NoL55/56 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.3.86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No550/86
of28February1986
fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3793/85(2),andinparticularArticle13(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1676/85onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratestobe
appliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricultural
policy(3),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasthefirstsubparagraphofArticle13(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2727/75providesthatalevymustbe
chargedonimportsoftheproductslistedinArticle1(a),
(b)and(c)ofthatRegulation ;whereasthelevyisequal
foreachproducttothethresholdpricelessthecifprice;
Whereas,thethresholdpricesforcerealsandforwheat
andryeflour,andwheatgroatsandmeal,werefixedfor
the1984/85marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)No
2734/75(4),(EEC)No1019/840,(EEC)No1020/84(«)
and(EEC)No1413/840;
Whereasthe1985/86marketingyearforcerealsbeganon
1July1985fordurumwheatandon1August1985for
theothercereals;whereastheCouncilhasnot,todate,
adoptedcerealpricesforthe1985/86marketingyear;
whereastheCommission ,incompliancewiththetasks
entrustedtoitbytheTreaty,isobligedtoadoptthe
precautionarymeasuresessentialtoensurecontinuityof
operationofthecommonagriculturalpolicyinthe
cerealssector;
Whereas,inordertoensurecontinuityofoperationofthe
importarrangements forcereals,thefollowingprices
shouldbeusedforcalculationofthelevies:
—fordurumwheatandfordurumwheatqwatsand
meal,apriceequaltothethresholdpricefixedforthe
1984/85marketingyearandapplicableon1July
1984,namely352,67ECUpertonnefordurumwheat
and547,09ECUpertonnefordurumwheatqwats
andmeal.—fortheothercerealsthepricessetoutinArticle2of
Regulation(EEC)No2124/85(8);
Whereastheabovementioned priceswillbeadjusted,
beginningon1August1985fordurumwheatandfor
durumwheatqwatsandmealandon1September1985
fortheothercereals,byamountsequaltothemonthly
increasesfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No1020/84;
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingthecifpricesused
todeterminethelevies,theCommissionmusttakeinto
accountthefactorsindicatedinRegulationNo156/
67/EEC(9),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
31/76(10),andinparticularthemostfavourablepurcha­
singopportunities ontheworldmarketamongthose
whicharemostrepresentative oftherealtrendofthe
market,accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneedto
preventsuddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormaldistur­
bancesontheCommunitymarket;whereasthequalityof
thegoodsofferedmustalsobetakenintoaccount,
whetherthisqualitycorrespondstothestandardquality
fixedinRegulations (EEC)No2731/75(u),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1028/84(12),and(EEC)
No2734/75,orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemadeby
applyingthecoefficientsofequivalenceprovidedforin
RegulationNo158/67/EEC(13),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No3135/84(H),andinRegulationNo159/
67/EEC(1S);
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamonthe
basisoftheabovementioned elements,offersforother
portsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenofthecorrec­
tionsnecessitatedbythedifferencesintransportcharges
inrelationtoRotterdam ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
RegulationisincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
(8)OJNoL198,30.7.1985,p.31.
(»)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2533/67.
(10)OJNoL5,10.1.1976,p.18.
(»)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.22.(>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.f)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.19.
(3)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(<)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.34.0OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.4.
(«)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.6.
P)OJNoL126,23.5.1984,p.6.C2)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.17.
(13)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2536/67.
('<)OJNoL293,10.11.1984,p.11.
(15)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2542/67.

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rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon27
February1986;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle272oftheActofAccession,
theCommunity asconstitutedat31December1985
must,inthecaseofproductsspecifiedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No2727/85whichareimportedfrom
Portugal,applythearrangementswhichwereapplicable
inrespectofPortugalbeforeaccession;whereas,under
Article4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3792/85of20
December1985layingdownthearrangementsapplying
totradeinagriculturalproductsbetweenSpainandPortu­
gal1),thesamearrangementsaretobeappliedinthecase
ofSpain;whereasalevyshouldbeappliedpursuantto
thosearrangementsandwhereasthatlevyshouldbe
calculatedinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddowninRegulationNo156/67/EECandtakingintoaccountthe
situationwithregardtomarketpricesinPortugal;and
whereas,inthecaseofimportsintoSpaintheaccession
compensatory amountapplicabletotradebetweenSpain
andtheCommunityasconstitutedat31December1985
shouldbedeductedfromthelevy;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheprovisionsofthe
abovementioned Regulationsthattheleviesshouldbeas
setoutintheAnnexthereto;whereastheseleviesare
alteredonlywherevariationsinthecomponentsusedto
calculatethemhavetheeffectofincreasingorreducing
themby0,73ECUormore,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.7.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28February1986fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Levies
10.01BICommonwheat,andmeslin 163,56
10.01BIIDurumwheat 220,82(')(2)
10.02 Rye 147,42(3)
10.03 Barley 155,52
10.04 Oats 139,66
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizefor
sowing 147,84
10.07ABuckwheat 0
10.07BMillet 89,57
10.07CGrainsorghum 145,18
10.07DITriticale (4)
10.07DIICanaryseed;othercereals oo
11.01AWheatormeslinflour 243,96
11.01BRyeflour 221,36
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal 355,94
11.02Alb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal261,30
(')WheredurumwheatoriginatinginMoroccoistransporteddirectly
fromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,thelevyisreducedby0,60
ECU/tonne.
(2)WheredurumwheatandcanaryseedproducedinTurkeyaretrans­
porteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevyis
reducedby0,60ECU/tonne.
(3)TheimportlevychargedonryeproducedinTurkeyandtransported
directlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunityislaiddowninCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1180/77andCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2622/71.
(4)Thelevyapplicabletoryeshallbechargedonimportsoftheproduct
fallingwithinsubheading10.07DI(triticale).