CELEX: 31976R2120
Language: en
Date: 1976-08-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2120/76 of 27 August 1976 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

28 . 8 . 76                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 237/23
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2120/76
                                                          of 27 August 1976
                        fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        these products and for compound feedingstuffs manu­
COMMUNITIES,                                                          factured from cereals (6), as last amended by Regula­
                                                                      tion (EEC) No 1997/75 (7), provides that the levy thus
                                                                      determined, increased by the fixed component, is
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 valid in general for one month but is altered where
Economic Community,
                                                                      the levy applicable to the basic product concerned
                                                                      differs by not less than 2-5 units of account per metric
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          ton from the average of the levies calculated as
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                      described above ;
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 11 43/76 (2), and in particular
Article 14 (4) thereof,                                               Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
                                                                      (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                      No 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                      tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
tion of the market in rice (3), and in particular Article             processing ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 (8),
12 (4) thereof,                                                       as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2415/75 (9), laid
                                                                      down certain transitional measures in respect of
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                          starches ;
Committee ,
                                                                      Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­              in Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ;
able component of the import levy on products
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2727/75 and              Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1418 /76 ;               interests of the African , Caribbean and Pacific States
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No                     or in the 'overseas countries and territories', the levy
2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and                          relating to them in respect of certain products
export system for products processed from cereals and                 processed from cereals must be reduced by the
rice (4), as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                          amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
832/76 (5), provides that the incidence on the prime                  some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
costs of these products of the levies applicable to their             nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
basic products should be calculated on the basis of the               dance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC)
average of the levies applicable to these basic products              No 706/76 of 30 March 1976 on the arrangements
for the first twenty-five days of the month preceding                 applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on               resulting from the processing of agricultural products
the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic                  originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
products in question during the month of importa­                     States or in the 'overseas countries and territories' ( 10) ;
tion , is calculated 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 which serves as a reference for                     Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75
processed products not containing cereals ;                           provides that the levy to be charged on the products
                                                                       listed in the Annex to that Regulation under
                                                                      subheading 07.06 A is limited, with effect from the
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 579 /74                      date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the                  annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and
import levy on products processed from cereals and                    Trade, to the amount resulting from application of the
from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for                  rate of duty bound within GATT ;
(')  OJ  No L  281 ,  1 . 11 . 1975 , p. 1.                           ( 6) OJ No L 168 , 25 . 6 . 1974, p . 7.
(-)  OJ  No L  130 ,  19 . 5 . 1976,  p. 1.                           ( 7) OJ No L 202,   1 . 8 . 1975, p . 57 .
(*)  OJ  No L   166 , 25 . 6 . 1976 , p. 1.                           ( 8) OJ No L 195,  26. 7. 1975, p. 25 .
(4 ) OJ  No L  281 ,  1. 1 1.  1975 , p. 65 .                         (9) OJ No L 247,   23 . 9 . 1975 , p . 22 .
(5 ) OJ  No L  100 ,  14 . 4 . 1976,  p. 1.                           ( 10 ) OJ No L 85, 31 . 3 . 1976, p. 2.
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Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
levies should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                                      Article 1
    relation to each other, at any given moment,
    within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based       The import levies to be charged on the products listed
    on their effective parity ;                              in Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
— for other currencies an exchange rate based on the         in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each         and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 are
    of these currencies recorded for a given period, in      hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regula­
    relation to the Community currencies referred to         tion .
    in the previous subparagraph ;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­                                 Article 2
tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided
for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September
Customs Tariff,                                              1976.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 27 August 1976.
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                        P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                    Member of the Commission
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                                                        ANNEX
                                                                                              Levies in u. a. /metric ton
                                                                                         Third countries
    CCT heading No                      Nomenclature in simplified wording                (other than           ACP and
                                                                                            ACP and               OCT
                                                                                              OCT)
07.06 A            Manioc, arrowroot, salep and other similar roots and tubers                 4-23 (»)          2-73 (»)(·)
                   with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
11.01 C            Barley flour (·)                                                           47-30             42-30
11.01 D            Oat flour (*)                                                              35-13             30-13
11.01 E I          Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1*5 ·/» by weight (■)          67-71             62-71
11.01 E II         Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1*5 ·/· by weight (*)              38-04             35-54
11.01 F            Rice flour (·)                                                             69-30             66-80
11.01 G            Cereals flours, other than flour of wheat, mesiin, rye, barley, oats,      43-57             41-07     .
                   maize or rice (2 )
11.02 A II         Rye groats and meal (*)                                                    75-83             70-83
11.02 A III        Barley groats and meal (')                                                 47-30             42-30
11.02 A IV         Oat groats and meal (*)                                                    35-13             30-13
11.02 A V a) 1     Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 '/· by           67-71             62-71
                   weight, for the brewing industry (*)
11.02 A V a) 2     Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 '/· by           67-71             62-71
                   weight, other than for the brewing industry (■)
11.02 A V b)       Maize groats and meal, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 '/· by               38-04             35-54
                   weight (*)
11.02 A VI         Rice groats and meal (')                                                   69-30             66-80
11.02 A VII        Cereals groats and meal, other than groats and meal of wheat,              43-57             41-07
                   mesiin, rye, barley, oats, maize or rice (*)
11.02 B I a) 1     Hulled (shelled or husked ) barley (*)                                     40-10             37-60
11.02 B I a) 2 aa) Clipped oats                                                               19-57             17-07
11.02 B I a) 2 bb) Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (■)                32-63             30-13
11.02 B I b) 1     Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley ('Grütze* or 'Grutten') (·)            40-10             37-60
11.02 B I b) 2     Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats (' Grütze' or 'Grutten') (·)           ' 32-63             30-13
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                                                                                             Levies in u. a./metric ton
                                                                                        Third countrie·
    CCT heading No                       Nomenclature in limpliiied wording               (other than         ACT tad
                                                                                            ACP and             OCT
                                                                                             OCT)
11.02 B II a)        Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, whether or not sliced or              70-62              68-12
                     kibbled (*)
11.02 B II b)        Hulled (shelled or husked)          rye, whether or not sliced or       54-84              52-34
                     kibbled (*)
11.02 B II c)        Hulled (shelled or husked) maize, whether or not sliced or              58-24              55-74
                     kibbled (')
11.02 B II d)        Hulled (shelled or husked) grains, whether or not sliced or             66-92              64-42
                     kibbled, other than those of wheat, rye, maize, barley or oats (2)
11.02 C I            Pearled wheat (')                                                       84-45              81-95
11.02 C 11           Pearled rye (*)                                                         65-46              62-96
11.02 C III        ' Pearled barley (*)                                                      63-75              58-75
11.02 C IV           Pearled oats (*)                                                        29-28              26-78
11.02 C V            Pearled maize (*)                                                       58-24              55-74
11.02 C VI           Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat, rye, barley, oats or        66-92              64-42
                     maize (2 )
11.02 D I            Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                             54-74              52-24
11.02 D II           Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (■)                               42-64              40-14
11.02 D III          Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (')                            26-47              23-97
11.02 D IV           Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (')                              19-57              17-07
11.02 D V            Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (')                             38-04              35-54
11.02 D VI           Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled, other than grains of          43-57              41-07
                     wheat, rye, barley, oats or maize (2)
11.02 E I a) 1       Rolled barley (■)                                                       26-47              23-97
11.02 E I a) 2       Rolled oats (*)                                                         19-57              17-07
11.02 E I b) 1       Flaked barley (*)                                                       52-00              47-00
11.02 E I b) 2       Flaked oats (·)                                                         38-48              33-48
11.02 E 11 a)        Rolled or flaked wheat (■)                                              97-20              92-20
11.02 E II b)        Rolled or flaked rye (·)                                                75-83              70-83
11.02 E II c)        Rolled or flaked maize (·)                                              67-71              62-71
11.02 E II d) 1      Flaked rice (*)                                                        118-44            113-44
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                                                                                                   Levies in u.a . /metric ton
                                                                                              Third countriei
    CCT fending Ko                      Nomenclature in timplified wording                      (other than          ACP and
                                                                                                 ACP and               OCT
                                                                                                   OCT)
11.02 E II d) 2    Rolled or flaked grains other than grains of wheat, rye, barley,                 77-47              72-47
                   oats, maize or rice, excluding flaked rice (')
11.02 P I          Wheat pellets (■)                                                                97-20               92-20
11.02 F II         Rye pellets (*)                                                                  75-83               70-83
11 .62 v m         Barley pellet· (·)                                                               47-30               42-30
11.02 P IV         Oat pellets (·)                                                                  35-13               30-13
11.02 P V          Maize pellets (*)                                                                67-71               62-71
11.02 F VI         Rice pellets (*)                                                                 69-30               66-80
11.02 F VII        Pellets of cereals other than 'wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize or rice (*)       43-57               41-07
11.02 G I          Wheat germ, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                                      43-42               38-42 ,
11.02 G II         Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled flaked or ground                 31-13               26-13
11.06 A            Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                        6-73                 1-23 (5 )
                   salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                   for the manufacture of starches
11.06 51           Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                     50-55               30-55 (5)
                   salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                   for the manufacture of starches
11.06 B II         Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                     73-09               53-09 (5)
                   salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                   other than for the manufacture of starches
 11.07 A 1 1 )     Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                       100-17               91-17
11.07 A I b)       Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of                   77-12               68-12
                   flour
11.07 All a )      Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form                 50-83 (4)           41-83
                   of flour
 11.07 A II b)     Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, other than in               40-26               31-26
                   the form of flour
 11.07 B           Roasted malt                                                                     45-43 (4)           36-43
 11.08 A 1         Maize starch                                                                     50-55               33-55
 11.08 A 11        Rice starch                                                                      95-15               69-65
 11.08 A III       Wheat starch                                                                     85-68               68-68
 11.08 A IV        Potato starch                                                                    50-55               33-55
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                                                                                                                        Levies in u. a. /metric ton
                                                                                                                   Third countries
     CCT heading No                                      Nomenclature in simplified wording                          (other than           ACP ana
                                                                                                                       ACP and              OCT
                                                                                                                        OCT)
11.08 A V                        Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch                                 50-55               16-78 (5)
11.09                            Wheat gluten, whether or not dried                                                    274-88              124-88
17.02 B II a )                   Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 ·/# or                    123-76                43-76
                                 more by weight of the pure product ("), 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 e/o                      88-55               33-55
                                 or more by weight of the pure product (#), 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                       123-76               43-76
                                  powder, whether or not agglomerated
17.05 B II                        Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of                         88-55               33-55
                                  white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
23.02 A 1 a )                     Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                     10-95               10-95
                                  or working of maize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding
                                  35 % by weight
23.02 A I b )                     Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                     35-06               35-06
                                  or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                  35 % byiweight
23.02 Alia )                      Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                       8-77                8-77
                                  or working of cereals other than maize or rice, of which the starch
                                  content does not exceed 28 */o 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 %>
                                  or more by weight
23.02 A II b)                     Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                     35-06               35-06
                                  or working of cereals other than maize or rice, not falling within
                                  subheading 23.02 A II a)
23.03 A 1                         Residues from the manufacture of starch from maize (excluding                         191-68               41-68
                                  concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on
                                  the dry product, exceeding 40 % by weight
 (■) This levy is limited to 6 •/• of the value for customs purposes.
  C) 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 •/• for rice, 2-5 •/« for wheat,
        3 •/• for barley, 4 •/« for buckwheat, S % for oats and 2 •/• for other cereals.
     Germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground, falls in all cases within heading No 11.02.
 (') Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/7J the product falling within subheading No 17.02 B I is subject to the same levy as products falling
     within subheading No 17.02 B II.
 (4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2755/75 this levy is reduced by 0-45 u.a./lOO kg for products originating in Turkey.
 (·) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 706176 the levy shall not be charged on the following products originating in the countries
     and territories :
     — arrow-root falling within sub-heading ex 07.06 A
     — flours and meal of arrow-root falling within sub-headings ex 11.06 A, ex 11.06 B I and II
     — arrow-root starch falling within sub-heading ex 11.08 A V.