CELEX: 31978R0605
Language: en
Date: 1978-03-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 605/78 of 29 March 1978 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

30 . 3 . 78                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 83 / 11
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 605 /78
                                                              of 29 March 1978
                          fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                           lation (EEC) No 1 997/75 (7), provides that the levy
 COMMUNITIES ,                                                            thus determined , increased by the fixed component, is
                                                                          valid in general for one month but is altered where
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                    the levy applicable to the basic product concerned
 Economic Community ,                                                     differs by not less than 2-5 units of account per tonne
                                                                          from the average of the levies calculated as described
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                            above ;
 2727 /75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­
 zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by                  Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
 Regulation ( EEC) No 2560 / 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 (8),
 tion of the market in rice (-'), as last amended by                      as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 241 5/75 (9), laid
 Regulation ( EEC) No 594/78 (4), and in particular                       down certain transitional measures in respect of
 Article 1 2 (4) thereof,                                                 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, in accor­
                                                                          dance with Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 ( 10), as last
 Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­
                                                                          amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2560 /77, the vari­
 able component of the import levy on products
                                                                          able 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
 export system for products processed from cereals and                    Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
 rice ( 5 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                       interests of the African , Caribbean and Pacific States
 2650/77, provides that the incidence on the prime                        or in the 'overseas countries and territories ', the levy
 costs of these products of the levies applicable to their                relating to them in respect of certain products
 basic products should be calculated on the basis of the                  processed from cereals must be reduced by the
 average of the levies applicable to these basic products                 amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
 for the first 25 days of the month preceding that of                     some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
 importation ; whereas this average , adjusted on the                     nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
 basis of the threshold price valid for the ­                   basic     dance with Article 12 of Council Regulation ( EEC)
 products in question during the month of importa­                        No 706/76 of 30 March 1976 on the arrangements
 tion , is calculated on the basis of the quantities of                   applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
 basic products considered to have been used in the                       resulting from the processing of agricultural products
 manufacture of the processed product or the                              originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific
 competing product which serves as a reference for                       States or in the 'overseas countries and territories ' (' '),
 processed products not containing cereals ;                             as last amended by Regulation, ( EEC) No 3013 /77 ( 12 ) ;
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/ 74                         Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2744/75
of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the                      provides that the levy to be charged on the products
 import levy on products processed from cereals and                      listed in the Annex to that Regulation under
 from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for                   subheading 07.06 A is limited , with effect from the
 these products and for compound feedingstuffs manu­                     date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
 factured from cereals cereals ( b), last amended by Regu­               annexed to the General Agreement on tariffs and
(')  Of     No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975 . p. 1 .                           ( 7) OJ No L 202 , 1 . 8 . 1975, p . 57.
(2 ) OJ    No  L 303 , 28 . 11 . 1977 , p. 1 .                           (s ) OJ No L 195 , 26 . 7 . 1975 , p . 25 .
(3 ) OJ    No  L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976, p. 1 .                              H OJ No L 247, 23 . 9 . 1975, p . 22 .
(■») OJ    No  L 82, 29 . 3 . 1978 , p. 10 .                             ( I0) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975, p . 57 .
(5)  OJ    No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65 .                            (") OJ No L 85 , 31 . 3 . 1976 , p . 2 .
(6)  OJ    No  L 168 , 25 . 6 . 1974 , p. 7 .                            ( |: ) Oj No L 355 , 31 . 12. 1977 , p . 31
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trade, to the amount resulting from application of the        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
rate of duty bound within GATT ;
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
levies should be calculated on the following basis :                                   Article 1
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
    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
                                                              tion .
    of these currencies recorded for a given period in
    relation to the Community currencies referred to
    in the previous subparagraph ;
                                                                                        Article 2
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 (1) of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided
for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April
Customs Tariff,                                                1978 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels , 29 March 1978 .
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                         Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                            Vice-President
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                                                                 ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 29 March 1978 fixing the import levies on products
                                                   processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                               (u.a . / tonne )
                                                                                     Imports
                          CCT heading No                          Third countries
                                                                                             ACI> or OCT
                                                           ( other than ACP or OCT )
            07.06 A                                                     15.10 (')               13.60.( 1 ) ( r> )
             11.01 C (2)                                              156.00                   151.00
             11.01 D (2)                                              148.19                   143.19
             11.01 EI ( 2)                                            148.59                   143.59
             11.01 E II (2 )                                           83.87                     8 1 - 37
             11.01  F (2)                                              61.66                     59.16
             11.01  G (2 )                                             92.91                     90.41
             11.02  A II ( 2 )                                        151.11                   146.11
             11.02  A III ( 2 )                                       156-00                   151.00
             11.02  A IV ( 2 )                                        148.19                   143.19
             11.02  A V a) 1 (2 )                                     148.59                   143.59
             11.02  A V a) 2 (2)                                      148-59                   143-59
             11.02  A Vb ) ( 2 )                                        83.87                    SI - 37
             11.02  A VI ( 2 )                                          6 1 - 66                 59.16
             11.02  A VII (2 )                                          92.91                    90.41
             11.02  B I a) 1 (2)                                      136.72                    134.22
             11.02  B I a ) 2 aa )                                      83.64                    81.14
             11.02  B I a ) 2 bb ) ( 2 )                              145.69                   143.19
             11.02 Bib ) 1 ( 2 )                                      136.72                    134.22
             11.02 Bib ) 2 ( 2 )                                      145-69                    143-19
             11.02 B II a ) ( 2 )                                     122.96                    120.46
             11.02 B lib ) ( 2 )                                      110-46                    107.96
             11.02 B II c ) ( 2 )                                     130.13                    127-63
                                                                      144.32                    141.82
             11.02 B II d ) ( 2 )
             11.02 C I ( 2 )                                          147-41                    144.91
             11.02 C II (-)                                           132-37                    129.87
             11.02 C III ( 2 )                                        214.73                   209.73
             11.02 C IV (-)                                           129.78                    127.28
                                                                      130.13                    127.63
             11.02 C V ( 2 )
             11.02 C VI ( 2 )                                         144.32                    141.82
             11.02 D I ( 2 )                                            94.88                    92.38
             11.02 D II (2 )                                            85.29                    82.79
             11.02 D III (-')                                           88.07                    85.57
             11.02 D IV ( 2 )                                           83.64                    81.14
             11.02 D V (2 )                                             83.87                    81.37
             11.02 D VI ( 2 )                                           92.91                    90.41
                                                                        88.07                    85-57
             11.02 E I a ) 1 ( 2 )
             11.02 E I a ) 2 ( 2 )                                      83.64                    81.14
             11.02 E lb ) 1 (2 )                                       172-78                   167.78
                                                                       164.10                   159.10
              11.02 E I b ) 2 ( 2 )
                                                                       168.03                   163.03
              11.02 E II a ) ( 2 )
              11.02 E lib ) (2 )                                       151-11                   146.11
             11.02 E II c ) ( 2 )                                      148-59                   143-59
              11.02 E II d ) 1 ( 2 )                                   105-46                   100.46
             11.02 E II d ) 2 ( 2 )                                    164-55                   159.55
              11.02 F I ( 2 )                                         168.03                    163.03
             11.02 F II (2 )                                           151.11                   146.11
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                                                                                                                                  [u . a . /tonne)
                                                                                                 Imports
                            CCT heading No                                Third countries
                                                                   ( other than ACP or OCT)                      ACP or OCT
              11.02 Fill (*)                                                  156.00                                 151.00
              11.02    F  IV (-)                                              148.19                                 143.19
             11.02     F  V (2 )                                              148.59                                 143.59
             11.02     F  VI ( s )                                             61 - 66                                 59-16
              1 1.02   F  VII n                                                92-91                                   90.41
             11.02 G I                                                         72.93                                   67-93
              1 1.02 G 11                                                      64.83                                   59.83
             11.04 C I                                                          17.60                                  12.10 ( 5 )
             1 1.04 C II a )                                                  118.06                                   98.06 (5 )
             11.04 C II b )                                                   145.43                                 125.43 (5 )
              11.07 A I a )                                                   170.21                                 161.21
              11.07 A I b )                                                   129.46                                 120.46
              11.07 A II a )                                                  158.32 ( 4 )                           149.32
              11.07 A II b )                                                  120.57                                 1 11-57
             11.07 B                                                          139.03 ( 4 )                           130.03
              11.08 A I                                                       118.06                                 101.06
              11.08 A II                                                       78.58                                   53.08
              11.08 A III                                                     162.82                                 145.82
              11.08 A IV                                                      118.06                                 101.06
               11.08 A V                                                      118.06
                                                                                                                       50.53 (5 )
              11.09                                                           415.12                                 265.12
              17.02 B II a ) ( :! )                                           211.82                                 131.82
              17.02 B II b ) (■•')                                            156.06                                 101.06
             21.07 F II                                                       156.06                                 101.06
              23.02    Ala )                                                   25.43                                   25.43
             23.02     A I b)                                                   81.35                                  81.35
             23.02     A II a )                                                20-34                                   20-34
             23.02     A II b )                                                81.35                                   81.35
             23.03 A I                                                        275-54                                 125-54
             (') This levy is limited to 6 " » of 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   for wheat , 3 °/o {or barley , 4 % for buckwheat , 5 "/» 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 within subheading 17.02 B I is subject to the
                  same levy as products falling within subheading 17.02 B II .
             (') In accordance with Regulation ( EEC ) No 1180 / 77 this levy is reduced by 0.45 u.a. / 100 kg for products originating
                  in Turkey .
             (•') 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 11.04 C I , ex 11.04 C II a ) e b),
                  — arrowroot starch falling within subheading ex 11.08 A V.