CELEX: 31992R3855
Language: en
Date: 1992-12-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3855/92 of 29 December 1992 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 390/66                             Official Journal of the European Communities                               31 . 12 . 92
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3855/92
                                                     of 29 December 1992
                        fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products
                                                                   and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from
                                                                   cereals (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              1740/78 (8), provides that the levy thus determined,
 Economic Community,                                                increased by the fixed component, is valid in general for
                                                                   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
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                described above ;
 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 1738/92 (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 f) ;
 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 674/92 (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 on the arrangements appli­
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October                  cable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting
 1975 on the import and export system for products                 from the processing of agricultural products originating in
processed from cereals and rice (*), as last amended by            the ACP States (l0), extended by Regulation (EEC) No
Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (6), provides that the inci­           444/92 (");
dence on the prime costs of these products of the levies
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                  Whereas Article 3 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
preceding that of importation ; whereas this average,              3763/91 (12) allows that within the limit of an annual
adjusted on the basis of the threshold price valid for the         quantity of 8 000 tonnes, the levy shall not be applied to
basic products in question during the month of importa­            imports into the French department of Reunion of wheat
tion is calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic         bran falling within CN code 2302 30 from the African,
products considered to have been used in the manufac­              Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States ;
ture of the processed product or the competing product
which serves as a reference for processed products not
containing cereals ;
                                                                   Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision
                                                                   91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 of                  overseas countries and territories with the European
24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the import           Economic Community (l3) no levies shall apply on
levy on products processed from cereals and from rice
                                                                   0 OJ    No  L 168 , 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
(') OJ No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                           (8) OJ  No  L 202, 26. 7. 1978 , p. 8 .
(2) OJ No  L 180, 1 . 7. 1992, p. 1 .                              O OJ    No  L 366, 29. 12. 1990, p. 1 .
(3) OJ No  L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                              (,0) OJ  No  L 84, 30. 3 . 1990, p. 85 .
(") OJ No  L 73, 19. 3 . 1992, p. 7.                               (") OJ   No  L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7.
I5) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                            (I2) OJ  No  L 356, 24. 12. 1991 , p. 1 .
(6) OJ No L 182, 3 . 7. 1987, p. 49 .                              (u) OJ   No  L 263, 19 . 9. 1991 , p . 1 .
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imports of products originating in the overseas countries            within CN codes 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90
and territories :                                                    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
                                                                     levy fixed for products falling within CN codes
                                                                     1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 also applies to
                                                                     products falling within CN codes 1702 30 51 and
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20                    1 702 30 59 ; whereas, to ensure that the provision in ques­
December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain                tion is properly applied, these products and the levy
agricultural products originating in developing coun­                thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of
tries ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    levies ;
1 509/92 (2), reduces by 50 % the levy or importation into
the Community of products of CN code 1108 1300,
within the limit of a fixed amount of 5 000 tonnes a year ;
                                                                     Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article
                                                                      1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 38 1 3/92 (12) are used to
                                                                     convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
                                                                     and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
                                                                     conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;
Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 (3), (EEC)               whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­
No 519/92 (4) and (EEC) No 520/92 (5) of 27 February                 tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­
1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim                  lation (EEC) No 3819/92 (") ;
Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between
the European Economic Community and the European
Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the
Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the               Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regulation
other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import               (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this
levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­               Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­
tion (EEC) No 585/92 (6), as amended by Regulation                   ture ,
(EEC) No 955/92 (7), lays down detailed rules for applying
the arrangements provided for in these agreements as
regards cereals ;
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9
February 1987 concerning the import arrangements appli­
cable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 and
0714 90 originating in certain third countries (8), as last                                    Article 1
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3842/90 (9), lay down
the terms on which the import levy is limited to 6 % ad
 valorem :
                                                                      The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
                                                                      Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in
                                                                      Article 1 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and
                                                                      subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be as set
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29                     out in the Annex hereto.
October 1975 on glucose and lactose (IU), as amended by
 Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 ("), stipulates that the treat­
 ment provided for glucose and glucose syrup falling
(') OJ    No L 370 , 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 .                                                   Article 2
0 OJ      No L 159 , 12. 6. 1992, p. 1 .
(3 OJ     No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3.
(4) OJ    No L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 6.
(5) OJ    No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
(6) OJ    No L 62, 7 . 3 . 1992, p. 40 .
(7) OJ    No L 102, 16. 4. 1992, p. 26 .                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1993.
o OJ      No L 43, 13 . 2. 1987, p. 9 .
o OJ      No L 367, 29 . 12. 1990, p . 8 .
H OJ      No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20.                            H OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
(") OJ    No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .                                (") OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 29 December 1992.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                           Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                      Member of the Commission
                                                      ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 29 December 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)
                    0714 10 10 (')                     123,13                                  129,78
                    0714 10 91                         1 26,76 (3)(7)                          126,76
                    0714 10 99                         124,95                                  129,78
                    071490 11                          126,7600                                126,76
                    071490 19                          124,950                                 129,78
                    110220 10                          243,90                                  249,94
                    1102 20 90                         138,21                                  141,23
                    1102 30 00                         155,08                                  158,10
                    1102 90 10                         228,17                                  234,21
                    1102 90 30                         210,62                                  216,66
                    1102 90 90                         141,80                                  144,82
                    11031200                           210,62                                  216,66
                    1103 13 10                         243,90                                  249,94
                    1103 13 90                         138,21                                  141,23
                    1103 14 00                         155,08                                  158,10
                    1103 19 10                         285,43                                 291,47
                    1103 1930                          228,17                                 234,21
                    1103 19 90                         141,80                                  144,82
                    1103 21 00                         265,55                                 271,59
                    110329 10                          285,43                                 291,47
                    1103 29 20                         228,17                                 234,21
                    1103 29 30                         210,62                                 216,66
                    1103 29 40                         243,90                                 249,94
                    1103 29 50                         155,08                                  158,10
                    1103 29 90              .          141,80                                  144,82
                    1104 1110                          129,30                                  132,32
                    1104 11 90                         253,52                                 259,56
                    1104 12 10                         119,35                                  122,37
                    1104 1290                          234,02                                 240,06
                    1104 19 10                         265,55                                 271,59
                    1104 1930                          285,43                                 291,47
                    1104 1950                          243.90                                 249.94
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                                                                                                 (ECU/tonne)
                                                              Import levies f)
                 CN code
                                                                                  Third countries
                                                   ACP
                                                                               (other than ACP)(")
            1104 19 91                           263,34                               269,38
            1104 1999                            250,24                               256,28
            110421 10                            202,82                               205,84
            1104 21 30                           202,82                               205,84
            1104 21 50                           316,90                               322,94
            1104 21 90                            129,30                              132,32
            1104 22 10 10 (4)                     119,35                              122,37
            1104 22 10 90 0                      210,62                               213,64
            1104 22 30                           210,62                               213,64
            1104 22 50                            187,22                              190,24
            1104 22 90                            119,35                              122,37
            1104 23 10                            216,80                              219,82
            1104 23 30                            216,80                              219,82
            1104 23 90                            138,21                              141,23
            11042911                              196,21                              199,23
            110429 15                             210,90                              213,92
            110429 19                             222,43                              225,45
            11042931                              236,05                              239,07
            1104 29 35                            253,71                              256,73
            1104 29 39                            222,43                              225,45
            11042991                              150,48                              153,50
            1104 29 95                            161,74                               164,76
            1104 29 99                            141,80                               144,82
            1104 30 10                            110,65                               116,69
            1104 30 90                            101,63                               107,67
            1106 20 10                            123,13 ( !)                          129,78
            1106 20 90                            214,53 (')                          238,71
            1107 10 11                            262,60                              273,48
            1107 10 19                            196,21                              207,09
            1107 1091                             225,63                              236,51 0
            1107 1099                             168,59                               1 79,47 (")
            1107 20 00                            196,48                              207,36 0
            1108 11 00                            324,57                              345,12
            1108 12 00                            218,16                              238,71
            1108 1300                             218,16                              238,71 0
            1108 1400                             109,08                              238,71
            1108 19 10                            222,38                              253,21
            1108 1990                             109,080                             238,71
            1109 00 00                            590,12                              771,46
            1702 30 51                            284,55                              381,27
            1702 30 59                            218,16                              284,65
            1702 30 91                            284,55                              381,27
            1702 30 99                            218,16                               284,65
            1702 40 90                            218,16                               284,65
            1702 90 50                            218,16                               284,65
            1702 90 75                            298,10                              394,82
            1702 90 79                            207.32                              273.81
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                                                                                                                      (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                  Import levies (9)
                             CN code
                                                                                                        Third countries
                                                                      ACP
                                                                                                     (other than ACP)(8)
                       2106  90 55                                  218,16                                  284,65
                       2302  10 10                                    57,37                                  63,37
                       2302  10 90                                  122,94                                  128,94
                       2302  20 10                                    57,37                                  63,37
                       2302  20 90                                  122,94                                  128,94
                      2302 30 10                                      57,37 (10)                             63,37
                      2302 30 90                                    1 22,94 (l0)                            128,94
                      2302 40 10                                      57,37                                  63,37
                      2302 40 90                                    122,94                                  128,94
                      2303 10 11                                    271,00                                  452,34
             (') 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.
             (') In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levy shall not be charged on the following products origi­
                 nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States :
                 —   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 1106 20,
                 —   arrow-root starch falling within CN code 1108 19 90.
             (4) Taric code : clipped oats.
             (5) Taric code : CN code 1104 22 10, 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.
             0 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.
             (*) 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.
            (10) Under the terms of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 the levy does not apply to wheat bran originating in the
                 African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) and directly imported into the French department of Reunion .
            (") Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic or Hungary
                 under the Interim Agreements concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which
                 EUR.l certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 585/92 have been presented, are subject to
                 the levies set out in the Annex to that Regulation.