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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No720/86
of6March1986
fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
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(n),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1028/84(I2),and(EEC)
No2734/75,orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemadeby
applyingthecoefficientsofequivalenceprovidedforin
RegulationNo158/67/EEC(13),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No3135/84(14),andinRegulationNo159/
67/EEC(15);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,
Whereasthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle13(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,namely352,67ECUpertonnefordurumwheatWhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamonthe
basisoftheabovementioned elements,offersforother
portsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenofthecorrec­
tionsnecessitatedbythedifferencesintransportcharges
inrelationtoRotterdam ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No486/85(16),last
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No692/86,laysdownthe
arrangements applicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories ;
0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.19.
(3)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.(8)OJNoL198,30.7.1985,p.31.0OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2533/67.
HOJNoL5,10.1.1976,p.18.
(")OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.22.
C2)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.17.HOJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2536/67.
(H)OJNoL293,10.11.1984,p.11..
(15)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2542/67.
I6)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.7.(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.34.0OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.4.
(«)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.6.nOJNoL126,23.5.1984,p.6.

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Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
RegulationisincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon5
March1986;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle272oftheActofAccession,
theCommunity asconstitutedat31December1985
must,inthecaseofproductsspecifiedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No2727/85whichareimportedfrom
Portugal,applythearrangementswhichwereapplicable
inrespectofPortugalbeforeaccession;whereas,under
Article4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3792/85of20
December1985layingdownthearrangementsapplyingtotradeinagriculturalproductsbetweenSpainandPortu­
gal1),thesamearrangementsaretobeappliedinthecase
ofSpain;whereasalevyshouldbeappliedpursuantto
thosearrangements andwhereasthatlevyshouldbe
calculatedinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddownin
RegulationNo156/67/EECandtakingintoaccountthe
situationwithregardtomarketpricesinPortugal;and
whereas,inthecaseofimportsintoSpaintheaccession
compensatoryamountapplicabletotradebetweenSpain
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7March1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6March1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL279,19.10.1985,p.5.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof6March1986fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandon
wheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionLevies
Portugal Thirdcountry
10.01BI Commonwheat,andmeslin _ 162,46
10.01BII Durumwheat 15,06 219,42(')O
10.02 Rye 35,50 150,39(«)
10.03 Barley 30,24 154,70
10.04 Oats 71,14 138,76
10.05B Maize,otherthanhybridmaizeforI
sowing— 148,87(2)(3)
10.07A Buckwheat — 0
10.07B Millet 30,24 84,73(4)
10.07C Grainsorghum 30,24 148,14(4)
10.07DI Triticalel 0
10.07DII Canaryseed;othercereals— 00
11.01A Wheatormeslinflour — 242,42
11.01B Ryeflour 49,70 225,52
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal 23,34 353,77
11.02Alb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal— 259,64
(')WheredurumwheatoriginatinginMoroccoistransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytothe
Community ,thelevyisreducedby0,60ECU/tonne.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No486/85theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintothe
FrenchoverseasdepartmentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.
(3)WheremaizeoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintotheCommunitythelevyisreduced
by1,81ECU/tonne.
(4)Wheremilletandsorghumoriginatingin£heACPorOCTisimportedintotheCommunitythe
levyisreducedby50%.
(*)WheredurumwheatandcanaryseedproducedinTurkeyaretransporteddirectlyfromthat
countrytotheCommunity ,thelevyisreducedby0,60ECU/tonne.
(*)TheimportlevychargedonryeproducedinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountryto
theCommunityislaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1180/77andCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No2622/71.
0Thelevyapplicabletoryeshallbechargedonimportsoftheproductfallingwithinsubheading
10.07DI(triticale).