CELEX: 31973R0250
Language: en
Date: 1973-02-01 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 250/73 of the Commission of 30 January 1973 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 30/ 14                                     Official Journal of the European Communities                               1 . 2 . 73
                                       REGULATION (EEC) No 250/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                               of 30 January 1973
                                  fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                             tion (EEC ) No 2764/71 (8), provides that the levy
COMMUNITIES ,                                                              thus determined, increased by the fixed component,
                                                                           is valid in general for one month but is altered
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                         where the levy applicable to the basic product con­
pean Economic Community ;                                                  cerned differs by not less than 0-25 units of account
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                             per 100 kilogrammes from the average of the levies
 EEC I 1 ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                         calculated as described above ;
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by
the Act (2 ) annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Accession                    Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
of new Member States to the European Economic                              (EEC) No 1052/68 and Article 2 of Regulation
Community and the European Atomic Energy Com­                              ( EEC ) No 1080/68 , the levy on certain processed
munity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and                         products must be reduced by an amount equal to
in particular Article 14 (4 ) thereof ;                                    the production refund granted in respect of basic
                                                                           products for processing ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/
EEC (4) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                            Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by the                         in Regulation ( EEC) No 1052/68 ;
Act annexed to the Treaty on the Accession of new
Member States to the European Economic Com­                                Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
                                                                           interests of the Associated African States and Mada­
munity and the European Atomic Energy Community,
signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in                              gascar and of the Overseas Countries and Territo­
particular Article 12 (4) thereof ;                                        ries, and of the United Republic of Tanzania, the
                                                                           Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, the
Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the                         levy relating to them in respect of certain products
variable component of the import levy on products                          processed from cereals must be reduced by the
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                           amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC and                       some of these products, by part of the variable com­
Article 12 ( 1 ) ( a) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC ;                        ponent ; whereas this reduction must be made in ac­
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No                         cordance with Article 1 of Council Regulation
 1052/68 (5 ) of 23 July 1968 on the import and export                      ( EEC) No 522/70 (9) of 17 March 1970 on the treat­
system for products processed from cereals and rice,                       ment to be accorded to products processed from
 as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 2728 /71 ( 6 ),                   cereals and rice originating in the Associated African
provides that the incidence on the prime costs of                          States and Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries
these products of the levies applicable to their basic                     and Territories, and Article 1 of Council Regulation
products should be calculated on the basis of the                           (EEC ) No 653 /71 ( 10) of 30 March 1971 on the treat­
average of the levies applicable to these basic prod­                      ment to be accorded to products processed from
ucts for the first twenty-five days of the month pre­                      cereals and rice originating in the United Republic of
ceding that of importation ; whereas this average,                         Tanzania , the Republic of Uganda or the Republic
adjusted on the basis of the threshold price valid for                     of Kenya, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1036/
the basic products in question during the month of                         72 (») ;
importation , is calculated on the basis of the quanti­                    Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC ) No
ties of basic products considered to have been used                        1052/68 provides that the levy to be charged on the
in the manufacture of the processed product or the                         products listed in the Annex to that Regulation
competing product which serves as a reference for                          under heading No 07.06 A is limited, with effect from
processed products not containing cereals ;                                the date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol
                                                                           ( 1967) annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs
Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No                                   and Trade, to the amount resulting from application
 1080/ 68 ( 7 ) of 26 July 1968 on the procedure for cal­                  of the rate of duty bound within GATT ;
culating the levy on products processed from cereals
and rice and for the advance fixing of the levy for                        Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regula­
some " of these products, as last amended bv Regula­                       tion No 120/67/EEC, the nomenclature provided for
                                                                           in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
                                                                           Customs Tariff ;
 (*)   OJ No   117, 19 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2269 /67 .
 (2)   OJ No   L 73 , 27 . .3 . 1972 , p . 14 .
 ( 3)  OJ No   L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , p . 5 .
 (4)   OJ No   174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p . 1 .                                  (8)    OJ No L 283 , 24 . 12 . 1971 , p . 30,
 (5)   OJ No   L 179 , 25 . 7 . 1968 , p . 8 .                              (9)    OJ No L 65 , 21 . 3 . 1970 , p . 10 .
 (e )  OJ No   L 282 , 23 . 12 . 1971 , p . 15 .                            (> ° ) OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p . 2 .
 ( 7 ) OT No L 181 , 27 . 7 . 1968 , p . 6 .                                (»)    OJ No L 118 , 20.5 . 1972 , p . 18 .
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                          EEC and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68
                                                                        are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regu­
                         Article 1                                      lation .
                                                                                               Article 2
The import levies to be charged on the products
listed in Article 1 (d) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February
and in Article 1 ( 1 ) ( c) of Regulation No 359/67/                    1973 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
              Done at Brussels, 30 January 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                       0-255 O             0-135 i 1 )
                        with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
11.01 C                 Barley flour (2 )                                                                 3-047               2-547
11.01 D                 Oat flour (2)                                                                     2-932              •2-432
11.01 EI                Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1·5 °/o by weight (2)                 4-761               4-261
11.01 E II              Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 %> by weight (2)                      2-664               2-414
11.01 F                 Rice flour ( 2 )                                                                  1-126               0-876
11.01 G                 Buckwheat flour (2)                                                               0-725               0-225
11.01 H                 Millet flour (2 )                                                                 1-203               0-953
11.01 I J               Canary seed flour ( 2 )                                                           0-250                 0
11.01 K                 Grain sorghum flour (2)                                                           2-196               1-946
11.01 L                 Cereals flours, other than flour of wheat, mesiin, rye, barley, oats,             0-250                 0
                        maize, rice, buckwheat, millet, canary seed or grain sorghum (2)
11.02 All               Rye groats and meal (2)                                                           5-697              5-197
11.02 A III             Barley groats and meal (2)                                                        3-047              2-547
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                                                                                                       Levies in u.a. /lOO 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)                                                         2-932               2-432
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 °/o by                4-761               4-261
                     weight, other than for the brewing industry (2)
11.02 A Vb )         Maize groats and meal, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 %> by                     2-664               2-414
                     weight (2)
11.02 A VI           Rice groats and meal (2 )                                                       1-126               0-876
11.02 A VII          Buckwheat groats and meal (2)                                                   0-725               0-225
11.02 A VIII         Millet groats and meal (2)                                                      1-203               0-953
11.02 A IX           Grain sorghum groats and meal (2)                                               2-196               1-946
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 (2 )
11.02 B I a) 1       Hulled (shelled or husked) barley (2)                                           2-514               2-264
11.02 B I a) 2 aa)   Clipped oats                                                                    1-628               1-378
11.02 B I a ) 2 bb ) Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (2)                     2-682               2-432
11.02 B I a ) 3      Hulled (shelled or husked ) buckwheat (2)                                       0-450               0-200
11.02 B I a ) 4                                                                                      1-744               1-494
                     Hulled (shelled or husked ) millet (2 )
11.02 B lb ) 1                                                                                       2-514               2-264
                     Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley (' Griitze' or ' Grutten') (2 )
11.02 Bib ) 2                                                                                        2-682               2-432
                     Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats (' Griitze' or ' Grutten') ( 2 )
                     Hulled and sliced or kibbled buckwheat (' Griitze' or ' Grutten ') (2 )         0-450               0-200
11.02 Bib ) 3
                     Hulled and sliced or kibbled millet (' Griitze' or ' Grutten ') ( 2 )           1-744               1-494
11.02 Bib ) 4
11.02 B II a )       Hulled (shelled or husked ) wheat, whether or not sliced or                     3-865               3-615
                     kibbled (2)
11.02 B lib )                                                                                        4-090               3-840
                     Hulled ( shelled      or  husked )    rye, whether        or not sliced or
                     kibbled ( 2)
                     Hulled ( shelled or husked ) maize, whether or not sliced or                    4-037               3-787
11.02 B He )
                     kibbled ( 2 )
                                                                                                     3-303               3-053
11.02 B II d )       Hulled (shelled or husked) grain sorghum, whether or not sliced or
                     kibbled (2 )
11.02 B II e )       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 ¡n simplified wording                 AASM and               Tanzania ,
                                                                                         OCT, Tanzania ,      Uganda and
                                                                                          Uganda and               Kenya
                                                                                             Kenya)
11.02 C I          Pearled wheat (2)                                                          4-599               4-349
11.02 C II         Pearled rye (2)                                                            4-869               4-619
11.02 C III        Pearled barley (2)                                                         4-038               3-538
11.02 C IV         Pearled oats (2)                                                           2-412               2-162
11.02 C V          Pearled maize (2)                                                          4-037               3-787
11.02 C VI         Pearled buckwheat (2)                                                      0-450               0-200
11.02 C VII        Pearled millet (2 )                                                        1-744               1-494
11.02 C VIII       Pearled grain sorghum (2)                                                  3-303               3-053
11.02 CIX          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)                               3-022               2-772
11.02 D II         Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                                  3-195               2-945
11.02 D III        Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                               1-693               1-443
11.02 D IV          Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                                1-628               1-378
11.02 D V          Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                                2-664               2-414
11.02 D VI         Buckwheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (2 )                           0-378               0-128
11.02 D VII        Millet not otherwise worked than kibbled (2 )                              1-203               0-953
11.02 D VIII        Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                       2-196                1-946
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 (2)                                                          1-693                1-443
11.02 E I a) 2     Rolled oats (2 )                                                           1-628                1-378
11.02 E I a) 3     Rolled buckwheat (2 )                                                      0-378               0-128
11.02 E I a) 4     Rolled millet (2 )                                                         1-203               0-953
11.02 E I b) 1     Flaked barley (2 )                                                         3-330               2-830
11.02 E I b ) 2    Flaked oats (2)                                                            3-202               2-702
11.02 E I b) 3     Flaked buckwheat (2 )                                                      0-725               0-225
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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 I b ) 4      Flaked millet (2 )                                                          2-181                  1-681
11.02 E II a)        Rolled or flaked wheat (2)                                                  5-392                  4-892
11.02 E II b )       Rolled or flaked rye (2)                                                    5-697                  5-197
11.02 E II c)        Rolled or flaked maize (2 )                                                 4-761                  4-261
11.02 E 11 d )       Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (2)                                          3-934                  3-434
11.02 E 11 e ) 1     Flake rice ( 2 )                                                            1-987                  1-487
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 {-)
11.02 F I            Wheat pellets (2)                                                           5-392                  4-892
11.02 F II           Rye pellets (2 )                                                            5-697                  5-197
11.02 F III          Barley pellets (2 )                                                         3-047                  2-547
11.02 F IV           Oat pellets ('-)                                                            2-932                  2-432
 11.02 F V           Maize pellets (-)                                                           4-761                  4-261
11.02 F VI           Rice pellets (-)                                                             1-126                 0-876
 11.02 F VII         Buckwheat pellets ( 2 )                                                     0-725                  0-225
 11.02 F VIII         Millet pellets (2 )                                                         1-203                 0-953
 11.02 F IX           Grain sorghum pellets ('-)                                                  2-196                  1-946
 11.02 FX             Pellets of cereals other than wheat, rye, barley , oats, maize, rice,       0-250                     0
                     buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
 1 1.02 C 1           Wheat germ , whole, rolled , flaked or ground                               2-539                 2-039
 11.02 C II           Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole , rolled , flaked or ground         2-275                  1-775
 1 1 . 06 A           Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc , arrowroot ,                0-505                  0-075
                     salep and other roots and rubers falling within heading No 07.06 ,
                      tor the manufacture of .starches
 1 1 . 06 B I         Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot ,                1 - " 00·                0
                      salep and other roots and rubers falling within heading No 0~.06 .
                      for the manufacture of starches
 1 1 . 06 B 11        Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc , arrowroot,               5-511                  3-631
                      salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 0"\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               5-738                 4-838
11.07 A I b)       Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of          4-515                 3-615
                   flour
11.07 A II a)      Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form         3-419                2-519
                   of flour
 11.07 A II b )    Unroasted malt, other thain that obtained from wheat, in the form        2-782                1-882
                   in the form of flour
 11.07 B           Roasted malt                                                             3-093                2-193
 11.08 AI          Maize starch                                                             1-700                   0
 11.08 All          Rice starch                                                             3-806                1-256
 11.08 A III        Wheat starch                                                            1-700                   0
 11.08 AIV          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 %        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
                    Flavoured or coloured 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 Ala)         Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling       0-651                0-651
                    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       1-040                1-040
                    or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                    35 %> but not exceeding 45 °/o 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                    2-080              2-080
                                or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                35 °/o but not exceeding 45 %> 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                    0-519            . 0-519
                                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 °/o
                                or more by weight
23.02 A II b)                   Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                    2-080              2-080
                                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 °/o 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 °/o by weight
    — an ash contefit, by weight, referred to dry matter (after deduction of any added minerals), not exceeding 1-6 % for rice, 2-5 °/o for wheat,
       3 °/o 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.
(3) 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 .