CELEX: 31975R0449
Language: en
Date: 1975-02-26 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 449/75 of the Commission of 25 February 1975 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

26 . 2. 75                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                  No L 50/ 9
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 449/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                         of 25 February 1975
                        fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        feedingstuffs manufactured from cereals, as amended
COMMUNITIES,                                                         by Regulation (EEC) No 31 03/74 (8), provides that the
                                                                      levy thus determined, increased by the fixed compo­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 nent, is valid in general for one month but is altered
Economic Community ;                                                 where the levy applicable to the basic product
                                                                      concerned differs by not less than 0-25 unit of
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                           account per 100 kilogrammes from the average of the
67/EEC ( 1 ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                  levies calculated as described above ;
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­
lation (EEC) No 85/75 (2), and in particular Article 14
(4) thereof ;                                                         Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
                                                                      (EEC) No 1052/68 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                           No 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products
67/EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                    must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
tion of the market in rice as last amended by Regula­                 tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
tion (EEC) No 11 29/74 (4), and in particular Article 12              processing ;
(4) thereof ;
                                                                      Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                          in Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68 ;
Committee ;
Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­              Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
                                                                      interests    of  the     Associated        African States and
able component of the import levy on products
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                      Madagascar and of the Overseas Countries and Terri­
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC and                 tories, and of the United Republic of Tanzania, the
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC ;                   Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, the
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                       levy relating to them in respect of certain products
 1052/68 (5) of 23 July 1968 on the import and export                  processed from cereals must be reduced by the
system for products processed from cereals and rice, as                amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 881 /73 (6),                       some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
provides that the incidence on the prime costs of                      nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
these products of the levies applicable to their basic                 dance with Article 1 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No
products should be calculated on the basis of the                      522/70 (9) of 17 March 1970 on the treatment to be
average of the levies applicable to these basic products               accorded to products processed from cereals and rice
for the first twenty-five days of the month preceding                  originating in the Associated African States and
that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on                Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries and Territo­
the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic                   ries, and Article 1 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No
 products in question during the month of importa­                     653/71 ( 10) of 30 March 1971 on the treatment to be
tion , is calculated on the basis of the quantities of                 accorded to products processed from cereals and rice
basic products considered to have been used in the                     originating in the United Republic of Tanzania , the
manufacture of the processed product or the                            Republic of Uganda or the Republic of Kenya, as
competing product which serves as a reference for                      last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 241 /75 (") ;
 processed products not containing cereals ;
                                                                       Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1052/68
Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No                                provides that the levy to be charged on the products
 1 579/74 ( 7) of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for                    listed in the Annex to that Regulation under heading
calculating the import levy on products processed                       No 07.06 A is limited , with effect from the date of
 from cereals and from rice and for the advance fixing                 entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
of this levy for these products and for compound                       annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and
                                                                       Trade, to the amount resulting from application of the
(') OJ  No    117, 19 . 6. 1967, p. 2269/67.                            rate of duty bound within GATT ;
(2) OJ  No    L 1 1 , 16. 1 . 1975, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No    174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No    L 128, 10 . 5. 1974, p. 20.                              (s ) OJ No L 331 , 11 . 12 . 1974, p . 7 .
(5) Oj  No   L 179, 25. 7. 1968 , p. 8 .                               H OJ No L 65, 21 . 3 . 1970 , p . 10 .
(6) OJ  No   L 86, 31 . 3 . 1973, p. 30 .                              ( 10) OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p . 2 .
(7) OJ  No   L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.                                 (") OJ No L 26, 31 . 1 . 1975 , p . 5 .
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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
    on their effective parity ;                              The import levies to be charged on the products listed
                                                             in Article 1 (d) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC and in
— for other currencies an exchange rate based on the         Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC and
    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each         subject to Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68 are hereby
    of these currencies recorded for a given period, in      fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation .
    relation to the Community currencies referred to
    in the previous subparagraph ;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­                                Article 2
tion No 120/67/EEC, the nomenclature provided for
in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March
Customs Tariff,                                              1975 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 25 February 1975.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                   Member of the Commission
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                                                           ANNEX
                                                                                                 Levies in u .a ./100 kg
                                                                                           Third countries
                                                                                            (other than       AASM , OCT,
      CCT heading No                       Nomenclature in simplified wording               AASM and             Tanzania ,
                                                                                           OCT, Tanzania ,     Uganda and
                                                                                            Uganda and              Kenya
                                                                                               Kenya)
 07.06 A              Manioc, arrowroot, salep and other similar roots and tubers              0.046 (*)            0     O
                      with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
 11.01 C              Barley flour (•)                                                         0.961               0.461
 11.01 D              Oat flour (*)                                                            2-268               1.768
 11.01 EI            Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5 °/o by weight (*)         3.718               3-218
 11.01 E II           Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1.5 % by weight (f)              2-074               1-824
 11.01 F             Rice flour (*)                                                            0.250                   0
 11.01 G             Buckwheat flour (•)                                                       0.500                  0
 11.01 H             Millet flour (*)                                                         0.250                   0
11.01 1 J            Canary seed flour (*)                                                     0.250                  0
 11.01 K             Grain sorghum flour (*)                                                   2-637               2-387
11.01 L              Cereals flours, other than flour of wheat, meslin, rye, barley, oats,    0.250                   0
                     maize, rice, buckwheat, millet, canary seed or grain sorghum (*)
11.02 A II           Rye groats and meal (»)                                                  4.383                3.883
11.02 A III          Barley groats and meal (*)                                              0.961                0-461
11.02 A IV           Oat groats and meal (')                                                  2-268                1.768
11.02 A V a) 1       Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5 % by           0.500                  0
                     weight, for the brewing industry (2)
11.02 A V a) 2       Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5 °/o by         3.718               3-218
                     weight, other than for the brewing industry (*)
11.02 A Vb)          Maize groats and meal, of a fat content exceeding 1.5 % by               2-074               1.824
                     weight (2)
11.02 A VI           Rice groats and meal (*)                                                0.250                   0
11.02 A VII          Buckwheat groats and meal (*)                                           0.500                   0
11.02 A VIII         Millet groats and meal (')                                              0.250                  0
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                    \                                                                            Levies in u.a./100 kg
                                                                                          Third countries
                                                                                           (other than        AASM , OCT,
     CCT heading No                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                  AASM and            Tanzania ,
                                                                                          OCT, Tanzania ,      Uganda and
                                                                                           Uganda and             Kenya
                                                                                              Kenya)
11.02 A IX          Grain sorghum groats and meal (*)                                         2-637              2-387
11.02 AX             Cereals groats and meal, other than groats and meal of wheat,            0.250                  0
                    meslin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain
                    sorghum (*)
11.02 B I a) 1      Hulled (shelled or husked) barley (*)                                     0.660              0.410
11.02 B I a) 2 aa)  Clipped oats                                                               1-252         .    1.002
11.02 B I a) 2 bb)  Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (*)               2-018               1.768
11.02 B I a) 3      Hulled (shelled or husked) buckwheat (f)                                  0.250'                 0
1 1.02 B I a) 4     Hulled (shelled or husked) millet (*)                                     0.250'                 o
                    Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (*)           0.660               0.410'
11.02 Bib) 1
                    Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats (' Grütze' or 'Grutten') (l)            2-018               1.768
11.02 Bib ) 2 ■
                    Hulled and sliced or kibbled buckwheat (' Grütze' or ' Grutten') (2)      0.250                  0
11.02 Bib) 3
11.02 Bib) 4        Hulled and sliced or kibbled millet ('Grütze' or ' Grutten') (*)          0-250                  0
 11.02 B II a)      Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, whether or not sliced or                3.505              3-255
                    kibbled (2)
  1.02 B II b )     Hulled (shelled or husked)        rye, whether or not sliced or           3-119              2-869
                    kibbled (*)
                    Hulled (shelled or husked) maize, whether or not sliced or                3-111              2-861
 1.02 B lie)
                    kibbled (2)
                    Hulled (shelled or husked) grain sorghum, whether or not sliced or        3.994              3.744
 1.02 B II d )
                    kibbled (*)
 1.02 Bile)         Hulled (shelled or husked) grains, whether or not sliced or               0.250                 0
                    kibbled, other than those of wheat, rye, maize, barley, oats,
                    buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (*)
  1.02 CI           Pearled wheat (*)                                                         4.165              3.915
  1.02 C II         Pearled rye (*)                                                           3.701              3.451
  1.02 CIII         Pearled barley (')                                                        1.140              01.640
  1.02 CIV          Pearled oats (*)                                                          1-821              1.571
  1.02 CV           Pearled maize (*)                                                        3-111               2-861
  1.02 C VI         Pearled buckwheat (*)                                                    0.250                  0
  1.02 C VII        Pearled millet (*)                                                       0.250                  0
  1.02 C VIII       Pearled grain sorghum (*)                                                3.994               3-744
  1.02 C IX         Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize,    0.250                  0
                    buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (*)
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                                                                                             Levies in u.a. / 100 kg
                                                                                      Third countries
                                                                                        (other than       AASM , OCT ,
     CCT heading No                      Nomenclature in simplified wording             AASM and             Tanzania ,
                                                                                      OCT, Tanzania ,      Uganda and
                                                                                       Uganda and               Kenya
                                                                                           Kenya )
 11.02 D I          Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                            2-746               2-496
 1 1.02 D II         Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                             2-450               2-200
 11.02 Dili         Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                          •0.511               0.261
11.02 D IV          Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (2 )                            1-252                1.002
11.02 D V           Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                            2-074                1-824
11.02 D VI          Buckwheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                        0.250                  0
1 1.02 D VII        Millet not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                           0.250                  0
1 1.02 D VIII       Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                   2-637                2-387
11.02 D IX          Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled, other than grains of         0.250                  0
                    wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet or grain sor­
                    ghum (2)
                    Rolled barley (•)                                                     0.511                0.261
11.02 EI a ) 1
                    Rolled oats (2)                                                        1-252                1.002
11.02 EI a) 2
                    Rolled buckwheat (*)                                                   0.250                  0
11.02 EI a) 3
11.02 EI a) 4       Rolled millet (2)                                                     0.250                   0
1 1.02 E lb) 1      Flaked barley (2)                                                      1.012               0.512
11.02 E lb ) 2      Flaked oats (2)                                                       2-464                1.964
11.02 E lb) 3       Flaked buckwheat (•)                                                  0.5 GO                  0
11.02 E l b) 4      Flaked millet (l)                                                     0.500                   0
11.02 E II a)       Rolled or flaked wheat (*)                                            4-905                4.405
11.02 E II b)       Rolled or flaked rye (2)                                              4.383                3-883
11.02 E II c)       Rolled or flaked maize (2)                                            3.718                3-218
11.02 E II d)       Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (*)                                    4.712                4-212
11.02 E II e) 1     Flake rice (2)                                                        0.500                   0
11.02 E II c) 2     Rolled or flaked grains other than grains of wheat, rye, barley ,     0.500                   0
                    oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum , excluding
                    flaked rice (2)
1 1.02 F I          Wheat pellets (*)                                                     4.905                4-405
11.02 F 11          Rye pellets (*)                                                       4.383                3-883
11.02 Fill          Barley pellets (*)                                                    0.961                0.461
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                                                                                                 Levies in u.a./ 100 kg
                                                                                          Third countries
                                                                                            (other than      AASM , OCT,
     CCT heading No                       Nomenclature in simplified wording                AASM and            Tanzania ,
                                                                                          OCT, Tanzania ,     Uganda and
                                                                                           Uganda and              Kenya
                                                                                               Kenya )
 11.02 F IV          Oat pellets (2)                                                           2-268               1-768
 11.02 FV            Maize pellets (*)                                                         3.718              3-218
 11.02 F VI          Rice pellets (2)                                                          0.250                 0
 11.02 F VII         Buckwheat pellets (*)                                                     0.500                  0
 11.02 F VIII        Millet pellets (2)                                                        0.250                  0
 11.02 FIX          Grain sorghum pellets (l)                                                  2-637              2-387
 11.02 F X           Pellets of cereals other than wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice,      0.250                  0
                     buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
11.02 G I           Wheat germ, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                                2-335              1-835
 11.02 G II          Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled flaked or ground          1-841              1-341
11.06 A             Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                0.296                  0
                    salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                     for the manufacture of starches
11.06 5 I           Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,              1.700                  0
                    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,              4-579               2-699
                    salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                    other than for the manufacture of starches
11.07 A I a )       Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                 5.256               4-356
11.07 A lb )        Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of            4-155              3-255
                    flour
11.07 A II a )       Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form         1-356 (4 )         0.456
                    of flour
11.07 A II b )      Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, other than in        1-240              0.340
                    the form of flour
11.07 B             Roasted malt                                                             1.297 (4)           0.397
11.08 A I           Maize starch                                                             1-700'                 0
11.08 All           Rice starch                                                              2-550                  0
11.08 A III         Wheat starch                                                             1-7IOO                 0
11.08 A IV          Potato starch                                                            1.700                  0
11.08 A V           Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch                  1.700                  0
11.09 A             Dried wheat gluten                                                     15 «000                  0
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                                                                                                                             Levies in u .a ./100 kg
                                                                                                                     Third countries
                                                                                                                        (other than       AASM , OCT,
       OCT heading No                                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                            AASM and              Tanzania,
                                                                                                                     OCT, Tanzania ,        Uganda and
                                                                                                                       Uganda and               Kenya
                                                                                                                           Kenya)
   11.09 B                        Wheat gluten, other than dried                                                         15.000                   o
   17.02 B II a )                 Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99% or                          8.000                  0
                                  more by weight of the pure product (3), 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 %                         5.500                  0
                                  or more by weight of the pure product (3), 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                          8.000                  0
                                  powder, whether or not agglomerated
   17.05 B II                     Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of                           5.500                  0
                                  white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
  23.02 A 1 a;                                                                                                            0.450
                                 Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                                            0.450
                                 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                       0.719                0-719
                                 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                 35 % but not exceeding 45 % by weight, and having undergone a
                                 denaturing process
  23.02 A I b) 2                 Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                       1-437                1-437
                                 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                 35 % but not exceeding 45 °/o by weight, not having undergone
                                 a denaturing process, or with a starch content exceeding 45%
                                 by weight
 23.02 A II a)                   Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                       0.359                0.359
                                 or working of cereals other than maize or rice, of which the starch
                                 content does not exceed 28 % 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                        1-437               1-437
                                 or working of cereals other than maize or rice, not falling within
                                 subheading No 23.02 A II a)
23.03 A I                       Residues from the manufacture of starch from maize (excluding                          15.000                    0
                                concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on
                                the dry product, exceeding 40 % by weight
 (') This levy is limited to 6 *h of the value for customs purposes.
 (•) 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 */o for buckwheat, 5 % for oats and 2 °/o for other cereals .
     Germ of cereals , whole, rolled , flaked or ground, falls in all cases within heading No 11.02.
 (•) Pursuant to Regulation No 189/66/EEC the product falling within subheading No 17.02 B I is subject to the same levy as product* falling
     within subheading No 17.02 B II.
(4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 3375/73 this levy is reduced by 0.45 u.a. /100 kg for products originating in Turkey.