CELEX: 31981R1099
Language: en
Date: 1981-04-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1099/81 of 27 April 1981 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

28 . 4 . 81                                Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 116/ 5
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1099/81
                                                          of 27 April 1981
                       fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        factured from cereals (6), as last amended by Regula­
COMMUNITIES,                                                          tion (EEC) No 1740/78 (7), provides that the levy thus
                                                                      determined, increased by the fixed component, is
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 valid in general for one month but is altered where
Economic Community,                                                   the levy applicable to the basic product concerned
                                                                      differs by not less than 3-02 ECU per tonne from the
                                                                      average of the levies calculated as described above ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                      Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by               (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
the Act of Accession of Greece (2 ), and in particular                No 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products
Article 14 (4) thereof,                                               must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
                                                                      tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          processing ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 (8),
 1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                     as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 241 5/75 (9), laid
tion of the market in rice (3), as last amended by the                down certain transitional measures in respect of
Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article                 starches ;
 12 (4) thereof,
                                                                      Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
                                                                       in Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; whereas, in accor­
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
 Committee,
                                                                       dance with Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 ( 10), as last
                                                                       amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 877/80 ( u ), the
                                                                       variable component of the levy on certain processed
 Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the vari­              products must be reduced by the incidence of the
 able component of the import levy on products                         production refund granted in respect of basic products
 processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                      intended for processing ;
 Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
 Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76 ;                Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
 whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                      interests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
 2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and                          and of the overseas countries and territories, the levy
 export system for products processed from cereals and                 relating to them in respect of certain products
 rice (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                      processed from cereals must be reduced by the
 2245/78 (5), provides that the incidence on the prime                 amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
 costs of these products of the levies applicable to their             some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
 basic 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 25 days of the month preceding that of                   No 706/76 of 30 March 1976 on the arrangements
 importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on the                    applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
 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 ( 12),
 basic products considered to have been used in the                     as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 279/80 ( 13) ;
 manufacture of the processed product or the
 competing product which serves as a reference for                      Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75
 processed products not containing cereals ;                            provides that the levy to be charged on the products
                                                                        listed in the Annex to that Regulation under
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74                         subheading 07.06 A is limited, with effect from the
 of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the                   date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
  import levy on products processed from cereals and                    annexed to the General Agreement on tariffs and
  from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for
  these products and for compound feedingstuffs manu­                   (6) OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
                                                                        (7) OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978 , p. 8 .
                                                                        (8) OJ No L 195, 26. 7. 1975, p. 25 .
  (i) OJ  No L   281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                            O OJ No L 247, 23 . 9 . 1975, p . 22.
  (*) OJ  No L   291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17.                            ( 10) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 57 .
  (3) OJ  No L   166,  25. 6 . 1976, p . 1 .                            (») OJ No L 184, 17 . 7. 1980, p . 13,
  (4) OJ  No L   281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 65 .                          ( 12) OJ No L 85, 31 . 3 . 1976, p. 2.
   5) OJ  No L   273,  29 . 9 . 1978 , p. 1 .                             ") OJ No L 31 , 8 . 2. 1980, p. 1 .
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trade, to the amount resulting from application of the       for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
rate of duty bound within GATT ;                             Customs Tariff,
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
levies should be calculated on the following basis :         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
    relation to each other at any given moment within                                 Article 1
    a band of 2 25 % , a rate of exchange based oh
    their effective parity ;                                 The import levies to be charged on the products listed
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the        in Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each         in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
    of these currencies recorded for a given period in       and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be
                                                             as set out in the Annex hereto .
    relation to the Community currencies referred to
    in the previous indent ;
                                                                                      Article 2
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1981 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 27 April 1981 .
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         Poul DALSAGER
                                                                   Member of the Commission
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                                                            ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 27 April 1981 fixing the import levies on products
                                               processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                   (ECU/ionne)
                                                                              Imports
                          CCT heading No                    Third countries
                                                                                      ACP or OCT
                                                      (other than ACP or OCT)
           07.06 A                                                10-14 (')                 8-33 00
            11.01 C (2)                                         107-40                  101-36
            11.01 D (2)                                          52-30                    46-26
            11.01 E I (2)                                       12486                   118-82
            11.01 E II (2)                                        70-35                   67-33
            11.01 F (2)                                             3-02                    0-00
            11.01 G (2)                                           68-05                   65-03
            1 1.02 A II (2)                                       61-19                   55-15
            1 1.02 A III (2)                                    107-40                  101-36
            11.02 AIV (2)                                         52-30                   46-26
            11.02 A V a) 1 (2)                                    93-84                   87-80
            1 1.02 A V a) 2 (2)                                 124-86                   118-82
            1 1 .02 A V b) (2)                                    70-35                    67-33
            11.02 AVI (2)                                           3-02                     0-00
            11.02 A VII (2)                                       68-05                    65-03
            1 1.02 B I a) 1 (2)                                   93-12                    90-10
            1 1.02 B I a) 2 aa)                                   29-23                    26-21
            1 1.02 B I a) 2 bb) (2)                               49-28                    46-26
             1 1.02 B I b) 1 (2)                                  93-12                    9010
             11.02 B I b) 2 (2)                                   49-28                    46-26
             1 1.02 B II a) (2)                                   89-14                    86-12
             1 1.02 B II b) (2)                                   43-77                    40-75
             1 1.02 B II c) (2)                                  108-64                  105-62
             1 1.02 B II d) (2)                                  105-02                  102-00
             1 1 .02 C I (2)                                     106-62                  103-60
             1 1.02 C II (2)                                       52-04                   49-02
             1 1.02 C III (2)                                    146-82                  140-78
             1 1.02 C IV (2)                                      44-14                    41-12
              1 1.02 C V (2)                                     108-64                   105-62
              1 1.02 C VI (2)                                    105-02                   102-00
              11.02 D I (2)                                        69-07                   66-05
              1 1.02 D II (2)                                      34-27                   31-25
              11.02 D III (2)                                      60-46                    57-44
              1 1.02 D IV (2)                                      29-23                    26-21
              1 1 .02 D V (2)                                      70-35                    67-33
              1 1.02 D VI (2)                                      68-05                    65-03
               11.02 E I a) 1 (2)                                  60-46                    57-44
              1 1.02 E I a) 2 (2)                                  29-23                    26-21
               1 1.02 E I b) 1 (2)                               118-66                   112-62
               1 1.02 E I b) 2 (2)                                 57-44                    51-40
               11.02 E II a) (2)                                 122-59                   1 1 6-55
               1 1.02 E II b) (2)                                  61-19                    55-15
               11.02 E II c) (2)                                  124-86                  118-82
               1 1.02 E II d) 1 (2)                                  6-04                     0-00
               11.02 E II d) 2 (2)                                120-79                  114-75
               11.02 F I (2)                                      122-59                  116-55
               1 1.02 F II (2)                                      61-19                   55-15
               11.02 F III (2)                                    107-40                   101-36
               1 1.02 F IV (2)                                      52-30                   46-26
               1 1.02 F V (2)                                     124-86                   118-82
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                                                                                                        (ECU/tonne)
                                                                              Imports
                        CCT heading No                     Third countries
                                                                                            ACP or OCT
                                                     (other than ACP or OCT)
           1 1.02 F VI (2)                                        302                             0-00
           1 1.02 F VII (2)                                     6805                            65-03
           1 1.02 G I                                           54-60                           48-56
           1 1.02 G II                                          55-55                           49-51
           1 1.04 C I                                           13-16                             6-51 0
           1 1.04 C II a)                                       99-09                           74-91 0
           1 1.04 C II b)                                      126-83                          102-65 j5)
           11.07 A I a)                                        126-14                          115-26
           11.07 Alb)                                           97-00                           86-12
           1 1.07 A II a)                                      111-11 (4)                      100-23
           1 1.07 A II b)                                       85-77                           74-89
           11.07 B                                              98-16 0                         87-28
           11.08 AI                                             99-09                           78-54
            11.08 All                                           30-83                             0-00
            11.08 AIII                                         108-73                           88-18
            11.08 A IV                                          99-09                           78-54
            11.08 A V                                           99-09                           39-27 0
            11.09                                              341-66                          160-32
            17.02 B II a) (3)                                  199-16                          102-44
            17.02 B II b) (3)                                  145-03                           78-54
           21.07 F II                                          145-03                           78-54    ,
            23.02 A I a)                                         18-71                           18-71
           23.02 A I b)                                         59-86                           59-86
            23.02 A II a)                                        14-97                           14-97
            23.02 A II b)                                       59-86                            59-86
            23.03 A I                                          278-90                           97-56
           (') This levy is limited to 6 % of the value for customs purposes.
           (2) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 11.01 and 11.02
                and those falling within subheading 23.02 A, products falling within heading 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 % by weight,
                — an ash content, by weight, referred to dry matter (after deduction of any added minerals), not
                    exceeding 1 -6 % for rice, 2-5 % for wheat, 3 % for barley, 4 % for buckwheat, 5 % for oats
                    and 2 % for other cereals .
                Germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground, falls in all cases within heading No 1 1 .02.
            (3) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the product falling within subheading 17.02 B I is
                subject to the same levy as products falling within subheading 17.02 B II.
            (*) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1 1 80/77 this levy is reduced by 5-44 ECU/tonne for
                products originating in Turkey.
            (S) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 435/80 the levy shall not be charged on the following
                products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and
                territories :
                — arrowroot falling within subheading 07.06 A,
                — flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheading 1 1 .04 C,
                — arrowroot starch falling within subheading 1 1 .08 A V.