CELEX: 31973R1124
Language: en
Date: 1973-05-01
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1124/73 of the Commission of 27 April 1973 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 115 / 14                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                1 . 5 . 73
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 1124/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 27 April 1973
                               fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas      Commission            Regulation (EEC)      No
 COMMUNITIES ,                                                        1080/68 (7) of 26 July 1968 on the procedure for cal­
                                                                      culating the levy on products processed from cereals
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                    and rice and for the advance fixing of the levy for
pean Economic Community ;                                             some of these products, as last amended by Regula­
                                                                       tion (EEC) No 1047/73 (8), provides that the levy
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                        thus determined, increased by the fixed component,
 EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                      is valid in general for one month but is altered
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by                     where the levy applicable to the basic product con­
the Act ( 2) annexed to the Treaty (3 ) on the Accession              cerned differs by not less than 0-25 units of account
of new Member States to the European Economic                         per 100 kilogrammes from the average of the levies
Community and the European Atomic Energy Com­                         calculated as described above ;
munity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and
 in particular Article 14 (4) thereof ;                               Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
                                                                      (EEC) No 1052/68 and Article 2 of Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/                        ( EEC) No 1080/68, the levy on certain processed
EEC (4) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                       products must be reduced by an amount equal to
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by the                    the production refund granted in respect of basic
Act annexed to the Treaty on the Accession of new                     products for processing ;
Member States to the European Economic Com­
munity and the European Atomic Energy Community,                      Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in                         in Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68 ;
particular Article 12 (4) thereof ;
                                                                      Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the.
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                          interests of the Associated African States and Mada­
Committee ;                                                           gascar and of the Overseas Countries and Territo­
Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the                    ries, and of the United Republic of Tanzania, the
variable component of the import levy on products                     Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, the
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                      levy relating to them in respect of certain products
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC and                  processed from cereals must be reduced by the
Article 12 ( 1 ) ( a) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC ;                   amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC ) No                     some of these products, by part of the variable com­
1052/68 (5 ) of 23 July 1968 on the import and export                 ponent ; whereas this reduction must be made in ac­
system for products processed from cereals and rice,                  cordance with Article 1 of Council Regulation
as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2728 /71 ( 6),                ( EEC ) No 522/70 (9) of 17 March 1970 on the treat­
provides that the incidence on the prime costs of                     ment to be accorded to products processed from
these products of the levies applicable to their basic                cereals and rice originating in the Associated African
products should be calculated on the basis of the                     States and Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries
average of the levies applicable to these basic prod­                 and Territories, and Article 1 of Council Regulation
ucts for the first twenty-five days of the month pre­                 (EEC) No 653 /71 ( 10) of 30 March 1971 on the treat­
ceding that of importation ; whereas this average,                    ment to be accorded to products processed from
adjusted on the basis of the threshold price valid for                cereals and rice originating in the United Republic of
the basic products in question during the month of                    Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda or the Republic
importation, is calculated on the basis of the quanti­                of Kenya, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1036/
                                                                      72 (») ;
ties of basic products considered to have been used
in the manufacture of the processed product or the
                                                                      Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
competing product which serves as a reference for
processed products not containing cereals ;                           1052/68 provides that the levy to be charged on the
                                                                      products listed in the Annex to that Regulation
 (*)  OJ No  117, 19. 6. 1967, p . 2269/67.
(2)   OJ No  L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p . 14 .                           ( 7)  OJ No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968, p . 6.
(3)   OJ No  L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 .                               ( 8)  OJ No L 104, 19. 4 . 1973 , p . 30 .
 (4)  OJ No  174, 31.7. 1967, p . 1 .                                 ( 9)  OJ No L 65 , 21 . 3 . 1970, p . 10.
 ( 5) OJ No  L 179, 25 . 7. 1968 , p . 8 .                            ( 10) OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p . 2 .
 (•)  OJ No  L 282 , 23 . 12 . 1971 , p . 15 .                        («)   OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972 , p . 18
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under heading No 07.06 A is limited, with effect from                   in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
the date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol                     Customs Tariff ;
( 1967) annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade, to the amount resulting from application                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
of the rate of duty bound within GATT ;
                                                                                                Article 1
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
levies should be calculated on the basis of an                          The import levies to be charged on the products
exchange rate which is based, in the case of currencies                 listed in Article 1 (d) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC
which are floating or whose central rate differs from                   and in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation No 359/67/
the official parity, on the effective rate or the                       EEC and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68
central rate of these currencies and, in the case of                    are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regu­
the US dollar, on the change in parity announced                        lation .
on 13 February 1973 ;                                                                           Article 2
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regula­                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May
tion No 120/67/EEC, the nomenclature provided for                       1973 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 27 April 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                   P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                               Member of the Commission
                                                             ANNEX
                                                                                                             Levies in u.a. /100 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                       0·675 (^           0·555 (*)
                         with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
11.01 C                  Barley flour (2 )                                                                 7·252              6·752
11.01 D                  Oat flour (2 )                                                                    5·378              4·878
11.01 E I                Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1·5 %> by weight (2)                  7·459              6·959
11.01 E II               Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1·5 °/o by weight (2)                     4·193              3·943
11.01 F                  Rice flour (2)                                                                    0·250                0
11.01 G                  Buckwheat flour (2)                                                               0·500                0
11.01 H                  Millet flour (2 )                                                                 4·172              3·922
11.01 I J                Canary seed flour (2)                                                             0·250                0
11.01 K                  Grain sorghum flour (2 )                                                          4·132              3·882
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 (2)
11.02 All                Rye groats and meal (2 )                                                          8·395              7·895
11.02 A III              Barley groats and meal (2 )                                                       7·252              6·752
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                                                                                              Levies in u.a./100 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 A IV         Oat groats and meal (2)                                                 5·378              4·878
11.02 A V a) 1     Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1·5 °/o by         0.556             0.056
                   weight, for the brewing industry (2)
11.02 A V a) 2     Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1·5 % by           7·459             6·959
                   weight, other than for the brewing industry (2)
11.02 A V b)       Maize groats and meal, of a fat content exceeding 1·5 %> by              4·193             3·943
                   weight (2)
11.02 A VI         Rice groats and meal (2)                                                 0·250                 0
11.02 A VII        Buckwheat groats and meal (2)                                            0·500                 0
11.02 A VIII       Millet groats and meal (2)                                              4·172              3·922
11.02 A IX         Grain sorghum groats and meal (2)                                       4·132              3·882
11.02 A X          Cereals groats and meal, other than groats and meal of wheat,
                   meslin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain
                   sorghum (2)                                                             0·250                  0
11.02 B I a) 1     Hulled (shelled or husked) barley (2)                                   6·252              6·002
11.02 B I a) 2 aa) Clipped oats                                                            3·014              2·764
11.02 B I a) 2 bb) Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (2)             5·128              4·878
11.02 B I a) 3     Hulled (shelled or husked) buckwheat (2)                                0·250                  0
11.02 B I a) 4     Hulled (shelled or husked) millet (2)                                   6·402              6·152
11.02 Bib ) 1      Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)         6·252              6·002
11.02 Bib ) 2      Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)           5·128              4·878
11.02 Bib) 3       Hulled and sliced or kibbled buckwheat (' Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)     0·250                  0
11.02 Bib ) 4      Hulled and sliced or kibbled millet ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)         6·402              6·152
11.02 B II a)      Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, whether or not sliced or              6·554              6·304
                   kibbled (2)
11.02 B II b)      Hulled (shelled or husked)         rye, whether or not sliced or        6·083              5·833
                   kibbled (2)
11.02 B II c)      Hulled (shelled or husked) maize, whether or not sliced or              6·436              6·186
                   kibbled (2)
11.02 B II d )     Hulled (shelled or husked) grain sorghum, whether or not sliced or      6·340              6·090
                   kibbled (2)
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 (2)
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                                                                                                Levies in u.a./100 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 C I          Pearled wheat (*)                                                         7·834              7·584
11.02 C II         Pearled rye (2)                                                           7·268              7·018
11.02 C III        Pearled barley (8)                                                        9·878              9·378
11.02 C IV         Pearled oats (2)                                                          4·586              4·336
11.02 C V          Pearled maize (2)                                                         6·436              6·186
11.02 C VI         Pearled buckwheat (2)                                                     0·250                 0
11.02 C VII        Pearled millet (2)                                                        6·402              6·152
11.02 C VIII       Pearled grain sorghum (2)                                                 6·340              6·090
11.02 C IX         Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize,     0·250                 0
                   buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
11.02 D I          Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                               5·085              4·835
11.02 D II         Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                                 4·724              4·474
11.02 D III        Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                              4·076              3·826
11.02 D IV         Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                                3·014              2·764
11.02 D V          Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                                4·193             3·943
11.02 D VI         Buckwheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                           0·250                 0
11.02 D VII        Millet not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                               4·172             3·922
11.02 D VIII       Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                        4·132             3·882
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 E I a) 1     Rolled barley (■)                                                         4·076              3·826
11.02 E I a) 2     Rolled oats (2 )                                                           3·014             2·764
11.02 E I a) 3     Rolled buckwheat (2)                                                       0·250                0
11.02 E I a) 4     Rolled millet (2)                                                          4·172             3·922
11.02 E I b) 1     Flaked barley (2)                                                          8·002             7·502
11.02 E I b) 2     Flaked oats (2)                                                            5·920             5·420
11.02 E I b) 3     Flaked buckwheat (f)                                                       0·500                0
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                                                                                              Levies in u.a. /100 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 E I b) 4    Flaked millet (2)                                                         7·421              6·921
11.02 E II a)     Rolled or flaked wheat (2)                                                9·032               8·532
11.02 E II b)     Rolled or flaked rye (2)                                                  8·395              7·895
11.02 E II c)     Rolled or flaked maize (2)                                                7·459               6·959
11.02 E II d)     Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (2)                                        7·351               6.851
11.02 E II e) 1   Flake rice (2)                                                            0·500                  0
11.02 E II e) 2   Rolled or flaked grains other than grains of wheat, rye, barley,          0·500                  0
                  oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum, excluding
                  flaked rice (2)
11.02 F I         Wheat pellets (2 )                                                        9·032               8·532
11.02 F II        Rye pellets (2)                                                           8·395               7·895
11.02 Fill        Barley pellets (2)                                                        7·252               6·752
11.02 F IV        Oat pellets (2)                                                           5·378               4·878
11.02 F V                                                                                   7·459               6·959
                  Maize pellets (2)
11.02 F VI                                                                                  0·250                  0
                  Rice pellets (2)
11.02 F VII                                                                                                        0
                  Buckwheat pellets (2)                                                     0·500
11.02 F VIII      Millet pellets (2)                                                        4·172               3·922
11.02 F IX        Grain sorghum pellets (2)                                                 4·132               3·882
11.02 F X                                                                                                          0
                  Pellets of cereals other than wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice,      0·250
                  buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
11.02 G I         Wheat germ , whole, rolled, flaked or ground                              4·055               3·555
11.02 G II        Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled , flaked or ground        3·400               2·900
11.06 A           Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                0.925               0.495
                  salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                  for the manufacture of starches
11.06 B I                                                                                    1·750                 0
                  Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,
                  salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06 ,
                  for the manufacture of starches
                                                                                            7·924               6·044
11.06 B II        Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,
                  salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06 ,
                  other than for the manufacture of starches
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                                                                                              Levies in u.a./100 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)
11.07 A I a)         Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour             9·337              8·437
11.07 Alb)           Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of        7·204              6·304
                     flour
11.07 A II a)        Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form       7·577             6·677
                     of flour
11.07 A II b)        Unroasted malt, other thain that obtained from wheat, in the form     5·889              4·989
                     in the form of flour
11.07 B              Roasted malt                                                           6·714             5·814
11.08 A I            Maize starch                                                           1·750             0·050
11.08 AN             Rice starch                                                            2·550                0
11.08 A III          Wheat starch                                                           1·700                0
11.08 A IV           Potato starch                                                          1·750             0.050
11.08 A V            Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch                1·750             0·025
11.09 A              Dried wheat gluten                                                   15.000                 0
11.09 B              Wheat gluten, other than dried                                       15.000                 0
17.02 B II a)        Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 % or      8·065              0·065
                    more by weight of the pure product (3), 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 °/o     5·550              0·050
                    or more by weight of the pure product (3), 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        8·065              0·065
                    powder, whether or not agglomerated
17.05 B II          Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of         5·550              0·050
                    white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
23.02 A 1 a;        Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling     1·236              1·236
                    or working of maize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding
                    35 °/o by weight
23.02 A I b) 1      Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling     1.977              1.977
                    or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                    35 %> but not exceeding 45 %> by weight, and having undergone a
                    denaturing process
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                                                                                                                       Levies in u.a./100 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)
23.02 A I b ) 2                 Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                   3·954              3·954
                                or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                35 °/o 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 II a )                  Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                   0.988              0·988
                                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 °/o
                                or more by weight
23.02 A II b )                  Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                   3·954              3·954
                                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                       15.062              0·062
                                concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on
                                the dry product, exceeding 40 °/o by weight
(') This levy is limited to 6 */o 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 */o for rice, 2·5 •/• for wheat,
       3 °/» for barley, 4 % for buckwheat, 5 % for oats and 2 % for other cereals.                                       1
    Germ of cereals , whole , rolled , flaked or ground , falls in all cases within heading No 11.02 .
(•) Pursuant to Regulation No 189/66/EEC the product falling within subheading No 17.02 B 1 is subject to the same levy as products falling
    within subheading No 17.02 B II .                                                                                     '