26. 6. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 155/29 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1620/93 of 25 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 regarding the import and export system for products processed from cereals and rice respectively THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals ('), and in particular Article 11, 13 and 14 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1544/93 (%), and in particular Article 12 (3), 17 and 18 thereof, Whereas rules should be adopted for the application of the system of levies and refunds applicable in trade with third countries in products processed from cereals and from rice, but excluding compound feedingstuffs for which special rules have been laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1619/93(9; Whereas the variable component of the levy must corres- pond to the incidence on the prime costs of processed products of the levies on basic products; whereas that incidence may be calculated on the basis of the average of the levies applicable during a representative period to the quantity of the basic product deemed necessary for the manufacture of one unit of the processed product; Whereas, as far as products subject to the common orga- nization of the market in cereals, but containing no cereals are concerned, the variable component should be calculated with reference to market conditions for products which are in competition with them ; Whereas the fixed component of the levy must be designed to protect the processing industry ; whereas that component should be determined on the basis of the most representative processing costs ; Whereas, for some residues of processing, the industry is already protected through the protection enjoyed by the main processed product; whereas in that case the fixed component can be equal to zero; Whereas the object of the refund should be to cover the difference between the prices for products within the () OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. () OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1. ) OJ No L 154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 5. () See page 24 of this Official Journal. Community and those charged on the world market; whereas, for that purpose, criteria should be established for determining the refund essentially: by reference to prices of the basic products within and outside the Community, and to the outlets and conditions for the sale of processed products on the world market; Whereas, in addition to the system described above, the use of inward processing arrangements should be regu- lated in order to ensure a balance between the use of basic Community products for the purpose of exporting processed goods to third countries and the use of third country products brought in under inward processing arrangements within the meaning of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1999/85 (%) ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1906/87 (°), is repealed with effect from 1 July 1993 this Regulation should incorporate its provisions, whilst adjusting them to present market conditions ; Whereas, for certain products such as roasted malt or roasted gluten, the levy has to be determined without it being possible to ascertain the raw material from which they were obtained ; 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 1. - For the the purposes of this Regulation, ‘processed products’ means the products or groups of products listed : (a) in Annex A to Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, except the products falling within CN code ex 2309 ; (b) in Article 1 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76. 2. For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘basic products’ means the cereals listed in Article 1 (a) and (b) of Regula- tion (EEC) No 1766/92 and broken rice. () OJ No L 188, 20. 7. 1985, p. 1. (9 OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 65. () OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 49.