NoL367/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.12.90
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3844/90
of28December1990
fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
qualityofthegoodsofferedmustalsobetakeninto
account,whetherthisqualitycorrespondstothestandard
qualityfixedinCouncilRegulations (EEC)No2731/
75(u),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2094/
87(I2),and(EEC)No2734/75,orwhetheradjustments
needtobemadebyapplyingthecoefficientsofequiva­
lenceprovidedforinCommissionRegulationsNo158/
67/EEC(13),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2124/87(,4),andNo159/67/EECH;
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamonthe
basisoftheabovementioned elements,offersforother
portsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenofthecorrec­
tionsnecessitatedbythedifferencesintransportcharges
inrelationtoRotterdam;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(16)lays
downthearrangements applicableonagricultural
productsandcertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessing
ofagriculturalproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,Carib­
beanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountriesand
territories;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3577/90(2),andinparticularArticle13(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1676/85
of11June1985onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2205/90(4),andinparticularArticle3
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasthefirstsubparagraphofArticle13(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2727/75providesthatalevymustbe
chargedonimportsoftheproductslistedinArticle1(a),
(b)and(c)ofthatRegulation;whereasthelevyisequal
foreachproducttothethresholdpricelessthecifprice;
Whereas,thethresholdpricesforcerealsandforwheat
andryeflour,andwheatgroatsandmeal,werefixedfor
the1990/91marketingyearbyCouncilRegulations(EEC)
No2734/750,(EEC)No1341/90(6),(EEC)No
1344/90QandCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1573/900;
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingthecifpricesused
todeterminethelevies,theCommissionmusttakeinto
accountthefactorsindicatedinCommissionRegulation
No156/67/EEC('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No31/76(10),andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketamong
thosewhicharemostrepresentative oftherealtrendof
themarket,accountbeingtakeninparticularoftheneed
topreventsuddenvariationslikelytocauseabnormal
disturbancesontheCommunitymarket;whereastheWhereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomencla­
ture;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1676/85,
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon27
December1990:(l)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.
(3)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(4)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.34.
(«)OJNoL134,28.5.1990,p.3.f)OJNoL134,28.5.1990,p.7.
(8)OJNoL149,13.6.1990,p.9.
(9)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.■2533/67.
(10)OJNoL5,10.1.1976,p.18.(u)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.22.HOJNoL196,17.7.1987,p.1.
(13)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2536/67.HOJNoL197,18.7.1987,p.22.
(1S)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2542/67.
HOJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.

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WhereasonimportationintoPortugalofproductslisted
inAnnexXXIVtotheActofAccessionanadditional
amountisaddedtothelevy;whereastheseamountswere
setbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3808/90(');
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheprovisionsofthe
abovementioned Regulationsthattheleviesshouldbeas
setoutintheAnnexthereto;whereastheseleviesare
alteredonlywherevariationsinthecomponentsusedto
calculatethemhavetheeffectofincreasingorreducing
thembyECU0,73ormore,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslistedin
Article1(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.\
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28December1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(>)OJNoL367,29.12.1990,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28December1990fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeLevies
Thirdcountry
07099060 140,2300
07129019 140,2300
10011010 197,6500
10011090 197,6500
10019091 189,50
10019099 189,50
10020000 155,730
10030010 147,87
10030090 147,87
10040010 145,40
10040090 145,40
10051090 140,2300
10059000 140,2300
10070090 142,080
10081000 59,74
10082000 126,27(4)
10083000 70,62(5)
10089010 00
10089090 70,62
11010000 279,320
11021000 232,040
11031110 319,740
11031190 300,570
(')wheredurumwheatoriginatinginMoroccoistransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,the
levyisreducedbyECU0,60/tonne.
0InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90theleviesarenotappliedtoproductsimporteddirectlyintothe
Frenchoverseasdepartments,originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe'overseascountries
andterritories'.
(3)WheremaizeoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintotheCommunitythelevyisreducedbyECU
1,81/tonne.
(4)WheremilletandsorghumoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintotheCommunitythelevyisapplied
inaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
(*)WheredurumwheatandcanaryseedproducedinTurkeyaretransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytothe
Community,thelevyisreducedbyECU0,60/tonne.
0TheimportlevychargedonryeproducedinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommu­
nityislaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1180/77(OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10)andCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2622/71(OJNoL271,10.12.1971,p.22).
0ThelevyapplicabletoryeshallbechargedonimportsoftheproductfallingwithinCNcode10089010(triti­
cale).
(*)OnimportationintoPortugalthelevyisincreasedbytheamountspecifiedinArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No3808/90.