31966R0156

232 Official Journal of the European Communities

3278/66 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 27.10.66

REGULATION No 156/66/EEC OF THE COUNCIL of 25 October 1966

on the levies on mixtures of cereals , rice and broken rice

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITY,

Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ pean Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof; 1 . The levy on mixtures composed of two of the cereals listed in Article 1 ( a) and (b) of Regulation­ No 19 shall be that applicable to : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;

— the main component by weight, if such component Having regard to the Opinion of the European Par­ represents 90% or more by weight of the mixture ; liament1 ; — the component subject to the higher levy, where Whereas, to ensure the proper working of the levy neither of the two components represents 90% system applicable to trade in cereals, rice and broken or more by weight of the mixture. rice between the Member States and with third countries introduced by Council Regulation No 192 on the progressive establishment of a. common 2. Where a mixture is composed of more than organisation of the market in cereals and Council two of the cereals listed in Article 1 ( a) and (b) of Regulation No 16/64/EEC3 on the progressive Regulation No 19, and if several cereals each repre­ establishment of a common organisation of the sent more than 10% by weight of the mixture, the market in rice, suitable rules should be applied to levy on this mixture shall be the highest of the levies trade in mixtures of cereals, rice and broken rice; applicable to these cereals, even where the levy is the same for more than one of them . Whereas the levy on such mixtures results from their Where only one cereal represents more than 10% tariff classification, which is normally determined in by weight of the mixture, the levy shall be that accordance with the general rules for the interpre­ applicable to this cereal. tation of the Common Customs Tariff;

3 . In respect of mixtures composed of cereals listed Whereas, in the case of mixtures of cereals, rice and in Article 1 ( a) and (b ) of Regulation No 19 which broken rice, the tariff classification may give rise to difficulties if determined in accordance with these are not covered by the above provisions, the levy applied shall be the highest of the levies applicable rules ; whereas in fact such classification sometimes to the cereals included in the mixture, even where results in a low levy being charged on mixtures the levy is the same for more than one of them. which, however, contain a substantial proportion of products subject to a high levy;

Whereas, in order to avoid such difficulties, special Article 2 provisions should be adopted for determining the levy on mixtures of cereals, rice and broken rice ; 1 . The levy on mixtures composed of one or more of the cereals listed in Article 1 (a) and (b) of Regu­ lation No 19 and of one or more of the products 1 OJ No 130 , 19.7.1966 , p . 2464/66. listed in Article 1 ( a) and (b) of Regulation No 16/ 2 OJ No 30 , 20.4.1962 , p . 933/627 64/EEC shall be that applicable to the component 3 OJ No 34 , 27.2.1964, p . 574/64. subject to the highest levy.

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2. The levy on mixtures composed either of rice of Article 3 several different groups or processing stages or of rice of one or more different groups or processing Where the method of determining the levy laid down stages and of broken rice shall be that applicable to : in Articles 1 and 2 cannot be applied, the levy on the mixtures covered by this Regulation shall be that derived from the tariff classification of such mixtures . — the main component by weight, if such component represents 90% or more by weight of the mixture; Article 4 — the component subject to the highest levy, where none of the component represents 90% or more Council Regulation No 139 1 on levies on cereal by weight of the mixture. mixtures is hereby repealed.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels , 25 October 1966.

For the Council

The President

B. W. BIESHEUVEL

1 OJ No 122, 21.11.1962 , p . 2729/62.