CELEX: 31994R0439
Language: en
Date: 1994-03-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 439/94 of 28 February 1994 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

1 . 3 . 94                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 57/9
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 439/94
                                                        of 28 February 1994
                          fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          1740/78 Q, 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 1993 on the common organization of the
market in cereals ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No             relating to them in respect of certain products processed
                                                                     from cereals must be reduced by the amount of the fixed
2193/93 (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 (EEC)             from the processing of agricultural products originating in
 No 1 544/93 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,          the ACP States (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
                                                                     235/94 0 ;
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                (u), 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 (f), 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 (u) 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 (M),
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 (6), 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 .                            0 OJ No L 30, 3. 2. 1994, p. 12.
(2) OJ   No  L 196,  5. 8. 1993, p. 22.                               (,0) 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 154,  25. 6. 1993, p. 5.                               (12) 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 .
Ò OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7.                                    H OJ No L 338, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 22.
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Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9                     convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
February 1987 concerning the import arrangements appli­             and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
cable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 and               conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;
0714 90 originating in certain third countries ('), as last         whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3909/92 (2), lay down                tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­
the terms on which the import levy is limited to 6 % ad             lation (EEC) No 1068/93 Q,
valorem ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29
October 1975 on glucose and lactose (3), as amended by              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (4), 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
                                                                                            Article 1
by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 it is to be extended to
glucose and glucose syrup falling within CN codes
1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59 ; whereas consequently the
levy fixed for products falling within CN codes                     The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 also applies to              Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in
products falling within CN codes 1702 30 51 and                     Article 1 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and
1702 30 59 ; whereas, to ensure that the provision in ques­         subject to Regulation (EEC) No 1620/93 shall be as set
                                                                    out in the Annex hereto .
tion is properly applied, these products and the levy
thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of
levies ;
                                                                                            Article 2
Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article
1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (% as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528/93 (6), are used to              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1994.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 28 February 1994.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Rene STEICHEN
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ   No L 43, 13. 2. 1987, p. 9.
(2) OJ   No L 394, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 23.
(3) OJ   No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20.
(4) OJ   No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .
t5) OJ   No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
(6) OJ   No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 32.                             O OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
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                                                                  ANNEX
                    to the Commission Regulation of 28 February 1994 fixing the import levies on products
                                                    processed from cereals and rice
                                                        (ECU/tonne)                                                  (ECU/tonne)
                                    Import levies Q                                              Import levies {)
        CN code                                                             CN code
                                                Third countries                                              Third countries
                              ACP                                                          ACP
                                               (other than ACP)                                             (other than ACP)
    0714 10 10 (')           117,61                  124,26              1104 22 90        96,96                   99,98
    0714 10 91               121,24 (2) 0            121,24              1104 23 10       137,70                  140,72
    071410 99                119,43                  124,26              1104 23 30       137,70                  140,72
    0714 90 11               121,24 (2)0             121,24              1104 23 90        87,78                   90,80
    071490 19                119,43 (2)              124,26              110429 11        125,78                  128,80
    1102 20 10               154,91                  160,95              1104 29 15       15633                   159,35
    1102 20 90                87,78                   90,80              11042919         154,48                  157,50
    1102 30 00               118,29                  121,31              1104 29 31       151,31                  154,33
    110290 10                218,23                  224,27              1104 29 35       188,06                  191,08
    1102 90 30               171,11                  177,15 .            1104 29 39       154,48                  157,50
    1102 90 90                98,48                  101,50              1104 29 91        96,46                   99,48
    1103 1200                171,11                  177,15              1104 29 95       119,89                  122^1
    1103 13 10               154,91                  160,95              1104 29 99        98,48                  101,50
    1103 1390                 87,78                   90,80              110430 10         70,93                   76,97
    1103 14 00               118,29                  121,31              1104 30 90        64,55                   70,59
    1103 19 10               211,57                 217,61               1106 20 10       117,61 (2)              124,26
    1103 1930                218,23                 224,27               1106 20 90       134,93 0                159,11
    1103 19 90                98,48                  101,50              1108 11 00       208,05                  228,60
    1103 21 00               170,23                  176,27              1108 12 00       138,56                  159,11
    1103 29 10               211,57                 217,61               1108 13 00       138,56                  159,11 0
    1103 29 20               218,23                 224,27               1108 14 00        69,27                  159,11
    1103 29 30               171,11                  177,15              1108 19 10       169,62                  200,45
    1103 29 40               154,91                  160,95              1108 1990         69,27 (2)              159,11
    1103 29 50               118,29                  121,31              1109 00 00       378,28                  559,62
    1103 29 90                98,48                  101,50              1702 30 51       180,73                  277,45
    1104 11 10               123,66                  126,68              1702 30 59       138,56                  205,05
    110411 90                242,48                 248,52               1702 30 91       180,73                  277,45
    1104 12 10                96,96                   99,98              1702 30 99       138,56                  205,05
    1104 12 90               190,12                  196,16              1702 40 90       138,56                  205,05
    1104 19 10               170,23                  176,27              1702 90 50       138,56                  205,05
    1104 19 30               211,57                 217,61               1702 90 75       189,33                  286,05
    1104 19 50               154,91                  160,95              1702 90 79       131,67                  198,16
    1104 1991                200,86                 206,90               2106 90 55       138,56                  205,05
    1104 19 99               173,79                  179,83              2302 10 10        41,84                   47,84
    1104 21 10               193,98                  197,00              2302 10 90        89,66                   95,66
    1104 21 30               193,98                  197,00              2302 20 10        41,84                   47,84
    1104 21 50               303,10                 309,14               2302 20 90        89,66                   95,66
    1104 21 90               123,66                 126,68               2302 30 10        41,84 (8)               47,84
    1104 22 10 10 0           96,96                   99,98              2302 30 90        89,66 (8)               95,66
    1104 22 10 90 (4)        171,11                 174,13              2302 40 10         41,84                   47,84
    1104 22 30               171,11                 174,13              2302 40 90         89,66                   95,66
    1104 22 50               152,10                 155,12              2303 10 11        172,12                  353,46
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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 071410 91 ,
    —   products falling within CN code 0714 90 11 and arrow-root falling within CN code 0714 9019,
    —   flours and meal of arrow-root falling within CN code 1 106 20,
    —   arrow-root starch falling within CN code 1108 19 90.
0 Taric code : clipped oats.
(4) Taric code : CN code 1104 22 10, other than 'clipped oats'.
(*) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90, the levy on importation into the Community of products of CN code 1108 13 00 is reduced by 50 % within
    the limit of a fixed quantity of 5 000 tonnes.
(*) 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.
f) No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
(*) 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.