31988R2695

No L 241 / 8 1 . 9 . 88 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2695/88 of 31 August 1988 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 of 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the import levy on products processed from cereals and from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from Economic Community, cereals ^, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 740/78 (8), provides that the levy thus determined, increased by the fixed component is valid in general for one month but is altered where the levy applicable to the Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and basic product concerned differs by not less than 3,02 ECU Portugal, per tonne from the average of the levies calculated as described above ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2221 /88 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof, Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74, the levy on certain processed products must be reduced by an amount equal to the production refund Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 granted in respect of basic products for processing ; of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 ('), as market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2229/88 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, amended by Regulation (EEC) No 241 5/75 (l0), laid down certain transitional measures in respect of starches ;

Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,

Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified in Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; whereas, in accordance component of the import levy on products processed with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 ("), as last from cereals and rice are laid down in Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3794/85 (12), the vari­ Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and Article 12 (1 ) (a) of able component of the levy on certain processed products Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ; whereas Article 2 of must be reduced by the incidence of the production Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October refund granted in respect of basic products intended for 1975 on the import and export system for products processing ; processed from cereals and rice (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (*), provides that the inci­ 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 prece­ Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the inte­ rests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and of ding that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on the basis of the threshold price valid for the basic the overseas countries and territories, the levy relating to them in respect of certain products processed from cereals products in question during the month of importation is calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic products must be reduced by the amount of the fixed component considered to have been used in the manufacture of the and, in respect of some of these products, by part of the processed product or the competing product which serves variable component ; whereas this reduction must be made in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regula­ as a reference for processed products not containing cereals ; tion (EEC) No 486/85 of 26 February 1985 on the

(■) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . O OJ No L 168 , 25. 6. 1974, p. 7. (2) OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 16. 0 OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p. 8 . 3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . O OJ No L 195, 26. 7. 1975, p. 25. (4) OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988 , p. 30 . (,0) OJ No L 247, 23. 9 . 1975, p. 22. f) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65. (») OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 57. h) OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49. (12) OJ No L 367, 31 . 12. 1985, p. 20.

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gements arrangements applicable to agricultural products rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in and certain goods resulting from the processing of agri­ the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­ cultural products originating in the African, Caribbean tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (6), as last amended by Regula­ and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territo­ tion (EEC) No 1636/87 0, ries ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1821 /87 (2) ; —- for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of Whereas, in respect of products falling within subheading these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ 07.06 A of the Common Cuxtoms Tariff, Council Regula­ tion to the Community currencies rteferred to in the tion (EEC) No 430/87 of 9 Febniary 1987 concerning the previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ; import arrangements applicable to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( I ) of Regulation coming from third countries and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff (3) lays Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­ down the terms on which the import levy is limited to ture, 6 % ad valorem ; whereas account should be taken of the introduction on 1 January 1988 of the new tariff nomen­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : clature laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature an<^ on the Common Customs Tariff (4), as Article 1 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1471 /88 (*), and to The import levies to be charged on the products listed in that end former subheading 07.06 A should be replaced Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in by the corresponding subheadings 0714 10 90 and Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and 0714 90 10 of the new nomenclature ; subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally levies should be calculated on the following basis : Article 2 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ tion to each other at any given moment within a band This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central 1988 .

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

Done at Brussels, 31 August 1988 . i For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN . Vice-President

(■) OJ No L 61 , 1 . 3 . 1985, p. 4. O OJ No L 172, 30 . 6. 1987, p. 102. (3) OJ No L 43, 13 . 2. 1987, p. 9 . (4) OJ No L 256, 7. 9 . 1987, p. 1 . (6) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . O OJ No L 134, 31 . 5. 1988 , p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 153, 13 . 6, 1987, p. 1 .

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 31 August 1988 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

(ECU/tonne) Import levies CN code Third countries Portugal ACP or OCT (other than ACP or OCT)

0714 10 10 24,50 108,24 103,41 0 0714 10 90 21,48 105,22 (>) 103,41 00 0714 90 10 21,48 105,22 0 103,41 (1) (5) 1102 20 10 (2) 26,22 254,91 248,87 1102 20 .90 (2) 14,45 144,05 141,03 1102 30 00 (2) 3,02 125,13 122,11 1102 90 10 0 44,70 195,44 189,40 147,20 91,22 85,18 1102 90 30 (2) 38,51 154,78 151,76 1102 90 90 (2) 1103 1 2 00 (2) 147,20 91,22 85,18 1103 13 11 (2) 26,22 245,91 239,87 1103 13 19 (2) 26,22 254,91 248,87 14,45 144,05 . 141,03 1103 13 90 (2) 1103 14 00 (2) 3,02 125,13 122,11 56,12 189,01 182,97 1103 19 10 (2) 1103 19 30 (2) 44,70 195,44 189,40 38,51 154,78 151,76 1103 19 90 (2) 6,04 240,63 234,59 1103 21 00 (2) 56,12 189,01 182,97 1103 29 10 (2) 1103 29 20 (2) 44,70 195,44 189,40 147,20 91,22 85,18 1103 29 30 0 26,22 254,91 248,87 1103 29 40 0 3,02 125,13 122,11 1103 29 50 0 38,51 1 54,78 151,76 1103 29 90 0 24,93 110,34 107,32 1104 11 10 0 49,00 216,48 210,44 1104 11 90 0 1104 12 10 0 83,01 51,29 48,27 1104 12 90 0 162,88 100,68 94,64 6,04 240,63 234,59 1104 19 10 0 1104 19 30 0 56,12 189,01 182,97 26,22 254,91 248,87 1104 19 50 0 6,04 213,40 207,36 1104 19 91 0 1104 19 99 0 68,66 273,84 267,80 1104 21 10 0 37,39 171,37 168,35 37,39 171,37 168,35 1104 21 30 0 59,74 269,09 263,05 1104 21 50 0 1104 21 90 0 24,93 110,34 107,32 " 144,18 88,20 85,18 1104 22 10 0 144,18 88,20 85,18 1104 22 30 0 128,49 78,73 75,71 1104 22 50 0 83,01 51,29 48,27 1104 22 90 0 20,96 224,24 221,22 1104 23 10 0 20,96 224,24 221,22 1104 23 30 0 1104 23 90 (2) 14,45 144,05 141,03

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(ECU/tonne) Import leviesImport levies \ CN code Third countries Portugal ACP or OCT (other than ACP or OCT)

1 104 29 10*10 (6) 3,02 176,36 173,34 1104 29 10*20 (2)0 40,02 138,21 135,19 1104 29 10*30 (2) (8) 58,68 - 241,07 238,05 1 104 29 10*40 (2),0 58,68 241,07 238,05 1104 29 10*90 OH 58,68 241,07 238,05 1 104 29 30*10 0 0 3,02 211,55 208,53 1 104 29 30*20 0 0 47,53 165,66 162,64 1104 29 30*30 00 58,68 241,07 238,05 1 104 29 30*40 0 0 58,68 241,07 238,05 1 1 04 29 30*90 0 O 58,68 241,07 238,05 1104 29 91 0 3,02 135,96 132,94 1104 29 95 0 31,40 . 106,70 103,68 1104 29 99 0 38,51 154,78 151,76 1104 30 10 6,04 103,79 97,75 1104 30 90 14,45 109,74 103,70 1106 20 10 24,50 108,24 101,59 0 1106 20 91 38,60 235,10 210,92 0 1106 20 99 38,60 243,15 218,97 0 1107 10 11 10,88 242,87 231,99 1107 10 19 10,88 184,22 173,34 1107 1091 49,1 1 187,29 198,17 0 1107 10 99 39,45 150,82 139,94 1107 20 00 44,17 173,97 0 163,09 1108 11 00 20,55 291,88 271,33 1108 1200 38,60 235,10 214,55 1108 13 00 38,60 235,10 214,55 1108 14 00 38,60 235,10 107,27 0 1108 19 10 30,83 196,81 165,98 1108 19 90 38,60 235,10 107,27 1109 00 00 181,34 674,66 493,32 1702 30 91 0 120,26 376,57 279,85 1702 30 99 0 84,54 281,04 214,55 1702 40 90 0 84,54 281,04 214,55 1702 90 50 84,54 281,04 214,55 1702 90 75 121,38 389,89 . 293,17 1702 90 79 83,64 270,38 203,89 2106 90 55 84,54 281,04 214,55 2302 10 10 10,58 58,33 52,33 2302 10 90 15,81 118,14 112,14 2302 20 10 V 10,58 58,33 52,33 2302 20 90 15,81 118,14 112,14 2302 30 10 10,58 58,33 52,33 2302 30 90 15,81 118,14 112,14 2302 40 10 10,58 58,33 52,33 2302 40 90 15,81 118,14 112,14 2303 10 11 203,76 447,86 266,52

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(') This levy is limited to 6 % of the value for customs purposes, subject to certain conditions. (2) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 1101 , 1102, 1103 and 1104 and those falling within subheadings 2302 10, 2302 20, 2302 30 and 2302 40, products falling within heading Nos 1101 , 1102, 1103 and 1104 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 Nos 1103 and 1104. (3) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the customs treatment in respect of glucose and glucose syrup of subheadings 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 shall also apply to glucose and glucose syrup of subheadings 1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59. (4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1 180/77 this levy is reduced by 5,44 ECU/tonne for products originating in Turkey. (*) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 the levy shall not be charged on the following products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and in the overseas countries and territories : — arrow-root falling within subheading 0714 90 10, — flours and meal of arrow-root falling within subheading 1106 20, — arrow-root starch falling within subheading 1108 19 90. (') Taric code : wheat. 0 Taric code : rye. (*) Taric code : millet. (®) Taric code : sorghum. (10) Taric code : others.