CELEX: 31976R1241
Language: en
Date: 1976-05-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1241/76 of 26 May 1976 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

27 . 5 . 76                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 139 /23
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1241 /76
                                                              of 26 May 1976
                         fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for
 COMMUNITIES,                                                           these products and for compound feedingstuffs manu­
                                                                        factured from cereals (6), as last amended by Regula­
                                                                        tion (EEC) No 1997/75 (7), provides that the levy thus
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  determined, increased by the fixed component, is
 Economic Community,                                                    valid in general for one month but is altered where
                                                                        the levy applicable to the basic product concerned
                                                                        differs by not less than 2-5 units of account per metric
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                            ton from the average of the levies calculated as
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                        described above ;
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 11 43/76 (2), and in particular
Article 14 (4) thereof,
                                                                        Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
                                                                        (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                             No 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products
67/ EEC of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                         must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
tion of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regu­                tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
lation (EEC) No 668 /75 (4), and in particular Article                  processing ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 (8)
 12 (4) thereof,                                                        laid down certain transitional measures in respect of
                                                                        starches ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee ,
                                                                        Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
                                                                        in Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ;
Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­
able component of the impcjrt levy on products
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                        Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and                 interests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation No 359/ 67/ EEC ;                    or in the 'overseas countries and territories', the levy
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                        relating to them in respect of certain products
2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and                            processed from cereals must be reduced by the
export system for products processed from cereals and                   amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
rice (5 ), provides that the incidence on the prime costs               some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
of these products of the levies applicable to their basic               nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
products should be calculated on the basis of the                       dance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC)
average of the levies applicable to these basic products                No 706/76 of 30 March 1976 on the arrangements
for the first twenty-five days of the month preceding                   applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on                 resulting from the processing of agricultural products
the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic                    originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
products in question during the month of importa­                       States or in the 'overseas countries and territories' (9) ;
tion , is calculated on the basis of the quantities of
basic products considered to have been used 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 2744/75
processed products not containing cereals ;                             provides that the levy to be charged on the products
                                                                        listed in the Annex to that Regulation under
                                                                        subheading 07.06 A is limited, with effect from the
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74                          date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the                    annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and
import levy on products processed from cereals and                      Trade, to the amount resulting from application of the
                                                                        rate of duty bound within GATT ;
(')  OJ   No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 1 .
(2 ) OJ  No   L 130 , 19 . 5 . 1976 , p . 1 .                           (6) OJ  No L 168 , 25 . 6 . 1974, p . 7 .
(3)  OJ   No  174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p . 1 .                               O   OJ  No L 202, 1 . 8 . 1975, p . 57.
(4)  OJ   No  L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p . 18 .                             (8) OJ  No L 195, 26 . 7. 1975, p. 25.
(5 ) OJ   No  L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975 , p . 65,                          (9) OJ  No L 85 , 31 . 3 . 1976, p. 2.
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Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
levies should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
    relation to each other, at any given moment,                                       Article 1
    within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based
    on their effective parity ;                              The import levies to be charged on the products listed
— for other currencies an exchange rate based on the         in Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each         in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC and
    of these currencies recorded for a given period, in      subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 are hereby
    relation to the Community currencies referred to         fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation .
    in the previous subparagraph ;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­
                                                                                       Article 2
tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided
for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
Customs Tariff,                                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1976.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 26 May 1976.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                  Member of the Commission
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                                                              ANNEX
                                                                                                         Levies in u. a. / metric ton
                                                                                                    Third countries
       CCT lie ,mling No                      Nomenclature in simplified wording                     (other than            ACP and
                                                                                                       ACP and                OCT
                                                                                                        OCT)
07.06 A                  Manioc, arrowroot, salep and other similar roots and tubers                    5-52 H                4-02 (*)(»)
                         with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
 i l.oi c                Barley flour (*)                                                              60-17                 55-17
  11.01 D                Oat flour (■)                                                                 58-59                 53-59
 11.01 HI                Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by weight (*)             68-45                 63-45
  11.01 F. II            Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 % by weight (*)                   38-46                 35-96
 11 . 01 F               Rice flour (2 )                                                               34-18                 31-68
 11.01 G                 Buckwheat flour (*)                                                           41-45                 36-45
 11.01 H                 Millet flour ( 2 )                                                            38-83                 36-33
 11.01 I J               Canary seed flour (*)                                                          2-50                    0
 11.01 K                 Grain sorghum flour (*)                                                       44-23                 41-73
11.01 L                  Cereals flours , other than flour of wheat, mesiin , rye , barley , oats ,     2-50                    0
                         maize, rice, buckwheat, millet, canary seed or grain sorghum (f )
 11.02 A II              Rye groats and meal (2 )                                                     108-03                103-03
11.02 A III              Bailey groats and meal ( 2 )                                                  60-17                 55-17
11.02 AIV                Oat groats and meal ( 2 )                                                     58-59                 53-59
11.02 A V a ) 1          Maize groats and meal , of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % by               68-45                 63-45
                         weight, for lhe brewing industry (a)
1 1 . 02 A V a ) 2       Maize groats and meal , of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % by               68-45                 63-45
                         weight, other than for the brewing industry (*)
11.02 A V b)             Maize groats and meal , of a fat content exceeding 1-5 % by                   38-46                 35-96
                         weight ( 2 )
1 1 . 02 A VI            Rice groats and meal (*)                                                      34-18                 31-68
11.02 A VII              Buckwheat groats and meal (*)                                                 41-45                 36-45
tl.02 A VIII             Millet groats and meal (■)                                                    38-83        !        36-33
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                                                                                                            Levies in u . a. / mctric ton
                                                                                                      Third countries
         OCT heading No                         Nomenclature in si m pi i fir d wording                 ( other than            ACP and
                                                                                                           ACP and                OCT
                                                                                                            OCT)
  1 1.02 A IX            Grain sorghum groats and meal ( 2 )                                               44-23                 41-73
  11.02 A X              Cereals groats and meal , other than groats and meal of wheat ,                    2-50                     0
                         mesiin , rye , barley , oats , maize , rice , buckwheat , millet or grain
                         sorghum ( 2 )
  1 1 . 0.1 B I a ) 1    Hulled ( shelled or husked ) barley (*)                                           51-54                 49-04
  1 1.02 B I a ) 2 aa )  Clipped oats                                                                      32-87                 30-37
  11.02 B I a ) 2 bb )   Hulled ( shelled or husked ) oats other than clipped oats ( 2 )                   56-09                 53-59
 I ! . 02 B I a ) 3      Hulled ( shelled or husked ) buckwheat ( 2 )                                      34-90                 32-40
                         Hulled ( shelled ur husked ) millet ( 2 )                                         59-49                 56-99
 1 1.02 B I a ) 4
  11.02 B I b ) 1        Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley (' Griitze ' or ' Grutten ') ( 2 )            51-54                 49-04
                         Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats (' Griitze' or ' Grutten ') ( 2 )               56-09                 53-59
 11.02 B I b ) 2
                         Hulled and sliced or kibbled buckwheat (' Griitze ' or ' Grutten ') ( 2 )         34-90                 32-40
 11.02 B I b ) 3
                         Hulled and sliced or kibbled millet (' Griitze ' or ' Grutten ') ( 2 )           59-49                  56-99
  1 1.02 B I b ) 4
                        Hulled ( shelled or husked ) wheat, whether or not sliced or                      59-13                  56-63
 11.02 B II a )
                         kibbled ( 2 )
                        Hulled      ( shelled or husked )      rye, whether or not sliced          or     78-63                  76-13
 I 1.02 B II b )
                         kibbled ( 2 )
                        Hulled (shelled or husked ) maize, whether or not sliced or                       58-90                  56-40
11.02 B II c )
                        kibbled ( 2 )
                        Hulled ( shelled or husked ) grain sorghum , whether or not sliced or             67-96                  65-46
11.02 B II d )
                        kibbled ( 2 )
                                                                                                            2-50
11.02 B He )            Hulled (shelled or husked ) grains, whether or not sliced or                                                0
                        kibbled , other than those of wheat, rye , maize , barley , oats ,
                        buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (*)
11.02 CI                Pearled wheat ( 2 )                                                               70-63                  68-13
11.02 C II              Pearled rye (2 )                                                                  94-08                  91-58
11.02 C III             Pearled barley (2 )                                                               81-63                 76-63
11.02 C IV              Pearled oats (*)                                                                  50-13                 47-63
1 1.02 C V              Pearled maize (*)                                                                 58-90                 56-40
11.02 C VI              Pearled buckwheat ( 2 )                                                           34-90                 32-40
11.02 C VII             Pearled millet (')                                                               59-49                  56-99
11.02 C VIII            Pearled grain sorghum (*)                                                        67-96                  65-46
11.02 C IX              Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat , r>c, barley , oats, maize,            2-50                    0
                        buckwheat , millet or grain sorghum (*)
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                                                                                                      Levies in u.a. /mctric ton
                                                                                                Third couiitries
        ( JCT bendino No                          Nomenchiiurí m simplified wording               (other than           ACP anu
                                                                                                    ACP and               OCT
                                                                                                      OCT)
   I 1 .02 D I              Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (2 )                             45-93               43-43
   11.02 D 11               Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (2 )                               60-88               58-38
   1 1.02 D III             Bailey not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                            33-76                31-26
   I 1.02 D IV              Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled ( 2 )                            32-87                30-37
   11.02 D V                Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled ( 2 )                           38-46                35-96
                                                   J
  1 1.02 D VI               Buckwheat not otherwise worked than kibbled ( 2 )                       23-16                20-66
  I 1.02 D VII              Millet not otherwise worked than kibbled ( 2 )                          .38-83               36-33
  I 1.02 D VIII             Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled ( 2 )                   44-23                41-73
  I 1.02 D IX               Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled , other than grains of           2-50                  0
                           wheat , rye, barley , oats , maize , buckwheat, millet or grain sor­
                            ghum (2 )
                           Rolled barley (f)                                                        33-76                31-26
 11.02 E I a ) 1
                           Rolled oats ( 2 )                                                        32-87                30-37
 11.02 F I a ) 2
                           Rolled buckwheat ( 2 )                                                  23-16                 20-66
 11.02 E I a ) 3
                                                                                                   38-83                 36-33
1 1.02 I: I a ) 4          Rolled millet ( 2 )
 1 1.02 H I b ) 1           Flaked barley (2 )                                                      66-30                61-30
 1 1.02 E I b ) 2          Flaked oats (2 )                                                        64-54                59-54
 1 1.02 E I b ) 3          Flaked buckwheat (*')                                                   41-45                36-45
 1 1.02 E I b ) 4          Flaked millet (*)                                                       69-12                64-12
 11.02 E II a )            Rolled or flaked wheat (*)                                              81-64                76-64
 ! 1 . 02 E II b )         Rolled or flaked rye (2 )                                             108-03                103-03
 11.02 E Π c )             Rolled or flaked maize (*)                                              68-45                63-45
1 1.02 E 11 d )            Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (*)                                      78-64                73-64
1 1.02 E II c ) 1          Flake rice ( 2 )                                                        58-80                53-80
1 1 . 02 E II e ) 2        Rolled or flaked grains other than grains of wheat, rye , barley ,        5-03                  0
                           oats , maize , rice, buckwheat , miller or grain sorghum , excluding
                           flaked rice ( 2 )
11.02 FI                   Wheat pellets (*)                                                       81-64                76-64
1 1.02 F II              ! Rye pellets (*)                                                       108-03                103-03
1 1 02 F in              ; Barley pellets (*)                                                      60-17                55-17
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                                                                                                                 l.e \ ics in u. .i. , ' mctric ton
                                                                                                      'T It i !\l amnlrii".
       CCT hr.uling No                      Noniciu Inure in simplified wording                           ( otln r ill. i r,               A C I ' . nul
                                                                                                              A '. P . inj                   OCT
                                                                                                                 OCT )
11.02 F IV             Oat pellets (3 )                                                                       58-59                         53-59
11.02 F V              Maize pellets (2 )                                                                     68-45                         63-45
11.02 F VI             Rice pellets ( 2 )                                                                     .> 4 - 1 8                    3 I - 68
11.02 F VII            Buckwheat pellets ( 2 )                                                                4 1 - 45                       36-45
11.02 F VIII           Millet pellets ( 2 )                                                                    .58-8.3                       36-33
11.02 F IX             Grain sorghum pellets (*)                                                               44-23                         41-73
11.02 FX               Pellets of cereals other than wheat , rye , barley , oats , mai / e , riet-,               2-50                            0
                       biickwhcat, nullet or grain sorghum (2 )
11.02 G I              Wheat germ , whole , rolled , flaked or ground                                           36-94                        31-94
1 1 . 02 G II          Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole , rolled flaked or ground                        31-44                        26-44
                                                                                                                                  I
11 . 06 A              Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc , arrowroot ,                               8-02                         2-52 ( ·'')
                       salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06 ,
                       for the manufacture of starches
11 . 06 r» I           Undeuatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot ,                j           57-6.5                       37-65 ( 3 )
                       salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                       for the manufacture of starches
 1 1 . 06 R II         IJndenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot ,                           73-75                        53-75 ( ·')
                       salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06 ,
                       other than for the manufacture of starches
 11.07 Λ I a )         IJnroasted malt, obtained from wheat , in the form of flou r                             84-79                        75-79
 11.07 A I b )         IJnroasted malt , obtained from wheat, other than in the form of                         65-63                        56-63
                       flour
 11.07 A II a )         IJnroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat , in the form                      63-56 (4 )                   54-56
                       of flour
 11.07 A II b )        Unroasted malt , other than that obtained from wheat, other than in                      49-76                        40-76
                       the form of flour
 11.07 B               Roasted malt                                                                             56-51 (4 )                   47-51
 11.08 A I             Maize starch                                                                             57-65                        40-65
 11.08 All             Rice starch                                                                              52-24                        26-74
 11.08 A III           Wheat starch                                                                             74-82                        57-82
  11.08 AIV            Potato starch                                                                            57-65                        40-65
  11.08 A V      .     Starches other than maize , rice , wheat or potato sta ich                               57-6.5                       20-33 (">)
 11.09 A               Dried wher.r gluten                                                                  255-12                         105-12
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                                                                                                                            Levies in u a. / metric ton
                                                                                                                     Third countries
       CCT heading No                                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                           ( other dun            A CP ana
                                                                                                                          ACT and               OCT
                                                                                                                           OCT )
1 1.09 B                          Wheat gluten , other than dried                                                      255-12                 105-12
17.02 B II a )                   Glucose other than glucose containing , in the dry state , 99 n/'o or                  133-03                 53-03
                                 more by weight of the pure product (■''), in the form of white
                                 cr \ stalline powder , whether or not agglomerated
17.02 B II h )                   Ci 1 u cose and glucose syrup not containing, in the dry state , 99 °/o                  95-65                40-65    *
                                 or more by weight of the pure product ( :i ), other than glucose in
                                  the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
 17.0.5 B I                       Flavoured or coloured glucose, in the form of white crystalline                       133-03                 53-03
                                  powder , whether or not agglomerated
 17.05 B II                        I hn oured or coloured glucose syrup , other than in the form ol                       95-65                40-65
                                  white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
                                                                                                                          10 - 86               10-86
23.02 Λ I .i )                    Brans , sharps and other residues derived from the sifting , milling
                                  or working of maize or rice , with a starch content not exceeding
                                  3 5 " 'd by weight
                                                                                                                          1 7-35                17-35
23.02 Alb )                       Brans , sharps and other residues derived from the sifting , milling
                                  or working of maize or rice , with a starch content exceeding
                                  35 »/« but not exceeding 45 %i by weight, and having undergone a
                                  denaturing process
                                                                                                                          34--2                 34-72
 2V02 Λ I b ) 2                   Brans , sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling
                                  or working of niaise 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
                                  bv weight
                                                                                                                                                  8-68
23.02 A II .t )                   Brans , sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                       8-68
                                  or working of cereals other than maize or rice , of which the starch
                                  content does not exceed 28 % by weight, and of which the pereen
                                  tage which passes through a sieve with an aperture of 0-2 mm
                                  does not exceed 10°/<> by weight or of which the sieved product
                                   has an ash content, calculated on the dry product, of 1-5 "/<>
                                  or more by weight
2.3.02 A II b )                   Brans , sharps and other residues derived from the sifting , milling                    34-72                 34-72
                                   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                        200-50                  50-50
                                  concentrated steeping liquors), of n protein content, calculated on
                                  the dry product, exceeding 40 % by weight
 (l ) 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 ami 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 F.xvers polarimetric method:, referred to dry matter , exceeding 45 n/n by weight
      — an ash content , by weight , referred to dry matter ( after deduction of any added minerals ), not exceeding 1-6 %i for rice , 2-5 °/o for wheat ,
         3 •/« for barley , 4       for buckwheat , S % for oats and 2       for other cereals .
      Germ of cereals , whole , rolled , flaked or ground , falls in all cases within heading No 11.02 .
 (') Pursuant to Regulation ( EEC ) No 2730 75 the product falling w ithin sub heading No 17.02 B I is subject to the same lev ;- as products falling
      within subheading No 17.02 B II .
 (4) hi accordance with Regulation ( F.FQ No 2755 75 this levy is reduced by 0-45 u.a.'lOO kg for products originating in Turkey .
 ('} In accordance with Regulation ( EEC .) No 706 "fr the levy shall nor be charged on the following products originating m the countries
      and territories :
      — arrow-root falling within sub-heading ex 0 "7 . 06 A
      — flours and meal of arrow-root falling within sub-headings ex 11.06 A , ex 11.06 B I and II
      — arrow-root starch falling within sub-heading ex 11.08 A V.