CELEX: 31993R0762
Language: en
Date: 1993-04-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 762/93 of 31 March 1993 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

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                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 762/93
                                                         of 31 March 1993
                      fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           those which are most representative of the real trend of
                                                                      the market, account being taken in particular of the need
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 to prevent sudden variations likely to cause abnormal
Economic Community,                                                   disturbances on the Community market ; whereas the
                                                                      quality of the goods offered must also be taken into
                                                                      account, whether this quality corresponds to the standard
                                                                      quality fixed in Council Regulations (EEC) No 2731 /75
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                  (10), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2094/87 (n),
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                  and (EEC) No 2734/75, or whether adjustments need to
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)            be made by applying the coefficients of equivalence
No 1738/92 (2), and in particular Article 13(5) thereof,              provided for in Commission Regulations No 158/67/EEC
                                                                      (12), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2644/91 (13),
                                                                      and No 1 59/67/EEC (14);
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92
of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the
conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the
common agricultural policy (3), and in particular Article 5           Whereas the cif price is calculated for Rotterdam on the
thereof,                                                              basis of the abovementioned elements, offers for other
                                                                      ports being adjusted, account being taken of the correc­
Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 13(1 ) of Regu­             tions necessitated by the differences in transport charges
lation (EEC) No 2727/75 provides that a levy must be                  in relation to Rotterdam ;
charged on imports of the products listed in Article 1 (a),
(b) and (c) of that Regulation ; whereas the levy is equal
for each product to the threshold price less the cif price ;
                                                                      Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 51 8/92 (15), (EEC)
Whereas, the threshold prices for cereals and for wheat               No 519/92 H and (EEC) No 520/92 (17) of 27 February
and rye flour, and wheat groats and meal, were fixed for              1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim
 1992/93, marketing year by Council Regulations (EEC)                 Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between
No 2734/75 (4), (EEC) No 1739/92 0, (EEC) No                          the European Economic Community and the European
 1 742/92 (6) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No                      Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the
 1801 /92 0 ;                                                         Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the
                                                                      Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the
                                                                      other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import
Whereas, for the purpose of calculating the cif prices used           levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­
to determine the levies, the Commission must take into                tion (EEC) No 585/92 (I8), as amended by Regulation
account the factors indicated in Commission Regulation                (EEC) No 955/92 C9), lays down detailed rules for
No 156/67/EEC (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                applying the arrangements provided for in these agree­
No 31 /76 (9), and in particular the most favourable                  ments as regards cereals ;
purchasing opportunities on the world market among
                                                                      (•») OJ   No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 22.
(■)  OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                            (")  OJ   No  L 196, 17. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
(2)  OJ  No  L 180,  1 . 7. 1992, p. 1 .                              02)  OJ   No  128, 27. 6. 1967, p. 2536/67.
(3)  OJ  No  L 387,  31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .                            (,3) OJ   No  L 247, 5. 9. 1991 , p. 23.
(")  OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 34.                            f'4) OJ   No  128, 27. 6. 1967, p. 2542/67.
(j OJ No L 180, 1 . 7. 1992, p. 2.                                    (IJ) OJ   No  L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3.
(<)  OJ  No  L 180, 1 . 7. 1992, p. 6.                                (i6) OJ   No  L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6.
0    OJ  No  L 182, 2. 7. 1992, p. 83.                                H    OJ   No  L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
(8)  OJ  No  128, 27. 6. 1967, p. 2533/67.                            H    OJ   No  L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 40.
0    OJ  No  L 5, 10. 1 . 1976, p. 18 .                               H    OJ   No  L 102, 16. 4. 1992, p. 26.
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Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 ('), as               March 1993 as regards floating currencies, should be used
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 297/91 (2), lays down             to calculate the levies ;
the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and
certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural      Whereas it follows from applying all the provisions of the
products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific       abovementioned Regulations that the levies should be as
                                                                 set out in the Annex thereto ; whereas these levies are
States or in the overseas countries and territories ;
                                                                 altered only where variations in the components used to
Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision        calculate them have the effect of increasing or reducing
91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the            them by ECU 0,73 or more,
overseas countries and territories with the European
Economic Community (3), no levies shall apply on                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
imports of products originating in the overseas countries
and territories ;
                                                                                            Article 1
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this          The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­             Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
                                                                 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
ture ;
Whereas, in order to make it possibile for the levy arran­                                  Article 2
gements to function normally, the representative market
rate established during the reference period from 30             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1993.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 31 March 1993 .
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                             Rene STEICHEN
                                                                       Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
(2) OJ No L 36, 8 . 2. 1991 , p. 9.
0 OJ No L 263, 19 . 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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                                                                 ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 31 March 1993 fixing the import levies on cereals and on
                                               wheat or rye flour, groats ahd meal
                                                                                                                  (ECU/tonne)
                                    CN code                                             Third countries (8)
                                  0709 90 60                                             1 40,77 (2)(3)
                                  071290 19                                              140,77 (2) (3)
                                  1001 10 00                                             1 78,04 (*)(*)
                                  1001 90 91                                             145,70
                                  1001 90 99                                             145,70 (9)
                                  1002 00 00                                             152,15 (6)
                                  1003 00 10                                             136,12
                                  1003 00 20                                             136,12
                                  1003 00 80                                             136,12 (9)
                                  1004 00 00                                             114,65
                                  1005 10 90                                             140,77 (2)(3)
                                  1005 90 00                                             140,77 (2)(3)
                                  1007 00 90                                             147,41 (4)
                                  1008 10 00                                               50,32 0
                                  1008 20 00                                               91,52 (j
                                  1008 30 00                                               54,58 j5)
                                  1008 90 10                                                  0
                                  1008 90 90                                               54,58
                                  1101 00 00                                             21 6,62 (9)
                                  1102  1000                                             225,65
                                  1103  11 30                                            288,09
                                  1103  11 50                                            288,09
                                  1103  11 90                                            232,47
          (') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community, the
              levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne.
          (z) 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.
          (3) Where maize originating in the ACP is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by ECU 1,81 /tonne.
          (4) Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP is imported into the Community the levy is applied in accor­
              dance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90.
          0 Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that country to the
              Community, the levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne.
          (6) The import levy charged on rye produced in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Commu­
              nity is laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 (OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10), as last amended by
              Regulation (EEC) No 1902/92 (OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 3), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71
              (OJ No L 271 , 10. 12. 1971 , p. 22), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 560/91 (OJ No L 62, 8 . 3. 1991 , p. 26).
          (*) The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10
              (triticale).
          (8) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
          (') Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, Czechoslovakia or Hungary under the Interim Agree­
              ments 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.