CELEX: 31992R0226
Language: en
Date: 1992-02-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 226/92 of 31 January 1992 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 24/20                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                  1 . 2. 92
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 226/92
                                                       of 31 January 1992
                        fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from
                                                                   cereals Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   1740/78 (8), provides that the levy thus determined,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              increased by the fixed component, is valid in general for
Economic Community,                                                one month but is altered where the levy applicable to the
                                                                   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 the Act of Accession of Spain and
Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75               Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified in
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the               Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; on importation into
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)         Portugal of products listed in Annex XXIV to the Act of
No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,          Accession an additional amount is added to the levy ;
                                                                   whereas these amounts were set by Commission Regula­
                                                                   tion (EEC) No 3808/90 (9) ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1806/89 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
                                                                   Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the inte­
                                                                   rests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States, the levy
                                                                   relating to them in respect of certain products processed
Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable        from cereals must be reduced by the amount of the fixed
component of the import levy on products processed                 component and, in respect of some of these products, by
from cereals and rice are laid down in Article 14 (1 ) (A) of      part of the variable component ; whereas this reduction
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and Article 12 (1 ) (a) of             must be made in accordance with Article 14 of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ; whereas Article 2 of                 Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October                  arrangements applicable to agricultural products and
 1975 on the import and export system for products                 certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
processed from cereals and riceQ, as last amended by               products originating in the ACP States or in the overseas
Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (*), provides that the inci­           countries and territories (OCT)(10), as last amended by
dence on the prime costs of these products of the levies           Regulation (EEC) No 523/91 (u);
applicable to their basic products should be calculated on
the basis of the average of the levies applicable to these
basic products for the first 25 days of the month
preceding that of importation ; whereas this average,
adjusted on the basis of the threshold price valid for the         Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision
basic products in question during the month of importa­            91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
tion is calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic         overseas countries and territories with the European
products considered to have been used in the manufac­               Economic Community (12), no levies shall apply on
ture of the processed product or the competing product             imports of products originating in the overseas countries
which serves as a reference for processed products not             and territories ; whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (4) of the
containing cereals ;                                               abovementioned Decision, a special amount shall be
                                                                   charged on imports of certain products originating in the
                                                                   overseas countries and territories in order to prevent
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 of                  products originating from these countries and territories
24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the import           from receiving more favourable treatment than similar
levy on products processed from cereals and from rice              products imported from Spain or Portugal into the
and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products          Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ;
(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                            0 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.
0   OJ No  L 166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                             C) OJ No L 366, 29. 12. 1990, p. 1 .
0   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.                              (12) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20                         of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central
December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain                     rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
agricultural products originating in developing countries                 the last paragraph of Article 3 (1) of Council Regula­
(') prolonged by Regulation (EEC) No 3588/91 (2) reduces                  tion (EEC) No 1676/85 f7), as last amended by Regula­
by 50 % the levy or importation into the Community of                     tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (8),
products of CN code 1108 13 00, within the limit of a
fixed amount of 5 000 tonnes a year ;                                — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
                                                                          average of the ecu rates published in the Official
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9                           Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
February 1987 concerning the import arrangements appli­                   a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
cable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 and                     cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
0714 90 originating in certain third countries (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3842/90 (4), lay down                 Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 (1 ) of Regulation
the terms on which the import levy is limited to 6 % ad              (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this
 valorem ;                                                           Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­
                                                                     ture,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29
October 1975 on glucose and lactose (5), as amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (6), stipulates that the treat­
ment provided for glucose and glucose syrup falling
within CN codes 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 it is to be extended to
glucose and glucose syrup falling within CN codes
 1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59 ; whereas consequently the                                           Article 1
 levy fixed for products falling within CN codes
 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 also applies to
                                                                      The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
 products falling within CN codes 1702 30 51 and                      Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in
 1702 30 59 ; whereas, to ensure that the provision in ques­
                                                                      Article 1 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and
 tion is properly applied, these products and the levy
 thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of                subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be as set
                                                                      out in the Annex hereto.
 levies ;
 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 rela­
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1992.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 31 January 1992.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                 Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                            Member of the Commission
 (■) OJ   No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 .
 (2) OJ   No L 341 , 12. 12. 1991 , p. 6.
 0   OJ   No L 43, 13. 2. 1987, p. 9.
 («) OJ   No L 367, 29. 12. 1990, p. S.
 ft  OJ   No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20.                            f) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
 f6) OJ No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .                                  (8) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 .
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                                                       ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 31 January 1992 fixing the import levies on products
                                           processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                       (ECU/tonne)
                                                                     Import levies (*)
                       CN code
                                                                                         Third countries
                                                          ACP
                                                                                       (other than ACP)(8)
                 071410 10 0                            141,83                                148,48
                 0714 10 91                             1 45,46 (3)0                          145,46
                 071410 99                              143,65                                148,48
                 0714 90 11                             1 45,46 (3)0                          145,46
                 0714 90 19                             143,65 (3)                            148,48
                  1102 20 10                            243,05                                249,09
                  1102 20 90                            137,73                                140,75
                  1102 30 00
                              v
                                                        154,94                                157,96
                  110290 10                             261,83                                267,87
                  1102 90 30                            245,30                                251,34
                  1102 90 90                            147,61                                150,63
                  1103 12 00                            245,30                                251,34
                  1103 13 10                            243,05                                249,09
                  1103 13 90                            137,73                                140,75
                  1103 14 00                            154,94                                157,96
                  1103 19 10                            302,92                                308,96
                  1103 19 30                            261,83                                267,87
                  1103 19 90                            147,61                                150,63
                  1103 21 00                            289,31                                295,35
                  1103 29 10                            302,92                                308,96
                  1103 29 20                            261,83                                267,87
                  1103 29 30                            245,30                                251,34
                  1103 29 40                            243,05                                249,09
                  1103 29 50                            154,94                                157,96
                  1103 29 90                            147,61                                150,63
                  1104 11 10                            148,37                                151,39
                  110411 90                             290,92                                296,96
                  1104 12 10                            139,01                                142,03
                  1104 12 90                            272,56                                278,60
                  1104 19 10                            289,31                                295,35
                  1104 19 30                            302^2                                 308,96
                  110419 50                             243,05                                249,09
                  1104 19 91                            263,11                                269,15
                  1104 19 99                            260,50                                266,54
                  1104 21 10                            232,74                                235,76
                  1104 21 30                            232,74                                235,76
                  1104 21 50                            363,65                                369,69
                  1104 21 90                            148,37                                151,39
                  1104 22 10 10 (4)                     139,01                                142,03
                  1104 22 10 90 0                       245,30                                248,32
                  1104 22 30                            245,30                                248,32
                  1104 22 50                            218,05                                221,07
                  1104 22 90                            139,01                                142,03
                  1104 23 10                            216,05                                219,07
                  1104 23 30                            216,05                                219,07
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                                                                                           (ECU/tonne)
                                                         Import levies 0
               CN code
                                                                           Third countries
                                              ACP
                                                                         (other than ACP)(8)
          1104 23 90                         137,73                             140,75
          1104 29 11                        213,77                              216,79
          1104 29 15                        223,83                              226,85
          1104 29 19                        231,55                              234,57
          1104 29 31                         257,17                             260,19
          1104 29 35                         269,26                             272,28
          1104 29 39                         231,55                             234,57
          1104 29 91                         163,94                             166,96
          1104 29 95                         171,66                             174,68
          1104 29 99                         147,61                             150,63
          1104 30 10                         120,55                             126,59
          1104 30 90                         101,27                             107,31
          1106 20 10                         141,83 (3)                         148,48
          1106 20 91                         21 3,77 (3)                        237,95
          1106 20 99                         213,77 (3)                         237,95
          110710 11                          286,10                             296,98
          1107 10 19                         213,77                             224,65
          110710 91                          258,92                             269,80 (2)
          1107 10 99                         193,46                             204,34
          1107 20 00                         225,46                             236,34 0
          1108 11 00                         353,61                             374,16
          1108 12 00                         217,40                             237$5
          1108 13 00                         217,40                             237,95 0
          1108 14 00                         108,70                             237,95
          1108 19 10                         222,18                             253,01
          1108 19 90                         108,70 0                           237,95
          1109 00 00                         642,92                             824,26
          1702 30 51                         283,56                             380,28
          1702 30 59                         217,40                             283,89
          1702 30 91                         283,56                             380,28
          1702 30 99                         217,40                             283,89
          1702 40 90                         217,40                             283,89
          1702 90 50                         217,40                             283,89
          1702 90 75                         297,07                             393,79
          1702 90 79                         206,60                             273,09
          2106 90 55                         217,40                             283,89
          2302 10 10                          61,77                               67,77
          2302 10 90                         132,37                             138,37
          2302 20 10                          61,77                               67,77
          2302 20 90                         132,37                             138,37
          2302 30 10                          61,77                               67,77
          2302 30 90                         132,37                             138,37
          2302 40 10                          61,77                               67,77
          2302 40 90                         132^7                              138,37
          2303 10 11                         270,06                             451,40
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           (') 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 origina-   ^
               ting in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States :
               —   products falling within CN code ex 071410 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 11042210, other than 'clipped oats'.
           (') 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.
           Q 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.