CELEX: 31995R0502
Language: en
Date: 1995-03-06 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 502/95 of 6 March 1995 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

7. 3. 95                 EN 1             Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 50/ 15
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 502/95
                                                         of 6 March 1995
                       fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         applying the coefficients of equivalence provided for in
                                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 1621 /93 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                          Whereas, where information or quotations are unavailable,
                                                                    the cif price for certain flours may be determined by
                                                                    applying a coefficient to the cif price of the basic cereal ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92                whereas this coefficient is fixed in Article 2 of Regulation
of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the                   (EEC) No 1621 /93 ;
market in cereals ('), as last amended by the Act of Acces­
sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular
Articles 10(5) and 11(3) thereof,                                   Whereas the cif price is calculated for Rotterdam on the
                                                                    basis of the abovementioned elements, offers for other
                                                                    ports being adjusted, account being taken of the correc­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92                tions necessitated by the differences in transport charges
of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the                  in relation to Rotterdam ;
conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the
common agricultural policy (2), as last amended by Regu­
lation (EC) No 1 50/95 (3),
                                                                    Whereas the cif price remains unchanged where data are
                                                                    lacking or under the conditions laid down in Article 1 (3)
                                                                    of Regulation (EEC) No 1621 /93 ;
Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 10 (1 ) of Regu­
lation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that a levy must be                Whereas in the case of malt the levy is made up of a vari­
charged on imports of the products listed in Article 1 (1 )         able component and a fixed component ; whereas the
(a) (b) and (c) of that Regulation and that, except for malt,       fixed component is determined in the second subpara­
the levy is equal to the threshold price less the cif price ;       graph of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1621 /93 ;
whereas the levy applying to rye is charged in the case of          whereas the variable component is fixed, in accordance
triticale ;                                                         with Article 11 (1 ) A of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
                                                                    account being taken of the quantity of basic cereal
Whereas, the threshold prices for cereals, wheat and rye            required to manufacture malt ; whereas to this end Article
flours, and wheat groats and meal, are fixed for the                3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1621 /93 fixes the coefficients
1994/95 marketing year by Council Regulations (EEC)                 applying to the levies for basic cereals ;
No 1766/92 and (EC) No 1 867/94 (4) and Commission
Regulations (EEC) No 1580/93 0, (EEC) No 1709/93 (6)                Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3491 /93 (10) and
and (EC) No 1474/94 0 ;                                             (EC) No 3492/93 ("), on certain procedures for applying
                                                                    the Europe Agreement establishing an association
                                                                    between the European Communities and their Member
Whereas, for the purpose of calculating the cif prices used         States, of the one part, and the Republics of Hungary and
to determine the levies, the Commission must take into
                                                                    Poland, of the other part, and Council Regulation (EEC)
account the factors indicated in Commission Regulation              No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain rules for
No 1621 /93 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No              applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade­
457/95 C), and in particular the most favourable purcha­            related matters between the European Economic Commu­
sing opportunities on the world market which are suffi­             nity and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the
cently representative of the real market trend account              one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of
being taken in particular of both the need to prevent               the other part (12), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
sudden variations likely to cause abnormal disturbances             2235/93 (13), and in particular Article 1 thereof introduce
on the Community market and of the quality of the                   arrangements for reducing import levies on certain
goods offered, whether this quality corresponds to the              products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No
standard quality laid down by Regulation (EEC) No                   121 /94 (14), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1580/93, or whether adjustments need to be made by                  3003/94 (15), lays down detailed rules for applying the
                                                                    arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards
 ') OJ No L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .                              cereals ;
 2) OJ  No  L  387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
 ') OJ  No  L  22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
 4) OJ  No  L  197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 3.                              H    OJ No   L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 1 .
 5) OJ  No  L  152, 24. 6. 1993, p. 14.                             (")  OJ No   L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 4.
 6) OJ  No  L  159, 1 . 7. 1993, p. 80.                             (12) OJ No   L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 9.
 ^ OJ No L 159, 28. 6. 1994, p. 30.                                 H    OJ No   L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 5.
 8) OJ No L 155, 26. 6. 1993, p. 36.                                O    OJ No   L 21 , 26. 1 . 1994, p. 3.
 ") OJ No L 47, 2. 3. 1995, p. 2.                                   H    OJ No   L 317, 10. 12. 1994, p. 4.
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Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 (') has                and are the basis for calculating the agricultural conver­
opened Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural          sion rates of the Member States' currencies ; whereas the
products and fixed the levies to be applied on imports of        detailed rules for determining and applying the said
those products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No           conversions are laid down in Commission Regulation
1854/94 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No                    (EEC) No 1068/93 (n), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
2547/94 (3), has established the detailed rules of the           157/95 (I2>;
import regime for cereals laid down in Regulation (EC)
No 774/94 ;                                                      Whereas, in order to make it possible for the levy arrange­
                                                                 ments to function normally, the representative market
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3641 /93 (4) and              rate established during the reference period from 6 March
(EC) No 3642/93 (*) on certain rules for applying the            1995 as regards floating currencies, should be used to
Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters             calculate the levies ;
between the European Economic Community and the
European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part,              Whereas it follows from applying all the provisions of the
and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, of the other           abovementioned Regulations that the levies should be
part ; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 335/94 (*),         fixed in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation ;
as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1606/94 (J), lays down          whereas the levy is altered only where the calculation
detailed rules for applying the arrangements provided for        results in a variation of ECU 1,50 or more per tonne,
in these agreements as regards cereals ;                         pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 5 of Regula­
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (8), as last          tion (EEC) No 1621 /93, compared to the levy previously
                                                                 set,
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2484/94 (9), lays down
the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and
certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
States or in the overseas countries and territories ;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision                                 Article 1
91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
overseas countries and territories with the European             The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
Economic Community (10), no levies shall apply on                Article 1 (1 ) (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
imports of products originating in the overseas countries         1766/92 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
and territories ;
Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article                                 Article 2
 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 are used for converting
the amount expressed in the currency of third countries          This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 March 1995.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 6 March 1995.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                              Franz FISCHLER
                                                                       Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 91 , 8. 4. 1994, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 192, 28. 7. 1994, p. 31 .
(3) OJ No L 270, 21 . 10. 1994, p. 7.
(4) OJ No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 16.
0 OJ No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 17.
(6) OJ No L 43, 16. 2. 1994, p. 4.
O OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 13.
(8) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
 O OJ No L 265, 15. 10. 1994, p. 3.                               (") OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
(I0) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .                           (<2) OJ No L 24, 1 . 2. 1995, p. 1 .
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                                                                  ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 6 March 1995 fixing the import levies on cereals and on
                                              wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                                               (ECU/tonne)
                                    CN code                                              Third countries (8)
                                   0709 90 60                                             1 1 2,98 (2) (J)
                                   0712 90 19                                             1 12,98 (2) 0
                                   1001 10 00                                               53,98 (-) Oí")
                                   1001 90 91                                             104,00
                                   1001 90 99                                             104,00 0 C)
                                   1002 00 00                                             140,53 (6)
                                   1003 00 10                                             109,67
                                   1003  00 90                                            109,67 0
                                   1004  00 00                                            119,83
                                   1005  10 90                                            112,98 (2)0
                                   1005  90 00                                            1 12,98 O 0
                                   1007  00 90                                            117,650
                                   1008  10 00                                              55,90 (9)
                                   1008  20 00                                              57,75 O 0
                                   1008  30 00                                                o    o
                                   1008  90 10                                                  0
                                   1008  90 90                                                0
                                   1101  00 11                                            191,28 (9)
                                   1101  00 15                                            191,28 f)
                                   1101  00 90                                            191,28 0
                                   1102  10 00                                            242,42
                                   1103  11 10                                            125,32
                                   1103  1190                                             218,49
                                   1107  10 11                                            198,25
                                   1107  10 19                                            151,46
                                   1107  1091                                             208,35 (,0)
                                   1107 10 99                                             159,00 0
                                   1107 20 00                                             183,12 (10)
           (') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community, the
               levy is reduced by ECU 0,7245/tonne.
           (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levies are not applied to products imported directly into
               the French overseas departments, originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
           (') Where maize originating in the ACP is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by ECU 2,186/tonne.
           (4) Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP is imported into the Community the levy is applied in
               accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 .
           0 Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that country to the
               Community, the levy is reduced by ECU 0,7245/tonne.
           (6) The import levy charged on rye produced in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the
               Community is laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 (OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10), as last
               amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1902/92 (OJ No L 192, 11.7. 1992, p. 3), and Commission Regulation (EEC)
               No 2622/71 (OJ No L 271 , 10 . 12. 1971 , p. 22), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 560/91 (OJ No L 62, 8 . 3 .
                1991 , p. 26).
           O The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10
               (triticale).
           (*) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
           (*) Products falling within this code, imported from Poland or Hungary under the Agreements concluded between
               those countries and the Community and under the Interim Agreement between the Czech Republic, the Slovak
               Republic, Bulgaria and Romania and the Community and in respect of which EUR.l certificates issued in
               accordance with amended Regulation (EC) No 121 /94 or (EC) No 335/94 have been presented, are subject to
               the levies set out in the Annex to that Regulation.
          ("') In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by ECU 6,569 per tonne for
               products originating in Turkey.
          (") The levy for the products falling within this code in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 774/94 is restricted
               under the conditions of this Regulation.