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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3518/82
of 27 December 1982
fixing the import levies on products processed from cereals and rice
from rice and for the advance fixing of this levy for
these products and for compound feedingstuffs manu
factured from cereals (7), 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 basic product concerned differs by
not less than 3-02 ECU per tonne from the average of
the levies calculated as described above :
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 produc
tion refund granted in respect of basic products for
processing ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /75 (9),
as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2415/75 (10), laid
down certain transitional measures in respect of
starches ;
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), and in particular
Article 14 (4) thereof,
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 the Act of
Accession of Greece (4), and in particular Article 1 2 (4)
thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,
Whereas the rules to be applied in calculating the vari
able component of the import levy on products
processed from cereals and rice are laid down in
Article 14 ( 1 ) (A) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
Article 12 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 ;
whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export
system for products processed from cereals and rice (5),
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1459/82 (6),
provides that the incidence 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 preceding that of
importation ; whereas this average, adjusted on the
basis of the threshold price valid for the basic products
in question during the month of importation is calcu
lated on the basis of the quantities of basic products
considered to have been used in the manufacture of
the processed product or the competing product
which serves as a reference for processed products not
containing cereals ;
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
Whereas the fixed component of the levy is specified
in Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 ; whereas, in accord
ance with Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 (u ), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1460/82 (12), the
variable component of the levy on certain processed
products must be reduced by the incidence of the
production refund granted in respect of basic products
intended for processing ;
Whereas, in order that account may be taken of the
interests of the African , Caribbean and Pacific States
and of the overseas countries and territories, the levy
relating to them in respect of certain products
processed from cereals must be reduced by the amount
of the fixed component and, in respect of some of
these products, by part of the variable component ;
whereas this reduction must be made in accordance
with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
706/76 of 30 March 1976 on the arrangements
applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
resulting from the processing of agricultural products
originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific States
or in the overseas countries and territories (13), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 279/80 ( 14) ;
(') OJ No L 281 . 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 1 .
(2) OJ No L 164, 14 . 6 . 1982, p . 1 .
( 3) OJ No L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976, p . 1 .
O OJ No L 168 , 25 . 6 . 1974, p . 7 .
(8) OJ No L 202, 26 . 7 . 1978 , p . 8 .
0 OJ No L 195, 26 . 7 . 1975 , p . 25 .
( ,0) OJ No L 247, 23 . 9 . 1975, p . 22 .
(") OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975, p . 57 .
( 12) OJ No L 164, 14 . 6 . 1982, p . 25 .
H OJ No L 85, 31 . 3 . 1976, p . 2.
H OJ No L 31 , 8 . 2 . 1980 , p . 1 .
(4) OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , p . 17 .
O OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p . 65 .
(A OJ No L 164, 14. 6 . 1982, p . 22 .
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in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
Customs Tariff ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1784/81 incorporated
products within subheading 17.02 F II within the
cereals sector ; whereas the coefficients for calculating
the levies on these products were defined in Regula
tion (EEC) No 1783/81 ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Whereas Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75
provides that the levy to be charged on the products
listed in the Annex to that Regulation under subhead
ing 07.06 A is limited , with effect from the date of
entry into force of the Geneva Protocol ( 1967) annexed
to the General Agreement on tariffs and trade to the
amount resulting from application of' the rate of duty
bound within GATT ;
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally
levies should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
relation to each other at any given moment within
a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on the
central rate,
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
these currencies recorded for a given period in
relation to the Community currencies referred to
in the previous indent ;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regula
tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for
The import levies to be charged on the products listed
in Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and
in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
and subject to Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 shall be
as set out in the Annex hereto .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
1983 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States .
Done at Brussels , 27 December 1982.
For the Commission
Poul DALSAGER
Member of the Commission
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ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 27 December 1982 fixing the import levies on products
processed from cereals and rice
(ECU/tonne)
Imports
CCT heading No Third countries
(other than ACP or OCT)
ACP or OCT
07.06 A I
07.06 A II
11.01 C (2)
11.01 D (2)
11.01 E I (2)
11.01 E II (2)
11.01 F (2)
11.01 G (2)
11.02 A II (2)
11.02 A III (2)
11.02 A IV (2)
1 1 .02 A V a) 1 (2)
1 1 .02 A V a) 2 (2)
1 1 .02 A V b) (2)
11.02 AVI (2)
11.02 A VII (2)
11.02 B I a) 1 (2)
1 1 .02 B I a) 2 aa)
1 1 .02 B I a) 2 bb) (T
1 1.02 B I b) 1 (2)
1 1 .02 B I b) 2 (2)
1 1.02 B II a) (2)
1 1 .02 B II b) (2)
1 1.02 B II c) (2)
11.02 B II d)(2)
1 1.02 C I (2)
1 1.02 C II (2)
1 1.02 C III (2)
11.02 CIV (2)
1 1 .02 C V (2)
1 1.02 C VI (2)
11.02 D I (2)
1 1.02 D II (2)
11.02 Dili (2)
1 1.02 D IV (2)
11.02 DV (2)
1 1.02 D VI (2)
11.02 EI a) 1 (2)
1 1.02 EI a) 2 (2)
11.02 E lb) 1 (2)
1 1.02 E I b) 2 (2)
1 1.02 E II a) (2)
1 1 .02 E II b) (2)
1 1.02 E II c) (2)
11.02 E II d) 1 (2)
11.02 E II d) 2 (2)
1 1 .02 F I (2)
1 1.02 F II (2)
11.02 F III (2)
11.02 F IV (2)
108-66 (')
111-68 (')
201-63
171-69
206-70
116-73
83-86
107-12
195-09
201-63
171-69
173-21
206-70
116-73
83-86
107-12
176-88
96-89
168-67
176-88
168-67
153-64
142-71
181-39
166-32
184-22
171-07
277-69
150-27
181-39
166-32
118-54
110-15
113-85
96-89
116-73
107-12
113-85
96-89
223-36
190-10
209-89
195-09
206-70
143-31
189-75
209-89
195-09
201-63
171-69
106-85 (')(*)
106-85 (') (5)
195-59
165-65
200-66
113-71
80-84
104-10
189-05
195-59
165-65
167-17
200-66
113-71
80-84
104-10
173-86
93-87
165-65
173-86
165-65
150-62
139-69
178-37
163-30
181-20
168-05
271-65
147-25
178-37
163-30
115-52
107-13
110-83
93-87
113-71
104-10
110-83
93-87
217-32
184-06
203-85
189-05
200-66
137-27
183-71
203-85
189-05
195-59
165-65
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(ECu/tonne)
Imports
CCT heading No Third countries
(other than ACP or OCT)
ACP or OCT
11.02 FV (2)
1 1.02 F VI (2)
1 1.02 F VII (2)
1 1 .02 G I
1 1.02 G II
11.04C I
1 1.04 C II a)
1 1.04 C lib)
1 1 .07 A I a)
11.07 A lb)
1 1 .07 A II a)
11.07 A II b)
1 1 .07 B
11.08 A I
11.08 All
11.08 A III
11.08 A IV
11.08 A V
11.09
17.02 B II a) (3)
17.02 B II b) (3)
17.02 F II a)
17.02 F II b)
21.07 F II
23.02 A I a)
23.02 A I b)
23.02 A II a)
23.02 A II b)
23.03 A I
206-70
83-86
107-12
90-98
89-65
111-68
170-07
200-03
212-47
161-50
204-29 (4)
155-40
179-30 (4)
170-07
111-91
211-09
170-07
170-07
527-78
291-75
216-01
301-03
208-58
216-01
40-01
106-68
40-01
106-68
367-08
200-66
80-84
104-10
84-94
83-61
105-03 0
145-89 (J)
175-85 (5)
201-59
150-62
193-41
144-52
168-42
149-52
81-08
190-54
149-52
74-76 0
346-44
195-03
149-52
204-31
142-09
149-52
40-01
106-68
40-01
106-68
185-74
(') This levy is limited to 6 % of the value for customs purposes .
(2) For the purpose of distinguishing between products falling within heading Nos 11.01 and 11.02
and those falling within subheading 23.02 A, products falling within heading Nos 1 1.01 and 1 1 .02
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 No 1 1 .02.
(3) Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the product falling within subheading 17.02 B I is
subject to the same levy as products falling within subheading 17.02 B II .
(4) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 this levy is reduced by 5-44 ECU/tonne for
products originating in Turkey.
( 5) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 435/80 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 :
— arrowroot falling within subheading 07.06 A,
— flours and meal of arrowroot falling within subheading 1 1 .04 C,
— arrowroot starch falling within subheading 1 1 .08 A V.
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