CELEX: 31973R1433
Language: en
Date: 1973-05-31 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1433/73 of the Commission of 29 May 1973 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

31 . 5 . 73                               Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 144/ 17
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 1433/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                            of 29 May 1973
                                fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Whereas        Commission           Regulation (EEC)   No
 COMMUNITIES,                                                           1080/68 (7) of 26 July 1968 on the procedure for cal­
                                                                       culating the levy on products processed from cereals
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                    and rice and for the advance fixing of the levy for
 pean Economic Community ;                                             some of these products, as last amended by Regula­
                                                                        tion ( EEC ) No 1047/73 (8), provides that the levy
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                        thus determined, increased by the fixed component,
 EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                       is valid in general for one month but is altered
 tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by                     where the levy applicable to the basic product con­
 the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3 ) on the Accession               cerned differs by not less than 0-25 units of account
 of new Member States to the European Economic                         per 100 kilogrammes from the average of the levies
 Community and the European Atomic Energy Com­                          calculated as described above ;
 munity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and
 in particular Article 14 (4) thereof ;                                Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
                                                                        ( EEC) No 1052/68 and Article 2 of Regulation
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/                         ( EEC) No 1080/68 , the levy on certain processed
 EEC (4) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                       products must be reduced by an amount equal to
 tion of the market in rice, as last amended by the                    the production refund granted in respect of basic
 Act annexed to the Treaty on the Accession of new                     products for processing ;
Member States to the European Economic Com­
 munity and the European Atomic Energy Community,                      Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
 signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in                         in Regulation ( EEC) No 1052/68 ;
 particular Article 12 (4) thereof ;
                                                                       Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                           interests of the Associated African States and Mada­
 Committee ;                                                            gascar and of the Overseas Countries and Territo­
Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the                     ries, and of the United Republic of Tanzania, the
variable component of the import levy on products                      Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, the
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                       levy relating to them in respect of certain products
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC and                   processed from cereals must be reduced by the
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a ) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC ;                    amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC ) No                      some of these products, by part of the variable com­
1052/68 (5) of 23 July 1968 on the import and export                   ponent ; whereas this reduction must be made in ac­
system for products processed from cereals and rice,                  cordance with Article 1 of Council Regulation
as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 881 /73 (6),                  ( EEC ) No 522/70 (9 ) of 17 March 1970 on the treat­
provides that the incidence on the prime costs of                     ment to be accorded to products processed from
these products of the levies applicable to their basic                cereals and rice originating in the Associated African
products should be calculated on the basis of the                     States and Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries
average of the levies applicable to these basic prod­                 and Territories, and Article 1 of Council Regulation
ucts for the first twenty-five days of the month pre­                  ( EEC ) No 653 /71 ( 10) of 30 March 1971 on the treat­
ceding that of importation ; whereas this average,                    ment to be accorded to products processed from
adjusted on the basis of the threshold price valid for                 cereals and rice originating in the United Republic of
the basic products in question during the month of                    Tanzania , the Republic of Uganda or the Republic
importation, is calculated on the basis of the quanti­                of Kenya , as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1036/
ties of basic products considered to have been used                   72 (») ;
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
processed products not containing cereals ;                           1052/68 provides that the levy to be charged on the
                                                                      products listed in the Annex to that Regulation
(»)  OJ   No  117, 19.6. 1967, p. 2269/67.
(«) OJ    No  L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14 .                            (7)   OJ No  L   181 , 27.7. 1968, p. 6.
(») OJ    No  L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 .                              ( 8)  OJ No  L   104, 19. 4 . 1973 , p. 30.
(4) OJ    No  174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .                               (9)   OJ No  L  65 , 21 . 3 . 1970, p. 10.
(«) OJ    No  L 179, 25 . 7. 1968, p. 8 .                             ( 10) OJ No  L  76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 2 .
(•)  OJ   No  L 86 , 31 . 3 . 1973 , p. 30.                           (")   OJ No  1.  118 , 20.5 . 1972 , p. 18
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under heading No 07.06 A is limited, with effect from                   in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
the date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol                     Customs Tariff ;
( 1967) annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade, to the amount resulting from application                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
of the rate of duty bound within GATT ;
                                                                                                 Article 1
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
levies should be calculated on the basis of an                          The import levies to be charged on the products
exchange rate which is based, in the case of currencies                 listed in Article 1 (d) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC
which are floating or whose central rate differs from                   and in Article 1 ( 1 ) ( c) of Regulation No 359/67/
the official parity, on the effective rate or the                       EEC and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68
central rate of these currencies and, in the case of                    are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regu­
the US dollar, on the change in parity announced                        lation .
on 13 February 1973 ;                                                                            Article 2
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regula­                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June
tion No 120/67/EEC, the nomenclature provided for                       1973 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 29 May 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                   P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                              Member of the Commission
                                                              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                         0·681 (')          0·561 (»)
                        with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
11.01 c                 Barley flour (2)                                                                    7·311              6·811
11.01 D                 Oat flour (2)                                                                      5·567               5·067
11.01 E I               Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1·5 % by weight (2)                    5·304               4·804
11.01 E II              Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1·5 °/o by weight (2)                      2·972               2·722
11.01 F                 Rice flour (2)                                                                     0·250                  0
11.01 G                 Buckwheat flour (2 )                                                               0·500                  0
11.01 H                 Millet flour (2)                                                                   3·469               3·µ219
11.01 1 J               Canary seed flour (2)                                                              0·250                  0
11.01 K                 Grain sorghum flour (2)                                                            3·216               2·966
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 (2)
11.02 All               Rye groats and meal ( 2 )                                                          8·892               8·392
11.02 A III             Barley groats and meal (2)                                                         7·311              6·811
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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 IV         Oat groats and meal (2)                                                 5·567             5·067
11.02 A V a) 1     Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1·5 °/o 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 % by          5·304             4·804
                   weight, other than for the brewing industry (2)
11.02 A V b)       Maize groats and meal, of a fat content exceeding 1·5 %> by             2·972             2·722
                   weight (2)
11.02 A VI         Rice groats and meal (2)                                                0.250                0
11.02 A VII        Buckwheat groats and meal (2)                                           0·500                 0
11.02 A VIII       Millet groats and meal (2)                                              3·469              3·µ219
11.02 A IX         Grain sorghum groats and meal (2)                                       3·216              2·966
11.02 A X          Cereals groats and meal, other than groats and meal of wheat,
                   meslin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain
                   sorghum (2)                                                             0·250                 0
11.02 B I a) 1     Hulled (shelled or husked) barley (2)                                   6·304              6·054
11.02 B I a) 2 aa) Clipped oats                                                            3·121              2,871
11.02 B I a) 2 bb) Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (2)             5·317              5·067
11.02 B I a) 3     Hulled (shelled or husked) buckwheat (2)                                0·250                0
11.02 B I a) 4     Hulled (shelled or husked) millet (2)                                   5·300             5·050
11.02 Bib) 1       Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley (' Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)        6·304              6·054
11.02 Bib ) 2      Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats (' Grütze' or ' Grutten') (2)         5·317             5·067
11.02 Bib) 3       Hulled and sliced or kibbled buckwheat ('Grütze' or ' Grutten') (2)     0·250                0
11.02 Bib) 4       Hulled and sliced or kibbled millet ('Grütze' or ' Grutten') (2)        5·300             5·050
11.02 B II a)      Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, whether or not sliced or              5·773             5·523
                   kibbled (2)
11.02 B II b)      Hulled (shelled or husked)          rye, whether or not sliced or       6·450             6·200
                   kibbled (2)
11.02 B II c)      Hulled (shelled or husked) maize, whether or not sliced or              4·520             4·270
                   kibbled (2)
11.02 B II d )     Hulled (shelled or husked) grain sorghum, whether or not sliced or      4·903             4·653
                   kibbled (2 )
11.02 B He)        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 (2)
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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 C I           Pearled wheat (2)                                                         6·895              6·645
11.02 C II          Pearled rye (2)                                                           7·709             7·459
11.02 C III         Pearled barley (2)                                                        9.960             9·460
11.02 C IV          Pearled oats (2)                                                          4·754             4·504
11.02 CV            Pearled maize (2)                                                         4·520             4·270
11.02 C VI          Pearled buckwheat (2)                                                     0·250                0
11.02 C VII         Pearled millet (2)                                                        5·300             5·050
11.02 C VIII        Pearled grain sorghum (2)                                                 4·903             4·653
11.02 C IX          Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize,     0·250                0
                    buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
11.02 D I           Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                               4·486             4·236
11.02 D II          Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                                 5·005             4·755
LI .02 D III        Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                              4·110             3·860
11.02 D IV          Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                                3·121             2·871
11.02 D V           Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                               2·972             2·722
11.02 D VI          Buckwheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                           0·250                0
11.02 D VII         Millet not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                              3·469             3·µ219
11.02 D VIII        Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                       3·216             2·966
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)
11.02 E I a) 1      Rolled barley (*)                                                         4110              3·860
11.02 E I a) 2      Rolled oats (2)                                                           3·121             2·871
11.02 E I a) 3      Rolled buckwheat (2)                                                      0·250                0
11.02 E I a) 4      Rolled millet (2)                                                         3·469             3·µ219
11.02 E lb) 1       Flaked barley (2)                                                         8·068             7·568
11.02 E I b) 2      Flaked oats (2)                                                           6.130             5·630
11.02 E lb) 3       Flaked buckwheat (*)                                                      0·500                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 E lb) 4       Flaked millet (2)                                                       6·181             5·681
11.02 E II a)      Rolled or flaked wheat (2)                                               7·975             7·475
11.02 E II b)       Rolled or flaked rye (2)                                                8·892              8·392
11.02 E lie)        Rolled or flaked maize (2)                                              5·304             4·804
11.02 E II d)       Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (2)                                      5·734             5·234
11.02 E II e) 1     Flake rice (2)                                                          0·500                0
11.02 E II e) 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)
11.02 F I           Wheat pellets (2)                                                       7·975              7·475
11.02 F II         Rye pellets (2)                                                          8·892              8·392
11.02 F III        Barley pellets (2)                                                       7·311             6·811
11.02 F IV          Oat pellets (2)                                                         5·567             5·067
11.02 F V          Maize pellets (2)                                                        5·304             4·804
11.02 F VI         Rice pellets (2)                                                         0·250                0
11.02 F VII        Buckwheat pellets (2)                                                    0·500                0
11.02 F VIII       Millet pellets (2)                                                       3·469             3·µ219
11.02 F IX         Grain sorghum pellets (2)                                                3·216             2·966
11.02 FX           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                              3·615             3·115
11.02 G II
                   Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled, flaked or ground        2·502             2·002
11.06 A            Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,               0.931             0·501
                   salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                   for the manufacture of starches
11.06 B 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,             5·997             4·117
                   salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                   other than for the manufacture of starches
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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)
11.07 A I a)      Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                8·292              7·392
11.07 A lb)       Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of           6·423              5·523
                  flour
11.07 All a)      Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form         7·636              6·736
                  of flour
11.07 A lib )     Unroasted malt, other thain that obtained from wheat, in the form        5·933              5·033
                   in the form of flour
11.07 B           Roasted malt                                                             6·765              5·865
11.08 A I         Maize starch                                                             1·700                 0
11.08 A II        Rice starch                                                              2·550                 0
11.08 A III       Wheat starch                                                             1·700                 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
11.09 B           Wheat gluten, other than dried                                          15·000                 0
17.02 B II a)      Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 °/o 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 °/o       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;      Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling        1·060              1·060
                  or working of maize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding
                   35 % by weight
23.02 A I b) 1    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling        1·696             1·696
                  or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                  35 % but not exceeding 45 %> by weight, and having undergone a
                   denaturing process
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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)
 23.02 A I b) 2                 Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                   3·394              3·394
                                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 °/o
                                by weight
 23.02 A II a )                 Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                   0·849              0·849
                                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 °/o 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                   3·394               3·394
                                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 */o 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 °/o for rice, 2·5 '/« for wheat,
       3 •/« for barley, 4 %> for buckwheat, 5 % for oats and 2 °/u 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 products falling
    within subheading No 17.02 B II .