CELEX: 31985R1734
Language: en
Date: 1985-06-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1734/85 of 25 June 1985 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

26. 6. 85                                Official Journal of the European Communities                       No L 166/ 19
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1734/85
                                                         of 25 June 1985
                      fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      import levy on products processed from cereals and
 COMMUNITIES,                                                       from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for
                                                                    these products and for compound feedingstuffs manu­
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              factured from cereals Q, as last amended by Regulation
 Economic Community,                                                (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
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       applicable to the basic product concerned differs by
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                    not less than 3,02 ECU per tonne from the average of
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by             the levies calculated as described above ;
Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular
Article 14 (4) thereof,
                                                                    Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                 No 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products
of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation            must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
(EEC) No 1025/84 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4)              tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
thereof,                                                            processing ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 (9),
                                                                    as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2415/75 (10), laid
                                                                    down certain transitional measures in respect of
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                        starches :
Committee,
Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the vari­            Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
able component of the import levy on products                       in Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; whereas, in accord­
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                    ance with Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 (n), as last
Article 14 (1 ) (A) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and              amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1026/84 (12), the
Article 12 (1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ;                variable component of the levy on certain processed
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                    products must be reduced by the incidence of the
2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export                 production refund granted in respect of basic products
system for products processed from cereals and rice (*),            intended for processing ;
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/84 (6),
provides that the incidence on the prime costs of these
products of the levies applicable to their basic
products should be calculated on the basis of the                   Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
average of the levies applicable to these basic products            interests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
for the first 25 days of the month preceding that of                and of the overseas countries and territories, the levy
importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on the                 relating to them in respect of certain products
basis of the threshold price valid for the basic products           processed from cereals must be reduced by the amount
in question during the month of importation is calcu­               of the fixed component and, in respect of some of
lated on the basis of the quantities of basic products              these products, by part of the variable component ;
                                                                    whereas this reduction must be made in accordance
considered to have been used in the manufacture of
the processed product or the competing product                      with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
which serves as a reference for processed products not              486/85 of 26 February 1985 on the arrangements
containing cereals ;                                                applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
                                                                    resulting from the processing of agricultural products
                                                                    originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74                      or in the overseas countries and territories (u) ;
of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the
                                                                    0 OJ No L 168 , 25 . 6. 1974, p. 7.
(') OJ No  L   281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1.                           (8) OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978 , p. 8 .
(2) OJ No  L   107,  19. 4.   1984, p. 1.                           O OJ No L 195, 26. 7. 1975, p. 25.
0   OJ No  L   166,  25. 6.   1976, p. 1.                           (10) OJ No L 247, 23 . 9 . 1975, p. 22.
(4) OJ No  L   107,  19. 4.   1984, p. 13.                          (") OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 57.
0   OJ No  L   281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                          H OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 14.
(«) OJ No  L   107,  19. 4.   1984, p. 15.                          H OJ No L 61 , 1 . 3 . 1985, p. 4.
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Whereas, in respect of products falling within sub­                in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­
heading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff,                      cient ;
Council Regulation (EEC) No 604/83 of 14 March
1983 on the import system applicable in 1983 to 1986           Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 (1 ) of Regula­
to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the           tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for
Common Customs Tariff and amending Regulation                  in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
(EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff (')               Customs Tariff,
lays down the terms on which the import levy may be
charged at 6 % ad valorem and provides for the
Common Customs Tariff to be amended accordingly ;
                                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally
levies should be calculated on the following basis :
                                                                                        Article 1
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
     relation to each other at any given moment within
                                                               The import levies to be charged on the products listed
     a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on            in Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
     their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient         in Article 1 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
     provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC)        and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be
     No 974/71 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)        as set out in the Annex hereto.
     No 855/84 (3),
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of                                Article 2
     these currencies recorded over a given period in
     relation to the Community currencies referred to          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1985.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 25 June 1985.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                           Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                              Vice-President
 (') OJ No L 72, 18 . 3. 1983, p. 3.
 O OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 .
 M OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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                                                         ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 25 June 1985 fixing the import levies on products
                                            processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                               (ECU/tonne)
          \                                                                Imports
                       CCT heading No                    Third countries
                                                                                   ACP or OCT
                                                   (other than ACP or OCT)
          07.06 A I                                           96,65 (')               94,84 (') 0
          07.06 A II                                          99,67 (')               94,84 (') 0
          11.01 C (2)                                        180,01                  173,97
          11.01 D (2)                                        156,23                  150,19
          11.01 E I (2)                                      163,95                  157,91
          11.01 E II (2)                                      92,50                   89,48
          11.01 F (2)                                         81,13                   78,11
          11.01 G (2)                                        113,79                  110,77
          11.02 A II (2)                                     193,69                  187,65
          1 1 .02 A III (2)                                  180,01                  173,97
          11.02 A IV (2)                                     156,23                  150,19
          1 1 .02 A V a) 1 (2)                               129,02                  122,98
          1 1 .02 A V a) 2 (2)                               163,95                  157,91
          1 1 .02 A V b) (2)                                  92,50                   89,48
          11.02 A VI (2)                                      81,13                   78,11
          11.02 A VII (2)                                    113,79                  110,77
          1 1.02 B la) 1 (2)                                 157,66                  154,64
          1 1 .02 B I a) 2 aa)                                88,13                   85,11
          1 1 .02 B I a) 2 bb) (2)                           153,21                  150,19
          11.02 Bib) 1 (2)                                   157,66                  154,64
          11.02 Bib) 2 (2)                                   153,21                  150,19
          1 1 .02 B II a) (2)                                145,53                  142,51
          1 1 .02 B II b) (2)                                141,67                  138,65
          1 1 .02 B II c) (2)                                143,39                  140,37
          1 1 .02 B II d) (2)                                176,78                  173,76
          1 1 .02 C I (2)                                    174,46                  171,44
          1 1 .02 C II (2)                                   169,82                  166,80
          1 1.02 C III (2)                                   247,67                  241,63
          1 1.02 C IV (2)                                    136,52                  133,50
          11.02 CV (2)                                       143,39                  140,37
          11.02C VI (2)                                      176,78                  173,76
          1 1 .02 D I (2)                                    112,31                  109,29
          1 1 .02 D II (2)                                   109,36                  106,34
          11.02 Dili 0                                       101,60                   98,58
          1 1.02 D IV (2)                                     88,13                   85,11
          1 1 .02 D V (2)                                     92,50                   89,48
          11.02 D VI (2)                                     113,79                  110,77
          1 1 .02 E I a) 1 (2)                               101,60                   98,58
          1 1.02 EI a) 2 (2)                                  88,13                   85,11
          11.02 E I b) 1 (2)                                 199,34                  193,30
          11.02 E lb) 2 (2)                                  172,92                  166,88
          1 1 .02 E II a) (2)                                198,91                  192,87
          1 1 .02 E II b) (2)                                193,69                  187,65
          1 1.02 E II c)(2)                                  163,95                  157,91
          1 1 .02 E II d) 1 (2)                              138,68                  132,64
          1 1 .02 E II d) 2 (2)                              201,52                  195,48
          1 1 .02 F I (2)                                    198,91                  192,87
          1 1.02 F II (2)                                    193,69                  187,65
          1 1 .02 F III (2)                                  180,01                  173,97
          11.02F IV (2)                                      156,23                  150,19
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                                                                                                      (ECU/tonne)
                                                                             Imports
                      CCT heading No                      Third countries
                                                                                          ACP or OCT
                                                    (other than ACP or OCT)
          11.02 FV (2)                                        163,95                         157,91
          1 1.02 F VI (2)                                       81,13                         78,11
          1 1.02 F VII (2)                                    113,79                         110,77
          11.02G I                                              86,40                         80,36
          1 1.02 G II                                           71,84                         65,80
          11.04 CI                                              99,67                         93,02 0
          11.04 C II a)                                       130,55                         106,37 0
          1 1.04 C II b)                                      161,80                         137,62 0
          11.07 A I a)                                        201,61                         190,73
          11.07 A lb)                                         153,39                         142,51
          11.07 A II a)                                       1 82,92 (4)                    172,04
          11.07 A II b)                                       139,42                         128,54
          11.07 B                                             1 60,69 (4)                    149,81
          11.08 A I                                           130,55                         110,00
          11.08 All                                           106,50                          75,67
          11.08 A III                                         195,14                         174,59
          11.08 A IV                                          130,55                         110,00
          11.08 A V                                           130,55                          55,00 0
          11.09                                               498,78                         317,44
          17.02  B II a) (3)                                  240,19                         143,47
          17.02  B II b) 0                                    176,49                         110,00
          17.02  F II a)                                      247,02                         150,30
          17.02  F II b)                                      171,02                         104,53
          21.07 F II                                          176,49                         110,00
          23.02 A I a)                                          46,81                         40,81
          23.02 A I b)                                          93,46                          87,46
          23.02 A II a)                                         46,81                         40,81
          23.02 A II b)                                         93,46                          87,46
          23.03 A I                                           317,98                         136,64
          (') This levy is limited to 6 % of the value for customs purposes, subject to certain conditions.
          (2) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 11.01 and 11.02
              and those falling within subheading 23.02 A, products falling within heading Nos 1 1.01 and 1 1.02
              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 % for rice, 2,5 % 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.
          (3) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the product falling within subheading 17.02 B I is
              subject to the same levy as products falling within subheading 17.02 B II.
          (4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 5,44 ECU/tonne for
              products originating in Turkey.
          (^ In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 the levy shall not be charged on the following
              products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and
              territories :
              — arrowroot falling within subheading 07.06 A,
              — flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheading 11.04 C,
              — arrowroot starch falling within subheading 11.08 A V.