CELEX: 31974R2726
Language: en
Date: 1974-10-30 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2726/74 of the Commission of 29 October 1974 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

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  30. 10 . 74                                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 291 /7
                                      REGULATION ( EEC) No 2726/ 74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                               of 29 October 1974
                              fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                            feedingstuffs manufactured from cereals , provides that
  COMMUNITIES,                                                              the levy thus determined , increased by the fixed
                                                                            component, is valid in general for one month but is
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     altered where the levy applicable to the basic product
  Economic Community ;                                                      concerned differs by not less than 0-25 unit of
                                                                            account per 100 kilogrammes from the average of the
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                               levies calculated as described above ;
  67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­
  tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­
  lation ( EEC) No 1 996/74 (2 ), and in particular Article                 Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
  14 (4) thereof ;                                                          (EEC) No 1052/ 68 and Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC)
                                                                            No 1579 / 74, the levy on certain processed products
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 359 /                              must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
  67/ EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                       tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
  tion of the market in rice as last amended by Regula­                     processing ;
  tion ( EEC) No 1 1 29 / 74 (4 ), and in particular Article 12
  (4) thereof ;
                                                                            Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
  Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                              in Regulation ( EEC) No 1052/ 68 ;
  Committee ;
  Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­                  Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
  able component of the import levy on products                             interests     of  the     Associated      African  States and
  processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                          Madagascar and of the Overseas Countries and Terri­
  Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation No 120/ 67/ EEC and                    tories, and of the United Republic of Tanzania , the
  Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation No 359/ 67/ EEC ;                      Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya , the
  whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No                         levy relating to them in respect of certain products
  1052/68 (5 ) of 23 July 1968 on the import and export                     processed from cereals must be reduced by the
  system for products processed from cereals and rice, as                   amount of the fixed component and , in respect of
  last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 881 / 73 (b),                        some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
  provides that the incidence on the prime costs of                         nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
  these products of the levies applicable to their basic                    dance with Article 1 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No
  products should be calculated on the basis of the                         522/ 70 (s) of 17 March 1970 on the treatment to be
  average of the levies applicable to these basic products                  accorded to products processed from cereals and rice
  for the first twenty-five days of the month preceding                     originating in the Associated African States and
  that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on                   Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries and Territo­
  the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic                      ries, and Article 1 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No
  products in question during the month of importa­                         653 / 71 ('') of 30 March 1971 on the treatment to be
  tion , is calculated on the basis of the quantities of                    accorded to products processed from cereals and rice
  basic products considered to have been used in the                        originating in the United Republic of Tanzania , the
  manufacture of the processed product or the                               Republic of Uganda or the Republic of Kenya , as
  competing product which serves as a reference for                         amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1036/ 72 ( l0 ) ;
  processed products not containing cereals ;
  Whereas           Commission              Regulation    ( EEC)   No       Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1052/ 68
   1 579 / 74 ( 7) of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for                     provides that the levy to be charged on the products
  calculating the import levy on products processed                         listed in the Annex to that Regulation under heading
  from cereals and from rice and for the advance fixing                     No 07.06 A is limited , with effect from the date of
  of this levy for these products and for compound                          entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
                                                                            annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and
      ') O ) No II ". I 9 . 6 . 196 ?, p. 2269 / 67 .                        Trade , to the amount resulting from application of the
    : ) Oj No I 2U4 , 31 . 7 . 1 974 , p. 1 .                               rate of duty bound within GATT ;
    ■ ; ) O'l No 1 74 . ; i . 7 . 196 '', p. 1 .
    4 ) O | N-i 1 IJV 10 . v 1 974 , p. 20 .
    >) O") No i . I~9 2 v -, 1 968 , p. S.                                 ( s ) OJ No L 65 , 21 . 3 . 1970 , p. 10 .
    b) O | No ! 86 , ■ i . 3 . 1973 , p. 30 .                              O OJ No L 76 , 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 2 .
    7 ) OJ No 1 . Ib8 , 25 . 6 . 1974, p. 7 .                              ( I0 ) O I No L II 8 , 20 . S. 1972 , p. 18 .
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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
                                                                                     Article 1
    relation to each other, at any given moment,
    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
                                                             in Article 1 (d) of Regulation No 120 /67/ EEC and in
— for other currencies an exchange rate based on the         Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation No 359/ 67/ EEC and
    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each         subject to Regulation ( EEC) No 1052/ 68 are hereby
    of these currencies recorded for a given period, in      fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation .
    relation to the Community currencies referred to
    in the previous subparagraph ;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­                                Article 2
tion No 120/ 67/ EEC, the nomenclature provided for
in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
Customs Tariff,                                              1974 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels , 29 October 1974 .
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                    Member of the Commission
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                                                        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                 o       H                on
                   with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
11.01 C            Barley flour (*)                                                             0-500                   0
11.01 D            Oat flour (*)                                                                0-500                   0
11.01 EI           Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by weight (*)            0-500                   0
11.01 E II         Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1·5 % by weight (*)                  0-250                   0
11.01 F            Rice flour ( f )                                                             0-250                   0
11.01 G            Buckwheat flour (*)                                                          0-500                   0
11.01 H            Millet flour (*)                                                             0-250                   0
11.01 I J          Canary seed flour (*)                                                        0-250                   0
11.01 K            Grain sorghum flour (*)                                                      0-250                   0
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 (*)
11.02 A II         Rye groats and meal (*)                                                      0-714                 0-214
11.02 A III        Barley groats and meal ( ! )                                                 0-500                   0
11.02 AIV          Oat groats and meal (*)                                                      0-500                   0
11.02 A Va ) 1     Maize groats and meal , of a fat content not exceeding 1-5% by               0-500                   0
                   weight, for the brewing industry (*)
11.02 A V a ) 2    Maize groats and meal , of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % by              0-500                   o'
                   weight, other than for the brewing industry (*)
11.02 A V b )      Maize groats and meal , of a fat content exceeding 1-5 °/o by                0-250                   0
                   weight (2 )
 11.02 A VI        Rice groats and meal (*)                                                     0-250                   0
 11.02 A VII       Buckwheat groats and meal (*)                                                0-500                   0
 11.02 A Vili      Millet groats and meal (')                                                   0-250                   0
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                                                                                                       Levies in u. a. / 100 kg
                                                                                               Third countries
                                                                                                  (other than       AASM , OCT ,
     CCT heading No                         Nomenclature in simplified wording                    AASM and              Tanzania ,
                                                                                               OCT, Tanzania ,       Uganda and
                                                                                                  Uganda and               Kenya
                                                                                                     Kenya)
 11.02 A IX            Grain sorghum groats and meal ( 2 )                                           0-250                   0
 11.02 AX              Cereals groats and meal , other than groats and meal of wheat,                0-250                   0
                       mesiin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain
                       sorghum ( 2)
 11.02 B I a ) 1       Hulled (shelled or husked ) barley (l)                                       0-250                    0
 11.02 B I a ) 2 aa )  Clipped oats                                                                 0-250                    0
 11.02 B I a ) 2 bb )  Hulled (shelled or husked ) oats other than clipped oats (2)                 0-250                    0
1 1.02 B I a ) 3       Hulled (shelled or husked ) buckwheat (*)                                    0-250                    0
11.02 B I a ) 4        Hulled (shelled or husked ) millet (*)                                        0-250                   0
 11.02 B I b ) 1      Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley (' Grütze' or 'Grutten ') (2)        ··   0-250                    0
 11.02 B I b ) 2      Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats (' Griitze' or ' Grutten ') (*)             0-250                    0
 11.02 B I b ) 3      Hulled and sliced or kibbled buckwheat (' Griitze' or ' Grutten') (2)         0-250                    0
 11.02 B I b ) 4      Hulled and sliced or kibbled millet (' Griitze' or ' Grutten') (2)            0-250                    0
 11.02 B II a )       Hulled (shelled or husked ) wheat, whether or not sliced or                   0-250                    0
                      kibbled (2 )
11.02 B II b )        Hulled (shelled      or husked)     rye,   whether or not sliced      or      0-408                 0-158
                      kibbled (2 )
11.02 B II c)         Hulled (shelled or husked ) maize, whether or not sliced or                   0-250                   0
                      kibbled ( 2 )
                      Hulled (shelled or husked ) grain sorghum , whether or not sliced or          0-250                   0
11.02 B II d )
                      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 (*)
11.02 CI              Pearled wheat (')                                                             0-250                   0
11.02 CII             Pearled rye (*)                                                               0-440                 0-190
11.02 CIII            Pearled barley (f)                                                            0-500                   0
1 1.02 C IV           Pearled oats ( 2 )                                                            0-250                   0
11.02 C V             Pearled maize (® )                                                            0-250                   0
11.02 CVI             Pearled buckwheat ( f )                                                       0-250                   0
1 1.02 C VII          Pearled millet (*)                                                            0-250                   0
1 1.02 C VIII         Pearled grain sorghum ( 2 )                                                   0-250                   0
11.02 C IX            Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat, rye barley, oats, maize,         0-250                    0
                      buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (*)
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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 D I           Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                           0-250                   0
 11.02 D II         Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                              0-371                 0-121
 1 1.02 D III       Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (')                          0-250                    0
11.02 D IV           Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                           0-250                    0
11.02 D V           Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                            0-250                   0
11.02 D VI          Buckwheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                       0-250                    0
11.02 D VII         Millet not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                           0-250                   0
11.02 D VIII         Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                   0-250                   0
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 f)                                                      0-250                    0
11.02 E I a ) 2     Rolled oats (2 )                                                      0-250                    0
11.02 E I a ) 3     Rolled buckwheat ( 2 )                                              - 0-250                    0
11.02 E I a ) 4     Rolled millet (*)                                                     0-250                    0
1 1.02 E I b ) 1    Flaked barley (*)                                                     0-500                    0
11.02 E I b ) 2     Flaked oats (2 )                                                      0-500                    0
11.02 EI b ) 3      Flaked buckwheat (')                                                  0-500                    0
11.02 E I b ) 4     Flaked millet (*)                                                     0-500                    0
11.02 E II a)       Rolled or flaked wheat (*)                                            0-500                    0
11.02 E II b )      Rolled or flaked rye (2)                                              0-714                 0-214
11.02 E II c)       Rolled or flaked maize (*)                                            0-500                    0
11.02 E II d )      Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (·)                                    0-500                    0
11.02 E II e) 1     Flake rice (2 )                                                       0-500                   0
11.02 E II e) 2     Rolled or flaked grains other than grains of wheat, rye, barley,      0-500                   0
                    oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum, excluding
                    flaked rice (2 )
11.02 F I           Wheat pellets (*)                                                     0-500                   0
11.02 F II          Rye pellets (2)                                                       0-714                 0-214
11.02 F III         Barley pellets (*)                                                    0-500                   0
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                                                                                                  Levies in u. a. / 100 kg
                                                                                          Third countries
                                                                                            ( other than       AASM , OCT ,
     CCT heading No                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                  AASM and               Tanzania ,
                                                                                          OCT, Tanzania ,       Uganda and
                                                                                           Uganda and                 Kenya
                                                                                                Kenya )
 11.02 F IV         Oat pellets (2 )                                                            0-500                   0
 11.02 F V          Maize pellets (2)                                                           0-500                   0
11.02 F VI          Rice pellets (2)                                                            0-250                   0
 11.02 F VII        Buckwheat pellets (*)                                                       0-500                   0
 11.02 F VIII       Millet pellets (2)                                                          0-250                   0
11.02 F IX          Grain sorghum pellets (2)                                                   0-250                   0
11.02 F X           Pellets of cereals other than wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice ,       0-250                   0
                    buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
11.02 G I           Wheat germ, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                                 0-500                   0
11.02 GII           Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled , flaked or ground          0-500                   0
11.06 A             Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot ,                 0-250                   0
                    salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                    for the manufacture of starches
11.06 B I           Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                1-700                   0
                    salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                    for the manufacture of starches
11.06 B II          Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                1-700                   0
                    salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                    other than for the manufacture of starches
11.07 A I a )       Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                  0-900                    0
11.07 A I b )       Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of             0-900                    0
                    flour
11.07 Alla )        Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form           0-900 ( 4 )              0
                    of flour
11.07 A IIb )       Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, other than in         0-900                    0
                    the form of flour
11.07 B             Roasted malt                                                               0-900 (4 )               0
 11.08 AI           Maize starch                                                                1-700                   0
 11.08 Ail          Rice starch                                                                2-550                    0
 11.08 AIII         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
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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 )
  11.09 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
  17.05 B I                       Flavoured or coloured glucose, in the form of white crystalline                           8-000                   0
                                  powder, whether or not agglomerated
 17.05 B II                       Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of                            5-500                   0
                                 white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
 23.02 A 1 a )                   Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                            0                    0
                                 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding
                                 35 °/o by weight
23.02 A I b )                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                            0                    0
                                 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                 35 %> but not exceeding 45 % by weight, and having undergone a
                                  denaturing process
 23.02 A I b ) 2                 Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                            0                    0
                                 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                 35 °/o but not exceeding 45 °/o by weight, not having undergone
                                 a denaturing process, or with a starch content exceeding 45 °/«
                                  by weight
23.02 A II a )                   Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                            0                    0
                                  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 °/o 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                            0                    0
                                 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 valpe 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 content, by weight, referred to dry matter (after deduction of any added minerals), not exceeding 1-6 %> for rice, 2-5 •/• for wheat ,
        3 •/« for 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 No 189/66/EEC the product falling within subheading No 17.02 B 1 is subject to the same levy as products falling
     within subheading No 17.02 B II .
(4) In accordance with Regulation ( EEC ) No 3375/73 this levy is reduced by 0-45 u.a. / lOO kg for products originating in Turkey .