CELEX: 31973R3239
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-01 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3239/73 of the Commission of 28 November 1973 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

1 . 12. 73                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                    No L 331 /7
                              REGULATION ( EEC) No 3239/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                         of 28 November 1973
                      fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         rice and for the advance fixing of the levy for some of
COMMUNITIES,                                                           these products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                       No 1047/73 (9), provides that the levy thus deter­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  mined, increased by the fixed component, is valid in
Economic Community ;                                                  general for one month but is altered where the levy
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                            applicable to the basic product concerned differs by
67/EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                     not less than 0-25 unit of account per 100 kilo­
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­               grammes from the average of the levies calculated as
lation (EEC) No 1346/73 (2), and in particular Article                 described above ;
14 (4) thereof ;
                                                                      Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                           ( EEC) No 1052/68 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
67/EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                     No 1080/68 , the levy on certain processed products
tion of the market in rice as last amended by the                      must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
Act (4) annexed to the Treaty (5) on the Accession of                  tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
new Member States to the European Economic                             processing ;
Community and the European Atomic Energy
Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972,
and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof ;                            Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
                                                                       in Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68 ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary
Committee ;                                                            Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
                                                                       interests    of   the     Associated         African  States and
Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­
able component of the import levy on products                          Madagascar and of the Overseas Countries and Terri­
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in                       tories, and of the United Republic of Tanzania, the
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation No 120/ 67/ EEC and                 Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, the
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC ;                    levy relating to them in respect of certain products
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No                      processed from cereals must be reduced by the
1052/68 (6) of 23 July 1968 on the import and export                   amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
system for products processed from cereals and rice, as                some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
                                                                       nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 881 /73 ( 7),
provides that the incidence on the prime costs of                      dance with Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
these products of the levies applicable to their basic                 522/70 ( l0) of 17 March 1970 on the treatment to be
products should be calculated on the basis of the                      accorded to products processed from cereals and rice
average of the levies applicable to these basic products               originating in the Associated African States and
for the first twenty-five days of the month preceding                  Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries and Territo­
that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on                ries, and Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                       653/ 71 ( n ) of 30 March 1971 on the treatment to be
the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic
products in question during the month of importa­                      accorded to products processed from cereals and rice
tion , is calculated on the basis of the quantities of                 originating in the United Republic of Tanzania, the
basic products considered to have been used in the                     Republic of Uganda or the Republic of Kenya, as
manufacture of the processed product or the                            amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1036/72 ( 12) ;
competing product which serves as a reference for
processed products not containing cereals ;                            Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68
                                                                       provides that the levy to be charged on the products
Whereas       Commission           Regulation ( EEC)          No       listed in the Annex to that Regulation under heading
1080/68 (8) of 26 July 1968 on the procedure for calcu­                No 07.06 A is limited , with effect from the date of
lating the levy on products processed from cereals and                 entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
                                                                       annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and
(!)  OJ No  117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269 / 67 .                        Trade, to the amount resulting from application of the
(2 ) OJ No  L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p . 8 .
(3 ) OJ No  174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 .                                 rate of duty bound within GATT ;
 4)  OJ No  L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14.
 5)  OJ No  L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 5 .                               (9) OJ    No L  104, 19 . 4. 1973 , p . 30 .
 o)  OJ No  L 179 , 25 . 7 . 1968 , p . 8 .                            ( 10 ) OJ No L  65, 21 . 3 . 1970 , p . 10 .
 7)  OJ No  L 86, 31 . 3 . 1973, p . 30 .                              (") OJ    No L  76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p . 2.
 8)  OJ No  L 181 , 27 . 7 . 1968 , p . 6 .                            ( l2 ) OJ No L  118 , 20 . 5 . 1972, p. 18 .
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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 No 120/ 67/ EEC and in
— for other currencies an exchange rate based on the         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 1052/68 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 No 120/67/ EEC, the nomenclature provided for
in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December
Customs Tariff ;                                             1973 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels , 28 November 1973 .
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                  Member of the Commission
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                                                         ANNEX
                                                                                                   Levies in u. a. / 100 kg
                                                                                             Third countries
                                                                                              (other than       AASM , OCT,
     CCT heading No                      Nomenclature in simplified wording                   AASM and              Tanzania ,
                                                                                          j OCT, Tanzania ,      Uganda and
                                                                                          I Uganda and                 Kenya
                                                                                           !     Kenya)
07.06 A             Manioc, arrowroot, salep and other similar roots and tubers                  0-208 (»)            0-088 i 1 )
                    with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
 11.01 C            Barley flour (*)                                                             2-579                2-079
 11.01 D            Oat flour (')                                                                0-901                0-401
 11.01 E I          Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1·5 %> by weight (*)             1-909                 1-409
 11.01 E II         Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 % by weight (*)                  1-049                0-799
11.01 F             Rice flour (l)                                                               0-250                   0
11.01 G             Buckwheat flour (*)                                                          0-500                   0
11.01 H             Millet flour (')                                                             1-227                0-977
11.01 1 J           Canary seed flour (')                                                        0-250                   0
11.01 K             Grain sorghum flour (f)                                                      0-605                0-355
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 All           Rye groats and meal (*)                                                      2-610                2-110
11.02 A III         Barley -groats and meal ( 2 )                                                2-579                2-079
11.02 A IV          Oat groats and meal (*)                                                      0-901                0-401
11.02 A Va ) 1      Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1·5%> 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               1-909                1-409
                    weight, other than for the brewing industry (!)
11.02 A V b )       Maize groats and meal, of a fat content exceeding l-5%> by                   1-049                0-799
                    weight ( 2)
11.02 A VI          Rice groats and meal (*)                                                     0-250                   0
11.02 A VII         Buckwheat groats and meal (')
                                                                                                 0-500 j                 0
11.02 A VIII        Millet groats and meal (f)                                                   1-227                0-977
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                                                                                                        Levies in u. a. /100 kg
                                                                                               Third countrie.
                                                                                                 (other than           AASM , OCT,
     CCT heading No                       Nomenclature in simplified wording                     AASM and               Tanzania ,
                                                                                               OCT , Tanzania ,        Uganda and
                                                                                                Uganda and                Kenya
                                                                                                   Kenya )
11.02 A IX           Grain sorghum groats and meal (*)                                              0-605                 0-355
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 (*)
11.02 B I a ) 1      Hulled (shelled or husked ) barley (')                                         2-098                 1-848
11.02 B I a ) 2 aa ) Clipped oats                                                                   0-477                 0-227
1 1.02 B I a) 2 bb)  Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (!)                    0-651                 0-401
11.02 B I a) 3       Hulled (shelled or husked) buckwheat (*)                                       0-250                    0
1 1.02 B I a) 4      Hulled ( shelled or husked ) millet (*)                                        1-783                 1-533
11.02 B I b ) 1      Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (l)                2-098                 1-848
                                                                                                                   t
11.02 B I b ) 2      Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats (' Grütze' or ' Grutten') (2 )               0-651                 0-401
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 )            1-783                  1-533
11.02 B II a )       Hulled (shelled or husked ) wheat, whether or not sliced or                    0-250                    0
                     kibbled (2 )
11.02 B II b )       Hulled    (shelled or husked )      rye, whether or not sliced         or      1-809                  1-559
                     kibbled (2 )
11.02 B II c )       Hulled (shelled or husked ) maize, whether or not sliced or                    1 - 503               1-253
                     kibbled ( 2)
                                                                                                                 j
                                                                                                                 /        0-557
11.02 B II d )       Hulled (shelled or husked) grain sorghum , whether or not sliced or           0-807
                     kibbled (2)
11.02 B II e )       Hulled (shelled or husked) grains, whether or not sliced or                   0-250             :       0
                     kibbled, other than those of wheat, rye, maize, barley, oats,
                     buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
11.02 C I            Pearled wheat (*)                                                             0-250                     0
11.02 C II           Pearled rye ( 2 )                                                             2-125                  1-875
11.02 C III          Pearled barley (2 )                                                           3-388                  2-888
11.02 C IV           Pearled oats ( 2 )                                                            0-607                  0-357
11.02 C V            Pearled maize (2 )                                                             1-503                 1-253
11.02 C VI           Pearled buckwheat ( 2 )                                                       0-250                     0
1 1.02 C VII         Pearled millet ( 2 )                                                          1-783                  1-533
1 1.02 C VIII        Pearled grain sorghum (2 )                                                    0-807                  0-557
11.02 C IX           Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize,         0-250                     0
                     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 m simplified wording             AASM and                 Tanzania ,
                                                                                       OCT, Tanzania ,        Uganda and
                                                                                        Uganda and                  Kenya
                                                                                           Kenya )
11.02 D I           Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (2 )                            0-250                      0
11.02 D II          Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled H                                 1-445                   1-195
11.02 D III         Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (')                            1-428                   1-178
11.02 D IV          Oats not otherwise worked»than kibbled (*)                              0-477                  0-227
11.02 D V           Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled ( 2 )                           1-049                  0-799
11.02 D VI          Buckwheat not otherwise worked than kibbled ( s )                       0-250                      0
11.02 D VII         Millet not otherwise worked than kibbled ( - )                          1-227                  0-977
11.02 D VIII        Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                     0-605                  0-355
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)
1 1.02 E I a ) 1    Rolled barley (')                                                       1 - 42X                 1-178
                    Rolled oats (*)                                                         0-477                  0-227
11.02 E I a ) 2
                    Rolled buckwheat (')                                                    0-250                      0
11.02 E I a ) 3
                    Rolled millet ( 2 )                                                     1-227                  0-977
11.02 E 1 a ) 4
1 1.02 E I b ) 1    Flaked barley (l )                                                      2-810                  2-310
11.02 El b ) 2      Flaked oats (*)                                                         0-946                   0-446
11.02 E I b ) 3     Flaked buckwheat (*)                                                    0-500                      0
11.02 E I b ) 4     Flaked millet ( s )                                                     2-224                   1-724
 11.02 E II a )     Rolled or flaked wheat (*)                                              0-500                      0
 11.02 E II b )     Rolled or flaked rye (-)                                                2-610                   2-1 10
 11.02 E II c )     Rolled or flaked maize ( 2 )                                            1-909                   1-409
 11.02 E II d )     Rolled or flaked grain sorghum ( 2 )                                    1-126                  0-626
 11.02 E II c) 1    Flake rice ( 2 )                                                        0-500                      0
 11.02 E II e) 2    Rolled or flaked grams other than grains of wheat , rye , barley ,      0-500                      0
                    oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum , excluding
                    flaked rice ( 2 )
 11.02 FI           Wheat pellets (2 )                                                      0-500                      0
 11.02 F II         Rye pellets ( s )                                                       2-610                   2-110
 11.02 F III        Barley pellets ( : )                                                    2-579                   2-079
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                                                                                                  Levies in i. 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 F IV          Oat pellets (2 )                                                            0-901                 0-401
11.02 F V           Maize pellets (2)                                                           1-909                  1-409
11.02 F VI          Rice pellets (2)                                                            0-250                    0
1 1.02 F VII        Buckwheat pellets ( 2 )                                                     0-500                     0
11.02 F VIII        Millet pellets ( 2 )                                                        1-227                 0-977
11.02 F IX          Grain sorghum pellets ( 2 )                                                 0-605                  0-355
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                               0-500                     0
 11.02 G II         Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled , flaked or ground           1-087                 0-587
11.06 A             Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot ,                 0-458                  0-028
                    salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                    for the manufacture of starches
11.06 B 1           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 II         Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                2-961                  1-081
                    salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                    other than for the manufacture of starches
 11.07 A 1 a )      Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat , in the form of flour                  0-900                     0
 1 1.07 A I b )     Unroasted malt , obtained from wheat , other than in the form of             0-900                    0
                    flour
 11.(17 A 11 a )     Unroasted malt , other than that obtained from wheat , in the form          2-956                 2-056
                     of flour
 11.07 A II b )     Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat , other than in          2-436                  1-536
                    the form of flour
 1 1 . 07 B         Roasted malt                                                                 2-690                  1-790
 11.08 A I          Maize starch                                                                 1-700                    0
 11.08 AU           Rice starch                                                                 2-550                     0
 11.08 A III        Wheat starch                                                                 1-700                    0
  11.08 A IV        l ' orato 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
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                                                                                                                           Levies in u.a./lOO 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 )
   11.09 B                         Wheat gluten, other than dried                                                      15-000                   0
   17.02 B II a )                  Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 % 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                         •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                    0-194               0-194
                                  or working of maize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding
                                  35 % by weight
 23.02 A I b )                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                    0-310               0-310
                                  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
 23 . 02 A I b ) 2                Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                   0-621                0-621
                                 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 n/o
                                 by weight
23.02 A II a )                   Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                    0-155                0-155
                                 or working of cereals other than maize or rice, of which the starch
                                 content does not exceed 28 °/o 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                    0-621               0-621
                                 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
(') This levy is limited to 6 •/« of the value for customs purposes .
C) 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 ®/o 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 1 is subject to the same levy as products falling
    within subheading No 17.02 B II .