31993R2703

No L 245/ 108 1 . 10 . 93 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2703/93 of 30 September 1993 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas, where information or quotations are unavailable, the cif price for certain flours may be determined by applying a coefficient to the cif price of the basic cereal ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European whereas this coefficient is fixed in Article 2 of Regulation Economic Community, (EEC) No 1621 /93 ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the Whereas the cif price is calculated for Rotterdam on the market in cereals ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No basis of the abovementioned elements, offers for other 2193/93 (2), and in particular Articles 10(5) and 11(3) ports being adjusted, account being taken of the correc­ thereof, tions necessitated by the differences in transport charges in relation to Rotterdam ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the Whereas the cif price remains unchanged where data are conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the lacking or under the conditions laid down in Article 1 (3) common agricultural policy (3), of Regulation (EEC) No 1621 /93 ;

Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 10 (1 ) of Regu­ lation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that a levy must be Whereas in the case of malt the levy is made up of a vari­ charged on imports of the products listed in Article 1 (1 ) able component and a fixed component ; whereas the (a) (b) and (c) of that Regulation and that, except for malt, fixed component is determined in the second subpara­ the levy is equal to the threshold price less the cif price ; graph of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1621 /93 ; whereas the levy applying to rye is charged in the case of whereas the variable component is fixed, in accordance triticale ; with Article 11 (1 ) A of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, account being taken of the quantity of basic cereal required to manufacture malt ; whereas to this end Article Whereas, the threshold prices for cereals, wheat and rye 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1621 /93 fixes the coefficients flours, and wheat groats and meal, are fixed for the applying to the levies for basic cereals ; 1993/94, marketing year by Council Regulations (EEC) No 1766/92, (EEC) No 1542/93 (4), and Commission Regulations (EEC) No 1580/93 Q, (EEC) No 1581 /93 (*) and (EEC) No 1709/93 f) ; Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 (s), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2233/93 (10), (EEC) No 519/92 ("), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2234/ Whereas, for the purpose of calculating the cif prices used 93 (u) and (EEC) No 520/92 (13), as amended by Regula­ to determine the levies, the Commission must take into tion (EEC) No 2235/93 (H), of 27 February 1992 on account the factors indicated in Commission Regulation certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreements No 1621 /93 (8) and in particular the most favourable on trade and trade-related matters between the European purchasing opportunities on the world market which are Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel sufficently representative of the real market trend account Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, being taken in particular of both the need to prevent the Republic of Hungary and the Czech and Slovak sudden variations likely to cause abnormal disturbances Federal Republic respectively, of the other part, introduce on the Community market and of the quality of the arrangements for reducing import levies on certain goods offered, whether this quality corresponds to the products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No standard quality laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 585/92 ('*), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 955/ 1580/93, or whether adjustments need to be made by 92 (16), lays down detailed rules for applying the arrange­ applying the coefficients of equivalence provided for in ments provided for in these agreements as regards Regulation (EEC) No 1621 /93 ; cereals ;

(') OJ No L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 . 9) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3. 0 OJ No L 196, 5. 8 . 1993, p. 22. 10) OJ No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 3. (3) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . '■) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6. (4) OJ No L 154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 3. 12) OJ No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 4. 0 OJ No L 152, 24. 6. 1993, p. 14. 13) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9. (*) OJ No L 152, 24. 6. 1993, p. 16. M) OJ No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 5. 0 OJ No L 159, 1 . 7. 1993, p. 80. 15) OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 40. (•) OJ No L 155, 26. 6. 1993, p. 36. '*) OJ No L 102, 16. 4. 1992, p. 26.

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Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 ('), as September 1993 as regards floating currencies, should be extended by Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (2), lays down used to calculate the levies ; the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural Whereas it follows from applying all the provisions of the products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific abovementioned Regulations that the levies should be States or in the overseas countries and territories ; fixed in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation ; whereas the levy is altered only where the calculation Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision results in a variation of ECU 1,00 or more per tonne 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the compared to the levy previously set, overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (3), no levies shall apply on imports of products originating in the overseas countries and territories ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 are used for converting Article 1 the amount expressed in the currency of third countries and are the basis for calculating the agricultural conver­ sion rates of the Member States' currencies ; whereas the The import levies to be charged on the products listed in Article 1 (1 ) (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No detailed rules for determining and applying the said 1766/92 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. conversions are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 (4) ; 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 29 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1993.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 September 1993.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 84, 30. 3 . 1990, p. 85. 0 OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7. (3) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 . n OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 September 1993 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne) CN code Third countries (8)

0709 90 60 95,76 (2) (3) 0712 90 19 95,76 (2)(3) 1001 10 00 70,47 (') 0 1001 90 91 85,83 1001 90 99 85,83 0 1002 00 00 114,14 (6) 1003 00 10 120,43 1003 00 20 120,43 1003 00 80 120,43 0 1004 00 00 90,80 1005 10 90 95,76 00 1005 90 00 95,76 (2)0 1007 00 90 102,02 0 1008 10 00 22,91 0 1008 20 00 30,30 0 1008 30 00 28,90 0 1008 90 10 0 1008 90 90 28,90 1101 00 00 157,68 0 1102 10 00 197,31 1103 11 30 143,02 1103 11 50 143,02 1103 11 90 180,35 1107 10 11 163,66 110710 19 125,03 1107 10 91 225,24 (10) 110710 99 171,05 (9) 1107 20 00 1 97,54 (,0)

(') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne. (2) 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. fl Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy js reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne. (') 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). O The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10 (triticale). (s) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC. C) 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. (10) In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by ECU 5,44 per tonne for products originating in Turkey.