31993R0762

1 . 4. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 79/ 1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 762/93 of 31 March 1993 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, those which are most representative of the real trend of the market, account being taken in particular of the need to prevent sudden variations likely to cause abnormal Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European disturbances on the Community market ; whereas the Economic Community, quality of the goods offered must also be taken into account, whether this quality corresponds to the standard quality fixed in Council Regulations (EEC) No 2731 /75 (10), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2094/87 (n), Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and (EEC) No 2734/75, or whether adjustments need to of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the be made by applying the coefficients of equivalence market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) provided for in Commission Regulations No 158/67/EEC No 1738/92 (2), and in particular Article 13(5) thereof, (12), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2644/91 (13), and No 1 59/67/EEC (14); Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), and in particular Article 5 Whereas the cif price is calculated for Rotterdam on the thereof, basis of the abovementioned elements, offers for other ports being adjusted, account being taken of the correc­ Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 13(1 ) of Regu­ tions necessitated by the differences in transport charges lation (EEC) No 2727/75 provides that a levy must be in relation to Rotterdam ; charged on imports of the products listed in Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of that Regulation ; whereas the levy is equal for each product to the threshold price less the cif price ; Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 51 8/92 (15), (EEC) No 519/92 H and (EEC) No 520/92 (17) of 27 February Whereas, the threshold prices for cereals and for wheat 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim and rye flour, and wheat groats and meal, were fixed for Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between 1992/93, marketing year by Council Regulations (EEC) the European Economic Community and the European No 2734/75 (4), (EEC) No 1739/92 0, (EEC) No Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the 1 742/92 (6) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the 1801 /92 0 ; Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import Whereas, for the purpose of calculating the cif prices used levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­ to determine the levies, the Commission must take into tion (EEC) No 585/92 (I8), as amended by Regulation account the factors indicated in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 955/92 C9), lays down detailed rules for No 156/67/EEC (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) applying the arrangements provided for in these agree­ No 31 /76 (9), and in particular the most favourable ments as regards cereals ; purchasing opportunities on the world market among

(•») OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 22. (■) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (") OJ No L 196, 17. 7. 1987, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 180, 1 . 7. 1992, p. 1 . 0 2) OJ No 128, 27. 6. 1967, p. 2536/67. (3) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . (,3) OJ No L 247, 5. 9. 1991 , p. 23. (") OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 34. f' 4) OJ No 128, 27. 6. 1967, p. 2542/67. (j OJ No L 180, 1 . 7. 1992, p. 2. (IJ) OJ No L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 3. (<) OJ No L 180, 1 . 7. 1992, p. 6. (i6) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6. 0 OJ No L 182, 2. 7. 1992, p. 83 . H OJ No L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 9. (8) OJ No 128, 27. 6. 1967, p. 2533/67. H OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 40. 0 OJ No L 5, 10. 1 . 1976, p. 18 . H OJ No L 102, 16. 4. 1992, p. 26.

No L 79/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 4. 93

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 ('), as March 1993 as regards floating currencies, should be used amended by Regulation (EEC) No 297/91 (2), lays down to calculate the levies ; the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and Whereas it follows from applying all the provisions of the certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural abovementioned Regulations that the levies should be as products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific set out in the Annex thereto ; whereas these levies are States or in the overseas countries and territories ; altered only where variations in the components used to Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision calculate them have the effect of increasing or reducing 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the them by ECU 0,73 or more, overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (3), no levies shall apply on HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : imports of products originating in the overseas countries and territories ; Article 1 Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regulation The import levies to be charged on the products listed in (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­ shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . ture ; Whereas, in order to make it possibile for the levy arran­ Article 2 gements to function normally, the representative market rate established during the reference period from 30 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1993.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 1993 .

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 84, 30. 3 . 1990, p. 85. (2) OJ No L 36, 8 . 2. 1991 , p. 9. 0 OJ No L 263, 19 . 9. 1991 , p. 1 .

1 . 4. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 79/3

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 31 March 1993 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats ahd meal

(ECU/tonne)

CN code Third countries (8)

0709 90 60 1 40,77 (2)(3) 071290 19 140,77 (2) (3) 1001 10 00 1 78,04 (*)(*) 1001 90 91 145,70 1001 90 99 145,70 (9) 1002 00 00 152,15 (6) 1003 00 10 136,12 1003 00 20 136,12 1003 00 80 136,12 (9) 1004 00 00 114,65 1005 10 90 140,77 (2)(3) 1005 90 00 140,77 (2)(3) 1007 00 90 147,41 (4) 1008 10 00 50,32 0 1008 20 00 91,52 (j 1008 30 00 54,58 j5) 1008 90 10 0 1008 90 90 54,58 1101 00 00 21 6,62 (9) 1102 1000 225,65 1103 11 30 288,09 1103 11 50 288,09 1103 11 90 232,47

(') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne. (z) 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. (3) Where maize originating in the ACP is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by ECU 1,81 /tonne. (4) Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP is imported into the Community the levy is applied in accor­ dance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90. 0 Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne. (6) The import levy charged on rye produced in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Commu­ nity is laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 (OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1902/92 (OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 3), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 (OJ No L 271 , 10. 12. 1971 , p. 22), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 560/91 (OJ No L 62, 8 . 3. 1991 , p. 26). (*) The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10 (triticale). (8) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC. (') Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, Czechoslovakia or Hungary under the Interim Agree­ ments concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which EUR.l 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.