb) 4       Flaked millet (*)                                                    45-99                40-99
11.02 E II a)       Rolled or flaked wheat (*)                                           60-06                55-06
11.02 E II b )      Rolled or flaked rye (*)                                             70-50                65-50
11.02 E II c)       Rolled or flaked maize (*)                                           64-08                59-08
11.02 E II d )      Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (*)                                   59-92                 54-92
11.02 E II e) 1     Flake rice (*)                                                       21-83                16-83
11.02 E II e) 2     Rolled or flaked grains other than grains of wheat, rye, barley,      5-00                   0
                    oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum, excluding
                    flaked rice (*)
11.02 F I           Wheat pellets (*)                                                    60-06                55-06
11.02 F II          Rye pellets (*)                                                      70-50                65-50
11.02 PHI           Barley pellets (•)                                                   30-65                25-65
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                                                                                             Levies in u.a. /metric ton
                                                                                         Third countries
    CCT heading No                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                 (other than         ACP and
                                                                                            ACP and            OCT (*)
                                                                                            OCT) (*) .
11.02 F IV         Oat pellets (*)                                                           48-96              43-96
11.02 F V          Maize pellets (*)                                                         64-08              59-08
1 1.02 F VI        Rice pellets (l)                                                          12-41                9-91
11.02 F VII        Buckwheat pellets (2)                                                       5-00                0
11.02 F VIII       Millet pellets (*)                                                        25-73              23-23
11.02 FIX          Grain sorghum pellets (l)                                                 33-62              31-12
11.02 FX           Pellets of cereals other than wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice ,       2-50                 0
                   buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
11.02 G I          Wheat germ , whole, rolled, flaked or ground                               27-94             22-94
11.02 Gil          Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled flaked or ground           29-62             24-62
11.06 A            Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                  5-07                 0   (5)
                   salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                   for the manufacture of starches
11.06 B I          Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,               53-74             33-74 (5)
                   salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                   for the manufacture of starches
11.06 B II         Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,               69-84             49-84 (5)
                   salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                   other than for the manufacture of starches
11.07 A la )       Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                  63-45             54-45
11.07 A lb )       Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of             49-68             40-68
                   flour
11.07 Alia )       Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form          34-37 (4)          25-37
                   of flour
1 1.07 A II b )    Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, other than in        27-95              18-95
                   the form of flour
11.07 B            Roasted malt                                                              31-09 (4 )         22-09
11.08 A I          Maize starch                                                              53-74             36-74
11.08 All          Rice starch                                                               25-50                 0
11.08 A III        Wheat starch                                                              48-44             31-44
11.08 A IV         Potato starch                                                             53-74             36-74
11.08 A V          Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch                   53-74             18-37 (5)
11.09 A            Dried wheat gluten                                                      207-16              57-16
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                                                                                                                        Levies in u.a. /metric ton
                                                                                                                   Third countries
       OCT heading No                                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                         (other than         ACP ana
                                                                                                                      ACP and             OCT n
                                                                                                                       OCT) n
11.09 B                          Wheat gluten, other than dried                                                       207-16              57-16
 17.02 B 11 a)                   Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 % or                     127-92              47-92
                                 more by weight of the pure product (3), in the form of white
                                 crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
17.02 B I ! b)                   Glucose and glucose syrup not containing, in the dry state, 99 %>                      91-74              36-74
                                 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                       127-92              47-92
                                 powder, whether or not agglomerated
 17.05 B II                       Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of                        91-74              36-74
                                 white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
                                 Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                       7-77               7-77
 23.02 A 1 a;
                                 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding
                                 35 % by weight
23.02 A I b)                     Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                     12-42              12-42
                                 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                  35 % but not exceeding 45 % by weight, and having undergone a
                                  denaturing process
 23.02 A I b) 2                                                                                                         24-85              24-85
                                  Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling
                                  or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                  35 % but not exceeding 45 % by weight, not having undergone
                                  a denaturing process, or with a starch content exceeding 45 °/o
                                  by weight
 23.02 A 11 a)                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                      6-22               6-22
                                  or working of cereals other than maize or rice, of which the starch
                                  content does not exceed 28 % 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 %>
                                  or more by weight
 23.02 A II b)                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                     24-85             24-85
                                  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                        195-64              45-64
                                  concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on
                                  the dry product, exceeding 40 °/o by weight
  (•) Subject to the application of the provisions of Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 1599/75 .
  (') 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 Vo for rice, 2-5 e/o for wheat,
          3 •/• for barley, 4 •/» for buckwheat, 5 % for oats and 2 % for other cereals.
       Germ of cereals, whole, rolled , flaked or ground , falls in all cases within heading No 11.02.
  (•) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the product falling within subheading No 17.02 B I is subject to the same levy as products falling
       within subheading No 17.02 B II .
 (*) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2755/75 this levy is reduced by 0-45 u.a./100 kg for products originating in Turkey.
 (•) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1599/75 the levy shall not be charged on the following products originating in the countries
      and territories :
      — arrow-root falling within sub-heading ex 07.06 A
      — flours and meal of arrow-root falling within sub-headings ex 11.06 A , ex 11.06 B I and II
      — arrow-root starch falling within sub-heading ex 11.08 A V.