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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2724/78
of23November 1978
fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
trendofthemarket,accountbeingtakeninparticular
oftheneedtopreventsuddenvariationslikelyto
causeabnormaldisturbancesontheCommunity
market;whereasthequalityofthegoodsofferedmust
alsobetakenintoaccount,whetherthisqualitycorres­
pondstothestandardqualityfixedinRegulations
(EEC)No2731/75(9),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1156/77(10),ancj(EEC)No2734/75,or
whetheradjustmentsneedtobemadebyapplyingthe
coefficientsofequivalenceprovidedforinRegulation
No158/67/EEC(n)aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1637/71(12),andinRegulationNo159/
67/EEC(");
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned elements,offersfor
otherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenofthe
correctionsnecessitatedbythedifferencesintransport
chargesinrelationtoRotterdam;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals(J),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1254/78(2),andinparticular
Article13(5)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,
Whereasthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle13(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No2727/75thatalevymustbe
chargedonimportsoftheproductslistedinArticle1
(a),(b)and(c)ofthatRegulation ;whereasthelevyis
equalforeachproducttothethresholdpricelessthe
cifprice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforcerealsandforwheat
andryeflour,andwheatgroatsandmeal,werefixed
forthe1978/79marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)
No2734/75(3),(EEC)No1255/78(4),(EEC)No
1257/78(5)and(EEqNO1408/78(6);
Whereasforthepurposeofcalculatingthecifprices
usedtodeterminethelevies,theCommission must
takeintoaccountthefactorsindicatedinRegulation
No156/67/EECQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No31/76(8),andinparticularthemostfavou­
rablepurchasingopportunities ontheworldmarket
amongthosewhicharemostrepresentative oftherealWhereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclature provided
forinthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin(»)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.34.
(4)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.2.
(')OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.5.
MOJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.28.C)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.22.
(10)OJNo136,2.6.1977,p.11.
(»»)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2536/67.
(12)OJNoL170,29.7.1971,p.20.
(13)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2542/67.OOJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2533/67.
(8)OJNoL5,10.1.1976,p.18.

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relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereas,itfollowsfromapplyingalltheprovisionsof
theabovementioned Regulationsthatthelevies
shouldbefixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegula­
tion;whereastheseleviesshouldbealteredonly
wherevariationsinthecomponentsusedtocalculate
themwouldhavetheeffectofincreasingorreducing
themby0-60unitofaccountormore,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75areherebyfixedasshowninthetable
annexedtothisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon24
November1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23November1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof23November1978fixingtheimportleviesoncereals
andonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(u.a./tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Levies
10.01A
10.01B
10.02
10.03
10.04
10.05B
10.07A
10.07B
10.07C
10.07D
11.01A
11.01B
11.02AIa)
11.02Alb)Commonwheat,andmeslin
Durumwheat
Rye
Barley
Oats
Maize,otherthanhybridmaizefor
sowing
Buckwheat
Millet
Grainsorghum
Canaryseed;othercereals
Wheatormeslinflour
Ryeflour
Durumwheatgroatsandmeal
Commonwheatgroatsandmeal78.03(1)(5)
78.68(')
85.85
79.56
76.87(2)(3)
0
54-72(4)
76-22(<)
0e)
120.44
121.34
194.39
129.53
')WheredurumwheatoriginatinginMoroccoistransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytothe
Community ,thelevyisreducedby0.50u.a./tonne.
2)WheremaizeoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintotheFrenchoverseasdepart­
ments,thelevyisreducedby6u.a./tonneasprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No706/76.
')WheremaizeoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintotheCommunitythelevyis
reducedby1.50u.a./tonne.
4)WheremilletandsorghumoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintotheCommunity
thelevyisreducedby50%.
5)WheredurumwheatandcanaryseedproducedinTurkeyaretransporteddirectlyfromthat
countrytotheCommunity ,thelevyisreducedby0.50u.a./tonne.
6)TheimportlevychargedonryeproducedinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthat
countrytotheCommunityislaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1180/77and
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2622/71.