CELEX: 31973R0581
Language: en
Date: 1973-03-01 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 581/73 of the Commission of 27 February 1973 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 56/22                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                    1 . 3 . 73
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 581/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 27 February 1973
                              fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas         Commission            Regulation  (EEC)     No
COMMUNITIES,                                                         1080/68 (7 ) of 26 July 1968 on the procedure for cal­
                                                                     culating the levy on products processed from cereals
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                   and rice and for the advance fixing of the levy for
pean Economic Community ;                                            some of these products, as last amended by Regula­
                                                                     tion (EEC ) No 2764/71 (8), provides that the levy
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/ 67/                      thus determined, increased by the fixed component,
EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                      is valid in general for one month but is altered
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by                    where the levy applicable to the basic product con­
the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3 ) on the Accession              cerned differs by not less than 0-25 units of account
of new Member States to the European Economic                        per 100 kilogrammes from the average of the levies
Community and the European Atomic Energy Com­                        calculated as described above ;
munity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and
in particular Article 14 (4) thereof ;                               Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
                                                                      ( EEC ) No 1052/68 and Article 2 of Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/                       ( EEC ) No 1080/68 , the levy on certain processed
EEC (4 ) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                     products must be reduced by an amount equal to
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by the                   the production refund granted in respect of basic
Act annexed to the Treaty on the Accession of new                    products for processing ;
Member States to the European Economic Com­
munity and the European Atomic Energy Community,                     Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in                         in Regulation ( EEC) No 1052/68 ;
particular Article 12 (4) thereof ;
                                                                      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 (5 ) 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 2728 /71 (6),                 ( EEC ) No 522/70 (9 ) 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 ( 10) 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 (");
 in the manufacture of the processed product or the
 competing product which serves as a reference for                     Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No
 processed products not containing cereals ;                           1052/68 provides that the levy to be charged on the
                                                                       products listed in the Annex to that Regulation
  (!) OJ No  117, 19 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2269/67 .
  (2) OJ No  L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14 .                               ( 7) OJ   No L 181 , 27. 7 . 1968 , p. 6 .
  (3) OJ No  L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 .                                ( 8 ) OJ  No L 283 , 24 . 12 . 1971 , p . 30 .
  (4) OJ No   174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 .                                ( 9) OJ   No L 65 , 21 . 3 . 1970 , p. 10 .
  (5) OJ No   L 179 , 25 . 7. 1968 , p. 8 .                             ( 10 ) OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 2 .
  («) OJ No   L 282 , 23, 12 . 1971 , p. 15 .                           (») OJ    No L 118 , 20. 5 . 1972 , p. 18 .
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under heading No 07.06 A is limited, with elfect from                    in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
the date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol                      Customs Tariff ;
 ( 1967) annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs
 and Trade, to the amount resulting from application                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 of the rate of duty bound within GATT ;
                                                                                                  Article 1
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
levies should be calculated on the basis of an                           The import levies to be charged on the products
exchange rate which is based, in the case of currencies                  listed in Article 1 ( d) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC
which are floating or. whose central rate differs from                   and in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation No 359/67/
the official parity, on the effective rate or the                        EEC and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68
central rate of these currencies and, in the case of                     are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regu­
the US dollar, on the change in parity announced                         lation .
on 13 February 1973 ;                                                                             Article 2
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regula­                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March
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 February 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                         0-472 (»)          0-352 (»)
                         with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
11.01 C                  Barley flour (2 )                                                                   5-220              4-720
11.01 D                  Oat flour (2 )                                                                      3-753              3-253
11.01 E I                Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by weight ( 2 )                 7-178              6-678
11.01 E II               Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 % by weight (2)                         4-034              3-784
11.01 F                  Rice flour (2 )                                                                     1-358              1-108
11.01 G                  Buckwheat flour ( 2)                                                                0-500                0
11.01 H                  Millet flour (2)                                                                    2-635              2-385
11.01 I J                Canary seed flour (2 )                                                              0-250                0
11.01 K                  Grain sorghum flour (2 )                                                            3-271              3-021
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 (2)
11.02 All                Rye groats and meal ( 2)                                                            7-101              6-601
11.02 A III              Barley groats and meal (2)                                                          5-220              4-720
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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 AIV           Oat groats and meal (2)                                                    3-753                3-253
 11.02 A Va ) 1      Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by            0-581               0-081
                     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         .    7-178                6-678
                     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                4-034                3-784
                     weight (2)
                                                                                                 1-358                1-108
 11.02 A VI          Rice groats and meal (2)
11.02 A VII          Buckwheat groats and meal (2)                                               0-500                    0
11.02 A VIII         Millet groats and meal (2)                                                  2-635                2-385
11.02 A IX           Grain sorghum groats and meal (2 )                                          3-271                3-021
11.02 A X            Cereals groats and meal, other than groats and meal of wheat,
                     mesiin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain
                     sorghum (2)                                                                0-250                     0
11.02 B I a) 1       Hulled (shelled or husked) barley (2)                                      4-445                4-195
11.02 B I a) 2 aa)   Clipped oats                                                               2-093                 1-843
11.02 B I a) 2 bb )  Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (2)                3-503                3-253
11.02 B I a) 3       Hulled (shelled or husked) buckwheat (2)                                   0-250                    0
11.02 B I a) 4       Hulled (shelled or husked) millet (2)                                      3-991                3-741
11.02 B I b ) 1     Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley (' Grütze' or ' Grutten') (2)           4-445                4-195
11.02 B I b ) 2     Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats (' Grütze' or ' Grutten') (2)             3-503                3-253
                    Hulled and sliced or kibbled buckwheat (' Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)         0-250                    0
11.02 B I b ) 3
11.02 B I b ) 4     Hulled and sliced or kibbled millet (' Grütze' or 'Grutten') (2)            3-991                3-741
11.02 B II a )      Hulled (shelled or husked ) wheat, whether or not sliced or                 6-324                6-074
                    kibbled (2)
11.02 B II b )      Hulled (shelled or husked)         rye, whether or not sliced       or      5-127                4-877
                    kibbled (2 )
                    Hulled (shelled or husked) maize, whether or not sliced or                  6-186                5-936
11.02 B II c)
                    kibbled (2)
11.02 B II d )      Hulled (shelled or husked) grain sorghum, whether or not sliced or          4-989                4-739
                    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)
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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)                                                          7-557                 7-307
11.02 C II         Pearled rye (2)                                                            6-117                 5-867
11.02 C III        Pearled barley (2)                                                         7-055                 6-555
11.02 C IV         Pearled oats ( 2)                                                          3-141                 2-891
11.02 C V          Pearled maize (2)                                                          6-186                 5-936
11.02 C VI         Pearled buckwheat ( 2 )                                                    0-250                   0
11.02 C VII        Pearled millet (2)                                                         3-991                 3-741
11.02 C VIII       Pearled grain sorghum (2)                                                  4-989                 4-739
11.02 C IX         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)                                4-908                 4-658
11.02 D II         Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                                  3-990                 3-740
11.02 D III        Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                               2-924                 2-674
11.02 D IV         Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                                 2-093                 1-843
11.02 D V          Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                                4-034                 3-784
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)                               2-635                 2-385
11.02 D VIII       Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (2)                        3-271                 3-021
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 (')                                                          2-924                 2-674
11.02 E I a) 2     Rolled oats (2 )                                                           2-093                 1-843
11.02 E I a) 3     Rolled buckwheat (2 )                                                      0-250                   0
11.02 E I a) 4     Rolled millet (2 )                                                         2-635                 2-385
11.02 E I b ) 1    Flaked barley (2)                                                          5-744                 5-244
11.02 E I b) 2     Flaked oats (2)                                                            4-114                 3-614
11.02 E I b ) 3    Flaked buckwheat (2 )                                                      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 )                                                       4-708             4-208
11.02 E 11 a)     Rolled or flaked wheat (2)                                                8-721              8-221
11.02 E II b )    Rolled or flaked rye (2)                                                  7-101             6-601
11.02 E II c)     Rolled or flaked maize (2)                                                7-178             6-678
11.02 E II d)     Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (2)                                        5-832             5-332
11.02 E II e) 1   Flake rice (2)                                                            2-381              1-881
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)                                                         8-721              8-221
11.02 F II        Rye pellets (2)                                                           7-101              6-601
11.02 F III       Barley pellets (2)                                                        5-220              4-720
11.02 F IV        Oat pellets (2)                                                           3-753              3-253
11.02 F V         Maize pellets (2)                                                         7-178              6-678
11.02 F VI        Rice pellets (2)                                                          1-358              1-108
                                                                                            0-500                 0
11.02 F VII       Buckwheat pellets (2)
                                                                                            2-635              2-385
11.02 F VIII      Millet pellets (2)
11.02 F IX                                                                                  3-271              3-021
                  Grain sorghum pellets (2)
11.02 F X                                                                                   0-250                 0
                  Pellets of cereals other than wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice,
                  buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
11.02 G I         Wheat germ, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                               3-925              3-425
11.02 G II        Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled, flaked or ground         3-283              2-783
11.06 A           Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc,, arrowroot,               0-722 '            0-292
                  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,              1-772                 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,              7-673              5-793
                  salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                  other than for fhç manufacture of starches
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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 )
 11.07 Ala )       Unroasted ntalt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour               9-029                8-129
11.07 Alb )         Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of          6-974    .           6-074
                   flour
11.07 A II a)       Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form        5-567               4-667
                    of flour
11.07 All b )       Unroasted malt, other thain that obtained from wheat, in the form       4-387               3-487
                    in the form of flour
11.07 B            Roasted malt                                                             4-964               4-064
11.08 AI           Maize starch                                                             1-772               0-072
11.08 All          Rice starch                                                              2-770               0-220
11.08 A III        Wheat starch                                                             1-700                  0
11.08 AIV          Potato starch                                                            1-772               0-072
11.08 A V          Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch                  1-772               0-036
11.09 A            Dried wheat gluten                                                     15-000                   0
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         8-095               0-095
                   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 %        5-572                0-072
                   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         8-095                0-095
                   powder, whether or not agglomerated
17.05 B II         Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup , other than in the form of         5-572                0-072
                   white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
23.02 A I a )      Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling      1-090                1-090
                   or working of maize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding
                   35 % by weight
23.02 A I b ) 1    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling      1-745                1-745
                   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 Nò                                   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                      3-487               3-487
                               or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                               35 %> but not exceeding 45 °/o 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                      0-872               0-872
                               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                      3-487               3-487
                               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                          15-090               0-090
                               concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein Content, calculated on
                               the dry product, exceeding 40 °/o by weight
0) 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 °/o for rice, 2-5 % for wheat,
       3 °/o 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 I is subject to the same levy as products falling
    within subheading No 17.02 B II.