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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2157/83
of29July1983
fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,takeintoaccountthefactorsindicatedinRegulation
No156/67/EEC(9),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No31/76(10),andinparticularthemostfavour­
ablepurchasingopportunities ontheworldmarket
amongthosewhicharemostrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket,accountbeingtakeninparticular
oftheneedtopreventsuddenvariationslikelyto
causeabnormaldisturbancesontheCommunity
market;whereasthequalityofthegoodsofferedmust
alsobetakenintoaccount,whetherthisqualitycorres­
pondstothestandardqualityfixedinRegulations
(EEC)No2731/75(n),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1454/82(12),and(EEC)No2734/75,or
whetheradjustmentsneedtobemadebyapplyingthe
coefficientsofequivalenceprovidedforinRegulation
No158/67/EEC(13),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1637/71(H),andinRegulationNo159/
67/EEC(,5);HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1451/82(2),andinparticular
Article13(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2543/73(4),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned elements,offersfor
otherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenofthe
correctionsnecessitatedbythedifferencesintransport
chargesinrelationtoRotterdam ;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereasthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle13(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No2727/75providesthatalevy
mustbechargedonimportsoftheproductslistedin
Article1(a),(b)and(c)ofthatRegulation ;whereasthe
levyisequalforeachproducttothethresholdprice
lessthecifprice;Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2727/75,thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff:
Whereas,thethresholdpricesforcerealsandforwheat
andryeflour,andwheatgroatsandmeal,werefixed
forthe1983/84marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)
No2734/750,(EEC)No1564/830,(EEC)No
1565/83Qand(EEC)No1669/83(8);Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingthecifprices
usedtodeterminethelevies,theCommissionmust—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,
(•)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2OJNoL164,14.6.1982,p.1. (')OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2533/67.
(3)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62. (10)OJNoL5,10.1.1976,p.18.
("OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.22. OOJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.
Is)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.34.(jOJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.1.
OOJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.3.
(8OJNoL164,23.6.1983,p.18.(12)OJNoL164,14.6.1982,p.11.
HOJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2536/67.
(H)OJNoL170,29.7.1971,p.20.
(,5)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2542/67.

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—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;ponentsusedtocalculatethemhavetheeffectof
increasingorreducingthemby0,73ECUormore,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1983.Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon
28July1983;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheprovisionsof
theabovementioned Regulationsthattheleviesshould
beassetoutintheAnnexthereto;whereasthese
leviesarealteredonlywherevariationsinthecom
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29July1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29July1983fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandon
wheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Levies
10.01BICommonwheat,andmeslin 85,17
10.01BIIDurumwheat 121,23(■)0
10.02 Rye 99,86i6)
10.03 Barley 87,92
10.04 Oats 84,15
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizefor
sowing 51,5200
10.07ABuckwheat 0
10.07BMillet 9,440
10.07CGrainsorghum 77,840
10.07DCanaryseed;othercereals oo
11.01AWheatormeslinflour 132,24
11.01BRyeflour 152,77
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal 200,99
11.02AIb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal142,81
(')WheredurumwheatoriginatinginMoroccoistransporteddirectly
fromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,thelevyisreducedby0,60
ECU/tonne.
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No435/80,theleviesarenot
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.