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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2525/92 of 31 August 1992 fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, and for the advance fixing of this levy for these products and for compound feedingstuffs manufactured from cereals f), 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 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and described above : 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 1 738/92 (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) Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the inte­ No 674/92 (% and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, rests of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States, the levy relating to them in respect of certain products processed from cereals must be reduced by the amount of the fixed Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the variable component and, in respect of some of these products, by component of the import levy on products processed part of the variable component ; whereas this reduction from cereals and rice are laid down in Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of must be made in accordance with Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and Article 12 (1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements appli­ Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ; whereas Article 2 of cable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October from the processing of agricultural products originating in 1975 on the import and export system for products the ACP States (l0), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No processed from cereals and rice (*), as last amended by 297/91 (") ; Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (6), 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 Whereas Article 3 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No basic products for the first 25 days of the month 3763/91 (12) allows that within the limit of an annual preceding that of importation ; whereas this average, quantity of 8 000 tonnes, the levy shall not be applied to adjusted on the basis of the threshold price valid for the imports into the French department of Reunion of wheat basic products in question during the month of importa­ bran falling within CN code 2302 30 from the African, tion is calculated on the basis of the quantities of basic Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States ; products considered to have been used in the manufac­ ture of the processed product or the competing product which serves as a reference for processed products not containing cereals ; Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision 91 /482/ EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1579/74 of Economic Community (13) no levies shall apply on 24 June 1974 on the procedure for calculating the import imports of products originating in the overseas countries levy on products processed from cereals and from rice

O OJ No L 168, 25. 6. 1974, p. 7. (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 202, 26 . 7. 1978, p. 8 . (2) OJ No L 180, 1 . 7. 1992, p. 1 . O OJ No L 366, 29. 12. 1990, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . O OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. (4) OJ No L 73, 19. 3 . 1992, p. 7. (") OJ No L 36, 8 . 2. 1991 , p. 9 . 0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 65. ( I2) OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1991 , p. 1 (6) OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49. (") OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .

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and territories ; whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (4) of the within CN codes 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 abovementioned Decision, a special amount shall be by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 it is to be extended to charged on imports of certain products originating in the glucose and glucose syrup falling within CN codes overseas countries and territories in order to prevent 1702 30 51 and 1702 30 59 ; whereas consequently the products originating from these countries and territories levy fixed for products falling within CN codes from receiving more favourable treatment than similar 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99 and 1702 40 90 also applies to products imported from Spain or Portugal into the products falling within CN codes 1702 30 51 and Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ; 1702 30 59 ; whereas, to ensure that the provision in ques­ tion is properly applied, these products and the levy thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of levies ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20 December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies agricultural products originating in developing countries should be calculated on the following basis : (') prolonged by Regulation (EEC) No 1 509/92 (2) reduces by 50 % the levy or importation into the Community of — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ products of CN code 1108 13 00, within the limit of a tion to each other at any given moment within a band fixed amount of 5 000 tonnes a year ; of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regula­ tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (l2), as last amended by Regu­ Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 (3), (EEC) lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (> 3), No 519/92 (4) and (EEC) No 520/92 (^ of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between average of the ecu rates published in the Official the European Economic Community and the European Journal of the European Communities, C series, over Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the cient referred to in the preceding indent ; Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­ Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 (1 ) of Regulation tion (EEC) No 585/92 (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this (EEC) No 955/92 f), lays down detailed rules for applying Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­ the arrangements provided for in these agreements as ture , regards cereals ;

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : February 1987 concerning the import arrangements appli­ cable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 and 0714 90 originating in certain third countries (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3842/90 (9), lay down the terms on which the import levy is limited to 6 % ad Article 1 valorem :

The import levies to be charged on the products listed in Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29 Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76 and October 1975 on glucose and lactose (10), as amended by subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 ("), stipulates that the treat­ ment provided for glucose and glucose syrup falling

(') OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 . (2) OJ No L 159, 12. 6. 1992, p. 1 . Article 2 (3) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3. (4) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6. 0 OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9. (<) OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 40. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 0 OJ No L 102, 16. 4. 1992, p. 26. 1992. (8) OJ No L 43, 13. 2. 1987, p. 9. H OJ No L 367, 29. 12. 1990, p. 8. (I0) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20. (,2) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . 11 OJ No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 . (,3) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 August 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

ANNEX

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

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

0714 10 10 (') 124,33 130,98 0714 10 91 127,96 00 127,96 0714 10 99 126,15 130,98 0714 90 11 127,96 0 0 127,96 0714 90 19 126,15 0 130,98 1102 20 10 271,19 277,23 1102 20 90 153,67 156,69 1102 30 00 158,15 161,17 1102 90 10 230,33 236,37 1102 90 30 200,09 206,13 1102 90 90 156,71 159,73 1103 1200 200,09 206,13 1103 13 10 271,19 277,23 1103 13 90 153,67 156,69 1103 1400 158,15 161,17 1103 19 10 280,13 286,17 1103 19 30 230,33 236,37 1103 19 90 156,71 159,73 1103 21 00 266,08 272,12 1103 29 10 280,13 286,17 1103 29 20 230,33 236,37 1103 29 30 200,09 206,13 1103 29 40 271,19 277,23 1103 29 50 158,15 161,17 1103 29 90 156,71 159,73 1104 11 10 130,52 133,54 1104 11 90 255,92 261,96 1104 12 10 113,38 116,40 1104 12 90 222,32 228,36 1104 19 10 266,08 272,12 1104 19 30 280,13 286,17 1104 19 50 271,19 277,23

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

1104 19 91 268,56 274.60 1104 19 99 276.55 282,59 1104 21 10 204,74 207,76 1104 21 30 204,74 207,76 1104 21 50 319,90 325,94 1104 21 90 130,52 133,54 1104 22 10 10 (4) 113,38 116,40 1104 22 10 90 (*) 200,09 203,1 1 1104 22 30 200,09 203,1 1 1104 22 50 177.86 180,88 1104 22 90 113.38 116,40 1104 23 10 241,06 244,08 1104 23 30 241,06 244,08 1104 23 90 153,67 156,69 1104 29 11 196,60 199,62 1104 29 15 206,99 210,01 1104 29 19 245,82 248,84 1104 29 31 236,51 239,53 1104 29 35 249,01 252.03 1104 29 39 245,82 248,84 1104 29 91 150,78 153,80 1104 29 95 158,74 161,76 1104 29 99 156,71 159,73 1104 30 10 110.87 116,91 1104 30 90 113,00 119.04 1106 20 10 124.33 (3) 130,98 1106 20 90 238,93 (3) 263,1 1 1107 10 11 263,12 274,00 1107 10 19 196,60 207,48 1107 10 91 227.77 238,65 (2) 1107 10 99 170.19 181,07 ('■) 1107 20 00 198.34 209,22 (2) 1108 11 00 325.20 345,75 1108 12 00 242.56 263,1 1 1108 13 00 242,56 263,1 1 (6) 1108 14 00 121,28 263,1 1 1108 19 10 226.78 257.61 1108 19 90 121,28 (3) 263,1 1 1109 00 00 591,28 772.62 1702 30 51 316.39 413,11 1702 30 59 242,56 309.05 1702 30 91 316,39 413,11 1702 30 99 242,56 309,05 1702 40 90 242,56 309,05 1702 90 50 242,56 309,05 1702 90 75 331,45 428,17 1702 90 79 230,51 297,00

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

2106 90 55 242,56 309,05 2302 10 10 59,70 65,70 2302 10 90 127,93 133,93 2302 20 10 59,70 65,70 2302 20 90 127,93 133,93 2302 30 10 59,70 (10) 65,70 2302 30 90 1 27,93 ( 10) 133,93 2302 40 10 59,70 65,70 2302 40 90 127,93 133,93 2303 10 11 301,32 482,66

(') 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. (J) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levy shall not be charged on the following products origi­ nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States : — products falling within CN code ex 0714 10 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. 0 Taric code : CN code 11042210, other than 'clipped oats'. (6) 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. 0 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 . (') No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC. (10) Under the terms of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 the levy does not apply to wheat bran originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) and directly imported into the French department of Reunion . (") Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic or Hungary under the Interim Agreements concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which EUR.1 certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 585/92 have been presented, are subject to the levies set out in the Annex to that Regulation .