CELEX: 31977R2613
Language: en
Date: 1977-11-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2613/77 of 28 November 1977 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

29 . 11 . 77                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 304/ 15
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2613/77
                                                          of 28 November 1977
                        fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          factured from cereals (7), as last amended by Regula­
 COMMUNITIES,                                                           tion (EEC) No 1997/75 (8), provides that the levy thus
                                                                        determined, increased by the fixed component, is
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  valid in general for one month but is altered where
 Economic Community,                                                    the levy applicable to the basic product concerned
                                                                        differs by not less than 2-5 units of account per tonne
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           from the average of the levies calculated as described
 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                       above ;
 zation of the market in cereals (l ), as last amended by
                                                                        Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
 Regulation (EEC) No 1386/77 (2), and in particular                     (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
 Article 14 (4) thereof,                           *                    No 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products
                                                                        must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                        processing ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 (9),
 tion of the market in rice (3), as amended by Regula­                  as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2415/75 (10), laid
 tion (EEC) No 1158 /77 (4), and in particular Article 12               down certain transitional measures in respect of
•(4) thereof,                                                           starches ;
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                           Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
 Committee ,                                                            in Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; whereas, in accor­
                                                                        dance with Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 ( u), as last
 Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­               amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2139/77 ( 12), the
 able component of the import levy on products                          variable component of the levy on certain processed
 processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                       products must be reduced by the incidence of the
 Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and                production refund granted in respect of basic products
 Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76 ;                 intended for processing ;
 whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
 2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and                           Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
 export system for products processed from cereals and                  interests of the African , Caribbean and Pacific States
 rice (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                            or in the 'overseas countries and territories', the levy
 832/76 (6), provides that the incidence on the prime                   relating to them in respect of certain products
 costs of these products of the levies applicable to their              processed from cereals must be reduced by the
 basic products should be calculated on the basis of the                amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
 average of the levies applicable to these basic products               some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
 for the first 25 days of the month preceding that of                   nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
 importation ; whereas this aveiage, adjusted on the                    dance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC)
 basis of the threshold price valid for the basic                        No 706/76 of 30 March 1976 on- the arrangements
 products in question during the month of importa­                      applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
 tion, is calculated on the basis of the quantities of                  resulting from the processing of agricultural products
 basic products considered to have been used in the                     originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific
 manufacture of the processed product or the                            States or in the 'overseas countries and territories' (13),
 competing product which serves as a reference for                      as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 328 /77 ( H) ;
 processed products not containing cereals ;                            Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75
                                                                         provides that the levy to be charged on the products
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74                          listed in the Annex to that Regulation under
 of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the                   subheading 07.06 A is limited, with effect from the
 import levy on products processed from cereals and                     date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
 from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for
 these products and for compound feedingstuffs manu­                      7) OJ No L 168 , 25 . 6. 1974, p. 7 .
                                                                          ») OJ No L 202, 1 . 8 . 1975 , p. 57.
 (') OJ   No L   281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                              9) OJ No L 195, 26 . 7 . 1975, p. 25 .
 (2) OJ   No L   158 , 29 . 6 . 1977, p. 1 .                              10 ) OJ No L 247, 23 . 9 . 1975 , p. 22 .
 (>) OJ   No L   166,  25 . 6. 1976, p. 1 .                               ") OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975 , p. 57 .
 («) OJ   No L   136,  2. 6 . 1977, p. 13 .                               ,2 ) OJ No L 249 , 30 . 9 . 1977, p. 1 .
 (5) OJ   No L  281 ,  1.11 . 1975, p. 65 .                               I3 ) OJ No L 85 , 31 . 3 . 1976, p. 2.
 (b) OJ   No L   100,  14 . 4. 1976, p. 1 .                               '«) OJ No L 46, 18 . 2 . 1977, p. 1 .
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annexed to the General Agreement on tariffs and              for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
trade, to the amount resulting from application of the       Customs Tariff,
rate of duty bound within GATT ;
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        The import levies to be charged on the products listed
    a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on           in Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No    2727/75 and
    their effective parity ;                                 in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the        and subject to Regulation (EEC) No         2744/75 are
    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each         hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to      this Regula­
    of these currencies recorded for a given period in       tion .
    relation to the Community currencies referred to
    in the previous subparagraph ;                                                    Article 2
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­        This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December
tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided             1977 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 28 November 1977.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                        Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                           Vice-President
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                                                            ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 28 November 1977 fixing the import levies on products
                                                processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                     (u.aJtonne)
                                                                               Imports
                           CCT heading No                   Third countries
                                                                                       ACP or OCT
                                                       (other than ACP or OCT)
            07.06 A                                               13-34 H                11-84 ( 1 )(5)
            11.01 C (2)                                          138-42                  133-42
            11.01 D (2)                                          112-68                  107-68
             11.01 EI (2)                                        137-30                  132-30
             11.01 E II (2)                                       77-47                   74-97
             11.01 F ( 2 )                                        75-92                   73 -42
             11.01 G (2 )                                         76-26                   73 -76
             11.02 All (2 )                                      125-92                  120-92
             11.02 AIII (2 )                                     138-42                  133-42
             11.02 AIV (2 )                                      112-68                  107-68
             11.02 A V a) 1 (2)                                  137-30                  132-30
             11.02 A V a) 2 (2)                                  137-30                  132-30
             11.02 A V b ) (2)                                    77-47                   74-97
             11.02 AVI (2 )                                       75-92                   73-42
             11.02 A VII (2)                                      76-26                   73-76
             11.02 B I a) 1 (2 )                                 121-09                  118-59
             11.02 B I a) 2 aa )                                  63-52                   61-02
             11.02 B I a) 2 bb ) (2 )                            110-18                  107-68
             11.02 B I b) 1 (2 )                                 121-09                  118-59
             11.02 B I b) 2 (2 )                                 110-18                  107-68
             11.02 B II a) ( 2 )                                 111-40                  108-90
             11.02 B II b) (2)                                    91-85                   89-35
             11.02 B II c) (2)                                   120-10                  117-60
             11.02 B II d ) (*)                                  118-20                  115-70
             11.02 C I (2)                                       133-51                  131-01
             11.02 C II (2 )                                     109-99                  107-49
             11.02 C III (2)                                     190-30                  185-30
             11.02 C IV (2)                                       98-21                   95-71
             11.02 C V (2)                                       120-10                  117-60
             11.02 C VI (2 )                                     118-20                  115-70
             11.02 D I (2)                                        86-02                   83-52
             11.02 D II (2)                                       71-02                   68-52
             11.02 D III (2)                                      78-10                   75-60
             11.02 D IV (2 )                                      63-52                   61-02
             11.02 D V (2)                                        77-47                   74-97
             11.02 D VI (2)                                       76-26                   73-76
             11.02 E I a) 1 (2)                                   78-10                   75-60
             11.02 E I a ) 2 (2 )                                 63-52                   61-02
             11.02 E I b) 1 (*)                                  153-24                  148-24
             11.02 E I b) 2 (2)                                  124-64                  119-64
             11.02 E II a) ( 2)                                  152-38                  147-38
             11:02 E II b ) (2)                                  125-92                  120-92
             11.02 E II c) (2)                                   137-30                  132-30
             11.02 E II d) 1 (2)                                 129-67                  124-67
             11.02 E II d) 2 (2)                                 135-16                  130-16
             11.02 F I (2)                                       152-38                  147-38
             11.02 F II (2)                                      125-92                  120-92
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                                                                                                                             (u.a. /tonne)
                                                                                               Imports
                           CCT heading No                                Third countries
                                                                                                                ACP or OCT
                                                                   (other than ACP or OCT)
            11.02    F  III (2)                                               138-42                               133-42
            11.02    F IV (2)                                                 112-68                               107-68
            11.02    F  V (2)                                                 137-30                               132-30
            11.02    F  VI (2 )                                                 75-92                               73-42
            11.02    F  VII H                                                   76-26                               73-76
            11.02 G I                                                           66-41                               61-41
            11.02 G II                                                          60-13                               55-13
            11.06 A                                                             15-84                               10-34 (5)
            11.06 B I                                                         107-97                                87-97 (5)
            11.06 B II                                                        135-34                               115-34 (5)
            11.07 Á I a)                                                      154-75                               145-75
            11.07 Alb )                                                       1 17-90                              108-90
            11.07 λ II a)                                                     140-93 C )                           131-93
             11.07 A II b )                                                   107-58                                98-58
            11.07 B                                                           123-89 (4 )                          114-89
            11.08 AI                                                          107-97                                90-97
            11.08 All                                                           99-02                               73-52
            11.08 AHI                                                         143-70                               126-70
            11.08 AIV                                                         107-97                                90-97
            11.08 A V                                                         107-97                                45-48 (5)
            11.09                                                             380-36                               230-36
            17.02 B II a) (3 )                                                198-65                               118-65
            17.02 B II b ) (3 )                                               145-97                                90-97
            17.05 B I                                                         198-65                               118-65
             17.05 B II                                                       145-97                                90-97
             23.02 A I a)                                                       22-95                               22-95
            23.02 A I b )                                                       73-44                               73-44
            23.02 All a )                                                       18-36                               18-36
            23.02 A II b )                                                      73-44                               73-44
            23.03 A I                                                         263-00                               113-00
            (') This levy is limited to 6 °/o o£ the value for customs purposes.
            (*) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 11.01 and 11.02 and those
                falling within subheading 23.02 A , products falling within heading 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 °/o for wheat , 3 °/o for barley , 4 % for buckwheat, 5 °/o for oats and 2 % for other cereals .
                Germ of cereals , whole , rolled , flaked or ground , falls in all cases within heading No 11.02 .
            (3) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the product falling within subheading 17.02 B I is subject to the
                same levy as products falling within subheading 17.02 B II .
            (4) In accordance with Regulation ( EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 0-45 u.a./lOO kg for products originating
                in Turkey .
            (s) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 706/76 the levy shall not be charged on the following products
                originating in  the countries and territories :
                — arrowroot     falling within subheading ex 07.06 A ,
                — flours and    meal of arrowroot falling within subheadings ex 11.06 A , ex 11.06 B I and II ,
                — arrowroot     starch falling within subheading ex 11.08 A V.