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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2159/85
of31July1985
fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1018/84(2),andinparticular
Article13(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2543/73(4),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereasthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle13(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2727/75providesthatalevy
mustbechargedonimportsoftheproductslistedin
Article1(a),(b)and(c)ofthatRegulation ;whereasthe
levyisequalforeachproducttothethresholdprice
lessthecifprice;
Whereas,thethresholdpricesforcerealsandforwheat
andryeflour,andwheatgroatsandmeal,werefixed
forthe1984/85marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)
No2734/750,(EEC)No1019/84(6),(EEC)No
1020/840and(EEC)No1413/84(8);
Whereasthe1985/86marketingyearforcerealsbegan
on1July1985fordurumwheatandon1August
1985fortheothercereals;whereastheCouncilhas
not,todate,adoptedcerealpricesforthe1985/86
marketingyear;whereastheCommission ,incompli­
ancewiththetasksentrustedtoitbytheTreaty,is
obligedtoadopttheprecautionary measuresessential
toensurecontinuityofoperationofthecommonagri­
culturalpolicyinthecerealssector;
Whereas,inordertoensurecontinuityofoperationof
theimportarrangements forcereals,thefollowing
pricesshouldbeusedforcalculationofthelevies:—fordurumwheatandfordurumwheatqwatsand
meal,apriceequaltothethresholdpricefixedfor
the1984/85marketingyearandapplicableon1
July1984,namely352,67ECUpertonnefor
durumwheatand547,04ECUpertonnefor
durumwheatqwatsandmeal.
—fortheothercerealsthepricessetoutinArticle2
ofRegulation(EEC)No2124/85(9);
Whereastheabovementioned priceswillbeadjusted,
beginningon1August1985fordurumwheatandfor
durumwheatqwatsandmealandon1September
.1985fortheothercereals,byamountsequaltothe
monthlyincreasesfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1020/84;
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingthecifprices
usedtodeterminethelevies,theCommissionmust
takeintoaccountthefactorsindicatedinRegulation
No156/67/EEC(10),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No31/76("),andinparticularthemostfavour­
ablepurchasingopportunities ontheworldmarket
amongthosewhicharemostrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket,accountbeingtakeninparticular
oftheneedtopreventsuddenvariationslikelyto
causeabnormaldisturbancesontheCommunity
market;whereasthequalityofthegoodsofferedmust
alsobetakenintoaccount,whetherthisqualitycorres­
pondstothestandardqualityfixedinRegulations
(EEC)No2731/75(12),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1028/84(13),and(EEC)No2734/75,or
whetheradjustmentsneedtobemadebyapplyingthe
coefficientsofequivalenceprovidedforinRegulation
No158/67/EEC(H),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3135/84(l5),andinRegulationNo159/
67/EEC(16);
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned elements,offersfor
otherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenofthe
correctionsnecessitatedbythedifferencesintransport
chargesinrelationtoRotterdam ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff:
0OJNoL198,30.7.1985,p.31. (')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.1. (I0)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2533/67.
(3)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(4)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.(")OJNoL5,10.1.1976,p.18.
(,2)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.22.
(")OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.17.
(,4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2536/67.(*)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.34.
(<•)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p..4.0OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.6.
(8)OJNoL126,23.4.1984,p.6.HOJNoL293,10.11.1984,p.11.
HOJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2542/67.

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Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheprovisionsof
theabovementioned Regulationsthattheleviesshould
beassetoutintheAnnexthereto;whereasthese
leviesarealteredonlywherevariationsinthecom­
ponentsusedtocalculatethemhavetheeffectof
increasingorreducingthemby0,73ECUormore,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1985.Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No974/71(');aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No855/84(2),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent,andtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon
30July1985;
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31July1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
2)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31July1985fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandon
wheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Levies
10.01BICommonwheat,andmeslin 104,75
10.01BIIDurumwheat 159,6400
10.02 Rye 106,04(6)
10.03 Barley 102,22
10.04 Oats 78,96
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizefor
sowing 85,38(2)0
10.07A Buckwheat 0
10.07BMillet 59,62(4)
10.07CGrainsorghum 104,35(4)
10.07DITriticale 0
10.07DIICanaryseed;othercereals 00
11.01AWheatormeslinflour 159,65
11.01BRyeflour 161,45
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal 260,53
11.02AIb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal 172,42
(')WheredurumwheatoriginatinginMoroccoistransporteddirectly
fromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,thelevyisreducedby0,60
ECU/tonne.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No486/85theleviesarenot
apliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsofproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe
'overseascountriesandterritories'.
(3)WheremaizeoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintothe
Communitythelevyisreducedby1,81ECU/tonne.
(4)WheremilletandsorghumoriginatingintheACPorOCTis
importedintotheCommunitythelevyisreducedby50%.
0WheredurumwheatandcanaryseedproducedinTurkeyaretrans­
porteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,thelevyis
reducedby0,60ECU/tonne.
(6)TheimportlevychargedonryeproducedinTurkeyandtransported
directlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunityislaiddowninCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1180/77andCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2622/71.
0Thelevyapplicabletoryeshallbechargedonimportsoftheproduct
fallingwithinsubheading10.07DI(triticale).