31974R1341

No L 146/32 Official Journal of the European Communities 31 . 5 . 74

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1341 /74 OF THE COMMISSION

of 28 May 1974 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN rice and for the advance fixing of the levy for some of COMMUNITIES, these products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1047/73 (9), provides that the levy thus deter­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European mined, increased by the fixed component, is valid in Economic Community ; general for one month but is altered where the levy applicable to the basic product concerned differs by Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/ not less than 0-25 unit of account per 100 kilo­ 67/EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ grammes from the average of the levies calculated as tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­ described above ; lation (EEC) No 1 346/73 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof ; Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/ (EEC) No 1052/68 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) 67/EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ No 1080 /68 , the levy on certain processed products tion of the market in rice as last amended by the must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­ Act (4) annexed to the Treaty (5) on the Accession of tion refund granted in respect of basic products for new Member States to the European Economic processing ; Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, Whereas the fitfed component of the levy is specified and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof ; in Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68 ; Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Committee ; Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the interests of the Associated African States and Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­ Madagascar and of the Overseas Countries and Terri­ able component of the import levy on products tories, and of the United Republic of Tanzania, the processed from cereals and rice are laid down in Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, the Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC and levy relating to them in respect of certain products Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC ; processed from cereals must be reduced by the whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No amount of the fixed component and, in respect of 1052/68 (6) of 23 July 1968 on the import and export some of these products, by part of the variable compo­ system for products processed from cereals and rice, as nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­ last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 881 /73 (7), dance with Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No provides that the incidence on the prime costs of 522/70 ( 10) of 17 March 1970 on the treatment to be these products of the levies applicable to their basic accorded to products processed from cereals and rice products should be calculated on the basis of the originating in the Associated African States and average of the levies applicable to these basic products Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries and Territo­ for the first twenty-five days of the month preceding ries, and Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on 653 /71 ( n ) of 30 March 1971 on the treatment to be the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic accorded to products processed from cereals and rice products in question during the month of importa­ originating in the United Republic of Tanzania, the tion, is calculated on the basis of the quantities of Republic of Uganda or the Republic of Kenya, as basic products considered to have been used in the amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1036/72 ( 12) ; 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 1080/68 (8) of 26 July 1968 on the procedure for calcu­ No 07.06 A is limited , with effect from the date of lating the levy on products processed from cereals and 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 (2) OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5. 1973 , p. 8 . rate of duty bound within GATT ; (3) OJ No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14. f) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 5. (9) OJ No L 104, 19 . 4. 1973, p. 30 . f) OJ No L 179 , 25 . 7. 1968 , p. 8 . (> °)OJ No L 65, 21 . 3 . 1970, p. 10 . (7) OJ No L 86, 31 . 3 . 1973 , p. 30 . (") OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 2. f) OJ No L 181 , 27. 7. 1968 , p. 6 . ( I2) OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5. 1972, p. 18 .

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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 relation to each other, at any given moment, Article 1 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 — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the in Article 1 (d) of Regulation No 120 / 67 / EEC and in arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation No 359 /67/ EEC and of these currencies recorded for a given period, in subject to Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68 are hereby relation to the Community currencies referred to fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation . in the previous subparagraph ;

Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­ Article 2 tion No 1 20 / 67 / EEC, the nomenclature provided for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common Customs Tariff ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1974.

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

Done at Brussels , 28 May 1974 .

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission

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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 0-040 (*) 0 (*) with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes

11.01 C Barley flour (*) 0-900 0-400

11.01 D Oat flour (*) 1-710 1-210

11.01 E I Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by weight (*) 1-465 0-965

11.01 E II hlaize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1\5 °/o by weight (*) 0-797 0-547

11.01 F Rice flour (*) 0-250 0

11.01 G Buckwheat flour (*) 0-500 0

11.01 H Millet flour (*) 1-442 1-192

11.01 1 J Canary seed flour (*) 0-250 0

11.01 K Grain sorghum flour (*) 1-583 1-333

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 (*)

11.02 A II Rye groats and meal (*) 6-222 5-722

11.02 A III Barley groats and meal (2 ) 0-900 0-400

11.02 A IV Oat groats and meal (*) 1-710 1-210

11.02 A V a) 1 ■ Maize groats and meal , of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by 0-500 0 weight, for the brewing industry (2)

11.02 A V a ) 2 Maize groats and meal , of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by 1-465 0-965 weight, other than for the brewing industry (2)

11.02 A V b ) Maize groats and meal , of a fat content exceeding 1-5 %> by 0-797 0-547 weight (2 )

11.02 A VI Rice groats and meal (*) 0-250 0

11.02 A VII Buckwheat groats and meal (*) 0-500 0

11.02 A VIII Millet groats and meal (') 1-442 1-192

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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 A IX Grain sorghum groats and meal (2) 1-583 1-333

11.02 AX Cereals groats and meal , other than groats and meal of wheat, 0-250 0 mesiin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2 )

11.02 B I a) 1 Hulled (shelled or husked ) barley (s) 0-605 0-355

11.02 B I a) 2 aa) Clipped oats 0-935 0-685

11.02 B I a) 2 bb ) Hulled (shelled or husked ) oats other than clipped oats (2 ) 1-460 1-210

11.02 B I a) 3 Hulled (shelled or husked) buckwheat (2 ) 0-250 0

1 1.02 B I a) 4 Hulled (shelled or husked ) millet (2) 2-120 1-870

Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley (' Grütze' or ' Grutten ') (2 ) 0-605 0-355 11.02 B lb ) 1

11.02 B I b ) 2 Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats (' Grütze' or ' Grutten ') (2 ) 1-460 1-210

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) 2-120 1-870

11.02 B II a ) Hulled (shelled or husked ) wheat, whether or not sliced or 0-931 0-681 kibbled (2 )

11.02 B II b ) Hulled (shelled or husked ) rye, whether or not sliced or 4-478 4-228 kibbled (2 )

Hulled (shelled or husked ) maize, whether or not sliced or 1-108 0-858 11.02 B II c) kibbled (2)

Hulled ( shelled or husked) grain sorghum, whether or not sliced or 2-341 2-091 11.02 B II d) kibbled (2)

0-250 0 11.02 B II e) Hulled (shelled or husked) grains, whether or not sliced or kibbled, other than those of wheat, rye, maize, barley , oats, buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2)

1-069 0-819 11.02 C I Pearled wheat (*)

11.02 C II 5-336 5-086 Pearled rye (2)

11.02 C III 1-055 0-555 Pearled barley (2 )

Í1.02 C IV Pearled oats (*) 1-325 1-075

11.02 C V 1-108 0-858 Pearled maize (2)

11.02 C VI Pearled buckwheat (*) 0-250 0

11.02 C VII Pearled millet (*) 2-120 1-870

11.02 C VIII Pearled grain sorghum (2) 2-341 2-091

11.02 C IX Pearled grains, other than grains of wheat, rye , barley, oats, maize, 0-250 0 buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (*)

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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 D I Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (2) 0-772 0-522

11.02 D II Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (2) 3-493 3-243

11.02 D III Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (2) 0-476 0-226

11.02 D IV Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (2 ) 0-935 0-685

11.02 D V Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (2 ) 0-797 0-547

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) 1-442 1-192

11.02 D VIII Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (2 ) 1-583 1-333

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 )

Rolled barley (*) 0-476 0-226 11.02 E I a ) 1

11.02 E I a ) 2 Rolled oats ( 2) 0-935 0-685

11.02 E I a ) 3 Rolled buckwheat (2 ) 0-250 0

11.02 E I a ) 4 Rolled millet (2 ) 1-442 1-192

11.02 E I b ) 1 Flaked barley (2 ) 0-944 0-444

11.02 E I b) 2 Flaked oats (2) 1-844 1-344

11.02 E I b ) 3 Flaked buckwheat (') 0-500 0

11.02 E I b ) 4 Flaked millet (2 ) 2-604 2-104

11.02 E II a) Rolled or flaked wheat (2) 1-422 0-922

11.02 E II b ) Rolled or flaked rye ( 2 ) 6-222 5-722

11.02 E II c) Rolled or flaked maize (2) 1-465 0-965

11.02 E II d ) Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (2 ) 2-853 2-353

11.02 E II e) 1 Flake rice ( 2 ) 0-500 0

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 pellers (2) 1-422 0-922

11.02 F II Rye pellets (2) 6-222 5-722

1 1.02 F III Barley pellets (*) 0-900 0-400

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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 F IV Oat pellets (*) 1-710 1-210

11.02 F V Maize pellets (2) 1-465 0-965

11.02 F VI Rice pellets (2) 0-250 0

11.02 F VII Buckwheat pellets (2) 0-500 0

11.02 F VIII Millet pellets (2) 1-442 1-192

11.02 F IX Grain sorghum pellets (2 ) 1-583 1-333

11.02 F X Pellets of cereals other than wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, 0-250 0 buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (2 )

11.02 G I Wheat germ , whole , rolled , flaked or ground 0-884 0-384

1 1.02 G II Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled, flaked or ground 0-902 0-402

11.06 A Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot, 0-290 0 salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06, for the manufacture of starches

Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot, 1-700 0 11.06 B I I I salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06, for the manufacture of starches

Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot, 2-563 0-683 11.06 B II salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06 , other than for the manufacture of starches 1 j Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour 1-811 0-911 11.07 Ala )

Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of 1-581 0-681 11.07 A I b ) J i flour

11.07 A II a ) Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form 1-295 (4) 0-395 of flour

11.07 A II b ) Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, other than in 1-195 0-295 the form of flour I 11.07 B i Roasted malt 0-344 1-244 (4 )

11.08 A I i Maize starch 1-700 0

11.08 A II Rice starch 2-550 0 j 11.08 A III Wheat starch 1-700 0

11.08 A IV Potato starch 1-700 0

Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch 1-700 0 11.08 A V j

11.09 A j Dried wheat gluten 15-000 0

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Levies in i. 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)

11.09 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 8-000 0 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 °/o 5-500 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 8-000 0 powder, whether or not agglomerated

17.05 B II Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of 5-500 0 white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated

23.02 A 1 a) Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling 0-127 0-127 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 0-204 0-204 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding 35 °/o but not exceeding 45 % by weight, and having undergone a denaturing process

23.02 A I b) 2 Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling 0-407 0-407 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding 35 °/o 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 0-102 0-102 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 % or more by weight

23.02 A II b) Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling 0-407 0-407 • 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 15-000 0 concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on the dry product, exceeding 40 °/o by weight

(') 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 ®/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 •/» for barley , 4 %> for buckwheat , 5 % for oats and 2 % for other ccreals . 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 . (4) In accordance with Regulation ( EEC) No 3375/73 this levy is reduced by 0-45 u.a. /lOO kg for products originating in Turkey .