31975R1340

28 . 5 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 137/7

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1340/75 OF THE COMMISSION

of 27 May 1975

fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN feedingstuffs manufactured from cereals, as amended COMMUNITIES , by Regulation ( EEC) No 31 03/74 (8), provides that the levy thus determined, increased by the fixed compo­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European nent, is valid in general for one month but is altered Economic Community ; where the levy applicable to the basic product concerned differs by not less than 0-25 unit of Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/ account per 100 kilogrammes from the average of the 67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ levies calculated as described above ; tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­ lation ( EEC) No 85/75 (2 ), and in particular Article 14 Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (4) thereof ; (EEC) No 1052/68 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 579/74, the levy on certain processed products Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/ must be reduced by an amount equal to the produc­ 67/ EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ tion refund granted in respect of basic products for tion of the market in rice as last amended by Regula­ processing ; tion ( EEC) No 476/ 75 (4 ), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof ; Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary in Regulation ( EEC) No 1052/68 ; 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 ( 5 ) 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 980 / 75 ( b), 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 products should be calculated on the basis of the 522 / 70 (l)) of 17 March 1970 on the treatment to be accorded to products processed from cereals and rice average of the levies applicable to these basic products for the first twenty-five days of the month preceding originating in the Associated African States and that of importation ; whereas this average , adjusted on Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries and Territo­ the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic­ ries, and Article 1 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No 653 / 71 ( 10 ) of 30 March 1971 on the treatment to be products in question during the month of importa­ tion , is calculated on the basis of the quantities of accorded to products processed from cereals and rice 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 last manufacture of the processed product or the competing product which serves as a reference for amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 241 /75 ("); 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 ( 7 ) 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 from cereals and from rice and for the advance fixing entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967) of this levy for these products and for compound annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, to the amount resulting from application of the (') OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967 , p*. 2269 / 67 . rate of duty bound within GATT ; (-') O ) No L I 1 , 1 6 . 1 . 1 975, p . 1 . ; (') Oj No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 . > (■») OJ No L 52, 28 . 2 . 1975 , p . 31 . (s) OJ No L ,331 , 11 . 12 . 1974, p . 7 . : 0 ) O'j No L 179, 25 . 7. 1968 , p . 8 . H OJ No L 65 , 21 . 3 . 1970, p . 10 . . (h) O'j No L 95, 17. 4. 1975, p. 1 . ( I0) OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p . 2 . ■ ( 7) O'J No L 168 , 25. 6 . 1974, p. 7. (") OJ No L 26, 31 . 1 . 1975, p . 5 .

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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 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 June 1975.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 May 1975 .

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Lfcvies in u.a ./lOO 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 0-866 (») 0-746 (') with high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes

11.01 C 9162 8-662 Barley flour (*)

11.01 D Oat flour (■) 7-709 7-209

6-064 5-564 11.01 EI Maize flour, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 */o by weight (*)

11.01 E!I Maize flour, of a fat content exceeding 1*5 •/« by weight (*) 3-403 3-153

11.01 F Rice flour (*) 0-250 0

11.01 G Buckwheat flour (■) 3-661 3-161

11.01 H Millet flour (•) 0-250 0

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

11.01 K Grain sorghum flour (•) 3-694 3-444

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

11.02 A II Rye groats and meal (■) 10*742 10-242

11.02 A III Barley groats and meal (') 9-162 8-662

11.02 A IV Oat groats and meal (■) 7-709 7-209

11.02 A V a) 1 Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1*5 •/• by 2-869 2-369 weight, for the brewing industry (*)

11.02 A V a) 2 6-064 5-564 Maize groats and meal, of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 #/o by weight, other than for the brewing industry (*)

11.02 A Vb) 3-403 3-153 Maize groats and meal, of a fat content exceeding 1-5 #/o by weight (l)

11.02 A VI Rice groats and meal (•) 0 0,250

11.02 A VII Buckwheat groats and meal (•) 3-161 3-661

11.02 A VIII Millet groats and meal (*) 0-250 0

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Levies in u.a./lOO kg

Third countries (other than AASM , 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 (f) 3-694 3-444

1 1.02 AX Cereals groats and meal, other than groats and meal of wheat, 0-250 0 meslin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum (*)

11.02 B I a) 1 Hulled (shelled or husked) barley (*) 7-949 7-699

11.02 B I a) 2 aa) Clipped oats N 4-335 4-085

11.02 B I a) 2 bb) Hulled (shelled or husked) oats other than clipped oats (*) 7-459 7-209

11.02 B I a) 3 Hulled (shelled or husked) buckwheat (*) 3-060 2-810

Hulled (shelled or husked) millet (*) 0-250 0 1 1.02 B I a) 4

Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley ('Griitze' or ' Grutten') (') 7-949 7-699 11.02 Bib) 1

Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats (' Griitze' or ' Grutten') (*) 7-459 7-209 11.02 Bib) 2

3-060 2-810 11.02 Bib) 3 Hulled and sliced or kibbled buckwheat ('Griitze' or ' Grutten') (*)

Hulled and sliced or kibbled millet (' Griitze' or ' Grutten') (*) 0-250 0 11.02 Bib) 4

6-130 5-880 11.02 B II a) Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, whether or not sliced or kibbled (2)

7-818 7-568 11.02 B II b) Hulled (shelled or husked) rye, whether or not sliced or kibbled (*)

5-196 4-946 Hulled (shelled or husked) maize, whether or not sliced or 11.02 B II c) kibbled (*)

5-652 5-402 11.02 B II d) Hulled (shelled or husked) grain sorghum, whether or not sliced or 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 (')

11.02 CI Pearled wheat (■) 7-324 7-074

11.02 C II Pearled rye (*) 9-354 9-104

11.02 CIII Pearled barley (') 12-530 12-030

11.02 CIV Pearled oats (*) 6-658 6-408

11.02 CV Pearled maize (*) 5-196 4-946

11.02 C VI Pearled buckwheat (') 3-060 2-810

11.02 C VII Pearled millet (•) 0-250 0

11.02 C VIII Pearled grain sorghum (') 5-652 5-402

114)2 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. /lOO kg l i Third countries (other than AASM , OCT, OCT heading No Nomenclature in simplified wording AASM and Tanzania , OCT, Tanzania , Uganda and Uganda and Kenya Kenya )

Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (*) 4-759 4-509 11.02 D I

1 1.02 D II Rye not ptherwise worked than kibbled (') 6-054 5-804

Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled (f) 5-158 4-908 11.02 Dili

11.02 D IV Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled (f) 4-335 4-085

11.02 D V 3-403 3-153 Maize not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)

11.02 D VI 2-041 1-791 Buckwheat not otherwise worked than kibbled (*)

11.02 D VII 0-250 0 Millet not otherwise worked than kibbled (l)

11.02 D VIII Grain sorghum not otherwise worked than kibbled (*) 3-694 3-444

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 (*) 5-158 4-908 11.02 EI a) 1

11.02 EI a) 2 Rolled oats (f) 4-335 4-085

11.02 EI a) 3 Rolled buckwheat (') 2-041 1-791

11.02 E I a) 4 Rolled millet (*) 0-250 0

11.02 E lb) 1 Flaked barley (*) 10-124 9-624

11.02 E lb) 2 Flaked oats (*) 8-510 8-010

11.02 E lb) 3 Flaked buckwheat (•) 3-661 3-161

11.02 E lb) 4 Flaked millet (*) 0-500 0

11.02 EII a) Rolled or flaked wheat (•) 8-458 7-958

11.02 E II b ) Rolled or flaked rye (*) 10-742 10-242

11.02 EII c) Rolled or flaked maize (®) 6-064 5-564

11.02 E II d) Rolled or flaked grain sorghum (') 6-577 6-077

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

11.02 EII e) 2 0-500 Rolled or flaked grains other than grains of wheat, rye, barley, 0 oa ;, maize, rice, buckwheat, millet or grain sorghum , excluding flaked rice (*)

11.02 F I Wheat pellets (') 8-458 7-958

11.02 F II Rye pellets (*) 10-742 10-242

11.02 Fill Barley pellets (•) 9-162 8-662

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Levies in u.a./lOO 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 (*) 7-709 7-209

11.02 FV Maize pellets (*) 6-064 5-564

1 1.02 F VI Rice pellets (*) 0-250 0

11.02 F VII Buckwheat pellets (*) 3-661 3-161

1 1.02 F VIII Millet pellets (2) 0-250 0

11.02 FIX Grain sorghum pellets {*) 3-694 3-444

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

11.02 G I Wheat germ , whole, rolled , flaked or ground 3-816 3-316

11 . 02 G II Germ of cereals other than wheat, whole, rolled flaked or ground 2-818 2-318

11.06 A Denatured flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot, 1-116 0-686 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, 3-819 1-939 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, 6-677 4-797 salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No 07.06, other than for the manufacture of starches

Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour 8-769 7-869 11.07 Ala)

11.07 Alb ) Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of 6-780 5-880 flour

11.07 A H a ) Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form 9-465 {*) 8-565 of flour

Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, other than in 7-300 6-400 11.07 A II b ) the form of flour

11.07 B Roasted malt 8-359 (4) 7-459

11.08 A I Maize starch 3-819 2-119

11.08 A II Rice starch 2-550 0

11.08 A III Wheat starch 4-166 2-466

11.08 A IV Potato starch 3-819 2-119

11.08 A V Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch 3-819 1-060

11.09 A Dried wheat gluten 19-484 4-484

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Levies in u.a./lOO 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 . 19-484 4-484

17.02 B II a ) Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 ®/o or 10-764 2-764 more by weight of the pure product (*), 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% 7-619 2-119 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 10-764 2-764 powder, whether or not agglomerated

17.05 B II Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of 7-619 2-119 white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated

23.02 A 1 ») 1-232 Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling 1-232 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content not exceeding 35 °/o by weight

23.02 A I b ) 1-972 Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling 1-972 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding 35 °/o but not exceeding 45 °/o by weight, and having undergone a denaturing process

23.02 A I b) 2 3-944 Brans , sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling 3-944 or working of maize or rice, with a starch content exceeding 35 %> but not exceeding 45 °/o 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 0-986 0-986 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 °/o or more by weight

23.02 A II b ) 3-944 3-944 Brans , sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling 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 17-632 2-632 i concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on the dry product, exceeding 40 % by weight i (*) 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-J •/# 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/WEEC the product falling within subheading No 17.02 B I is subject to the same levy ai product* 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.