CELEX: 31992R2552
Language: en
Date: 1992-09-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2552/92 of 31 August 1992 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 254/80                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                   1 . 9. 92
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2552/92
                                                         of 31 August 1992
                        altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                               of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central
                                                                          rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
                                                                          the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     No 1676/85,
Economic Community,
                                                                      — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
                                                                          average of the ecu rates published in the Official
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                        Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
Portugal,                                                                 a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
                                                                          cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                  Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)            28 August 1992 ;
No 1738/92 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,
                                                                      Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                  calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                     coefficients ;
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 674/92 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
                                                                      Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs
                                                                      from the average levy by more than ECU 3,02 per tonne
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85                  of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of
of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and               Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74 (10), as last
 the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the             amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1740/78 (n), the levies
 common agricultural policy (*) as last amended by Regula­            at present in force must therefore be altered to the
 tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (*), and in particular Article 3               amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
 thereof,
Whereas the import levies on products processed from
 cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation
 (EEC) No 2525/92Q ;                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (8),                                               Article 1
 amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (9), as
 regards products falling within CN codes 2302 10,
 2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40 ;                                       The import levies to be charged on products processed
                                                                      from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                      No 2744/75 as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC)
 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies           No 2525/92 are hereby altered to the amounts set out in
 should be calculated on the following basis :                        the Annex.
 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
       tion to each other at any given moment within a band
                                                                                                Article 2
  (>) OJ  No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
 (2)  OJ  No L 180, 1 . 7. 1992, p. 1 .
 (3)  OJ  No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
  (4) OJ  No L 73, 19. 3 . 1992, p. 7.                                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September
  0   OJ  No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .                                1992.
 («)  OJ  No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
 Q    See  page 5 of this Official Journal.
 («)  OJ  No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.                                0°) OJ No L 168, 25. 6 . 1974, p. 7.
  0   OJ  No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                            (") OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978 , p. 8 .
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
           Done at Brussels, 31 August 1992.
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                     Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                Member of the Commission
                                                    ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 31 August 1992 altering the import levies on products
                                        processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                (ECU/tonne)
          \                                                      Import levies Q
                     CN code                                                     Third countries
                                                      ACP                          (other than
                                                                                     ACP) («)
                    0714 10 10 (')                   127,35                           134,00
                    0714 10 91                       130,98 00                        130,98
                    0714 10 99                       129,17                           134,00
                    0714 90 11                       130,98 0 0                       130,98
                    0714 90 19                       129,17 0                         134,00
                    1102 20 10                       276,62                          282,66
                    1102 20 90                       156,75                           159,77
                    1102 90 10                       235,76                          241,80
                    1103 13 10                       276,62                          282,66
                    1103 13 90                       156,75                           159,77
                    1103 19 30                       235,76                          241,80
                    1103 29 20                       235,76                          241,80
                    1103 29 40                       276,62                          282,66
                    1104 11 10                       133,60                           136,62
                    1104 11 90                       261,96                          268,00
                    1104 19 50                       276,62                          282,66
                    1104 21 10                       209,57                           212,59
                    1104 21 30                       209,57                          212,59
                    1104 21 50                       327,45                          333,49
                    1104 21 90                       133,60                           136,62
                    1104 23 10                       245,89                          248,91
                    1104 23 30                       245,89                          248,91
                    1104 23 90                       156,75                           159,77
                    1104.30 90                       115,26                           121,30
                    1106 20 10                       127,35 O                         134,00
                    1106 20 90                       243,79 O                        267,97
                    1107 1091                        233,14                          244,02 0
                    1107 10 99                       174,20                           185,08 (")
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                                                                                                                      (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                Import levies (')
                            CN code                                                                   Third countries
                                                                    ACP                                 (other than
                                                                                                          ACP) (8)
                           1107 20 00                              203,02                                 21 3,90 (2)
                           1108 12 00                              247,42                                  267,97
                           1108 13 00                              247,42                                  267,97 («)
                           1108 14 00                              123,71                                  267,97
                           1108 19 90                              123,71 (3)                              267,97
                           1702 30 51                              322,73                                  419,45
                           1702 30 59                              247,42                                  313,91
                           1702 30 91                              322,73                                  419,45
                           1702 30 99                              247,42                                  313,91
                           1702 40 90                              247,42                                  313,91
                           1702 90 50                              247,42                                  313,91
                           1702 90 75                              338,10                                  434,82
                           1702 90 79                              235,13                                  301,62
                           2106 90 55                              247,42                                  313,91
                           2303 10 11                              307,36                                  488,70
            (') 6 % ad valorem, subject to certain conditions.
            (2) In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by ECU 5,44 per tonne for
                 products originating in Turkey.
             (3) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levy shall not be charged on the following products origi­
                 nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States :
                 —   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.
            (') 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.
                 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.
             (8) On importation into Portugal, the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
                 No 3808/90 .
             (9) No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
            (") Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic or Hungary
                 under the Interim Agreements concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which
                 EUR.1 certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 585/92 have been presented, are subject to
                 the levies set out in the Annex to that Regulation.