CELEX: 31975R3379
Language: en
Date: 1975-12-30 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3379/75 of the Commission of 29 December 1975 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

30 . 12 . 75                             Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 333/ 51
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 3379/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 29 December 1975
                      fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       of this levy for these products and for compound
 COMMUNITIES,                                                        feedingstuffs manufactured from cereals, as last
                                                                     amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1997/75 (7),
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               provides that the levy thus determined, increased by
 Economic Community ;                                                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 2-5
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       units of account per metric ton from the average of
 2727/75 (') of 29 October 1975 on the common organ­                 the levies calculated as described above ;
 ization of the market in cereals, amended by Regula­
 tion (EEC) No 3058 /75 (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 (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                  must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regula­               tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
tion (EEC) No 668/75 (4), and in particular Article 12               processing ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1 921 /75 (8)
(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 import levy on products
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and             Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC ;                  interests of the African , Caribbean and Pacific States
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                     or in the 'overseas countries and territories', the levy
2744/75 (5 ) of 29 October 1975 on the import and                    relating to them in respect of certain products
export system for products processed from cereals and                processed from cereals must be reduced by the
rice, provides that the incidence on the prime costs of             amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
these products of the levies applicable to their basic              some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
products should be calculated on the basis of the                    nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
average of the levies applicable to these basic products            dance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC)
for the first twenty-five days of the month preceding                No 1 599 /75 (9) of 24 June 1975 on the arrangements
that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on             applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic                 resulting from the processing of agricultural products
products in question during the month of importa­                   originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific
tion , is calculated on the basis of the quantities of              States or in the 'overseas countries and territories',
basic products considered to have been used in the                  amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3329/75 ( 10) ;
 manufacture of the processed product or the
competing product which serves as a reference for
processed products not containing cereals ;                         Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75
                                                                     provides that the levy to be charged on the products
Whereas       Commission          Regulation ( EEC)         No      listed in the Annex to that Regulation under heading
                                                                     No 07.06 A is limited, with effect from the date of
 1 579/74 (6) of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for
calculating the import levy on products processed                   entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
from cereals and from rice and for the advance fixing               annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and
                                                                    Trade, to the amount resulting from application of the
(>) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975 , p. 1 .                           rate of duty bound within GATT ;
(-') O j No L 306, 26 . 11 . 1975 , p . 3 .
(') O) No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .                                 P) OJ No L 202, 1 . 8 . 1975, p. 57 .
H OJ No L 72 , 20 . 3 . 1975, p. 18 .                               (8) OJ No L 195, 26 . 7. 1975, p . 25 .
( 5 ) OJ No L 281 , I. 11 . 1975 , p. 65 .                          H OJ No L 166 , 28 . 6 . 1975 , p . 67 .
(6 ) OJ No L 168 , 25 . 6 . 1974, p . 7.                            ( 10) OJ No L 329 , 23 . 12. 1975, p . 6 .
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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 (EEC) No 2727/75 and
— for other currencies an exchange rate based on the         in 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 2744/75 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 (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided
for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
Customs Tariff,                                              1976 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 29 December 1975 .
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                        C.P. DRIESPRONG
                                                                               Director
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                                                         ANNEX
                    \                                                                          Levies in u. a. /metric ton
                                                                                          Third countries
     OCT heading 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                 4-07 (*)            2-57 (1 )(5)
                    with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
 11.01 C            Barley flour (■)                                                           45-68              40-68
 11.01 D            Oat flour (*)                                                              39-76              34-76
 11.01 EI           Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5 */o by weight (*)          67-57              62-57
11.01 E II          Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1.5 % by weight (')                37-96              35-46
11.01 F             Rice flour (')                                                             12-18                9-68
11.01 G             Buckwheat flour (')                                                          7-81               2-81
11.01 H             Millet flour (*)                                                           27-04              24-54
11.01 I J           Canary seed flour (*)                                                        2-50                0
11.01 K             Grain sorghum flour (*)                                                    35-57              33-07
11.01 L             Cereals flours, other than flour of wheat, meslin, rye, barley, oats,        2-50                0
                    maize, rice, buckwheat, millet, canary seed or grain sorghum (*)
11.02 II            Rye groats and meal (')                                                    94-23              89-23
11.02 A III         Barley groats and meal (*)                                                 45-68              40-68
11.02 A IV          Oat groats and meal (')                                                    39-76              34-76
11.02 A V a) 1      Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % by             67-57              62-57
                    weight, for the brewing industry (*)
11.02 A V a ) 2     Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by           67-57              62-57
                    weight, other than for the brewing industry (')
11.02 A Vb)         Maize groats and meal, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 % by                37-96               35-46 ■
                    weight (*)
11.02 A VI          Rice groats and meal (')                                                  12-18                9-68
11.02 A VII         Buckwheat groats and meal (a)                                               7-81               2-81
11.02 A VIII        Millet groats and meal (*)                                                27-04              24-54
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                                                                                               Levies in u.a . /metric ton
                                                                                          Third countries
    OCT heading No                      Nomenclature in simplified wording                  (other than          ACP and
                                                                                              AC.P and             OCT
                                                                                               OCT)
11.02 A IX         Grain sorghum groats and meal (*)                                           35-57               33-07
11.02 AX           Cereals groats and meal, other than groats and meal of wheat,                 2-50                 0
                   meslin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain
                   sorghum (*)
11.02 B I a) 1     Hulled (shelled or husked) barley (*)                                       38-66               36-16
11.02 B I a) 2 aa) Clipped oats                                                                22-20               19-70
11.02 B I a) 2 bb) Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (*)                 37-26               34-76
11.02 B I a) 3     Hulled (shelled or husked) buckwheat (*)                                      5-00                2-50
1 1.02 B I a) 4    Hulled (shelled or husked) millet (*)                                       41-00               38-50
 11.02 Bib) 1      Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley ('Grutze' or 'Grutten') (*)             38-66               36-16
11.02 B I b) 2     Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats ('Grutze' or 'Grutten') (*)               37-26               34-76
 11.02 Bib) 3      Hulled and sliced or kibbled buckwheat ('Grutze' or 'Grutten') (*)            5-00                2-50
 11.02 Bib) 4      Hulled and sliced or kibbled millet ('Grutze' or 'Grutten') (l)              41-00              38-50.
                   Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, whether or not sliced or                   49-61               47-1,1
 11.02 B II a)
                   kibbled (l)
 11.02 B II b )    Hulled (shelled or husked) rye, whether or not sliced or                     68-43               65-93
                   kibbled (')
                   Hulled (shelled or husked) maize, whether or not sliced or                   58-12               55-62
 11.02 B II c)
                   kibbled (*)
                    Hulled (shelled or husked) grain sorghum, whether or not sliced or          54-37               51-87
 11.02 B II d)
                    kibbled (*)
                    Hulled (shelled or husked) grains, whether or not sliced or                   2-50                 0
 11.02 Bile)
                    kibbled, other than those of wheat, rye, maize, barley, oats,
                    buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (*)
  11.02 CI          Pearled wheat (*)                                                           59-17               56-67
  11.02 C II        Pearled rye (*)                                                             81-81               79-31
  11.02 C III       Pearled barley (*)                                                          61-50               56-50
  11.02 CIV         Pearled oats (*)                                                            33-40               30-90
  11.02 C V         Pearled maize (l)                                                           58-12               55-62
  11.02 C VI        Pearled buckwheat (*)                                                         5-00                2-50
  11.02 C VII       Pearled millet (')                                                           41-00              38-50
  11.02 C VIII      Pearled grain sorghum (')                                                   54-37               51-87
  11.02 C IX        Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize,         2-50                 0
                    buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (')
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                     \\                                                                    Levies in u. a. /metric ton
                                                                                      Third corn itries
    CCT heading No                        Nomenclature in simplified wording           (other than           ACP and
                                                                                         ACP and               OCT
                                                                                           OCT)
11.02 D I            Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                           38-63              36-13
11.02 D II           Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                             53-06              50-56
11.02 Dili           Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (')                          25-55              23-05
11.02 D IV           Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                            22-20               19-70
                   •
11.02 D V            Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                           37-96              35-46
11.02 D VI           Buckwheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                        4-09                1-59
11.02 D VII          Millet not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                          27-04              24-54
11.02 D VIII         Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                   35-57              33-07
11.02 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 (*)
11.02 EI a) 1        Rolled barley (a)                                                     25-55              23-05
11.02 EI a) 2        Rolled oats (*)                                                       22-20              19-70
11.02 EI a) 3        Rolled buckwheat (■)                                                   4-09                1-59
11.02 EI a) 4        Rolled millet (*)                                                     27-04              24-54
11.02 E lb) 1        Flaked barley (*)                                                     50-20              45-20
11.02 E lb) 2        Flaked oats (*)                                                       43-62              38-62
11.02 E lb) 3        Flaked buckwheat (')                                                   7-81                2-81
11.02 E lb) 4        Flaked millet (*)                                                     48-31              43-31
11.02 E II a )       Rolled or flaked wheat (*)                                            68-76              63-76
11.02 E II b)        Rolled or flaked rye (*)                                              94-23              89-23
11.02 E II c)        Rolled or flaked maize (*)                                            67-57              62-57
11.02 E II d)        Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (a)                                    63-36              58-36
11.02 E II e) 1      Flake rice (*)                                                        21-43              16-43
11.02 E II e) 2      Rolled or flaked grains other than grains of wheat, rye, barley,       5-00                 0
                     oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum, excluding    '
                     flaked rice («)
11.02 PI             Wheat pellets (■)                                                     68-76              63-76
11.02 F II           Rye pellets (■)                                                       94-23              89-23
11.02 Fill           Barley pellets (•)                                                    45-68              40-68
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                                                                                            Levies in u. a. /metric ton
                                                                                        Third countries
    CCT heading No                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                (other than          ACP and
                                                                                           ACP and              OCT
                                                                                            OCT)
11.02 F IV         Oat pellets (*)                                                          39-76               34-76
11.02 F V          Maize pellets (*)                                                        67-57               62-57
11.02 F VI         Rice pellets (*)                                                          12-18                9-68
1 1.02 F VII       Buckwheat pellets (l)                                                      7-81                2-81
11.02 F VIII       Millet pellets (*)                                                       27-04               24-54
11.02 FIX          Grain sorghum pellets (*)                                                 35-57              33-07
11.02 FX           Pellets of cereals other than wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice,        2-50                0
                   buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (')
11.02 G I          Wheat germ , whole, rolled , flaked or ground                             31-57              26-57
11.02 G II         Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled flaked or ground          31-07              26-07
11.06 A            Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                  6-57               1-07 (5)
                   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,              56-86              36-86 (»)
                   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,              72-96              52-96 ( 8 )
                   salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                   other than for the manufacture of starches
 11.07 A la )      Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                 72-05               63-05
 11.07 Alb )        Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of           56-1 1              47-11
                   flour
 11.07 All a )      Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form         49-23 (*)           40-23
                    of flour
 11.07 A II b )    Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, other than in        39-06               30-06
                   the form of flour
 11.07 B            Roasted malt                                                             44-03 ( 4 )         35-03
 11.08 A I          Maize starch                                                             56-86               39-86
 11.08 All          Rice starch                                                               25-50                 0
 11.08 A III        Wheat starch                                                             59-06               42-06
  11.08 A IV        Potato starch                                                             56-86              39-86
  11.08 A V         Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch                   56-86              19-93 ( 5 )
  11.09 A           Dried wheat gluten                                                      226-48               76-48
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                                                                                                                          Levies in u.a. /metric ton
                                                                                                                    Third countries
       CCT heading No                                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                          (other than ,        ACP and
                                                                                                                        ACP and              OCT
                                                                                                                         OCT)
  11.09 B                         Wheat gluten, other than dried                                                        226-48               76-48
  17.02 B II a )                  Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 % or                      132-00              52-00
                                  more by weight of the pure product ('), 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 °/o                     94-86               39-86
                                  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                       132-00               52-00
                                  powder, whether or not agglomerated
  17.05 B II                      Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of                         94-86               39-86
                                  white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
                                                                                                                           9-28               9-28
 23.02 A I »)                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling
                                 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding
                                  35 °/o by weight
                                                                                                                         14-85               14-85
 23.02 A I b )                   Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling
                                 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                 35 °/o but not exceeding 45 °/o by weight, and having undergone a
                                  denaturing process
                                                                                                                         29 68              29-68
  23.02 A I b) 2                 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 % by weight, not having undergone
                                 a denaturing process, or with a starch content exceeding 45 °/o
                                 by weight
 23.02 A II a )                  Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                        7-42               7-42
                                 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 % by weight or of which the sieved product
                                 has an ash content, calculated on the dry product, or 1-5 %
                                 or more by weight
23.02 A II b )                   Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                      29-68              29-68
                                 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                         199-52               49-52
                                 concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on
                                 the dry product, exceeding 40 °/o by weight                                                         J
 (') This levy is limited to 6 •/• of the value 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 '/a 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 *U 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 No 17.02 B I is subject to the same levy as products falling
     within subheading No 17.02 B II .
(*) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2755/75 this levy is reduced by 0.45 u.a. /100 kg for products originating in Turkey .
(') In accordance with Regulation ( EEC) No 1599/75 the levy shall not be charged on the following products originating in the countries
     and territories :
    — arrow-root falling within sub-heading ex 07.06 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.