13.3.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL68/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No640/81
of12March1981
fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
abandof2-257o,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesinrelationtotheCommunity
currenciesreferredtointhepreviousindent;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon
11March1981;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthedetailedrules
containedinRegulation(EEC)No2035/80totoday's
offerpricesandquotationsknowntotheCommission
thattheleviesatpresentinforceshouldbealteredto
theamountssetoutintheAnnexhereto,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
theActofAccessionofGreece(2),andinparticular
Article13(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2543/73(4),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereas,theimportleviesoncereals,wheatandrye
flour,andwheatgroatsandmealwerefixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2035/80(*)andsubsequentamending
Regulations ;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedonproductslistedin
Article1(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon13March
1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12March1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
(3)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(4)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.
HOJNoL200,1.8.1980,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof12March1981fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandon
wheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Levies
10.01ACommonwheat,andmesiin 68-96
10.01BDurumwheat 87-00(■)0
10.02 Rye 20-50(6)
10.03 Barley 37-30
10.04 Oats 6-86
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizefor
sowing 62-22(2)(3)
10.07ABuckwheat 0
10.07BMillet 14-55(4)
10.07CGrainsorghum 52-43Π
10.07DCanaryseed;othercereals oo
11.01AWheatormesiinflour 110-93
11.01BRyeflour 43-11
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal 148-26
11.02AIb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal 118-26
(')WheredurumwheatoriginatinginMoroccoistransporteddirectly
fromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,thelevyisreducedby0-60
ECU/tonne.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No435/80,theleviesarenot
appliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsofproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe
'overseascountriesandterritories'.
(3)WheremaizeoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintothe
Communitythelevyisreducedby1-81ECU/tonne.
(4)WheremilletandsorghumoriginatingintheACPorOCTis
importedintotheCommunitythelevyisreducedby50%.
(*)WheredurumwheatandcanaryseedproducedinTurkeyaretrans­
porteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,thelevyis
reducedby0-60ECU/tonne.
(6)TheimportlevychargedonryeproducedinTurkeyandtransported
directlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunityislaiddowninCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1180/77andCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2622/71.