31992R0226

No L 24/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 2. 92

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 226/92 of 31 January 1992 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from cereals Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1740/78 (8), provides that the levy thus determined, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European increased by the fixed component, is valid in general for Economic Community, one month but is altered where the levy applicable to the basic product concerned differs by not less than ECU 3,02 per tonne from the average of the levies calculated as described above : Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified in of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; on importation into market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Portugal of products listed in Annex XXIV to the Act of No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof, Accession an additional amount is added to the levy ; whereas these amounts were set by Commission Regula­ tion (EEC) No 3808/90 (9) ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1806/89 (4), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the inte­ rests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States, the levy relating to them in respect of certain products processed Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable from cereals must be reduced by the amount of the fixed component of the import levy on products processed component and, in respect of some of these products, by from cereals and rice are laid down in Article 14 (1 ) (A) of part of the variable component ; whereas this reduction Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and Article 12 (1 ) (a) of must be made in accordance with Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ; whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October arrangements applicable to agricultural products and 1975 on the import and export system for products certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural processed from cereals and riceQ, as last amended by products originating in the ACP States or in the overseas Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (*), provides that the inci­ countries and territories (OCT)(10), as last amended by dence on the prime costs of these products of the levies Regulation (EEC) No 523/91 (u); 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 preceding that of importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on the basis of the threshold price valid for the Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision basic products in question during the month of importa­ 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the tion is calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic overseas countries and territories with the European products considered to have been used in the manufac­ Economic Community (12), no levies shall apply on ture of the processed product or the competing product imports of products originating in the overseas countries which serves as a reference for processed products not and territories ; whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (4) of the containing cereals ; abovementioned Decision, a special amount shall be charged on imports of certain products originating in the overseas countries and territories in order to prevent Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 of products originating from these countries and territories 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the import from receiving more favourable treatment than similar levy on products processed from cereals and from rice products imported from Spain or Portugal into the and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ;

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 168 , 25. 6. 1974, p. 7. 2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. (8) OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1978, p. 8 . 0 OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . C) OJ No L 366, 29. 12. 1990, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 177, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 . H OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. 0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65. (") OJ No L 58, 5. 3. 1991 , p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49. (12) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .

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Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20 of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in agricultural products originating in developing countries the last paragraph of Article 3 (1) of Council Regula­ (') prolonged by Regulation (EEC) No 3588/91 (2) reduces tion (EEC) No 1676/85 f7), as last amended by Regula­ by 50 % the levy or importation into the Community of tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (8), products of CN code 1108 13 00, within the limit of a — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an fixed amount of 5 000 tonnes a year ; average of the ecu rates published in the Official Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9 Journal of the European Communities, C series, over February 1987 concerning the import arrangements appli­ a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ cable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 and cient referred to in the preceding indent ; 0714 90 originating in certain third countries (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3842/90 (4), lay down Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 (1 ) of Regulation the terms on which the import levy is limited to 6 % ad (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this valorem ; Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­ ture, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29 October 1975 on glucose and lactose (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (6), stipulates that the treat­ ment provided for glucose and glucose syrup falling within CN codes 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 it is to be extended to glucose and glucose syrup falling within CN codes 1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59 ; whereas consequently the Article 1 levy fixed for products falling within CN codes 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 also applies to The import levies to be charged on the products listed in products falling within CN codes 1702 30 51 and Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in 1702 30 59 ; whereas, to ensure that the provision in ques­ Article 1 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and tion is properly applied, these products and the levy subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be as set thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of out in the Annex hereto . levies ; 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 February 1992.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 January 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(■) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 . (2) OJ No L 341 , 12. 12. 1991 , p. 6. 0 OJ No L 43, 13 . 2. 1987, p. 9. («) OJ No L 367, 29. 12. 1990, p. S. ft OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20. f) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . f6) OJ No L 28 , 1 . 2. 1988 , p. 1 . (8) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 .

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 31 January 1992 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

(ECU/tonne) Import levies (*) CN code Third countries ACP (other than ACP)(8)

071410 10 0 141,83 148,48 0714 10 91 1 45,46 (3)0 145,46 071410 99 143,65 148,48 0714 90 11 1 45,46 (3)0 145,46 0714 90 19 143,65 (3) 148,48 1102 20 10 243,05 249,09 1102 20 90 137,73 140,75 1102 30 00 154,94 157,96 v 110290 10 261,83 267,87 1102 90 30 245,30 251,34 1102 90 90 147,61 150,63 1103 12 00 245,30 251,34 1103 13 10 243,05 249,09 1103 13 90 137,73 140,75 1103 14 00 154,94 157,96 1103 19 10 302,92 308,96 1103 19 30 261,83 267,87 1103 19 90 147,61 150,63 1103 21 00 289,31 295,35 1103 29 10 302,92 308,96 1103 29 20 261,83 267,87 1103 29 30 245,30 251,34 1103 29 40 243,05 249,09 1103 29 50 154,94 157,96 1103 29 90 147,61 150,63 1104 11 10 148,37 151,39 110411 90 290,92 296,96 1104 12 10 139,01 142,03 1104 12 90 272,56 278,60 1104 19 10 289,31 295,35 1104 19 30 302^2 308,96 110419 50 243,05 249,09 1104 19 91 263,11 269,15 1104 19 99 260,50 266,54 1104 21 10 232,74 235,76 1104 21 30 232,74 235,76 1104 21 50 363,65 369,69 1104 21 90 148,37 151,39 1104 22 10 10 (4) 139,01 142,03 1104 22 10 90 0 245,30 248,32 1104 22 30 245,30 248,32 1104 22 50 218,05 221,07 1104 22 90 139,01 142,03 1104 23 10 216,05 219,07 1104 23 30 216,05 219,07

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(ECU/tonne) Import levies 0 CN code Third countries ACP (other than ACP)(8)

1104 23 90 137,73 140,75 1104 29 11 213,77 216,79 1104 29 15 223,83 226,85 1104 29 19 231,55 234,57 1104 29 31 257,17 260,19 1104 29 35 269,26 272,28 1104 29 39 231,55 234,57 1104 29 91 163,94 166,96 1104 29 95 171,66 174,68 1104 29 99 147,61 150,63 1104 30 10 120,55 126,59 1104 30 90 101,27 107,31 1106 20 10 141,83 (3) 148,48 1106 20 91 21 3,77 (3) 237,95 1106 20 99 213,77 (3) 237,95 110710 11 286,10 296,98 1107 10 19 213,77 224,65 110710 91 258,92 269,80 (2) 1107 10 99 193,46 204,34 1107 20 00 225,46 236,34 0 1108 11 00 353,61 374,16 1108 12 00 217,40 237$5 1108 13 00 217,40 237,95 0 1108 14 00 108,70 237,95 1108 19 10 222,18 253,01 1108 19 90 108,70 0 237,95 1109 00 00 642,92 824,26 1702 30 51 283,56 380,28 1702 30 59 217,40 283,89 1702 30 91 283,56 380,28 1702 30 99 217,40 283,89 1702 40 90 217,40 283,89 1702 90 50 217,40 283,89 1702 90 75 297,07 393,79 1702 90 79 206,60 273,09 2106 90 55 217,40 283,89 2302 10 10 61,77 67,77 2302 10 90 132,37 138,37 2302 20 10 61,77 67,77 2302 20 90 132,37 138,37 2302 30 10 61,77 67,77 2302 30 90 132,37 138,37 2302 40 10 61,77 67,77 2302 40 90 132^7 138,37 2303 10 11 270,06 451,40

No L 24/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 2. 92

(') 6 % ad valorem, subject to certain conditions. (2) In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by ECU 5,44 per tonne for products originating in Turkey. (3) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levy shall not be charged on the following products origina- ^ ting in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States : — products falling within CN code ex 071410 91 , — products falling within CN code 0714 90 11 and arrow-root falling within CN code 0714 90 19, — flours and meal of arrow-root falling within CN code 1106 20, — arrow-root starch falling within CN code 1108 19 90. (4) Taric code : clipped oats. (*) Taric code : CN code 11042210, other than 'clipped oats'. (') Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90, the levy on importation into the Community of products of CN code 1108 13 00 is reduced by 50 % within the limit of a fixed quantity of 5 000 tonnes. Q In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levies are not applied to products imported directly into the French overseas departments originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States. (8) On importation into Portugal, the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3808/90. (9) No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.