CELEX: 31973R2082
Language: en
Date: 1973-08-01 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2082/73 of the Commission of 27 July 1973 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 212/ 14                                    Official Journal of the European Communities                               1 . 8 . 73
                                    REGULATION (EEC) No 2082/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                                  of 27 July 1973
                                  fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                               culating the levy on products processed from cereals
COMMUNITIES,                                                                 and rice and for the advance fixing of the levy for
                                                                             some of these products, as last amended by Regula­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                           tion ( EEC ) No 1047/73 ( 9), provides that the levy
pean Economic Community ;                                                    thus determined, increased by the fixed component,
                                                                             is valid in general for one month but is altered
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                               where the levy applicable to the basic product con­
EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                              cerned differs by not less than 0-25 unit of account
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by                            per 100 kilogrammes from the average of the levies
Regulation (EEC) No 1346/73 (2 ), and in particular                          calculated as described above ;
Article 14 (4) thereof ;
                                                                             Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/                               ( EEC) No 1052/68 and Article 2 of Regulation
EEC ( 3 ) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                            ( EEC) No 1080/68 , the levy on certain processed
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by the                           products must be reduced by an amount equal to
Act (4) annexed to the Treaty ( 5 ) on the Accession of                      the production refund granted in respect of basic
new Member States to the European Economic Com­                              products for processing ;
munity and the European Atomic Energy Community,
signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in                                Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
particular Article 12 (4) thereof ;                                          in Regulation (EEC ) No 1052/68 ;
                                                                             Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                                 interests of the Associated African States and Mada­
Committee ;
                                                                             gascar and of the Overseas Countries and Territo­
Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the                           ries, and of the United Republic of Tanzania, the
variable component of the import levy on products                            Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, the
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                             levy relating to them in respect of certain products
Article 14 ( 1 ) ( A ) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC and                       processed from cereals must be reduced by the
Article 12 ( 1 ) ( a ) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC ;                         amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No                            some of these products, by part of the variable com­
1052/68 ( 6 ) of 23 July 1968 on the import and export                       ponent ; whereas this reduction must be made in ac­
system for products processed from cereals and rice,                         cordance with Article 1 of Council Regulation
as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 881 /73 ( 7 ),                      ( EEC ) No 522/70 ( 10) of 17 March 1970 on the treat­
provides that the incidence on the prime costs of                            ment to be accorded to products processed from
these products of the levies applicable to their basic                       cereals and rice originating in the Associated African
products should be calculated on the basis of the                            States and Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries
average of the levies applicable to these basic prod­                        and Territories, and Article 1 of Council Regulation
ucts for the first twenty-five days of the month pre­                        (EEC) No 653/71 ( n ) of 30 March 1971 on the treat­
ceding that of importation ; whereas this average,                           ment to be accorded to products processed from
adjusted on the basis of the threshold price valid for                        cereals and rice originating in the United Republic of
the basic products in question during the month of                           Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda or the Republic
importation , is calculated on the basis of the quanti­                      of Kenya, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1036/
ties of basic products considered to have been used                          72 ( 12 ) ;
in the manufacture of the processed product or the                            Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
competing product which serves as a reference for                             1052/68 provides that the levy to be charged on the
processed products not containing cereals ;                                  products listed in the Annex to that Regulation
Whereas Commission Regulation                             ( EEC )  No         under heading No 07.06 A is limited, with effect from
 1080/68 ( H ) of 26 July 1968 on the procedure for cal­                      the date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol
                                                                              ( 1967) annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs
 (»)  OJ No    117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269/67 .                             and Trade, to the amount resulting from application
 (*)  OJ No    L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p . 8 .                               of the rate of duty bound within GATT ;
 ( 8) OJ No    174 , 31 . 7 . 1967, p . 1 .
 (*)  OJ No   L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p . 14 .
 (5)  OJ No   L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p . 5 .                                   (B)   OJ No L 104, 19. 4. 1973 , p. 30.
 (•)  OJ No    L 179 , 25 . 7. 1968 , p . 8 .                                 ( l0) OJ No L 65, 21 . 3 . 1970, p . 10.
 ( 7) OI No    L 86 , 31 . 3 . 1973 , p . 30 .                                (»)   OJ No L 76, 31.3 . 1971 , p . 2.
 H    Of No    t . 181 , 27 . 7 . 1968 , p . 6 .                              (")   OJ No L 118 , 20.5 . 1972, p . 18
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Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,                      in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
levies should be calculated on the following basis :                     Customs Tariff ;
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
      relation to each other, at any given moment,
     within a band of 2-25 °/o, a rate of exchange                                               Article 1
      based on their effective parity ;
                                                                         The import levies to be charged on the products
— for other currencies an exchange rate based on                         listed in Article 1 (d) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC
     the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates                        and in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation No 359/67/
     of each of these currencies recorded for a given                    EEC and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68
     period, in relation to the Community currencies                     are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regu­
                                                                         lation .
      referred to in the previous subparagraph ;
                                                                                                 Article 2
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regula­                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
tion No 120/67/EEC, the nomenclature provided for                        1973 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
                Done at Brussels, 27 July 1973 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                    P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                               Member of the Commission
                                                               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                        0-138 (*)           0-018 (»)
                         with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
11.01 C                  Barley flour (z )                                                                  1-875                1-375
11.01 D                  Oat flour (2 )                                                                     2-550               2-050
11.01 EI                 Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by weight (2)                  1-771                1-271
11.01 E II               Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 °/o by weight (2)                      0-970               0-720
11.01 F                  Rice flour (2)                                                                     0-250                  0
11.01 G                  Buckwheat flour (*)                                                                0-500                  0
11.01 H                  Millet flour (2 )                                                                  2-137                1-887
11.01 1 J                Canary seed flour (*)                                                              0-250                  0
11.01 K                  Grain sorghum flour (2 )                                                           1-512               1-262
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 (2)                                                            7-156               6-656
11.02 AIII               Barley groats and meal (l)                                                         1-875               1-375
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                                                                                                  I        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 AIV            Oat groats and meal (2 )                                                          2-550                2-050
 11.02 A V a) 1       Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by                  0-500                    0
                      weight, for the brewing industry (2)
 11.02 A V a ) 2      Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % by                     1-771                1-271
                      weight, other than for the brewing industry (2)
 11.02 A V b )        Maize groats and meal , of a fat content exceeding 1-5 °/o by                     0-970                0-720
                      weight (2)
 11.02 A VI           Rice groats and meal (2)                                                          0-250                    0
 11.02 A VII          Buckwheat groats and meal (2)                                                     0-500                    0
 11.02 A VIII         Millet groats and meal (2)                                                        2-137                 1-887
 11.02 A IX           Grain sorghum groats and meal ( 2 )                                                1-512                1-262
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 (2)                                             1-472                1-222
11.02 B I a ) 2 aa )  Clipped oats                                                                      1-412                 1-162
1 1.02 B I a ) 2 bb ) Hulled (shelled or husked ) oats other than clipped oats (2)                      2-300                2-050
11.02 B I a) 3        Hulled ( shelled or husked ) buckwheat (2)                                        0-250                    0
1 1.02 B I a ) 4      Hulled (shelled or husked ) millet (2)                                            3-210                2-960
11.02 B I b ) 1       Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley (' Grütze' or ' Grutten') ( 2 )               1-472                 1-222
11.02 B I b ) 2       Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats (' Grütze' or ' Grutten ') (2 )                 2-300                2-050
11.02 B I b ) 3       Hulled and sliced or kibbled buckwheat ('Grütze' or ' Grutten') (2)               0-250                   0
11.02 B I b ) 4       Hulled and sliced or kibbled millet (' Grütze' or ' Grutten') (2)                 3-210                2-960
11.02 B II a )        Hulled (shelled or husked ) wheat, whether or not sliced or                       2-945                2-695
                      kibbled ( 2 )
 11.02 B II b )       Hulled ( shelled    or  husked )    rye,   whether     or not     sliced or       5-168                4-918
                      kibbled ( 2 )
                      Hulled (shelled or husked ) maize, whether or not sliced or                       1-380                1-130
 11.02 B 11 c)
                      kibbled (2 )
11.02 B II d )        Hulled (shelled or husked ) grain sorghum , whether or not sliced or              2-229                1-979
                      kibbled {-)
                      Hulled (shelled or husked) grains, whether or not sliced or                       0-250                   0
11.02 B II e )
                      kibbled , other than those of wheat, rye , maize, barley, oats ,
                      buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
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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 C I           Pearled wheat (2 )                                                        3-492                 3-242
11.02 C II          Pearled rye (2)                                                           6-167                 5-917
1 1.02 C III        Pearled barley (2)                                                        2-410                 1-910
11.02 C IV          Pearled oats (2 )                                                         2-072                  1-822
11.02 C V           Pearled maize (2 )                                                        1-380                  1-130
1 1.02 C VI         Pearled buckwheat (2)                                                     0-250                    0
11.02 C VII         Pearled millet (2 )                                                       3-210                 2-960
1 1.02 C VIII       Pearled grain sorghum (2)                                                 2-229                  1-979
11.02 CIX           Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize,     0-250                    0
                    buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
11.02 D I           Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                               2-317                 2-067
11.02 D II          Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                                 4-022                 3-772
1 1.02 D III        Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                              1 - 029      ,        0-779
11.02 D IV          Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (2 )                               1-412                  1-162
11.02 D V           Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (2 )                              0-970        !        0-720
11.02 D VI          Buckwheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                           0-250                    0
11.02 D VII         Millet not otherwise worked than kibbled ( 2 )                            2-137                 1-887
11.02 D VIII        Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                       1-512                 1-262
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 (*)                                                         1-029                 0-779
11.02 E I a) 2      Rolled oats (2 )                                                          1-412                 1-162
11.02 E I a ) 3     Rolled buckwheat (2)                                                      0-250                    0
11.02 E I a ) 4     Rolled millet (2 )                                                        2-137                 1-887
11.02 E I b ) 1     Flaked barley (2 )                                                        2-028                 1-528
11.02 E I b ) 2     Flaked oats (2 )                                                          2-778                 2-278
11.02 E I b ) 3     Flaked buckwheat (')                                                      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 E I b ) 4     Flaked millet ( 2 )                                                        3-830                 3-330
11.02 E II a )      Rolled or flaked wheat (2 )                                                4-147                 3-647
11.02 E II b )      Rolled or flaked rye (2)                                                   7-156                 6-656
11.02 E II c)       Rolled or flaked maize (2 )                                                1-771                 1-271
11.02 E II d )      Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (2)                                         2-727                 2-227
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 (2 )                                                          4-147                3-647
11.02 F II          Rye pellets (2)                                                             7-156                 6-656
11.02 F III         Barley pellets ( 2 )                                                        1-875                 1-375
11.02 F IV           Oat pellets (2 )                                                           2-550                 2-050
 11.02 F V           Maize pellets (2 )                                                         1-771                1 - 271
 11.02 F VI          Rice pellets (2)                                                           0-250                    0
 11.02 F VII         Buckwheat pellets (2)                                                      0-500                    0
 11.02 F VIII        Millet pellets (2 )                                                        2-137                 1-887
 11.02 F IX          Grain sorghum pellets (2)                                                  1-512                 1-262
 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                             2-020                 1-520
 1 1.02 G II         Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled , flaked or ground          1-030                0-530
  1 1.06 A           Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot ,                0-388                     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 11       Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                2-837                0-957
                     salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06 ,
                     other than for the manufacture of starches
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                                                                                             Levies in u.a./100 kg
                                                                                       Third countries
                                                                                         (other than      AASM , OCT,
    CCT heading No                     Nomenclature ¡n simplified wording                AASM and           Tanzania,
                                                                                       OCT, Tanzania ,    Uganda and
                                                                                        Uganda and            Kenya
                                                                                            Kenya)
11.07 A I a)       Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                4-506            3-606
11.07 A I b)       Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of           3-595             2-695
                   flour
11.07 All a )      Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form         2-260             1-360
                   of flour
11.07 A II b )     Unroasted malt, other thain that obtained from wheat, in the form        1-916             1-016
                   in the form of flour
11.07 B            Roasted malt                                                             2-084             1-184
11.08 AI           Maize starch                                                             1-700               0
11.08 AH           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
1 1.09 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       0-350            0-350
                   or working of maize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding
                   35 % by weight
23.02 A 1 b) 1     Brans , sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling      0-559            0-559
                   or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                   35 % but not exceeding 45 %> by weight, and having undergone a
                   denaturing process
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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 )
23.02 A I b) 2                  Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                   M18                 1-118
                                or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                35 °/o 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                   0-279               0-279
                                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, of 1-5 °/o
                                 or more by weight
23.02 A II b )                  Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                   1-118                1-118
                                 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
(l) This levy is limited to 6 #/o 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 •/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 °/o 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 I is subject to the same levy as products falling
     within subheading No 17.02 B II .