CELEX: 31994R2134
Language: en
Date: 1994-08-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2134/94 of 30 August 1994 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

31 . 8 . 94                                Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 225/25
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2134/94
                                                          of 30 August 1994
                           fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           1740/78 f), provides that the levy thus determined,
                                                                      increased by the fixed component, is altered where the
                                                                      levy applicable to the basic product concerned differs by
                                                                      not less than ECU 3,02 per tonne from the average of the
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                levies calculated as described above ;
 Community,
                                                                      Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the inte­
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92                 rests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States, the levy
 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the
                                                                      relating to them in respect of certain products processed
 market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC)            from cereals must be reduced by the amount of the fixed
 No 1866/94 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
                                                                      component and, in respect of some of these products, by
                                                                      part of the variable component ; whereas this reduction
                                                                      must be made in accordance with Article 14 of Council
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                 Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements appli­
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                     cable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No             from the processing of agricultural products originating in
 1869/94 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,               the ACP States (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
                                                                      235/94 (9) ;
Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable
component of the import levy on products processed                    Whereas Article 3 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
from cereals and rice are laid down in Article 11 ( 1 ) (A) of        3763/91 (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92
Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of               ("), allows that within the limit of an annual quantity of
Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ; whereas Article 2 of                    8 000 tonnes, the levy shall not be applied to imports into
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1620/93 of 25 June                     the French department of Reunion of wheat bran falling
 1993 on the import and export system for products                    within CN code 2302 30 from the African, Caribbean and
processed from cereals and rice (*), provides that the inci­          Pacific (ACP) States ;
dence on the prime costs of these products of the levies
applicable to their basic products should be calculated on
the basis of the average of the levies applicable to these
basic products for the first 25 days of the month                     Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision
preceding that of importation ; whereas this average,                 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
adjusted on the basis of the threshold price valid for the            overseas countries and territories with the European
basic products in question during the month of importa­               Economic Community (12) no levies shall apply on
tion is calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic            imports of products originating in the overseas countries
products considered to have been used in the manufac­                 and territories :
ture of the processed product or the competing product
which serves as a reference for processed products not
containing cereals ;
                                                                      Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20
                                                                      December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain
                                                                      agricultural products originating in developing countries
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 of                     (13), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3668/93 (14),
24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the import              reduces by 50 % the levy or importation into the
levy on products processed from cereals and from rice                 Community of products of CN code 1108 13 00, within
and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products            the limit of a fixed amount of 5 000 tonnes a year ;
and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from
cereals (<% as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                      0 OJ     No  L 202, 26. 7. 1978 , p. 8 .
                                                                      (8) OJ   No  L 84, 30 . 3 . 1990, p. 85.
(') OJ   No  L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .                             (9) OJ   No  L 30, 3 . 2. 1994, p. 12.
0   OJ   No  L 197,  30. 7. 1994, p. 1 .                              H OJ     No   L 356, 24. 12. 1991 , p. 1 .
(3) OJ   No  L 166,  25. 6 . 1976, p. 1 .                             (") OJ   No   L 378, 23. 12. 1992, p. 23.
(4) OJ   No  L 197,  30. 7. 1994, p. 7.                               H OJ     No   L 263, 19. 9 . 1991 , p. 1 .
0   OJ   No  L 155,  26. 6. 1993, p. 29.                              H OJ     No   L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 .
Is) OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.                                   (14) OJ  No   L 338, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 22.
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Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29 March               amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528/93 (8), are used to
1994 (') has opened Community tariff quotas for certain             convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
agricultural products and fixed the levies to be applied on         and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
imports of those products ; whereas Commission Regula­              conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;
tion (EC) No 1 897/94 (2) has established the detailed rules        whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­
of the import regime for cereals laid down in Regulation            tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­
(EC) No 774/94 ;                                                    lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (9), as amended by Regulation
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9                     (EC) No 547/94 (l0),
February 1987 concerning the import arrangements appli­
cable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 and
0714 90 originating in certain third countries (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3909/92 (4), lay down                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the terms on which the import levy is limited to 6 % ad
valorem ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29
October 1975 on glucose and lactose (5), as amended by                                       Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (% stipulates that the treat­
ment provided for glucose and glucose syrup falling
within CN codes 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90              The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 it is to be extended to              Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in
glucose and glucose syrup falling within CN codes                   Article 1 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and
1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59 ; whereas consequently the                subject to Regulation (EEC) No 1620/93 shall be as set
levy fixed for products falling within CN codes                     out in the Annex hereto .
1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 also applies to
products falling within CN codes 1702 30 51 and
1702 30 59 ; whereas, to ensure that the provision in ques­
tion is properly applied, these products and the levy                                        Article 2
thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of
levies ;
Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September
1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 Q, as                      1994.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 30 August 1994.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Rene STEICHEN
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ   No L 91 , 8 . 4. 1994, p. 1 .
(2) OJ   No L 194, 29. 7. 1994, p. 4.
O   OJ   No L 43, 13. 2. 1987, p. 9.
(<) OJ   No L 394, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 23 .
(Ó OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20.                              (") OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 32.
I6) OJ No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .                                 (9) OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106 .
f) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .                               (10) OJ No L 69, 12. 3. 1994, p. 1 .
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                                                                     ANNEX
                   to the Commission Regulation of 30 August 1994 fixing the import levies on products
                                                      processed from cereals and rice
                                                           (ECU/tonne)                                             (ECU/tonne)
        CN code
                                    Import levies (7)                    l    CN code
                                                                                               Import levies Q
                                                Third countries                                            Third countries
                              ACP                                                       ACP
                                               (other than ACP)                                           (other than ACP)
   0714 10 10 (')            102,05                    108,70              1104 23 90  115,53                   118,55
   0714 10 91                105,68 (2)0               105,68              110429 11    97,93                   100,95
   0714 10 99                103,87                    108,70
                                                                           1104 29 15  138,63                   141,65
   0714 90 11              . 105,68 (2)0               105,68
                                                                           1104 29 19  183,01                   186,03
   0714 90 19                103,87 (2)                108,70
   110220 10                 203,87                   209,91               1104 29 31  117,81                   120,83
   1102 20 90                115,53                    118,55              1104 29 35  166,77                   169,79
   1102 30 00                133,98                    137,00              1104 29 39  183,01                   186,03
   110290 10                 190,22                    196,26              1104 29 91   75,10                    78,12
   1102 90 30                171,07                    177,11              1104 29 95  106,31                   109,33
   1102 90 90                116,67                    119,69
                                                                           1104 29 99  116,67                   119,69
   1103 12 00                171,07                    177,11
                                                                           110430 10    55,22                    61,26
   1103 13 10                203,87                   209,91
   1103 13 90                115,53                    118,55              1104 30 90   84,95                    90,99
   1103 1400                 133,98                    137,00              110620 10   102,050                  108,70
   1103 19 10                187,61                   193,65               1106 20 90  178,72 0                202.90
   1103 1930                 190,22                   196,26               1108 11 00  161,99                   182,54
   1103 19 90                116,67                   119,69
                                                                           1108 1200   182,35                  202,90
   1103 21 00                132,53                   138,57
                                                                           1108 1300   182,35                  202,900
   1103 29 10                187,61                   193,65
   1103 29 20                190,22                   196,26               1108 14 00   91,17                  202,90
   1103 29 30                171,07                   177,11               1108 19 10  192,13                  222,96
   1103 29 40                203,87                   209,91               1108 19 90   91,17 0                 202,90
   1103 29 50                133,98                   137,00               1109 00 00  294,52                  475,86
   1103 29 90                116,67                   119,69
                                                                           1702 30 51  237,85                   334,57
   1104 11 10                107,79                   110,81
                                                                           1702 30 59  182,35                   248,84
   1104 11 90                211,36                   217,40
                                                                           1702 30 91  237,85                   334,57
   1104 12 10                 96,94                     99,96
   1104 1290                 190,08                   196,12               1702 30 99  182,35                   248,84
   1104 19 10                132,53                   138,57               1702 40 90  182,35                   248,84
   1104 19 30                187,61                   193,65               1702 90 50  182,35                   248,84
   1104 1950                203,87                    209,91               1702 90 75  249,17                   345,89
   1104 1991                227,52                    233,56
                                                                           1702 90 79  173,29                   239,78
   1104 19 99               205,88                    211,92
                                                                           2106 90 55  182,35                   248,84
   1104 21 10                169,09                   172,11
   1104 21 30                169,09                   172,11               2302 10 10    40,96                   46,96
   1104 21 50               264,20                    270,24               2302 10 90    87,77                   93,77
   1104 21 90                107,79                   110,81               2302 20 10    40,96                   46,96
   1104 22 10 10 (3)          96,94                     99,96              2302 20 90    87,77                   93,77
   1104 22 10 90 (4)         171,07                   174,09
                                                                           2302 30 1 0  40,96 0                  46,96 0
   1104 22 30                171,07                   174,09
                                                                           2302 30 90    87,77 0                 93,77 0
   1104 22 50                152,06                   155,08
   1104 22 90                 96,94                     99,96              2302 40 10    40,96                   46,96 0
   1104 23 10                181,22                   184,24               2302 40 90    87,77                   93,77 0
   1104 23 30                181,22                   184,24               2303 10 11  226,52                   407,86
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(') 6 % ad valorem, subject to certain conditions.
(2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levy shall not be charged on the following products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
    States :
    —   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 1 106 20,
    —   arrow-root starch falling within CN code 1108 19 90.
(3) Taric code : clipped oats.
(4) Taric code : CN code 1 1 04 22 10, other than 'clipped oats'.
f5) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90, the levy on importation into the Community of products of CN code 1108 13 00 is reduced under the
    conditions provided for in this Regulation.
(6) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levies are not applied to products imported directly into the French overseas departments originating
    in the African , Caribbean and Pacific States.
I7) No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
(8) Under the terms of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 the levy does not apply to wheat bran originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) and
    directly imported into the French department of Reunion .
(') For imported products falling within these codes, the levy applicable is restricted within the conditions provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No
    774/94.