22.1.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL19/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No159/81
of21January1981
fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesinrelationtotheCommunity
currenciesreferredtointhepreviousindent;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon
21January1981;
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
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedonproductslistedin
Article1(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon22January
1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21January1981.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
GastonTHORN
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NoL19/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.1.81
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof21January1981fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Levies
10.01ACommonwheat,andmesiin 61-72
10.01BDurumwheat 54-04(')0
10.02 Rye 29-680
10.03 Barley 31-89
10.04 Oats 9-31
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizefor
sowing 55-7100
10.07ABuckwheat 0
10.07BMillet oo
10.07CGrainsorghum 42-150
10.07DCanaryseed;othercereals oo
11.01AWheatormesiinflour 100-39
11.01BRyeflour 55-56
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal 97-06
11.02AIb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal 107-33
(')WheredurumwheatoriginatinginMoroccoistransporteddirectly
fromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevyisreducedby0-60
ECU/tonne.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No435/80,theleviesarenot
appliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsofproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe
'overseascountriesandterritories'.
(3)WheremaizeoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintothe
Communitythelevyisreducedby1-81ECU/tonne.
(4)WheremilletandsorghumoriginatingintheACPorOCTis
importedintotheCommunitythelevyisreducedby50%.
0WheredurumwheatandcanaryseedproducedinTurkeyaretrans­
porteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevyis
reducedby0-60ECU/tonne.
0TheimportlevychargedonryeproducedinTurkeyandtransported
directlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunityislaiddowninCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1180/77andCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2622/71.