1.8.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL193/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1658/79
of31July1979
fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(EEC)No1156/77(»°),and(EEC)No2734/75,or
whetheradjustmentsneedtobemadebyapplyingthe
coefficientsofequivalenceprovidedforinRegulation
No158/67/EEC(n)aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1637/71(12),andinRegulationNo159/
67/EEC(»);
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned elements,offersfor
otherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenofthe
correctionsnecessitatedbythedifferencesintransport
chargesinrelationtoRotterdam ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclature provided
forinthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1547/79(2),andinparticular
Article13(5)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereasthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle13(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2727/75providesthatalevy
mustbechargedonimportsoftheproductslistedin
Article1(a),(b)and(c)ofthatRegulation ;whereas
thelevyisequalforeachproducttothethreshold
pricelessthecifprice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforcerealsandforwheat
andryeflour,andwheatgroatsandmeal,werefixed
forthe1979/80marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)
No2734/75(3),(EEC)No1548/79(4),(EEC)No
1550/79(5)an(j(EEC)No1594/79(6);
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingthecifprices
usedtodeterminethelevies,theCommission must
takeintoaccountthefactorsindicatedinRegulation
No156/67/EEC(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No31/76(8),andinparticularthemostfavou­
rablepurchasingopportunities ontheworldmarket
amongthosewhicharemostrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket,accountbeingtakeninparticular
oftheneedtopreventsuddenvariationslikelyto
causeabnormaldisturbances ontheCommunity
market;whereasthequalityofthegoodsofferedmust
alsobetakenintoaccount,whetherthisqualitycorres­
pondstothestandardqualityfixedinRegulations
(EEC)No2731/75(9),asamendedbyRegulationWhereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No652/79of29
March1979(14)laiddownthecoefficientfor
expressingamounts,fixedinunitsofaccount,in
ECU;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheprovisionsof
theabovementioned Regulationsthatthelevies
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexthereto;whereas
theseleviesarealteredonlywherevariationsinthe
componentsusedtocalculatethemhavetheeffectof
increasingorreducingthemby0-73ECUormore,»)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
2)OJNoL188,26.7.1979,p.1.
3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.34.
4)OJNoL188,26.7.1979,p.2.
s)OJNoL188,26.7.1979,p.5. (10)OJNoL136,2.6.1977,p.11.
6)OJNoL189,27.7.1979,p.44.
7)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2533/67.(")OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2536/67.
(12)OJNoL170,29.7.1971,p.20.
(13)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2542/67. 8)OJNoL5,10.1.1976,p.18.
9)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.22. (>4)OJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1.

NoL193/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1.8.79
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31July1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31July1979fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandon
wheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Levies
10.01A
10.01B
10.02
10.03
10.04
10.05B
10.07A
10.07B
10.07C
10.07D
11.01A
11.01B
11.02AIa)
11.02Alb)Commonwheat,andmeslin
Durumwheat
Rye
Barley
Oats
Maize,otherthanhybridmaizefor
sowing
Buckwheat
Millet
Grainsorghum
Canaryseed;othercereals
Wheatormeslinflour
Ryeflour
Durumwheatgroatsandmeal
Commonwheatgroatsandmeal76.34
108.12(1)(5)
61-26(6)
59-60
77-22
75.60(2)(3)
0
28.51(4)
71.04(4)
0(*)
119.90
98.76
180.58
129-49
')wheredurumwheatoriginatinginMoroccoistransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytothe
Community ,thelevyisreducedby0.60ECU/tonne.
-')WheremaizeoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintotheFrenchoverseasdepart­
mentsthelevyisreducedby7.25ECU/tonneasprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No
706/76.
3)WheremaizeoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintotheCommunitythelevyis
reducedby1.81ECU/tonne.
4)WheremilletandsorghumoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintotheCommunity
thelevyisreducedbySI)%.
5)WheredurumwheatandcanaryseedproducedinTurkeyaretransporteddirectlyfromthat
countrytotheCommunity ,thelevyisreducedby0.60ECU/tonne.
*)TheimportlevychargedonryeproducedinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthat
countrytotheCommunity islaiddowninCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1180/77and
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2622/71.