COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1737/94 of 15 July 1994 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and the Common Customs Tariff and Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2193/93 (2), and in particular Article 11 and Article 13 (6) thereof,
Whereas it has recently been detected that certain cereal products falling within CN code 1104 in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and the Common Customs Tariff (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1641/94 (4), for example clipped oats and lightly heat-treated cereals, cannot be properly classified by the competent authorities; whereas to remedy that situation the subdivisions of CN code 1104 should be amended accordingly;
Whereas in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 of 17 December 1987, establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1622/94 (6), the classification of maize (corn) flour falling within product codes 1102 20 10 100, 1102 20 10 300 and 1102 20 90 100 is made on the basis of fat content, referred to dry matter; whereas for the corresponding CN codes for these products namely ex 1102 20 10 and ex 1102 20 90 the classification of maize (corn) flour is made on the basis of fat content by weight; whereas for the sake of consistency these product codes in Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 should be amended to be in agreement with the Combined Nomenclature;
Whereas footnote 3, requiring a minimum content of starch in a cereal-based compound feeding stuff to be eligible for a refund, foreseen for CN code ex 2309 10 was accidentally omitted for CN code ex 2309 90; whereas this footnote should be included; whereas in footnote 2, the reference to starch coming from cereal products is potentially confusing to the competent authorities and should therefore be deleted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The part of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 relating to CN code 1104 shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
In sector 3 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87, CN codes ex 1102 20 10 and ex 1102 20 90 shall be replaced by the following:
'ex 1102 20 10 Of a fat content not exceeding 1,5 % by weight: 1102 20 10 Of a fat content, not exceeding 1,3 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 0,8 % by weight (4) Of a fat content, exceeding 1,3 % but not exceeding 1,5 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by weight (4) 1102 20 10 ex 1102 20 90 Other: 1102 20 90 200' Of a fat content, exceeding 1,5 % but not exceeding 1,7 % by weight and of a crude fibre content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 1 % by weight (4)
Article 3
In sector 5 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87, CN code ex 2309 90 is replaced by the following:
'ex 2309 90 Other: Other: Containing starch, glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or maltodextrine syrup falling within subheadings 1702 30 51 to 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50 and 2106 90 55 or milk products: Containing starch, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or maltodextrine syrup: Containing no starch or containing 10 % or less by weight of starch (2) (3):'
Article 4
In sector 5 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 footnote 2 is replaced by the following:
'(2) Cereal products means the products falling within subheadings 0709 90 60 and 0712 90 19, Chapter 10, and heading Nos 1101, 1102, 1103 and 1104 (excluding subheading 1104 30) and the cereals content of the products falling within subheadings 1904 10 10 and 1904 10 90 of the Combined Nomenclature. The cereals content in products under subheadings 1904 10 10 and 1904 10 90 of the Combined Nomenclature is considered to be equal to the weight of this final products.
No refund is paid for cereals where the origin of the starch cannot be clearly established by analysis.'
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Nevertheless, Article 1 shall apply from 1 January 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 July 1994.