CELEX: 31991R1400
Language: en
Date: 1991-05-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1400/91 of 28 May 1991 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

29. 5. 91                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 134/23
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1400/91
                                                          of 28 May 1991
                         fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 of
                                                                     24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the import
                                                                     levy on products processed from cereals and from rice
                                                                     and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from
 Economic Community,                                                 cereals Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     1740/78 (8), provides that the levy thus determined,
                                                                     increased by the fixed component, is valid in general for
                                                                     one month but is altered where the levy applicable to the
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
 Portugal,                                                    v      basic product concerned differs by not less than ECU 3,02
                                                                     per tonne from the average of the levies calculated as
                                                                     described above :
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
 market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,          Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified in
                                                                     Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; on importation into
                                                                     Portugal of products listed in Annex XXIV to the Act of
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76               Accession an additional amount is added to the levy ;
 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                  whereas these amounts were set by Commission Regula­
 market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             tion (EEC) No 3808/90 (9);
 No 1 806/89 (4), and in particular Article 1 2 (4) thereof,
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,            Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the inte­
                                                                     rests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and of
                                                                     the overseas countries and territories, the levy relating to
 Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable         them in respect of certain products processed from cereals
 component of the import levy on products processed                  must be reduced by the amount of the fixed component
 from cereals and rice are laid down in Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of     and, in respect of some of these products, by part of the
                                                                    variable component ; whereas this reduction must be
 Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of
 Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ; whereas Article 2 of                  made in accordance with Article 14 of Council Regula­
 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October                  tion (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arrange­
 1975 on the import and export system for products                  ments applicable to agricultural products and certain
 processed from cereals and rice (5), as last amended by            goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
 Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (6), provides that the inci­           products originating in the ACP States or in the overseas
 dence on the prime costs of these products of the levies           countries and territories (OCT)(10), as last amended by
 applicable to their basic products should be calculated on         Regulation (EEC) No 523/91 (");
 the basis of the average of the levies applicable to these
basic products for the first 25 days of the month prece­
ding that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted
on the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic
 products in question during the month of importation is            Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20
calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic products         December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain
considered to have been used in the manufacture of the              agricultural products originating in developing countries
processed product or the competing product which serves             (l2) reduces by 50 % the levy or importation into the
as a reference for processed products not containing                Community of products of CN code 1108 13 00, within
cereals ;                                                           the limit of a fixed amount of 5 000 tonnes a year ;
(') OJ  No L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                           O OJ    No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
(2) OJ No  L  353,  17. 12. 1990, p. 23.                            (8) OJ  No L 202, 26. 7. 1978 , p. 8 .
(3) OJ No  L  166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                             O OJ    No L 366, 29. 12. 1990, p. 1 .
(4) OJ No  L  177,  24. 6. 1989, p. 1 .                             H OJ     No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
0   OJ No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                           (") OJ   No L 58, 5. 3. 1991 , p. 1 .
(«) OJ No  L  182,  3. 7. 1987, p. 49 .                             H OJ     No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990.
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Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9                         the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regula­
February 1987 concerning the import arrangements appli­                  tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (5), as last amended by Regula­
cable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 and                    tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (6),
0714 90 originating in certain third countries ('), as last
                                                                    — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3842/90 (2), lay down                     average of the ecu rates published in the Official
the terms on which the import levy is limited to 6 % ad
 valorem ;
                                                                        Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
                                                                         a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29                        cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
October 1975 on glucose and lactose (3), as amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (4), stipulates that the treat­          Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regulation
ment provided for glucose and glucose syrup falling                 (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this
within CN codes 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90              Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­
by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 it is to be extended to              ture,
glucose and glucose syrup falling within CN codes
 1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59 ; whereas consequently the
 levy fixed for products falling within CN codes                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 also applies to
products falling within CN codes 1702 30 51 and
                                                                                               Article 1
 1 702 30 59 ; whereas, to ensure that the provision in ques­
tion is properly applied, these products and the levy
thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of               The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
levies ;                                                            Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in
                                                                    Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76 and
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies          subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be as set
should be calculated on the following basis :                       out in the Annex hereto .
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
      tion to each other at any given moment within a band                                     Article 2
      of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
      rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in     This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1991 .
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, 28 May 1991 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(<) OJ No L 43, 13 . 2. 1987, p. 9 .
0 OJ No L 367, 29. 12. 1990, p. 8 .
(•') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20 .                           o OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
H OJ No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .                                   (6) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 .
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                                                      ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 28 May 1991 fixing the import levies on products
                                          processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                  (ECU/tonne)
                                                                   Import levies
                       CN code
                                                                                    Third countries
                                                    ACP or OCT
                                                                             (other than ACP or OCI)(8)
                 0714 10 10 (')                        143,74                           150,39
                 0714 10 91                            147,37 OO                        147,37
                 0714 10 99                            145,56                           150,39
                 0714 90 11                            147,37 (3)Q                      147,37
                 0714 90 19                            145,56 (3)                       1*0,39
                 110220   10                           243,32                           249,36
                 1102 20  90                           137,88                           140,90
                 1102 30  00                           155,50                           158,52
                 1102 90  10                           265,27                           271,31
                 1102 90 30                            248,35                           254,39
                 1102 90 90                            144,54                           147,56
                 1103 1200                             248,35                           254,39
                 1103 13 11                            243,32                           249,36
                 1103 13 19                            243,32                           249,36
                 1103 1390                             137,88                           140,90
                 1103 1400                             155,50                           158,52
                 1103 19 10                            276,73                           282,77
                 1103 19 30                            265,27                           271,31
                 1103 1990                             144,54                           147,56
                 1103 21 00                            287,59                           293,63
                 110329 10                             276,73                           282,77
                 1103 29 20                            265,27                           271,31
                 1103 29 30                            248,35                           254,39
                 1103 29 40                            243,32                           249,36
                 1103 29 50                            155,50                           158,52
                 1103 29 90                            144,54                           147,56
                 1104 11 10                            150,32                           153,34
                 110411 90                             294,74                           300,78
                 1104 12 10                            140,73                           143,75
                 1104 12 90             '              275,94                           281,98
                 1104 19 10                            287,59                           293,63
                 1104 1930                             276,73                           282,77
                 11041950                              243,32                           249,36
                 1104 1991                             264,06                           270,10
                 1104 19 99                            255,08                           261,12
                 1104 21 10                            235,79                           238,81
                 110421 30                             235,79                           238,81
                 1104 21 50                            368,43                           374,47
                 1104 21 90                            150,32                           153,34
                 1 104 22 10 10 0                      140,73                           143,75
                 1104 22 10 90 0                       248,35                           251,37
                 1104 22 30                            248,35                           251,37
                 1104 22 50                            220,75                           223,77
                 1104 22 90                            140,73                           143,75
                 1104 23 10                            216,29                           219,31
                 1104 23 30                            216,29                           219,31
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                                                                                            (ECU/tonne)
                                                           Import levies
                 CN code
                                                                             Third countries
                                            ACP or OCT
                                                                      (other than ACP or OCT)(8)
            1104 23 90                         137,88                            140,90
            1104 29 11                        212,49                             215,5i
            110429 15                          204,47                            207,49
            110429 19                          226,74                            229,76
            11042931                           255,63                            258,65
            11042935                           245,98                            249,00
            1104 29 39                         226,74                            229,76
            11042991                           162,97                            165,99
            1104 29 95                         156,81                            159,83
            11042999                           144,54                            147,56
            1104 30 10                         119,83                            125,87
            1104 30 90                         101,39                            107,43
            110620 10                          1 43,74 (3)                       150,39
            1106 20 91                         214,01 (3)                        238,19
            1106 20 99                         214,01 (3)                        238,19
            1107 10 11                         284,39                            295,27
            1107 10 19                         212,49                            223,37
            1107 10 91                         262,32                            273,20 (2)
            1107 1099                          196,00                            206,88
            1107 20 00                         228,42                            239,30 (2)
            1108 11 00                         351,49                            372,04
            1108 12 00                         217,64                            238,19
            1108 1300                          217,64                            238,19 (6)
            1108 14 00                         108,82                            238,19
            1108 19 10                         222,98                            253,81
            1108 1990                          1 08,82 (3)                       238,19
            1109 00 00                         639,08                            820,42
            1702 30 51                         283,88                            380,60
            1702 30 59                         217,64                            284,13
            1702 30 91                         283,88                            380,60
            1702 30 99                         217,64                            284,13
            1702 40 90                         217,64                            284,13
            1702 90 50                         217,64                            284,13
            1702 90 75                         297,40                            394,12
            1702 90 79                         206,83                            273,32
            2106 90 55                         217,64                            284,13
            2302 10 10                           61,92                             67,92
            2302 10 90                         132,70                            138,70
            2302 20 10                           61,92                             67,92
            2302 20 90                         132,70                            138,70
            2302 30 10                           61,92                             67,92
            2302 30 90                         132,70                             138,70
            2302 40 10                           61,92                             67,92
            2302 40 90                         132,70                             138,70
            2303 10 11                         270,36                            451,70
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            (') 6 % ad valorem, subject to certain conditions.
            (2) In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 (OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10) this levy is reduced
                by ECU 5,44 per tonne for products originating in Turkey.
            (') In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levy shall not be charged on the following products origina­
                ting in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and territories :
                — products falling within CN code ex 0714 10 91 ,
                — products falling within CN code 0714 90 11 and arrow-root falling within CN code 0714 90 19,
                — flours and meal of arrow-root falling within CN code 1106 20,
                — arrow-root starch falling within CN code 1108 19 90.
            (4) Taric code : clipped oats.
            (*) Taric code : CN code 110422 10, other than 'clipped oats'.
            (6) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90, the levy on importation into the Community of products of CN code
                1108 13 00 is reduced by 50 % within the limit of a fixed quantity of 5 000 tonnes.
            0 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 or in the overseas countries
                and territories.
            (8) On importation into Portugal, the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
                No 3808/90.