CELEX: 31991R2154
Language: en
Date: 1991-07-23
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2154/91 of 22 July 1991 altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

23 . 7. 91                                Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 200/ 19
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2154/91
                                                          of 22 July 1991
                        altering the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
                                                                         tion to each other at any given moment within a band
                                                                         of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                    rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
Economic Community,                                                      the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                         No 1676/85,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                       for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
Portugal,                                                                average of the ecu rates published in the Official
                                                                         Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                     a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                     cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,
                                                                    Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
                                                                    19 July 1991 ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                   Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
No 1806/89 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,           coefficients ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85                Whereas the levy on the basic product as last fixed differs
of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and             from the average levy by more than ECU 3,02 per tonne
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the            of basic product ; whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of
common agricultural policy f), as last amended by Regu­             Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 ("), as last
lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (6), and in particular Article 3            amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1740/78 (12), the levies
thereof,                                                            at present in force must therefore be altered to the
                                                                    amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
Whereas the import levies on products processed from
cereals and rice were fixed by Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 1886/91 Q, as last amended by Regulation                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
(EEC) No 2108/91 (8);
                                                                                               Article 1
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (9)
amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (l0) as
regards products falling within CN codes 2302 10,                   The import levies to be charged on products processed
2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40 ;                                      from cereals and rice covered by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    2744/75 as fixed in the Annex to amended Regulation
                                                                    (EEC) No 1886/91 are hereby altered to the amounts set
                                                                    out in the Annex.
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies
should be calculated on the following basis :
('  OJ  No L 281 ,  1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No L 353,   17. 12. 1990, p. 23 ,                                                      Article 2
 3) OJ  No L 166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No L 177,  24. 6. 1989, p. 1 .
(Ó OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(j OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.                                This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 July 1991 .
0 OJ No L    168, 29. 6. 1991 , p. 88 .
(8) OJ No L  195, 18 . 7. 1991 , p. 37.
0 OJ No L    182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.                                (".) OJ No L 168 , 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.
H OJ No L     281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65.                           (12) OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p. 8.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 22 July 1991 .
                                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                                      Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                               Member of the Commission
                                                                 ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 22 July 1991 altering the import levies on products
                                                 processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                                  (ECU / tonne)
                                                                                 Import levies
                            CN code                                                                 Third countries
                                                               ACP or OCT                             (other than
                                                                                                   ACP or OCI)(8)
                               1102 20  10                        235,24                                 241,28
                               1102 20  90                         133,30                                136,32
                               1103 13  11                        235,24                                 241,28
                               1103 13  19                        235,24                                 241,28
                               1103 13  90                         133,30                                136,32
                               1103 21  00                        276,62                                 282,66
                               1103 29  40                        235,24                                 241,28
                               110419   10                        276,62                                 282,66
                               1104 19  50                        235,24                                 241,28
                               1104 23  10                        209,10                                 212,12
                               1104 23  30                        209,10                                 212,12
                               1104 23  90                         133,30                                136,32
                               1104 29  11                        204,39                                 207,41
                               1104 29 31                         245,89                                 248,91
                               1104 29 91                          156,75                                159,77
                               1104 30 10                          115,26                                121,30
                               1104 30 90                           98,02                                104,06
                               1106  20 91                        206,78 0                               230,96
                               1106  20 99                        206,78 (3)                             230,96
                               1107  10 11                        273,55                                 284,43
                               1107  10 19                        204,39                                 215,27
                               1108  11 00                        338,10                                 358,65
                               1108  12 00                        210,41                                 230,96
                               1108  13 00                        210,41                                 230,96 (6)
                               1108  14 00                         105,20                                230,96
                               1108  19 90                         105,20 (3)                            230,96
                               1109  00 00                        614,72                                 796,06
                               1702  30 51                        274,45                                 371,17
                               1702  30 59                        210,41                                 276,90
                               1702  30 91                        274,45                                 371,17
                               1702  30 99                        210,41                                 276,90
                               1702  40 90                        210,41                                 276,90
                               1702  90 50                        210,41                                 276,90
                               1702  90 75                        287,52                                 384,24    -
                               1702  90 79                         199,96                                266,45
                               2106  90 55                        210,41                                 276,90
                              2303   10 11                        261,38                                 442,72
            (3) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levy shall not be charged on the following products ongina­
               ' ting in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and territories :
                 — products falling within CN code ex 0714 10 91 ,
                 — products falling within CN code 0714 90 11 and arrow-root falling within CN code 0714 90 19,
                 — flours and meal of arrow-root falling within CN code 1106 20,
                 — arrow-root starch falling within CN code 1108 19 90.
            (') Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3899/89, the levy on importation into the Community of products of CN code
                 1108 13 00 is reduced by 50% within the limit of a fixed amount of 5 000 tons.
            (8) On importation into Portugal the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
                 No 3808/90 .