CELEX: 31977R0636
Language: en
Date: 1977-03-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 636/77 of 28 March 1977 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

No L 80 / 6                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                              29 . 3 . 77
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 636 / 77
                                                            of 28 March 1977
                         fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          thesfc products nnd for compound feedingstuffs manu­
COMMUNITIES ,                                                           factured from cereals (6), as last amended by Regula­
                                                                        tion ( EEC) No 1 997/75 ( 7), provides that the levy thus
                                                                        determined , increased by the fixed component, is
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   valid in general for one month but is altered where
Economic Community,                                                     the levy applicable to the basic product concerned
                                                                        differs by not less than 2\5 units of account per tonne
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                           from the average of the levies calculated as described
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                        above ;
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by
Regulation ( EEC) No 31 38 /76 (-), and in particular
Article 14 (4) thereof,                                                 Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
                                                                       ( EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC)
                                                                        No 1579/ 74 , the levy on certain processed products
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                           must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­
1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                        tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
tion of the market in rice (3 ), and in particular Article              processing ; whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1921 /75 (8),
12 (4) thereof,                                                         as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2415/75 (9), laid
                                                                        down certain transitional measures in respect of
                                                                        starches ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Com mittee ,
                                                                        Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­                in Regulation ( EEC) No 2744/75 ;
able component of the import levy on products
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2727/ 75 and               Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1418 / 76 ;                interests of the African , Caribbean and Pacific States
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No                       or in the 'overseas countries and territories', the levy
2744/ 75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and                           relating to them in respect of certain products
export system for products processed from cereals and                   processed from cereals must be reduced by the
rice ("'), as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                           amount of the fixed component and , in respect of
832/76 (5 ), provides that the incidence on the prime                   some of these products, by part of the variable compo­
costs of these products of the levies applicable to their               nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­
basic products should be calculated on the basis of the                 dance with Article 12 of Council Regulation ( EEC)
average of the levies applicable to these basic products                No 706/76 of 30 March 1976 on the arrangements
for the first 25 days of the month preceding that of                    applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
importation ; whereas this average , adjusted on the                    resulting from the processing of agricultural products
basis of the threshold price valid for the basic                        originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific
products in question during the month of importa­                       States or in the 'overseas countries and territories' ( 10) ;
tion , is calculated on the basis of the quantities of
basic products considered to have been used in the
manufacture of the processed product or the
                                                                        Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2744/75
competing product which serves as a reference for
processed products not containing cereals ;
                                                                        provides that the levy to be charged on the products
                                                                        listed in the Annex to that Regulation under
                                                                        subheading 07.06 A is limited, with effect from the
Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1579 / 74                       date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967)
of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the                    annexed to the General Agreement on tariffs and
import levy on products processed from cereals and                      trade, to the amount resulting from application of the
from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for                   rate of duty bound within GATT ;
  ') OJ   No L. 281 ,  1 . 11 . 1975 , p. I.                            (b) OJ No L 1 68 , 25 . 6 . 1974, p. 7 .
 -') OJ   No L  .154 . 24 . 12 . 1976, p. 1 .                           (7) O'l No L 202, 1 . 8 . 1975, p. 57 .
 •') OJ   No L   166,  25 . 6 . 1976 , p. I.                            (s) Oj No L 195, 26. 7. 1975, p. 25.
 •») OJ   No L  281 ,  I. II . 1975 , p. 65 .                           H 0 | No L 247, 23 . 9 . 1975 , p. 22 .
 5   OJ   No L   100 , 14 . 4 . 1976, p. I.                             ( I0) O | No L 85 , 31 . 3 . 1976, p. 2 .
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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       The import levies to be charged on the products listed
     on their effective parity ;                              in Article 1 (d) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2727/75 and
— for other currencies an exchange rate based on the          in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1418 /76
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each         and subject to Regulation ( EEC) No 2744/75 are
     of these currencies recorded for a given period , in     hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regula­
     relation to the Community currencies referred to         tion .
     in the previous subparagraph ;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­                                  Article 2
tion ( EEC) No 2727/ 75 , the nomenclature provided
for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April
Customs Tariff,                                               1977 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels , 28 March 1977 .
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                         Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                            Vice-President
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                                                              ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 28 March 1977 fixing the import levies on products
                                                 processed from cereals and rice
                                                                                                                       (u.a.ltonne)
                                                                                                              Levies
                                                                                                Third countries
     CCT heading No                           Nomenclature in limplified wording                 (other than          ACP or
                                                                                                    ACP or              OCT
                                                                                                     OCT)
 07.0 6 A                 Manioc, arrowroot, salep and other similar roots and tubers                 8-36 (M          6-86 (»){')
                          with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes
 11.01 C                  Barley flour (•)                                                          88-59              83-59
 11.01 D                  Oat flour (•)                                                             84-67              79-67
 11.01 E I                Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1*5 */o by weight (•)        108-95            103-95
 11.01 E II               Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 */o by weight (■)             61-41              58-91
 11.01 F                  Rice flour (')                                                            63-68              61-18
11.01 G                   Cereals flours, other than flour of wheat, meslin, rye, barley, oats,     68-90              66-40
                          maize or rice (2)
 11.02 A II               Rye groats and meal (*)                                                  129-27            124-27
11.02 A III              Barley groats and meal (*)                                                 88-59              83-59
11.02 A IV                Oat groats and meal (*)                                                   84-67              79-67
11.02 A Va) 1            Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % by           108-95             103-95
                         weight, for the brewing industry (')
11.02 A V a) 2           Maize groats and meal, of a fat content riot exceeding 1-5 % by          108-95             103-95
                          weight, other than for the brewing industry (■)
11.02 A V b)             Maize groats and meal, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 % by                 61-41             58-91
                         weight (*)               (
11.02 A VI               Rice groats and meal (')                                                  63-68              61-18
11.02 A VII              Cereals groats and meal , other than groats and meal of wheat,            68-90              66-40
                         meslin, rye, barley, oats, maize or rice (2)
11.02 B I a) 1           Hulled (shelled or husked ) barley (*)                                    76-80              74-30
11.02 B I a ) 2 aa )     Clipped oats                                                              47-65             45-15
1 1.02 B I a) 2 bb)      Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (*)               82-17             79-67
11.02 B I b) 1           Hulled and sliced or kibbled bai!ey ('Griitze' or 'Grutten') (*)          76-80             74-30
11.02 B I b) 2           Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats ('Grutze* or 'Grutten') (')             82-17             79-67
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                                                                                                            Levies
                                                                                              Third countries
    CCT heading No                     Nomenclature ¡n simplified wording                       (other than         ACP or
                                                                                                  ACP or              OCT
                                                                                                   OCT)
11.02 B 11 a)      Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, whether               or not   sliced or    116-25            i 13-75
                   kibbled (2)
11.02 B II b)      Hulled (shelled or husked) rye, whether                or  not   sliced or      94-32             91-82
                   kibbled (2)
11.02 B II c)      Hulled (shelled or husked) maize, whether               or not   sliced or      94-90             92-40
                   kibbled (*)
11.02 B Ii d)      Hulled (shelled or husked) grains, whether or not sliced or                   106-66             104-16
                   kibbled, other than those of wheat, rye, maize, barley or oats (2 )
11.02 C I          Pearled wheat (*)                                                             139-35            136-85
11.02 C II         Pearled rye (*)                                                               112-96             110-46
11.02 C III        Pearled barley (*)                                                            121-10            116-10
11.02 C IV         Pearled oats (*)                                                                73-32             70-82
11.02 C V          Pearled maize (*)                                                               94-90             92-40
11.02 C VI         Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat, rye, barley, oats           or    106-66             104-16
                   maize (2)
11.02 D I          Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                                     89-74              87-24
11.02 D II         Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                                       72-92             70-42
1 1.02 D III       Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (')                   r                49-87             47-37
11.02 D IV         Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                                      47-65             45-15
11.02 D V          Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)                                     61-41             58-91
11.02 D VI         Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled, other than grains of                  68-90              66-40
                   wheat, rye, barley, oats or maize (2)
11.02 E I a) 1     Rolled barley (·)                                                               49-87             47-37
11.02 E I a) 2     Rolled oats (*)                                                                 47-65             45-15
11.02 E I b) 1     Flaked barley (*)                                                               97-88             92-88
11.02 E I b) 2     Flaked oats (*)                                                                 93-52              88-52
 11.02 E II a)     Rolled or flaked wheat (■)                                                     158-95            153-95
 11.02 E II b)     Rolled or flaked rye (')                                                       129-27           124-27
 11.02 E II c)     Rolled or flaked maize (')                                                     108-95           103-95
11.02 E II d) 1    Flaked rice (2)                                                                108-90           103-90
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                                                                                                                         (u . a Jtonne)
                                  «                                                                            Levies
                                                                                                 Third countriei
     CCT h««4in | Ko                         Nomenclature in simplified wording                   (other than           ACP or
                                                                                                     ACP or               OCT
                                                                                                      OCT)
                                                                                                                      r~
11.02 E II d) 2        Rolled or flaked grains other than grains of wheat, rye, barley ,            122-18             117-18
                        oats, maize or rice, excluding flaked rice (*)
 11.02 F I              Wheat pellets (*)                                                           158-95             153-95
11.02 F II              Rye pellets (')                                                             129-27             124-27
 1 1.02 F 111           Barley pellet· (■)                                                           88-59               83-59
11.02 F IV              Oat pellets (*)                                                              84-67               79-67
11.02 F V            . Maize pellets (*)                                                           108-95              103-95
11.02 F VI             Rice pellets (')                                                              63-68               61-18
11.02 F VII            Pellets of cereals other than wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize or rice (2)     68-90               66-40
11.02 G I              Wheat germ, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                                   69-15;              64-15
11.02 G II             Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled flaked or ground              48-31               43-31
11.06 A                Denatured flour and méal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                    10-86                5-36 (5)
                       salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                       for the manufacture of starches
11.06 51               Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                  87-44              67-44 (5)
                       salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                       for the manufacture of starches
1 1.06 B II            Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot,                109-98               89-98 (J)
                       salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06,
                       other than for the manufacture of starches
11.07 A I a )          Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour                   161-24              152-24
11.07 A I b)           Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of              122-75              113-75
                       flour
11.07 All a)            Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form            91-66 (4)            82-66
                       of flour
1 1.07 A II b)         Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, other than in            70-77               61"77
                       the form of flour
11.07 B                Roasted malt                                                                  80-98 (4)          71-98
11.08 AI               Maize starch                                                                  87-44              70-44
11.08 A II             Rice starch                                                                   87-09              61-59
11.08 A HI             Wheat starch                                                                161-17             144-17
11.08 AIV              Potato starch                                                                 87-44              70-44
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                                                                                                                                  Levies
                                                                                                                    Third countries
      CCT heading No                                    Nomenclature in simplified wording                            (other than        ACP or
                                                                                                                        ACP or ■           OCT
                                                                                                                         OCT)
11.08 A V                        Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch                                 87-44            35-22 (5)
11.09                            Wheat gluten, whether or not dried                                                    412-12            262-12
17.02 B II a )                   Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 %> or                      171-88            91-88
                                 more by weight of the purè product (s), 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 %                       125-44            70-44
                                 or more by weight of the pure product (s), 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                        171-88            91-88
                                 powder, whether or not agglomerated
17.05 B II                       Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of                         125-44            70-44
                                 white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated
23.02 A I »)                     Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                      18-97             18-97
                                 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding
                                 35 % by weight
23.02 A I b)                     Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                      60-71             60-71
                                 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding
                                 35 % by weight
23.02 Alia )                     Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling                      15-18Ì            15-18
                                 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                      60-71             60-71
                                 or working of cereals other than maize or rice, not falling within
                                 subheading 23.02 A II a)
23.03 A I                        Residues from the manufacture of starch from maize (excluding                          237-50             87-50
                                 concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on
                                 the dry product, exceeding 40 9/o by weight
(') This levy is limited to 6 •/» of the value for customs purposes .
 (■) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 11.01 and 11.02 and those falling within subheading 23.02 A,
     products falling within heading 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 'It for wheat,
        3 •/• for barley, 4 */o for buckwheat, 5 % for oats and 2 % for other cereals .
     Germ of cereals , whole, rolled, flaked or ground , falls in all cases within heading No 11.02.
 (•) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the product falling within subheading 17.02 B I is subject to the same levy as products falling
     within subheading 17.02 B II .
 (') In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2755/75 this levy is reduced by 0-45 u.a. /lOO kg for products originating in Turkey.
(') In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 706/76 the levy shall not be charged on the following products originating in the countries
     and territories :
     — arrowroot falling within subheading ex 07.06 A,
     — flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheadings ex 11.06 A, ex 11.06 B I and II,
     — arrowroot starch falling within subheading ex 11.08 A V.