CELEX: 31985R2993
Language: en
Date: 1985-10-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2993/85 of 28 October 1985 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

29 . 10 . 85                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 287/7
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2993/85
                                                         of 28 October 1985
                        fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        products for the 1985/86 marketing year ; whereas the
 COMMUNITIES,                                                          Commission, in compliance with the tasks entrusted
                                                                       to it by the Treaty, is obliged to adopt the precau­
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 tionary measures essential to ensure continuity of
 Economic Community,                                                   operation of the common agricultural policy in the
                                                                       cereals sector ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                      Whereas, in order to ensure continuity of operation of
 zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by               the import arrangements for cereals, the prices set in
 Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular                    Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2124/85 Q, should
 Article 14 (4) thereof,                                               be used for calculation of the levies on processed
                                                                       products ; whereas these prices will be adjusted, begin­
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          ning on 1 September 1985, by amounts equal to the
 1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                   montly increases fixed by Regulation (EEC) No
 of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation              1020/84 ;
 (EEC) No 1025/84 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4)
 thereof,            •                        <                        Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74
                                                                       of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                          import levy on products processed from cereals and
 Committee,                                                            from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for
                                                                       these products and for compound feedingstuffs manu­
Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the vari­               factured from cereals (8), as last amended by Regulation
able component of the import levy on products                         (EEC) No 1740/78 (9), provides that the levy thus
 processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                      determined, increased by the fixed component is valid
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and                in general for one month but is altered where the levy
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ;                  applicable to the basic product concerned differs by
whereas Article 2 of Council* Regulation (EEC) No                      not less than 3,02 ECU per tonne from the average of
2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export                    the levies calculated as described above ;
system for products processed from cereals and rice (*),
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 027/84 (6),                  Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
provides that the incidence on the prime costs of these               (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
products of the levies applicable to their basic                       No 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products
products should be calculated on the basis of the                      must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
average of the levies applicable to these basic products               tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
for the first 25 days of the month preceding that of                   processing ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 (l0),
importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on the                   as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2415/75 ("), laid
basis of the threshold price valid for the basic products             down certain transitional measures in respect of
in question during the month of importation is calcu­                 starches ;
lated on the basis of the quantities of basic products
considered to have been used in the manufacture of
the processed product or the competing product                        Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
which serves as a reference for processed products not                in Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; whereas, in accord­
containing cereals ;                                                   ance with Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 (12), as last
                                                                      amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1499/85 (13), the
                                                                      variable component of the levy on certain processed
                                                                       products must be reduced by the incidence of the
Whereas the 1985/86 marketing year for cereals other                  production refund granted in respect of basic products
than durum wheat begins on 1 August 1985 ; whereas                    intended for processing ;
the Council has not, to date, adopted prices for these
                                                                      0 OJ No L 198, 30. 7.      1985, p. 31 .
(') OJ  No   L 281 ,   1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1.                           (8) OJ No L 168 , 25. 6 .  1974, p. 7.
(2) OJ  No   L  107,   19. 4.   1984, p. 1.                           O OJ No L 202, 26. 7.      1978, p . 8 .
O   OJ  No   L  166,   25. 6 .  1976, p. 1.                           H OJ No L 195, 26. 7.       1975, p. 25 .
(4) OJ  No   L  107,   19 . 4.  1984, p. 13 .                         (n ) OJ No L 247, 23 . 9 .  1975, p. 22.
0   OJ  No   L 281 ,   1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                          H OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 .    1975, p . 57.
fa OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 15.                                   H OJ No L 151 , 10 . 6.     1985, p. 24.
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Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the                  a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on
interests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States              their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient
and of the overseas countries and territories, the levy             provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC)
relating to them in respect of certain products                     No 974/71 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
processed from cereals must be reduced by the amount                No 855/84 0,
of the fixed component and, in respect of some of               — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
these products, by part of the variable component ;                 arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
whereas this reduction must be made in accordance
                                                                    these currencies recorded over a given period in
with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                      relation to the Community currencies referred to
486/85 of 26 February 1985 x on the arrangements                     in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­
applicable to agricultural products and certain goods               cient ;
resulting from the processing of agricultural products
originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States        Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regula­
or in the overseas countries and territories ('), as            tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2903/85 (2) ;                    in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
                                                                Customs Tariff,
Whereas, in respect of products falling within sub­
heading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff,
                                                                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Council Regulation (EEC) No 604/83 of 14 March
1983 on the import system applicable in 1983 to 1986
to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the                                     Article 1
Common Customs Tariff and amending Regulation
(EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff (3)                The import levies to be charged on the products listed
lays down the terms on which the import levy may be             in Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
charged at 6 % ad valorem and provides for the                  in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
                                                                and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be
Common Customs Tariff to be amended accordingly ;               as set out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally
levies should be calculated on the following basis :                                     Article 2
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
     relation to each other at any given moment within          1985 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 28 October 1985.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                            Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                               Vice-President
(') OJ No L 61 , 1 . 3 . 1985, p. 4.
0 OJ No L 279, 19 . 10 . 1985, p . 5 .                          (4) OJ No L 106, 12. 5 . 1971 , p. 1 .
 3) OJ No L 72, 18 . 3 . 1983, p. 3 .                           O OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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                                                              ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 28 October 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                                            122,21 (')               120,40 00
             07.06 A II                                           125,23 (■)               120,40 0 0
             1 1 .0 1 C (2)                                       226,02                   219,98
              11.01 D (2)                                         183,21                   177,17
             11.01 E I (2)                                        201,72                   195,68
             11.01 E II (2)                                       113,90                   110,88
             11.01 F (2)                                          141,43                   138,41
             11.01 G (2)                                          130,32                   127,30
             1 1.02 A II (2)                                      214,17                   208,13
             11.02 A III (2)                                      226,02                   219,98
             11.02 A IV (2)                                       183,21                   177,17
             1 1 .02 A V a) 1 (2)                                 166,78                   160,74
             1 1 .02 A V a) 2 (2)                                 201,72                   195,68
             1 1 .02 A V b) (2)                                   113,90                   110,88
             11.02 A VI (2)                                       141,43                   138,41
             11.02 A VII (2)                                      130,32                   127,30
             1 1 .02 B I a) 1 (2)                                 198,56                 . 195,54
             1 1 .02 B I a) 2 aa)                                 103,42                   100,40
             1 1 .02 B I a) 2 bb) (2)                             180,19                   177,17
             1 1 .02 B I b) 1 (2)                                 198,56                   195,54
             1 1 .02 B I b) 2 (2)                                 180,19                   177,17
             1 1.02 B II a) (2)                                   168,71                   165,69
             1 1.02 B II b) (2)                                   156,81                   153,79
             1 1.02 B lie) (2)                                    176,96                   173,94
             1 1.02 B II d) (2)                                   202,70                   199,68
             1 1 .02 C I (2)                                      202,35                   199,33
             1 1 .02 C II (2)                                     188,03                   185,01
             1 1.02 C III (2)                                     311,57                   305,53
             11.02 CIV (2)                                        160,51                   157,49
             11.02C V (2)                                         176,96                   173,94
             1 1.02 C VI (2)                                      202,70                   199,68
             1 1 .02 D I (2)                                      130,09                   127,07
             1 1.02 D II (2)                                      120,96                   117,94
             1 1.02 D III (2)                                     127,67                   124,65
             1 1.02 D IV (2)                                      103,42                   100,40
             1 1 .02 D V (2)                                      113,90                   110,88
             11.02 D VI (2)                                       130,32                   127,30
             11.02 EI a) 1 (2)                                    127,67                   124,65
             1 1 .02 E I a) 2 (2)                                 103,42                   100,40
             1 1.02 E I b) 1 (2)                                  250,46                   244,42
             1 1 .02 E I b) 2 (2)                                 202,90                   196,86
             1 1.02 E II a) (2)                                   230,28                   224,24
             1 1.02 E II b)(2)                                    214,17                   208,13
             1 1.02 E II c) (2)                                   201,72                   195,68
             11.02 E II d) 1 (2)                                  241,08                   235,04
             1 1 .02 E II d) 2 (2)                                230,68                   224,64
             1 1 .02 F I (2)                                      230,28                   224,24
             1 1.02 F II (2)                                      214,17                   208,13
             11.02 Fill (2)                                       226,02                   219,98
             1 1.02 F IV (2)                                      183,21                   177,17
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                                                                                                          (ECU/tonne)
                                                                              Imports
                       CCT heading No                      Third countries
                                                                                           ACP or OCT
                                                     (other than ACP or OCT)
           11.02 FV (2)                                        201,72                         195,68
           11.02F VI 0                                         141,43                         138,41
           1 1.02 F VII (2)                                    130,32                         127,30
           11.02G I                                             99,48                          93,44
           11.02 Gil                                            87,57                          81,53
           11.04 CI                                            125,23                         118,58 ( 5 )
           11.04 C II a)                                       164,32                         140,14 ( 5)
           11.04 C II b)                                       195,57                         171,39 0
           11.07 Ala)                                          232,63                         221,75
           11.07 Alb)                                          176,57                         165,69
           11.07 A II a)                                       228,41 (4)                     217,53
           11.07 A II b)                                       173,42                         162,54
           11.07 B                                             200,31 (4)                     189,43
           11.08 A I                                           164,32                         143,77
           11.08 All                                           192,97                         162,14
           11.08 A III                                         233,49                         212,94
           11.08 A IV                                          164,32                         143,77
           11.08 A V                                           164,32                          71,88 0
           11.09                                               568,50                         387,16
           17.02  B II a) (3)                                  284,25                         187,53
           17.02  B II b)(3)                                   210,26                         143,77
           17.02  F II a)                                      293,18                         196,46
           17.02  F II b)                                      203,12                         136,63
           21.07 F II                                          210,26                         143,77
           23.02 A   I a)                                       55,77                          49,77
           23.02 A   I b)                                      112,65                         106,65
           23.02 A   II a)                                      55,77                           49,77
           23.02 A   II b)                                     112,65                         106,65
           23.03 A I                                           359,94                         178,60
           (') 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 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 % 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 1 1 80/77 this levy is reduced by 5,44 ECU/tonne for
               products originating in Turkey.
           0 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 1 1 .04 C,
               — arrowroot starch falling within subheading 1 1 .08 A V.