CELEX: 31993R1298
Language: en
Date: 1993-05-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1298/93 of 28 May 1993 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 132/28                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                29 . 5. 93
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1298/93
                                                          of 28 May 1993
                         fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         1740/78 (8), provides that the levy thus determined,
                                                                    increased by the fixed component, is valid in general for
                                                                    one month but is altered where the levy applicable to the
                                                                    basic product concerned differs by not less than ECU 3,02
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              per tonne from the average of the levies calculated as
Economic Community,                                                 described above ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75               Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the inte­
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                rests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States, the levy
 market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)         relating to them in respect of certain products processed
 No 1 738/92 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,         from cereals must be reduced by the amount of the fixed
                                                                    component and, in respect of some of these products, by
                                                                    part of the variable component ; whereas this reduction
                                                                    must be made in accordance with Article 14 of Council
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76               Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements appli­
 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                  cable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting
 market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)            from the processing of agricultural products originating in
 No 674/92 (\ and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,             the ACP States (9), extended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    444/92 (10) ;
Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable
component of the import levy on products processed                  Whereas Article 3 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
 from cereals and rice are laid down in Article 14 (1 ) (A) of      3763/91 ("), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92
 Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and Article 12 (1 ) (a) of             (12), allows that within the limit of an annual quantity of
 Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ; whereas Article 2 of                 8 000 tonnes, the levy shall not be applied to imports into
 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October                  the French department of Reunion of wheat bran falling
 1975 on the import and export system for products                  within CN code 2302 30 from the African, Caribbean and
 processed from cereals and rice ^, as last amended by              Pacific (ACP) States ;
 Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (6), provides that the inci­
dence on the prime costs of these products of the levies
applicable to their basic products should be calculated on          Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision
 the basis of the average of the levies applicable to these         91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
basic products for the first 25 days of the month                   overseas countries and territories with the European
preceding that of importation ; whereas this average,                Economic Community (13) no levies shall apply on
adjusted on the basis of the threshold price valid for the          imports of products originating in the overseas countries
basic products in question during the month of importa­             and territories ;
tion is calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic
products considered to have been used in the manufac­
ture of the processed product or the competing product
which serves as a reference for processed products not
containing cereals ;
                                                                    Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20
                                                                    December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 of                   agricultural products originating in developing countries
24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the import            (l4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1028/93 (1S),
levy on products processed from cereals and from rice               reduces by 50 % the levy or importation into the
and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products          Community of products of CN code 1108 13 00, within
and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from                    the limit of a fixed amount of 5 000 tonnes a year ;
cereals Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     8) OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p. 8 .
(■) OJ No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                            ') OJ No L 84, 30 . 3. 1990, p. 85.
0   OJ No  L  180, 1 . 7. 1992, p. 1 .                               10) OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7.
(3) OJ No  L  166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                               ") OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1991 , p. 1 .
0   OJ No  L  73, 19. 3. 1992, p. 7.                                 < 2) OJ No L 378, 23. 12. 1992, p. 23.
0   OJ No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                            1J) OJ No L 263, 19. 9 . 1991 , p. 1 .
(j OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.                                   ,4) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p . 121 .
0 OJ No L 168 , 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.                                   ") OJ No L 108, 1 . 5 . 1993, p. 1 .
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Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 51 8/92 ('), (EEC)              thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of
No 51 9/92 (2) and (EEC) No 520/92 (3) of 27 February                levies ;
1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim
Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between
the European Economic Community and the European                     Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article
Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the                   1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (10) are used to
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the                  convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the               and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import               conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;
levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­              whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­
tion (EEC) No 585/92 (4), as amended by Regulation                   tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­
(EEC) No 955/92 (*), lays down detailed rules for applying           lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (») ;
the arrangements provided for in these agreements as
regards cereals ;
                                                                     Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 (1 ) of Regulation
                                                                     (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this
                                                                     Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9                      ture,
February 1987 concerning the import arrangements appli­
cable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 and
0714 90 originating in certain third countries (6), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3909/92 Q, lay down                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the terms on which the import levy is limited to 6 % ad
valorem ;
                                                                                              Article 1
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29
October 1 975 on glucose and lactose (8), as amended by              The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (9), stipulates that the treat­           Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in
ment provided for glucose and glucose syrup falling                  Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and
within CN codes 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90               subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be as set
by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 it is to be extended to               out in the Annex hereto.
glucose and glucose syrup falling within CN codes
 1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59 ; whereas consequently the
levy fixed for products falling within CN codes
 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 also applies to                                       Article 2
products falling within CN codes 1702 30 51 and
 1 702 30 59 ; whereas, to ensure that the provision in ques­
tion is properly applied, these products and the levy                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1993 .
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, 28 May 1993.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 Rene STEICHEN
                                                                           Member of the Commission
  ') OJ  No L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3.
 2)  OJ  No L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6.
 3)  OJ  No L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
 4)  OJ  No L  62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 40.
 *)  OJ  No L  102, 16. 4. 1992, p. 26.
 6)  OJ  No L  43, 13. 2. 1987, p. 9.
 *)  OJ  No L  394, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 23.
 8)  OJ  No L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20.                           H OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
 >)  OJ  No L  28 , 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .                              (") OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
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                                                                 ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 28 May 1993 fixing the import levies on products
                                                   processed from cereals and rice
                                                       (ECU/tonne)                                               (ECU/tonne)
                                  Import levies (8)                                         Import levies (8)
       CN code                                    . ,                       CN code               ~|   !
                            Arp               Third countries                         . pp               Third countries
                                             (other than ACP)                                          (other than ACP)
  0714 10 10 (l)           137,78                   144,43              1104 23 90  141,92                    144,94
  0714 10 91               141,41 00                141,41              110429 11   190,84                    193,86
  0714 10 99               139,60                   144,43              110429 15   206,76                    209,78
  0714 90 11               141,4100                 141,41              110429 19   233,50                    236,52
  071490 19                139,60 0                 144,43              11042931    229,58                    232,60
   110220 10               250,45                   256,49              1104 29 35  248,74                    251,76
   1102 20 90              141,92                   144,94              1104 29 39  233,50                    236,52
   1102 30 00              178,59                   181,61              1104 29 91  146,36                    149,38
   11029010                254,54                   260,58              1104 29 95  158,57                    161,59
   1102 90 30              206,98                   213,02              1104 29 99  148,86                    151,88
   1102 90 90              148,86                   151,88              1104 30 10  107,62                    113,66
   1103 1200               206,98                   213,02              1104 30 90  104,36                    110,40
   1103 13 10              250,45                   256,49
                                                                        110620 10   137,78 (3)                144,43
   1103 13 90              141,92                   144,94
                                                                        1106 20 90  220,39 0                  244,57
   1103 14 00              178,59                   181,61
                                                                        1107 10 11  255,41                    266,29
   1103 19 10              279,83                   285,87
                                                                        1107 10 19  190,84                    201,72
   1103 1930               254,54                   260,58
                                                                        1107 10 91  251,71                    262,59 (2)
   1103 19 90              148,86                   151,88
                                                                        1107 10 99  188,08                    198,96 (,0)
   1103 21 00              258,28                   264,32
                                                                        1107 20 00  219,19                    230,07 (2)
   110329 10               279,83                   285,87
                                                                        1108 11 00  315,68                    336,23
   1103 29 20              254,54                   260,58
                                                                        1108 1200   224,02                    244,57
   1103 29 30              206,98                   213,02
                                                                        1108 1300   224,02                    244,570
   1103 29 40              250,45                   256,49
                                                                        1108 14 00   112,01                   244,57
   1103 29 50              178,59                   181,61
                                                                        1108 19 10  256,09                    286,92
   1103 29 90              148,86                   151,88
                                                                        1108 19 90  112,01 0                  244>57
   1104 11 10              144,24                   147,26
                                                                        1109 00 00  573,96                    755,30
   1104 11 90              282,82                   288,86
                                                                        1702 30 51  292,19                    388,91
   1104 12 10              117,29                   120,31
                                                                        1702 30 59  224,02                    290,51
   1104 1290               229,98                   236,02
                                                                        1702 30 91  292,19                    388,91
   1104 19 10              258,28                   264,32
   1104 1930               279,83                   285,87              1702 30 99  224,02                    290,51
   1104 1950               250,45                   256,49              1702 40 90  224,02                    290,51
   1104 19 91              303,26                   309,30              1702 90 50  224,02                    290,51
   1104 1999               262,69                   268,73              1 702 90 75 306,11                    402,83
   1104 21 10              226,26                   229,28              1702 90 79  212,88                    279,37
   1104 21 30              226,26                   229,28              2106 90 55  224,02                    290,51
   1104 21 50              353,53                   359,57              2302 10 10    59,37                    65,37
   1104 21 90              144,24                   147,26              2302 10 90   127,21                   133,21
   1104 22 10 10 0         117>29                   120>3 1             2302 20 10    59,37                    65,37
   1 104 22 10 90 0        206,98                   210,00              2302 20 90   127,21                   133,21
 " 1104 22 30              206,98                   210,00              2302 30 10    59,37 (9)                65,37
   1104 22 50              183,98                   187,00              2302 30 90   127,21 0                 133,21
   1104 22 90              117,29                   120,31              230240 10     59,37                    65,37
   110423 10               222,62                   225,64              2302 40 90   127,21                   133,21
   1104 23 30              222,62                   225,64              2303 10 11  278,28                    459,62
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 (') 6 % ad valorem, subject to certain conditions.
 (2) In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by ECU 5,44 per tonne for products originating in Turkey.
 (3) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levy shall not be charged on the following products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
     States :
     —   products falling within CN code ex 0714 10 91 ,
     —   products falling within CN code 0714 90 11 and arrow-root falling within CN code 0714 90 19,
     —   flours and meal of arrow-root falling within CN code 1106 20,
     —   arrow-root starch falling within CN code 1108 19 90.
 (4) Taric code : clipped oats.
 (*) Taric code : CN code 11042210, other than 'clipped oats'.
 0 Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90, the levy on importation into the Community of products of CN code 1 108 13 00 is reduced by 50 % within
     the limit of a fixed quantity of 5 000 tonnes.
 0 In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levies are not applied to products imported directly into the French overseas departments originating
     in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
 (8) No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
 (') Under the terms of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 the levy does not apply to wheat bran originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP)
      and directly imported into the French department of Reunion.
(I0) Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic or Hungary under the Interim Agreements concluded
     between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which EUR.l certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 585/92 have
     been presented, are subject to the levies set out in the Annex to that Regulation.