31974R1634

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REGULATION (EEC) No 1634/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 26 June 1974 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, provides that Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the levy thus determined, increased by the fixed Economic Community ; component, is valid in general for one month but is altered where the levy applicable to the basic product Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/ concerned * differs by not less than 0-25 unit of 67/EEC ( 1 ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ account per 100 kilogrammes from the average of the tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­ levies calculated as described above ; lation (EEC) No 1 346/73 (2), and in particular Article 1 4 (4) thereof ; Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/ (EEC) NQ 1052/68 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) 67/EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ No 1579/74, 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, and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof ; Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified 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 Whereas the rules to be applied to calculating the vari­ interests of the Associated African States and able component of the import levy on products Madagascar and of the Overseas Countries and Terri­ processed from cereals and rice are laid down in tories, and of the United Republic of Tanzania, the Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC and Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, the Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC ; levy relating to them in respect of certain products whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No processed from cereals must be reduced by the 1052/68 (6) of 23 July 1968 on the import and export amount of the fixed component and, in respect of system for products processed from cereals and rice, as some of these products, by part of the variable compo­ last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 881 /73 (7), nent ; whereas this reduction must be made in accor­ provides that the incidence on the prime costs of dance with Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No these products of the levies applicable to their basic 522/70 (9) of 17 March 1970 on the treatment to be products should be calculated on the basis of the accorded to products processed from cereals and rice average of the levies applicable to these basic products originating in the Associated African States and for the first twenty-five days of the month preceding Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries and Territo­ that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on ries, and Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic 653/71 ( 10) of 30 March 1971 on the treatment to be products in question during the month of importa­ accorded to products processed from cereals and rice tion, is calculated on the basis of the quantities of originating in the United Republic of Tanzania, the basic products considered to have been used in the Republic of Uganda or the Republic of Kenya, as manufacture of the processed product or the amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1036/72 ( n ) ; competing product which serves as a reference for processed products not containing cereals ; Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1052/68 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No provides that the levy to be charged on the products 1 579/74 (8) of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for listed in the Annex to that Regulation under heading calculating the import levy on products processed No 07.06 A is limited, with effect from the date of entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967) «) OJ No 117, 19 . 6. 1967, p. 2269/67. annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and 2) OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5. 1973, p. 8 . Trade, to the amount resulting from application of the }) OJ No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 1 . rate of duty bound within GATT ; 4) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14. *) OJ No L 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 5. *) OJ No L 179, 25. 7. 1968, p. 8 . (9) OJ No L 65, 21 . 3 . 1970, p. 10 . h OJ No L 86, 31 . 3. 1973, p. 30. ( 10) OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 2. (*) OJ No L 168 , 25. 6. 1974, p. 7. (») 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 df 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 120/67/EEC, the nomenclature provided for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common Customs Tariff : This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1974.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 June 1974. For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Levies in u.i./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 o ( x ) 0 (») with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes

11.01 C 0-500 0 Barley flour (*)

11.01 D 0-590 0-090 Oat flour (·)

0-833 0-333 11.01 E I Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 e/o by weight (·)

0-439 0-189 11.01 E II Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1*5 ®/o by weight (*)

11.01 F 0-250 0 Rice flour (*)

11.01 G 0-500 0 Buckwheat flour (·)

11.01 H 1-138 0-888 Millet flour (')

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

11.01 K 1-784 1-534 Grain sorghum flour (*)

11.01 L 0-250 0 Cereals flours, other than flour of wheat, mesiin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet, canary seed or grain sorghum (*)

11.02 A II Rye groats and meal (*) 5-137 4-637

11.02 A III Barley groats and meal (') 0-500 0

11.02 A IV Oat groats and meal (*) 0-590 0-090

11.02 A Va ) 1 Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 %» by 0-500 0 weight, for the brewing industry (*)

11.02 A V a) 2 Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % by 0-833 0-333 weight, other than for the brewing industry (*)

11.02 A V b) Maize groats and meal, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 °/o by 0-439 0-189 weight (')

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 (') 1-138 0-888

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Levies in u.a./100 kg

Third countries (other than A ASM , OCT, CCT heading No Nomenclature in simplified wording A ASM and Tanzania, OCT, Tanzania , Uganda and Uganda and Kenya Kenya)

11.02 A IX Grain sorghum groats and meal (*) 1-784 1-534

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 (*)

11.02 B I a) 1 Hulled (shelled or husked) barley (*) 0-250 0

11.02 B l a) 2 aa) Clipped oats 0-301 0-051

1 1.02 B I a) 2 bb) Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (*) 0-340 0-090

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

11.02 B I a) 4 Hulled (shelled or husked) millet (*) 1-644 1-394

Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley ('Grütze' or ' Grutten') (*) 0-250 0 11.02 B I b) 1 Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats (' Grütze' or ' Grutten') (*) . 0-340 0-090 11.02 B I b) 2 Hulled and sliced or kibbled buckwheat ('Grütze' or 'Grutten') (®) 0-250 0 11.02 B I b) 3 11.02 B I b) 4 Hulled and sliced or kibbled millet ('Grütze' or ' Grutten') (*) 1-644 1-394

11.02 B II a) Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, whether or not sliced or 0-403 0-153 kibbled (*) ·

11.02 B II b) Hulled (shelled or husked) rye, whether or not sliced or 3-676 3-426 ' kibbled (*)

Hulled (shelled or husked) maize, whether or not sliced or 0-546 0-296 11.02 B II c) kibbled (*)

Hulled (shelled or husked) grain sorghum, whether or not sliced or 2-656 2-406 11.02 B II d) kibbled («)

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

Pearled wheat (·) 0-434 0-184 11.02 C I 4-372 4-122 11.02 C II Pearled rye (*)

Pearled barley (■) 0-500 0 11.02 C III 0-330 0-080 11.02 C IV Pearled oats (*)

1 1.02 C V 0-546 0-296 Pearled maize (*)

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

11.02 C VII Pearled millet (') 1-644 1-394

11.02 C VIII Pearled grain sorghum (*) 2-656 2-406

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, CCI 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 (*) 0-367 0-117

11.02 D II Rye not otherwise worked than kibbled (*) 2-878 2-628

Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (') 0-250 0 1 1.02 D III

11.02 D IV Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (*) 0-301 " 0-051

11.02 D V Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (*) 0-439 0-189

11.02 D VI Buckwheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (') 0-250 0

11.02 D VII Millet not otherwise worked than kibbled (*) 1-138 0-888

11.02 D VIII Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (*) 1-784 1-534

1 1.02 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 (*)

Rolled barley C) 0-250 0 11.02 E I a) 1

Rolled oats (*) 0-301 0-051 11.02 E I a) 2

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

Rolled millet (*) 1-138 0-888 11.02 E I a) 4 .

Flaked barley (*) 0-500 0 11.02 Elb) 1

11.02 E I b) 2 Flaked oats (') 0-600 0-100

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

11.02 E I b) 4 Flaked millet (*) 2-068 1-568

11.02 E II a) Rolled or flaked wheat (■) 0-707 0-207

11.02 E II b) Rolled or flaked rye (*) 5-137 4-637

11.02 E II c) Rolled or flaked maize (*) 0-833 0-333

11.02 E II d) Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (*) 3-207 2-707

11.02 E II e) 1 Flake rice (*) 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 (*)

0-707 0-207 11.02 F I Wheat pellets (*)

11.02 F II 5-137 4-637 Rye pellets (*)

11.02 F III Barley pellets P) 0-500 0

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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 (*) 0-590 0-090

11.02 F V Maize pellets (*) 0-833 0-333

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

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

11.02 F VIII 1-138 0-888 Millet pellets (2)

11.02 F IX 1-784 1-534 Grain sorghum pellets (*)

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

11.02 G I 0-586 0-086 Wheat germ, whole, rolled , flaked or ground

11.02 G II 0-639 0-139 Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled, flaked or ground

0-250 0 11.06 A Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot, salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06, for the manufacture of starches Λ 11.06 B I 1-700 0 Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot, salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06, for the manufacture of starches

1-998 0-118 11.06 B II Undenatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot, salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06, other than for the manufacture of starches

1-105 0-205 11.07 Ala ) Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour

Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of 1-053 0-153 , 11.07 Alb) flour \ 11.07 All a ) Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form 0 0-900 (4 ) of flour

11.07 A II b) Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, other than in 0-900 0 the form of flour

11.07 B Roasted malt 0 0-900 (4) 11.08 A I Maize starch 1-700 0

11.08 A II Rice starch 2-550 0

11.08 A III Wheat starch 1-700 0

11.08 A IV Potato starch 1-700 0

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

11.09 A Dried wheat gluten 15-000 0

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Levies in u.a./100 kg

Third countries (other than AASM , OCT, OCT 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 (8), in the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated

17.02 B II b) 5-500 0 Glucose and glucose syrup not containing, in the dry state, 99% 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 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 i) Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling 0-031 0-031 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 0-048 0-048 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding 35 % but not exceeding 45 % by weight, and having undergone a denaturing process

23.02 A I b) 2 0-096 0-096 Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling 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 % by weight

23.02 A II a) Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling 0-024 0-024 or working of cereals other than maize or rice, of which the starch content does not exceed 28 % 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

23Æ2 A II b) Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling 0-096 0-096 or working of cereals other than maize or rice, not falling within subheading No 23.02 A II a)

23.03 A I 15-000 0 Residues from the manufacture of starch from maize (excluding concentrated steeping liquors}, of a protein content, calculated on the dry product, exceeding 40 % 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 •/• 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 •/« 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 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 . («) In accordance with Regulation (EEC! No 3375/73 this levy is reduced by 0-45 u.a. / lOO kg for products originating in Turkey.