CELEX: 31975R2210
Language: en
Date: 1975-08-28 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2210/75 of the Commission of 27 August 1975 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

28 . 8 . 75                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 226/ 5
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 2210/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 27 August 1975
                       fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         from cereals and from rice and for the advance fixing
COMMUNITIES,                                                           of this levy for these products and for compound
                                                                       feedingstuffs manufactured from cereals, as last
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 997/75 (8),
Economic Community ;                                                   provides " that the levy thus determined, increased by
                                                                       the fixed component, is valid in general for one
                                                                       month but is altered where the levy applicable to the
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                            basic product concerned differs by not less than 0-25
67/EEC ( 1 ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                   unit of account per 100 kilogrammes from the average
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­                of the levies calculated as described above ;
lation (EEC) No 665/75 (2), and in particular Article
14 (4) thereof ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                            Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
67/ EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                    (EEC) No 1052/68 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regula­                 No 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products
tion (EEC) No 668 /75 (4), and in particular Article 12                must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
(4) thereof ;                                                          tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
                                                                       processing ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 (9)
                                                                       laid down certain transitional measures in respect of
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                           starches ;
Committee ;
Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­
                                                                       Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
able component of the import levy on products                          in Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68 ;
 processed from cereals and rjce are laid down in
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC and
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC ;
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No                      Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
 1052/ 68 (5 ) of 23 July 1968 on the import and export                 interests of the African , Caribbean and Pacific States
 system for products processed from cereals and rice, as                or in the 'overseas countries and territories', the levy
 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 980/75 (6),                        relating to them in respect of certain products
 provides that the incidence on the prime costs of                      processed from cereals must be reduced by the
 these products of the levies applicable to their basic                 amount of the fixed component and, in respect of
 products should be calculated on the basis of the                      some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
 average" of the levies applicable to these basic products              nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
 for the first twenty-five days of the month preceding                  dance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC)
 that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on                No 1 599/75 ( 10) of 24 June 1975 on the arrangements
 the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic                   applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
 products in question during the month of importa­                      resulting from the processing of agricultural products
 tion , is calculated on the basis of the quantities of                 originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific
 basic products considered to have been used in the                     States or in the 'overseas countries and territories' ;
 manufacture of the processed product or the
 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
  1 579/74 (7) of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for                     No 07.06 A is limited , with effect from the date of
 calculating the import levy on products processed                      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
 (-)  OJ  No  L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975 , p. 14 .                             rate of duty bound within GATT ;
 (•') OJ  No  174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 1 .
 (4 ) OJ  No  L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p. 18 .
 (5)  OJ  No  L 179 , 25 . 7 . 1968 , p . 8 .                           (8) OJ No L 202, 1 . 8 . 1975, p . 57 .
 (")  O)  No  L 95 , 17 . 4 . 1975, p . 1 .                             H OJ No L 195 , 26 . 7. 1975, p . 25 .
 ( 7) O'l No L 168 , 25. 6. 1974, p . 7.                                 I0 ) OJ No L 166, 28 . 6 . 1975, p . 67 .
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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 September
Customs Tariff,                                              1975 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 27 August 1975.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                   Member of the Commission
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                                                        ANNEX
                                                                                                  Levies in u. a. / 1000 kg
                                                                                            Third countries
     OCT heading No                      Nomenclature in simplified wording                   (other than          • ACP and
                                                                                                ACP and              OCT (*)
                                                                                                OCT) (*)
07 .06 A            Manioc, arrowroot, salep and other similar roots and tubers                    1-40 (»)          0 ( l )(s)
                    with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
 11.01 C            Barley flour (•)                                                             18-95                13-95
 11.01 D            Oat flour (*)                                                                19-02                14-02
 11.01 El           Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5 % by weight (*)              21-99                 16-99
 11.01 E II         Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 °/o by weight (*)                 12-13                  9-63
 11.01 F            Rice flour (*)                                                                  2-50                  0
 11.01 G            Buckwheat flour (•)                                                           34-92                29-92
 11.01 H            Millet flour (*)                                                                7-83                 5-33
 11.01 1 J          Canary seed flour (')                                                           2-50                   0
 11.01 K            Grain sorghum flour (')                                                       21-44                18-94
 11.01 L            Cereals flours, other than flour of wheat, meslin, rye, barley, oats, i         2-50                   0
                    maize, rice, buckwheat, millet, canary seed or grain sorghum (*)
  11.02 A II        Rye groats and meal (')                                                       71-29                66-29
 11.02 A III        Barley groats and meal (*)                                                     18-95                13-95
  11.02 A IV         Oat groats and meal (')                                                       19-02                14-02
  11.02 A V a) 1     Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % by               21-99                 16-99
                     weight, for the brewing industry (*)
  11.02 A V a ) 2    Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by              21-99                16-99
                     weight, other than for the brewing industry (*)
  11.02 A Vb)        Maize groats and meal, of a fat content -exceeding 1-5 °/« by                 12-13                  9-63
                     weight (*)
   11.02 A VI        Rice groats and meal (*)                                                        2-50                  0
   11.02 A VII       Buckwheat groats and meal (*)                                                 34-91       29-92
   11.02 A VIII      Millet groats and meal (•)                                                      7-83      5-33
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                                                                                                    Levies in u. a. / 1000 kg
                                                                                            i
                                                                                              Third countries
     CCT heading No                     Nomenclature in simplified wording                     (other than             ACP and
                                                                                                 ACP and               OCT O
                                                                                                 OCT) (*)
11.02 A IX          Grain sorghum groats and meal (2)                                             21-44                 18-94
11.02 AX            Cereals groats and meal, other than groats and meal of wheat,                   2-50                  0
                    meslin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain
                    sorghum (*)
11.02 B I a) I      Hulled (shelled or husked) barley {*)                                          14-90                12-40
11.02 B I a) 2 aa ) Clipped oats                                                                   1C-45                 7-95
1 1.02 B I a) 2 bb) Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (2)                    16-52                14-02
11.02 B I a) 3      Hulled (shelled or husked ) buckwheat (*)                                     29-09                 26-59
1 1.02 B I a ) 4    Hulled (shelled or husked ) millet (*)                                         10-87                 8-37
 11.02 Bib) 1       Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley (' Grütze' or ' Grutten ') (2)             14-90                12-40
1 1 .02 Bib ) 2     Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats (' Grütze' or ' Grutten ') (2 )              16-52                14-02
11.02 Bib ) 3       Hulled and sliced or kibbled buckwheat (' Grütze' or ' Grutten') (2)           29-09                26-59
 11.02 Bib ) 4      Hulled and sliced or kibbled millet (' Grütze' or ' Grutten ') ( 2 )           10-87                  8-37
11.02 B II a )      Hulled (shelled or husked ) wheat, whether or not sliced or                   30-83                 28-33
                    kibbled (2)
 1 1.02 B II b)     Hulled (shelled    or husked )     rye, whether or       not sliced  or       51-48                 48-98
                    kibbled (2)
                    Hulled (shelled or husked ) maize, whether or not sliced or                    17-60                15-10
11.02 B II c)
                    kibbled (2)
1 1.02 B lid )      Hulled (shelled or husked) grain sorghum, whether or not sliced or             32-21                29-71
                    kibbled (')
11.02 B He)         Hulled (shelled or husked ) grains, whether or not sliced or                    2-50                   0 .
                    kibbled, other than those of wheat, rye, maize, barley, oats,
                    buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (f)
 11.02 CI           Pearled wheat (*)                                                              36-58                34-08
 11.02 C II         Pearled rye (2)                                                                61-43                58-93
 11.02 C III        Pearled barley (*)                                                             24-38                19-38
 11.02 CIV          Pearled oats (*)                                                               14-96                12-46
 11.02 C V          Pearled maize (*)                                                              17-60                15-10
 11.02 C VI         Pearled buckwheat (2 )                                                         29-09                26-59
 1 1.02 C VII       Pearled millet (*)                                                             10-87                 8-37
 1 1.02 C VIII      Pearled grain sorghum (l)                                                      32-21                29-71
 11.02 C IX         Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat , rye, barley , oats, maize,         2-50                   0
                    buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (*)
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                                                                                                 Levies in u.a. /l 000 kg
                                                                                           Third countries
      CCT heading No                        Nomenclature in simplified wording              (other than           ACP and
                                                                                              ACP and              OCT (•)
                                                                                              OCT) (»)
1 1.02 D I              Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (')                            24-23                21-73
1 1.02 D II             Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (f)                              40-07                37-57
11.02 DIM               Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (')                           10-41                  7-91
1 1.02 D IV             Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (*J                             10-45                  7-95
1 1.02 D V              Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                            12-13                  9-63
1 1.02 D VI             Buckwheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                         19-45               16-95
11.02 D VII             Millet not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                              7-83                5-33
1 1.02 D VIII           Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                    21-44                18-94
11.02 D IX              Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled, other than grains of            2-50                  0
                        wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet or grain sor­
                        ghum (2)
11.02 El a ) 1          Rolled barley (*)                                                       10-41                 7-91
 11.02 EI a ) 2         Rolled oats (2)                                                         10-45                 7-95
 11.02 EI a ) 3         Rolled buckwheat (*)                                                    19-45                16-95
11.02 EI a ) 4          Rolled millet (*)                                                         7-83                5-33
 1 1.02 E lb ) 1        Flaked barley (*)                                                       20-50                15-50
 11.02 E lb) 2           Flaked oats (*)                                                        20-58                15-58
 1 1.02 E lb ) 3         Flaked buckwheat (•}                                                   34-92                29-92
 11.02 E lb ) 4          Flaked millet (*)                                                       14-41                 9-41
  1 1.02 E II a )       Rolled or flaked wheat (*)                                              43-34                38-34
  1 1.02 E lib )         Rolled or flaked rye (*)                                               71-29                66-29
  11.02 EH c)            Rolled or flaked maize (*)                                             21-99                16-99
  11.02 E II d )         Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (*)                                     38-43                33-43
   1 1.02 E lie) 1       Flake rice (*)                                                            5-00                 0
   1 1.02 E lie) 2       Rolled or flaked grains other than grains of wheat, rye, barley ,        5-00                  0
                         oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum , excluding
                         flaked rice (2 )
   11.02 F I             Wheat pellets (•)                                                      43-34
                                                                                                            |        38-34
                     !
   11.02 F II            Rye pellets (*)                                                         71-29               66-29
   11.02 Fill         i  Barley pellets (■)                                                      18-95               13-95
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                   \                                                                             Levies in u .a ./l 000 kg
                                                                                           Third countries
    CCT heading No                       Nomenclature in simplified wording                 (other than            ACP and
                                                                                              ACP and                 OCT (*)
                                                                                              OCT) (*)
11.02 F IV           Oat pellets (*)                                                           19-02                  14-02
11.02 F V            Maize pellets (*)                                                         21-99                  16-99
11.02 F VI           Rice pellets (*)                                                            2-50                    0
1 1.02 F VII         Buckwheat pellets (2 )                                                    34-92                  29-92
11.02 F VIII         Millet pellets (2)                                                          7-83                   5-33
11.02 FIX            Grain sorghum pellets (*)                                                 21-44                   18-94
11.02 FX             Pellets of cereals other than wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice ,       2-50                    0
                     buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)
11.02 G I            Wheat germ , whole, rolled , flaked or ground                             20-98                   15-98
11.02 G II           Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled flaked or ground           12-08                7.08
11.06 A              Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot ,                 3-90                   0 (5)
                     salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                     for the manufacture of starches
11.06 r, I           Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc , arrowroot,              17-00                   0 (s)
                     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,               32-20                  12-20 (5)
                     salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                     other than for the manufacture of starches
11.07 Ala )          Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                  46-91                  37-91
11.07 A lb )         Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of            37-33                  28-33
                     flour
11.07 A II a )        Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form          22-80 (4)              13-80
                     of flour
 11.07 A lib )       Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, other than in         19-31                  10-31
                     the form of flour
 11.07 B             Roasted malt                                                               21-01 (4 )             12-01
 11.08 A I         < Maize starch                                                               17-00                     0
 11.08 All           Rice starch                                                                25-50               ,     0
 11.08 A III         Wheat starch                                                               28-00                  11-00
 11.08 A IV          Potato starch                                                              17-00                    0
 11.08 A V           Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch                    17-00                   0 (5)
 11.09 A             Dried wheat gluten                                                       170-00                  20-00
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                             \                                                                                            Levies in u.a./l 000 kg
                                                                                                                   Third countries
      CCT heading No                                      Nomenclature in simplified wording                         (other than          ACP and
                                                                                                                       ACP and             OCT (*)
                                                                                                                       OCT) N
11.09 B                          Wheat gluten, other than dried                                                        170-00               20-00
 17.02 B I ! a )                 Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 °/o or                     80-00                  n
                                 more by weight of the pure product (3), in the form of white
                                 crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
 17.02 B lib)                    Glucose and glucose syrup not containing, in the dry state, 99 °/o                     55-00                  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                         80-00                 0
                                 powder, whether or not agglomerated
 17.05 B II                       Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of                        55-00                  0
                                 white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
                                 Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                        3-85               3-85
 23.02 A 1 a;
                                 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding
                                  35 °/o by weight
 23.02 A I b )                   Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                        6-16               6-16
                                 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                     12-32               12-32
                                  or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                  35 % but not exceeding 45 % 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                       3-08               3-08
                                  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 °/o by weight or of which the sieved product
                                  has an ash content, calculated on the dry product, of 1-5 %
                                  or more by weight
 23.02 A II b)                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                     12-32               12-32
                                  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                         150-00                  0
                                  concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on
                                  the dry product, exceeding 40 % by weight
  (*) Subject to the application of the provisions of Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 1599/75.
  (') This levy is limited to 6 •/• of the value for customs purposes.
  (■) 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 •/• 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 R I is subject to the same levy as product! falling
      within subheading No 17.02 B II .
 (4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 3375/73 this levy is reduced by 0-45 u.a. /100 kg for products originating in Turkey.
 (5) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1599/75 the levy shall not be charged on the following products originating in the countries
      and territories :
      — arrow-root falling within sub-heading ex 07.06 A
      — flours and meal of arrow-root falling within sub-headings ex 11.06 A , ex 11.06 B I and II
      — arrow-root starch falling within sub-heading ex 11.08 A V.