CELEX: 31991R3437
Language: en
Date: 1991-11-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3437/91 of 27 November 1991 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 326/ 14                             Official Journal of the European Communities                               28 . 11 . 91
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3437/91
                                                      of 27 November 1991
                         fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 of
                                                                     24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the import
                                                                     levy on products processed from cereals and from rice
                                                                     and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from
 Economic Community,                                                 cereals (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     1740/78 (8), provides that the levy thus determined,
                                                                     increased by the fixed component, is valid in general for
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                   one month but is altered where the levy applicable to the
                                                                    basic product concerned differs by not less than ECU 3,02
Portugal,
                                                                    per tonne from the average of the levies calculated as
                                                                    described above :
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
 market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,          Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified in
                                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; on importation into
                                                                    Portugal of products listed in Annex XXIV to the Act of
                                                                    Accession an additional amount is added to the levy ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76               whereas these amounts were set by Commission Regula­
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                   tion (EEC) No 3808/90 0 ;
 market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 1806/89 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,             Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the inte­
                                                                    rests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and of
                                                                    the overseas countries and territdries, the levy relating to
                                                                    them in respect of certain products processed from cereals
Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable         must be reduced by the amount of the fixed component
component of the import levy on products processed                  and, in respect of some of these products, by part of the
from cereals and rice are laid down in Article 14 (1 ) (A) of       variable component ; whereas this reduction must be
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and Article 12 (1 ) (a) of              made in accordance with Article 14 of Council Regula­
Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ; whereas Article 2 of                  tion (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arrange­
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October                   ments applicable to agricultural products and certain
 1975 on the import and export system for products                  goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
processed from cereals and rice (*), as last amended by             products originating in the ACP States or in the overseas
Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (6), provides that the inci­            countries and territories (OCI)(10), as last amended by
dence on the prime costs of these products of the levies            Regulation (EEC) No 523/91 (");
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 prece­
ding that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted
on the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic
products in question during the month of importation is             Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20
calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic products         December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain
considered to have been used in the manufacture of the              agricultural products originating in developing countries
processed product or the competing product which serves             (12) reduces by 50 % the levy or importation into the
as a reference for processed products not containing                Community of products of CN code 1108 13 00, within
cereals ;                                                           the limit of a fixed amount of 5 000 tonnes a year ;
(') OJ No  L 281 ,  1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                           O OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
0   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 .                              O OJ No L 366, 29. 12. 1990, p. 1 .
(<) OJ No  L 177,  24. 6. 1989, p. 1 .                              (,0) 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 .
fa OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.                                  (> 2) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990.
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 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9                          rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
 February 1987 concerning the import arrangements appli­                  the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­
 cable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 and                    tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (*), as last amended by Regula­
 0714 90 originating in certain third countries ('), as last              tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (*),
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3842/90 (2), lay down                 — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
 the terms on which the import levy is limited to 6 % ad
  valorem ;
                                                                          average of the ecu rates published in the Official
                                                                          Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29                        a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
 October 1975 on glucose and lactose (3), as amended by                   cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
 Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (4), stipulates that the treat­           Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 (1 ) of Regulation
 ment provided for glucose and glucose syrup falling                  (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this
 within CN codes 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90               Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­
 by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 it is to be extended to               ture,
 glucose and glucose syrup falling within CN codes
 1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59 ; whereas consequently the
 levy fixed for products falling within CN codes                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 also applies to
 products falling within CN codes 1702 30 51 and                                                Article 1
 1702 30 59 ; whereas, to ensure that the provision in ques­
 tion is properly applied, these products and the levy                The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
 thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of                Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in
 levies ;                                                             Article 1.(1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and
                                                                      subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be as set
 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies           out in the Annex hereto.
 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 December
     of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central             1991 .
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, 27 November 1991 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                 Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                            Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No   L 43, 13. 2. 1987, p. 9.
(2) OJ  No   L 367, 29. 12. 1990, p. 8.
0   OJ  No   L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20.                           O OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No   L 28 , 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .                              (6) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
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                                                         ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 27 November 1991 fixing the import levies on products
                                             processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                     (ECU/tonne)
                                                                      Import levies
                          CN code
                                                                                       Third countries
                                                       ACP or OCT
                                                                                (other than ACP or OCT) (8)
                    0714 10 10 (')                        138,19                           144,84
                    0714 10 91                            141,82 00                        141,82
                    0714 10 99                            140,01                           144,84
                    0714 90 11                            141,82 00                        141,82
                    0714 90 19                            140,01 0                         144,84
                    1102 20 10                            229,97                           236,01
                    1102 20 90                            130,32                           133,34
                    1102 30 00                            151,82                           154,84
                    1102 90 10                            255,28                           261,32
                    1102 90 30                            234,18                           240,22
                    1102 90 90                            141,68                           144,70
                    1103 12 00                            234,18                           240,22
                    1103 13 11                            229,97                           236,01
                    1103 13 19                            229,97                           236,01
                    1103 13 90                            130,32                           133,34
                    1103 14 00                            151,82                           154,84
                    1103 19 10                            295,76                           301,80
                    1103 19 30                            255,28                           261,32
                    1103 19 90                            141,68                           144,70
                    1103 21 00                            280,60                           286,64
                    1103 29 10                            295,76                           301,80
                    1103 29 20                            255,28                           261,32
                    1103 29 30                            234,18                           240,22
                    1103 29 40                            229,97                           236,01
                    1 103 29 50                           151,82                           154,84
                    1103 29 90                            141,68                           144,70
                    1104 11 10                            144,66                           147,68
                    1104 11 90                            283,64                           289,68
                    1104 12 10                            132,70                           135,72
                    1104 12 90                            260,20                           266,24
                    110419 10                             280,60                           286,64
                    110419 30                             295,76                           301,80
                    1104 19 50                            229,97                           236,01
                    1104 19 91                            257,81                           263,85
                    110419 99                             250,02                           256,06
                    1104 21 10                            226,91                           229,93
                    1104 21 30                            226,91                           229,93
                    1104 21 50                            354,55                           360,59
                    1104 21 90                            144,66                           147,68
                    1104 22 10 10 (4)                     132,70                           135,72
                    1104 22 10 90 0                       234,18                           237,20
                    1104 22 30                            234,18                           237,20
                    1104 22 50                            208,16                           211,18
                    1104 22 90                            132,70                           135,72
                    1104 23 10                            204,42                           207,44
                    1104 23 30                            204,42                           207,44
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                                                                                           (ECU/tonne)
                                                           Import levies
                  CN code
                                                                            Third countries
                                             ACP or OCT
                                                                     (other than ACP or OCT)(s)
             1104 23 90                         130,32                          133,34
             1104 29 11                        207,33                           210,35
             1104 29 15                        218,53                           221,55
             1104 29 19                        222,24                           225,26
             1104 29 31                        249,42                           252,44
             1104 29 35                        262,90                           265,92
             1104 29 39               '        222,24                           225,26
             1104 29 91                         159,01                          162,03
             1104 29 95                         167,60                          170,62
             1104 29 99                         141,68                          144,70
             1104 30 10                         116,92                          122,96
             1104 30 90                          95,82                          101,86
             1106 20 10                         138,19 (')                      144,84
             1106 20 91                        202,06 H                         226,24
             1106 20 99                        202,06 f)                        226,24
             1107 10 11                        277,48                           288,36
             1107 10 19                        207,33                           218,21
             1107 10 91                        252,44                           263,32 0
             1107 10 99                         188,62                          199,50
             1107 20 00                        219,82                           230,70 (2)
             1108 11 00                        342,96                           363,51
             1108 12 00                        205,69                           226,24
             1108 13 00                        205,69                           226,24 (6)
             1108 14 00                         102,84                          226,24
             1108 19 10                         217,71                          248,54
             1108 19 90                         102,84 (3)                      226,24
             1109 00 00                         623,56                          804,90
             1702 30 51                         268,30                          365,02
             1702 30 59                         205,69                          272,18
             1702 30 91                         268,30                          365,02
             1702 30 99                         205,69                          272,18
             1702 40 90                         205,69                          272,18
             1702 90 50                         205,69                          272,18
             1702 90 75                         281,07                          377,79
             1702 90 79                         195,47                          261,96
             2106 90 55                         205,69                          272,18
             2302 10 10                          59,57                           65,57
             2302 10 90                         127,64                          133,64
             2302 20 10                          59,57                           65,57
             2302 20 90                         127,64                          133,64
             2302 30 10                          59,57                           65,57
             2302 30 90                         127,64                          1^3,64
             2302 40 10                          59,57                           65,57
             2302 40 90                         127,64                          133,64
             2303 10 11                         255,52                          436,86
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             (') 6 % ad valorem, subject to certain conditions.
             (2) In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 (OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10) this levy is reduced
                 by ECU 5,44 per tonne for products originating in Turkey.
             (') 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 and in the overseas countries and territories :
                 —   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 1 1 06 20,
                 —   arrow-root starch falling within CN code 1 1 08 1 9 90.
             (4) Taric code : clipped oats.
             O Taric code : CN code 1104 2210, other than 'clipped oats'.
             (6) 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 or in the overseas countries
                 and territories.
             (8) On importation into Portugal, the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
                 No 3808/90.