30.7.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL191/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1729/77
of29July1977
fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandonwheatorryeflourgroatsandmeal
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned elements,offersfor
otherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenofthe
correctionsnecessitatedbythedifferencesintransport
chargesinrelationtoRotterdam ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclature provided
forinthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereas,itfollowsfromapplyingalltheprovisionsof
theabovementioned Regulationsthatthelevies
shouldbefixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegula­
tion;whereastheseleviesshouldbealteredonly
wherevariationsinthecomponentsusedtocalculate
themwouldhavetheeffectofincreasingorreducing
themby0-60unitofaccountormore,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1386/77(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
forthe1977/78marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)
No2734/75(3),(EEC)No1152/77(4),(EEC)No
1154/77(5)and(EEC)No1360/77(6);
Whereasforthepurposeofcalculatingthecifprices
usedtodeterminethelevies,theCommission must
takeintoaccountthefactorsindicatedinRegulation
No156/67/EEC(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No31/76(8),andinparticularthemostfavou­
rablepurchasingopportunities ontheworldmarket
amongthosewhicharemostrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket,accountbeingtakeninparticular
oftheneedtopreventsuddenvariationslikelyto
causeabnormaldisturbances ontheCommunity
market;whereasthequalityofthegoodsofferedmust
alsobetakenintoaccount,whetherthisqualitycorres­
pondstothestandardqualityfixedinRegulations
(EEC)No2731/75(9),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1156/77(1°),and(EEqNo2734/75,or
whetheradjustmentsneedtobemadebyapplyingthe
coefficientsofequivalenceprovidedforinRegulation
No158/67/EEC(n)aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1637/71(12),andinRegulationNo159/
67/EEC(13);HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75areherebyfixedasshowninthetable
annexedtothisRegulation .(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL158,29.6.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.34.
(4)OJNoL136,2.6.1977,p.3.
(5)OJNoL136,2.6.1977,p.8.
(6)OJNoL156,25.6.1977,p.8.
(7)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2533/67.
Article2(8)OJNoL5,10.1.1976,p.18.
HOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.22.
(>°)OJNo136,2.6.1977,p.11.
(»)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2536/67.
(12)OJNoL170,29.7.1971,p.20.
(>3)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2542/67.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1977.

NoL191/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.7.77
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29July1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29July1977fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandon
wheatorryeflourgroatsandmeal
(u.aJtonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsImport
levy
10.01ACommonwheat,andmesiin 91-94
10.01BDurumwheat 133-69(i)(5)
10.02 Rye 7511(6)
10.03 Barley 73-79
10.04 Oats 65-32
10.05BMaizeotherthanhybridmaizefor
sowing 77-780(3)
10.07ABuckwheat 0
10.07BMillet 75-72(*)
10.07CGrainsorghum 77-88(«)
10.07DCanaryseed;othercereals 0(5)
11.01AWheatormesiinflour 139-48
11.01BRyeHour 115-90
11.02AIaDurumwheatgroatsandmeal 217-97
11.02AlbCommonwheatgroatsandmeal 150-64
')WheredurumwheatoriginatinginMoroccoistransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytothe
Community ,thelevyisreducedby050u.a./metricton.
')WheremaizeoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintotheFrenchoverseasdepart­
ments,thelevyisreducedby6u.a./tonneasprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No706/76.
3)WheremaizeoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintotheCommunity ,thelevyis
reducedby1-50u.a./tonne.
4)WheremilletandsorghumoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintotheCommu­
nity,thelevyisreducedby50%.
5)WheredurumwheatandcanaryseedproducedinTurkeyaretransporteddirectlyfromthat
countrytotheCommunity ,thelevyisreducedby0-50u.a./tonne.
')TheimportlevychargedonryeproducedinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthat
countrytotheCommunity islaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2754/75and
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2622/71.