No L 141/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 6. 94 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1294/94 of 3 June 1994 on implementing measures of the trade arrangements applicable on imports of certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the BEuropean Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products ('), and in particular Article 13 thereof, - Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3034/80 (3, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 572/91 (%), had fixed the implementing measures of the regime of the variable component levies and the additional duties, applicable on imports of certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3034/80, pursuant to Article. 21 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93, shall be repealed on the date of entry into force of the Commis- sion Regulation adopted by virtue of Article 13 of that same Regulation (EC) No 3448/93; Whereas therefore the Commission shall determine for certain goods covered by that Regulation the type and characteristics of the basic products to be used for the calculation of the variable component levies and the addi- tional duties on sugar and flour applicable to these goods, and the quantities of such basic products considered to have been used in their manufacture ; Whereas in the given circumstances the variable compo- nent levied on imports of chemically pure fructose, esta- blished by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1436/90 (%) amending Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80 (°) in order to restore normal terms of competition must be continued ; whereas it is appropriate that the level of that variable component should be aligned with the level of the levy on isoglucose which can compete directly with fructose ; whereas it shall however not apply to fructose criginating from third countries with which the Community has entered into preferential trade agreements ; Whereas in order to avoid the levying of amounts with little economic interest a minimum shall be fixed; () OJ No L 318, 20. 12. 1993, p. 18. () OJ No L 323, 29. 11. 1980, p. 7. () OJ No L 63, 9. 3. 1991, p. 24. () O] No L 138, 31. 5. 1990, p. 9. () O No L 323, 29. 11. 1980, p. 1. Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex II, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 With a view to establishing the differences of prices referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 the following agricultural products shall be considered as basic products : — common wheat, — durum wheat, — r1ye, — barley, — maize, — long grain husked rice, hereinafter referred to as ‘rice’, — white sugar, — molasses, — milk powder complying with the definition of the Group 2 pilot product given in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 of 18 December 1979, determining the groups of products and the special provisions for calculating levies on milk and milk products (%), hereinafter referred to as ‘skimmed-milk powder (PG2), — milk powder complying with the definition of the Group 3 pilot product given in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79, hereinafter referred to as ‘whole- milk powder (PG3), ‘ — butter complying with the definition of the Group 6 pilot product given in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79, hereinafter referred to as ‘butter (PG6). Article 2 The quantities of basic products considered to have been used in the manufacture of goods listed in Table 1 of Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 shall be as shown in Annex I hereto in respect of the relevant speci- fications in the combined nomenclature. (®) OJ No L 329, 24. 12. 1979, p. 1.